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The Florists^ Review 



49 



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



titiwor slif)\v, when 2.'i,0()i) (•:uiic. On tliis 

 il.iy tiov. W'jiricii T. .M('< 'i;iy .•iinl liis 

 ollicial f'nniily were special j^iiests. An 

 impressive ]ii(ij;iani was airan;;iM|. At 

 7: Jo tlie ji;()vernor nnd liis stalT, at 

 tended l)y his military eseort, airiveil 

 at tiio show. I'reseiitat ion was made l>y 

 <'. 11. Cireene. After a sliort talk, the 

 tiovernor was presented with a larj^e 

 tleral ]ii(>ee t'eaturinj,' tiie latter 's ]iie- 

 ture, \\lii(di was made liy the I'aliiid 

 Kloral Co. .Motion ]iictiii'es wire taken 

 ot' the ceremony and of tlie short recep- 

 tion wlii(di was lield wlien the officers 

 of tlie S. A. !•', and of the Indiana 

 State I'leri'^t ^ ' A^soc-iation \vrri' intro- 

 duced. 



Followinj; the reception, a li.ainpiel 

 was stTved in tijc 'l'r:u ei t ine room of 

 th(> Lincoln hotel. The ^etlin;; was 

 most strikill;,^ ']"he room itself is liean- 

 tiful and, haxint; just been completed, 

 is the latest in decorations. With su(di 

 a haekijround. the lieant ifully deco- 

 r.ated tables comiileted :\ most .attrac- 

 tive picture'. L. K. llitz, president of 

 the Indiana State Florists' Association, 

 acted as toastmaster. The ;;overnor \v;is 

 first called uj)on. He welcomed the vis- 

 itors to the city and state. "The 

 Iliiosier loves the flowers and the 

 I'lauty of nature," he said. "We re.al- 

 i/e what a desolate and forldddin<:f 

 world this woidd be without tlowers. 

 Wr ;ir.' (jlad to welcome to this city 

 non and women who are eiiyayed in this 

 vocation, which contributes so nimdi to 

 the human prooress. 



"What we lack in iiopulation. T be- 

 lieve yon will ayree. has liecn made up 

 in enthusiasm. If another show citv 



■ ■\ er I'.alls ilciwn uc iii\itc ycm to ii-liirii 

 to I iidiana pidi>. We rrali/.e what a last 

 iny benefit the show is to tip' people (if 

 Indiana in lie.int ify in;^ their honie> and 

 makin;; them better eiti/en^."' 



Lesson in Cooperation. 



"Thi< shdw i-. a lesson in eiiiipera 

 lion," was the text of (ieorye Asniiis' 

 t.alk. "We lia\e received hiiirty co- 

 o|ieratioii Irom the bnsiiu'ss men, Ifem 

 the ( 'h;illilie|- iit' ( '( Oil nierce. t'rolil the 

 tloi'ists ami I'roiii the iiewv|ia pers ,,i' In 

 di.-in.-ipdii-.. Miiiin;.; the la-t liowcr sliew. 

 liehl ill rhiladelphi.a in 1!'17, --ix lows 

 p.apei's then' ;^ave the >ii(iw ."i.'.o.i ii ill lines 

 'if' ]iriiil. Here twci newspapers, and at 



the (.lltside three, li.id by last 'I'liesd.av 

 ni;;ht eivcii the show more than t!n(l,iMH) 

 I ines. 



"This shiiw represents the last word 

 of 1,01111 years of activity bv florists 

 all thronyh the woi'ld and is staji'ed in 

 the best piissible way," said Mr. As- 

 mns. |I|. .also pr.aised the Cleveband 

 llorists tor their wonderful preparations 

 tor the show .and their iinst Itishness in 

 fnrniii";- these ]ilans ov(>r to others. He 

 .also exonerated Clevel.and 's mayor from 

 thi' bbame. "He could not do other 

 wise," Mr. Asmns reinark-ed. 



In a short response made bv Irwin 

 liertermann, tribute was jiaid to the 

 work done by the Indiana florists, Oov- 

 I'rnor McCr.ay, th.> t'liamlier of Com- 

 merce .and the Indianapolis newspapers 

 tow.ards making: the show .a sucicss. 



Pennock Is Proud. 



S. S. I'ennock s]mke in }ilowin<; terms 

 of Indianapolis. "Who wouldn't be 



proinl ot' the wilrome We have receiveil 

 t'roiii Indi.an.a and I iidi;ina]iolis .' We 

 have t(dt more tli.an the t r.'idit ional 

 lloosjer hnspilality. We have felt at 

 home ever siiiee We arrived here, six 

 W eeks a;;o. 



" .\o llower show evi'r had the b.ack- 

 in;i of the press that the Indi.anapolis 

 p;i|ers have ei\in this show," he dc- 

 idand. " 1 iidia ii;ip(dis h.as made good. 

 This is the best show the Society of 

 Anieriean Florists has (>ver stained, and 

 the atteiidailee is the big^i<st. " 



ll'iMi.aii I'. Knoble sp(dve for tlii! 

 <'le\,hini| florists. "You lucky liiinch 

 ot' lloiisiers. the most fortunate thiiiL,' 

 ill the world has befallen you jieople! " 

 He iirL;ed that tin- lloosiers t;il<i' ;i les- 

 son from the exhibition and li;i\e ;ili 

 .•iniiiial shew. 



.1. .1. Hess made a short t.alk ron:;r:i t ii- 

 l.-itiiiLj the IloosJer tlorists and .assur- 

 ing tho<e pies, -lit that the sjiow had 

 bi ell ;i liiiaiicial siieci'ss. TJie show 

 Went over the top Wedllesd.ay noon. At 

 that time more than ."(l.iiiiii h.ad ]iass(>d 

 lhroiiL;h the e.ates. 



In the absence of I-:. C. Hill, .bisepli 

 "ill made .a short address fin- his father. 

 F. !•:. T. 



PICK UPS AT THE SHOW. 



Si'viM-al I'hil.ad(d]dii,a florists st.andintr 

 Ih tore the s|dendid cut tlower disi>l;ty 

 ot' the ("liii';ii;o Flower Ci rowers' Asso- 

 ciation rey.arded its size as indicative 

 of the r.aiik att.iined by this wholesale 

 house under the tjuidance of their for- 

 mer fillow citi/en, r.aiil Klinesiiorn. 

 " 8ee what a I'hiladeljdiian does in Chi- 



