NOTBMBIB 17, 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



39 



EASTERN FLOWER SHOWS i 



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SOSANTON FLOWER SHOW. 



Exceeds Expectations. 



The Scranton flower show given in 

 the Scranton armory, Scranton, Pa., by 

 the Scranton Tlorists' Club is a matter 

 of credit to floriculture. The opening 

 took place election day, with everything 

 staged in fine shape and condition. The 

 spacious room was filled with exquisite 

 chrysanthemums, roses, carnations, 

 orchids, pepper plants, cherries, be- 

 gonias, palms, ferns, rhododendrons, 

 evergreens, etc. 



Tuesday night, November 8, there was 

 a fairly large attendance. Of course, 

 the election interfered somewhat with 

 the attendance. Wednesday morning, 

 November 9, opened up with cloudy 

 weather and rain; this was bound to 

 have an effect upon the attendance. In 

 the afternoon, however, there was a 

 much larger attendance than had been 

 expected. The public school pupils were 

 invited, to the age of 14 years, and they 

 received potted evergreen plants, under 

 the direction of the department of for- 

 estry, Lynn Emerick, state forester, be- 

 ing in charge. The afternoon of this 

 day the judges, Anton Schultheis, 

 College Point; Charles Totty, Madison, 

 N. J.; Charles Grakelow, Philadelphia, 

 Pa., and Leo Niessen, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 well known in the trade, did their work 

 in a most creditable manner, showing 

 they were experts along this line. 



In the evening a banquet was held on 

 the dance floor of the armory. In this 

 riot of beauty, 200 covers were laid at 

 5:30 p. m. The toastmaster was C. W. 

 Baldwin, and he introduced the presi- 

 dent, Edgar Louis Keuling. He, in turn, 

 introduced a number of men and ladies 

 who are presidents of the various civic 

 organizations of this city. Mr. Keuling 

 called on Anton Schultheis for a 



toast. He responded with some remi- 

 niscences of the old times of the flower 

 business in New York, referring to the 

 saloon in Thirty-fourth street, when the 

 men gathered at 5 a. m. and then dis- 

 posed of their goods at wholesale. He 

 then drew a contrast of the present-day 

 conditions. 



Charles Totty was then introduced 

 as an expert grower of cut flowers and 

 he delivered a message in a most pleas- 

 ing and instructive manner. Leo Nies- 

 sen explained the rise of the cut flower 

 market. This was exceedingly inter- 

 esting. Charles Grakelow, introduced as 

 "Our Charlie," thrilled the florists with 

 his eloquence. He complimented the flo- 

 rists of northeastern Pennsylvania on 

 their putting before the public such a 

 wonderful array. 



Entertainment. 



Later the meeting adjourned to take 

 care of the incoming sight-seers, who en- 

 joyed the evening of flowers and music. 

 Music was by the Kiwanis Glee Club 

 under the direction of President Edgar 

 Louis Keuling, who is an active member 

 of the Kiwanis Club. The attendance 

 was on this day twice as large as that 

 of the day before. 



Thursday morning, November 10, 

 opened with cloudy weather, with a few 

 little spurts of rain, but the afternoon 

 came out clear and cool and a large at- 

 tendance appreciated the beauties of the 

 queen of autumn. The evening was 

 given over to the Knights Templar. It 

 had to be an exceedingly large dance 

 floor to accommodate this crowd. At 10 

 p. m. the grand march was held through 

 the aisles of flowers. 



Friday morning, November 11, the 

 spacious center decorations of flowers 

 were removed to the side walls, giv- 

 ing them a fine appearance. This day 

 was given over to the American Legion. 



In order that the public might visit the 

 show the last day, the price in the after- 

 noon was cut in half, being 25 cents. In 

 the evening the American Legion held 

 its annual ball, which was a gorgeous 

 affair. 



The show closed with the general feel- 

 ing that the florists of this section of 

 the state have made an impression. Not 

 only shall we want to make it an annual 

 affair, but the public at large has re- 

 quested that this show be repeated 

 yearly. G. E. Clark, Sec'y. 



LANCASTER FLOWER SHOW. 



lAany Exhibits. 



A great flower show was staged in the 

 Hiemanz auditorium, Lancaster, Pa., 

 November 10 to 12, under the auspices 

 of the Lancaster County Florists' Asso- 

 ciation. This was the third show given 

 by the organization; the last one was 

 staged five years ago. The attendance 

 was exceedingly large and the audito- 

 rium was crowded throughout the three 

 days. Special music by Lancaster's best 

 talent, embracing harp, violin, piano and 

 vocal solos, added a decided charm to the 

 show. Seven tiny tots sang "Say It 

 with Flowers," in such a manner that 

 their act was admitted to be the gem of 

 the program. 



Among the exhibitors were Elmer J. 

 Weaver, Charles M. Weaver, Rudolph 

 Nagel, C. S. Loeffler, Willis B. Girvin, 

 M. J. Brinton, Ira H. Landis, L. D. 

 Landis, E. P. Hostetter, Thomas R. Fries, 

 J. Rutter Hess, Walter P. Denlinger, 

 <"harles B. Herr, J. Wade Gayley, J. M. 

 Zook, Joseph Clerico, A. F. Strickler, 

 Fred Spinner, Miss Kate Long, Park 

 (ireenhouaes, Robert C. Smallwood, A. N. 

 Rohrer, F. Ruof & Sons and B. F. Barr 

 & Co. 



In the retailers' section were Mrs. 





General View of Center Floor at Show Held by Scranton Florists Last ^eek. 



