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Collection of Commercial Cut Blooms Exhibited by the Chicago Flower Growers' Association at Indianapolis. 



flower show, when 25,000 came. On this 

 diiy Gov. Warren T. McCray and his 

 official family were special guests. An 

 impressive program was arranged. At 

 7:45 the governor and his staff, at- 

 tended by his military escort, arrived 

 at the show. Presentation was made by 

 <J. E. Greene. After a short talk, the 

 governor was presented with a large 

 floral piece featuring the latter 's pic- 

 ture, which was made by the Pahud 

 Floral Co. Motion pictures were taken 

 of the ceremony and of tlie short recep- 

 tion which was held when the officers 

 of the S. A. F. and of the Indiana 

 State Florists' Association were intro- 

 duced. 



Following the reception, a banquet 

 was served in the Travertine room of 

 the Lincoln hotel. The setting was 

 most striking. The room itself is beau- 

 tiful and, having just been completed, 

 is the latest in decorations. With such 

 a background, the beautifully deco- 

 rated tables completed a most attrac- 

 tive picture. L. E. Hitz, president of 

 the Indiana State Florists' Association, 

 acted as toastmaster. The governor was 

 first called upon. He welcomed the vis- 

 itors to the city and state. "The 

 Hoosier Jjoves the flowers and the 

 beauty of nature," he said. "We real- 

 ize what a desolate and forbidding 

 world this would be without flowers. 

 We are glad to welcome to this city 

 men and women who are engaged in this 

 vocation, which contributes so much to 

 the human progress. 



"What we lack in population, I be- 

 lieve you will agree, has been made up 

 in enthusiasm. If another show city 



ever falls down we invite you to return 

 to Indianapolis. We realize what a last- 

 ing benefit the sliow is to the people of 

 Indiana in beautifying their homes and 

 making them better citizens." 



Lesson in Cooperation. 



"This siiow is a lesson in coopera- 

 tion," was the text of George Asmus' 

 talk. "We have received hearty co- 

 operation from the business men, from 

 the Chamber of Commerce, from the 

 florists and from the newspapers of In- 

 dianapolis. During tlie last flower show, 

 held in Pliiladel{)hia in 1917, six news- 

 l)apers tlier(> gave the show ."jriO.llOO lines 

 of print. Here two newspapers, and at 

 the outside three, had by last Tuesday 

 night given tlie show more than 600,000 

 lines. 



"This show represents the last word 

 of 1,000 years of activity by florists 

 all througli the world and is staged in 

 the best possible way," said Mr. As- 

 mus. lie also praised the Cleveland 

 florists for their wonderful prejiarations 

 for the sliow and their unselfishness in 

 turning these plans over to others. lie 

 also exonerated Cleveland's mayor from 

 the blame. "He could not do other- 

 wise," Mr. Asmus remarked. 



In a short response made by Irwin 

 Bertermann, tribute was paid to the 

 work done by the Indiana florists, Gov- 

 ernor McCray, the Chamber of Com- 

 merce and the Indianapolis newspapers 

 towards making the show a success. 



Pennock Is Proud. 



S. S. Pennock spoke in glowing terms 

 of Indianapolis. "Who wouldn't be 



proud of the welcome we have received 

 from Indiana and Indianapolis? We 

 have felt more than the traditional 

 Hoosier hospitality. We have felt at 

 home ever since we arrived here, six 

 weeks ago. 



"No flower show ever had the back- 

 ing of the press that the Indianapolis 

 pai)ers have given tliis show," he de- 

 clared. "Indianapolis has made good. 

 This is the best show the Society of 

 American Florists has ever staged, and 

 the attendance is the biggest." 



Herman P. Knoble spoke for the 

 Cleveland florists. "You lucky bunch 

 of Hoosiers, the most fortunate thing 

 in the world has befallen you people!" 

 He urged that the Hoosiers take a les- 

 son from the exhibition and have an 

 annual show. 



J. J. Hess made a short talk congratu- 

 lating the Hoosier florists and assur- 

 ing those jiresent that the show had 

 been a financial success. The show 

 went over the top Wednesday noon. At 

 that time more than 50,000 had passed 

 through the gates. 



In the absence of E. G. Hill, Joseph 

 Hill made a short address for his father. 

 E. E. T. 



PICK-UPS AT THE SHOW. 



Several Philadelphia florists standing 

 l)efore the splendid cut flower display 

 of the Chicago Flower Growers' Asso- 

 ciation regarded its size as indicative 

 of the rank attained by this wholesale 

 house under the guidance of their for- 

 mer fellow citizen, Paul Klingsporn, 

 "See what a Philadelphian does in Chi- 



