Fbbrdabt 23, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



27 



Banquet of the Commercial Flower Growers of Cfiicago^ at the Hotel Randolph^ February 16, 



cial growers, which are kept in separate 

 classes, except in the orchid section, 

 where special classes have been pro- 

 vided "to meet an express condition." 

 Plenty of prizes are listed, including the 

 coveted S. A. F. silver and bronze 

 medals, which will be awarded to any 

 new plants and flowers which the na- 

 tional flower show committee may deem 

 worthy. 



Committees. 



If the quality of the committees' per- 

 sonnel can guarantee the success of a 

 show, this exhibition is already a suc- 

 cess, with T. A. Havemeyer as chairman 

 of the flower show committee; John 

 Young as secretary; Frederick E. New- 

 bold, treasurer, and F. E. Pierson, James 

 Stuart, Joseph Manda, John Canning, 

 F. L. Atkins, John G. Scheepers, F. W. 

 Payne, C. H. Totty, Frank H. Traendly, 

 W. E. Pierson, Max Schling, A. L. 

 Miller, W. H. Duckham, I. S. Hendrick- 

 son and Arthur Herrington composing 

 the rest of -the committee. C. H. Totty 

 is chairman of the schedule committee, 

 which is composed of F. E. Pierson, F, L. 

 Atkins, W. E. Pierson, John Canning, 

 F. H. Traendly, James Stuart, Joseph 

 Manda, Max Schling, W. H. Duckham, 

 A. L. Miller, John G. Scheepers and 

 Arthur Herrington. 



CHICAGO OBOWEBS SAY AYE. 



To Shouldering Publicity. 



At a banquet and meeting of growers, 

 wholesalers and others, given by the 

 Commercial Flower Growers' Associa- 

 tion of Chicago at the Eandolph hotel 

 Thursday evening, February 16, approx- 

 imately fifty growers by simultaneous 

 response to a rising vote expressed them- 

 selves unanimously in favor of shoul- 

 dering the publicity load and support- 

 ing it by the contribution of one per 

 cent of their profits, in preference to 

 the one-half per cent now being con- 

 tributed. Immediately following this 

 avowal, Joseph Kohout moved that the 

 executive committee of the organiza- 

 tion confer with the board of directors 

 of the Allied Florists' Association to 

 formulate the necessary changes, addi- 

 tions, etc., in the constitution and by- 

 laws, to be offered for the approval of 

 the members at the next meeting. 



The meeting started with a banquet 

 and entertainment and T. E. Waters 

 succeeded in putting an acute accent on 

 the entertainment features, which in- 

 cluded some singers and dancers of 

 ability engaged for the occasion. With 

 the eating of the first oyster out of its 

 half-shell the fun started and when the 

 last member had drunk the final cup of 

 coffee the business of the meeting was 

 upon the gathering. 



Peter Pearson, president, rapped for 

 order and the secretary read the roll 

 of officers and introduced the first busi- 

 ness. He stated that the name of 

 Charles McCauley, of Eiverbank Gar- 

 dens, Geneva, 111., had been reported 

 favorably for membership; he was ac- 

 cepted as a member. Then those present 

 expressed themselves in accord with 

 supporting the West Town Exposition 

 with a flower show. Paul E. Weiss was 

 made chairman of a committee, which 

 is to be appointed later, to cooperate 

 with the west siders. Another order 

 of business was the election of a director 

 from this organization to be a repre- 

 sentative on the board of the national 

 association. Peter Pearson was made 

 director by motion and Secretary Otto 

 Amling was elected alternate. 



Ammann Speaks to Convince. 



At this point the meeting was ready 

 to launch into the business of the even- 

 ing, "Publicity," and the president ex- 

 plained the situation, stating that the 

 purpose of the meeting was to get an 

 expression from the growers on the one 

 per cent basis of contribution to a pub- 

 licity fund and the taking over of the 

 publicity burden. He explained that by 

 the one per cent basis $48,000 per year 

 could be collected, in contrast to the 

 $34,000 now contributed under the pres- 

 ent one-half per cent basis, with the 

 addition of retailers' contributions. 



Here nothing could have been more 

 appropriate than a talk on the subject 

 by J. F. Ammann, of Edwardsville, 111. 

 Within a minute and one-half after 

 President Pearson's introduction, Mr. 

 Ammann had hit the keynote of the 

 publicity idea, had presented some 

 straight-from-the - shoulder arguments 

 and was producing figures to show that 

 the grower, as the producer, must wake 

 up to his advertising responsibility, just 



as the producer in any other line has 

 his. Mr. Ammann gave proof to back 

 most of his points and at the end of 

 his talk everyone there had a good idea 

 as to why the "dog must begin to wag 

 the tail and not vice versa." 



Following Mr. Ammann 's talk came 

 an animated discussion in which many 

 took part, among them being George 

 Harrar, W. J. Keimel, Mr. Aspinwall, 

 A. H. Schneider and W. H. Amling. 

 From these talks two salient points 

 were brought out: First, the necessity 

 of employing a good field man or secre- 

 tary, and, second, the importance of 

 keeping accurate record in some way of 

 the consumption and supply on the daily 

 Chicago market. It was the consensus 

 that the one per cent plan would provide 

 reasonable and profitable advertising. 



W. J. Keimel moved, and it was sec- 

 onded and passed, that the executive 

 committee be on the look-out for a good 

 secretary and field man. 



A general discussion on various topics, 

 mostly touching on advertising, followed 

 and several of the members had new 

 ideas to offer. After a report on the 

 Hartford show, the meeting was ad- 

 journed. 



LANCASTER, PA. 



Club Meeting. 



The Lancaster County Florists' Asso- 

 ciation held its monthly meeting on 

 the evening of February 16, with a din- 

 ner at the Hotel Brunswick at 6 p. m. 

 Nearly fifty members were present. The 

 tables were beautifully decorated with 

 potted primulas. 



Eev. Henry Ulrich, of the Bethany 

 Presbyterian church, addressed the 

 meeting and gave a delightful talk on 

 the florists' profession and what it 

 means to the work-a-day world in gen- 

 eral. Mr. Dechant, of Franklin and Mar- 

 shall College, gave several splendid read- 

 ings from Italian dialect poems, and 

 Miss Normal Leaman, piano soloist, 

 gave some charming renditions. 



The singing by the club, under the 

 direction of B. F. Barr, of popular songs 

 was a much enjoyed feature. I. Eos- 

 nosky, of the American Bnlb Co., Chi- 

 cago, was present and addressed the 

 meeting. Miss Mary I. Eohrer was 

 elected to membership. Eudolph Nagel 



