March 16, 1922 



The Rorists^ Review 



35 



BIG EVENT IS NEAR 



GREAT SHOW EVOLVES. 



Indications Spell Success. 



J]very indication points to the fact 

 that the great fifth national flower 

 show, to be held at Indianapolis, is 

 destined to be a big success. Exhibitors 

 are being booked by Secretary Young 

 in a manner that was altogether unex- 

 pected and it seems that many of the 

 tradesmen do realize that putting on 

 a display at Indianapolis is virtually 

 displaying to Chicago, Cleveland, Cin- 

 cinnati, Louisville and St. Louis. 



Earl Mann, of Eichmond, Ind., chair- 

 man of the exhibits committee, writes 

 tliat the number of exhibitors is so 

 large that the show will be a revelation 

 in this respect. 



Wonderful Exhibits. 



While it is not time to disclose those 

 who have signified their intention of 

 entering exhibits, it can be said that 

 many of the largest florists of the coun- 

 try will be on hand with wonderful ex- 

 hibits. 



The automobile show, which is on in 

 Indianapolis at the present time, is 

 having a splendid success, and there 

 seems to be a decided taste everywhere 

 for the coming flower show. 



A wonderful musical program has 

 been arranged and this, with the large 

 array of exhibits which have been 

 promised by E. H. Mann, almost in- 

 sures the success of the show at this 

 early time. The Indianapolis show, un- 

 like many shows, will be on a state- 

 wide basis, because of the accessibility 

 of the capital to all parts of the state. 



St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Chi- 

 cago, Cleveland, New York and many 

 other large cities of the country have 

 already signified their close coopera- 

 tion. Vice-president Murray, of the 

 S. A. F., is to head the Kansas City 

 delegation. The arrival of a carload of 

 cedars for interior decoration has just 

 been reported by Homer L. Wiegand, 

 chairman of the interior decorations 

 committee. 



Those wishing to make reservations 

 should address O. G. Carlstedt, of In- 

 dianapolis, chairman of the informa- 

 tion committee. 



Working as a Unit. 



Oliver Steinkamp has been named 

 chairman of a committee at the in- 

 stance of Fred Lemon, who heads the 

 special premiums committee, to obtain 

 a special fund for premiums not con- 

 tained in the final schedule. He is 

 meeting with much success, so that this 

 schedule will enable many of the small 

 growers of the vicinity to exhibit suc- 

 cessfully. A special fund of $1,000 is 

 to be obtained for this purpose. 



Chicago is taking more and more 

 interest, both in the trade and exhibit 

 sections. The A. L. Eandall Co. is 

 building a special $2,500 fountain, 

 which throws water fifteen or twenty 

 feet in the air, for the center attrac- 

 tion. This company is also making ex- 

 tensive displays in other lines. The 

 state conservation department, headed 



by Eichard Lieber, has thrown its doors 

 wide 0])en and wonderful displays of 

 fish, butterflies and aquarium products 

 are promised for that section. Mr. 

 Dietz, of the entomology department, is 

 also to have a special display of great 

 interest to florists. The Indianapolis 

 Public Library, or Kiley Public 

 Library, has acquired space for featur- 

 ing all sorts of literature pertaining to 

 flowers. 



The various gardens which were in- 

 tended for Cleveland, such as bulb gar- 

 dens and rose gardens, have been se- 

 cured, with at least two entries for the 

 bulb classes and three or more for the 

 rose gardens. The park system of the 

 city of Indianapolis is cooperating in 

 a wonderful manner, with a miniature 

 of Garfield park and extensive plant 

 exhibits, besides featuring the boule- 

 vards of the show section of the city, 

 with evergreens for that special pur- 

 pose. The downtown streets are to be 

 lined with evergreens by the exterior 

 decorations committee; these are to be 

 mounted with large arrows pointing in 

 the direction of the flower show. 



The advertising campaign in the cen- 

 tral states has so far netted results in 

 actual lines which are far beyond those 

 received for any previous national 

 flower show. 



The Joseph H. Hill Co., E. G. Hill Co. 

 and the Fred Lemon Co., rose special- 



ists, of Eichmond, Ind., have promised 

 to put on a rose show such as was never 

 before witnessed in the United States. 

 Most of the large growers from Illinois 

 and Ohio will be on hand with enor- 

 mous exhibits. The eastern growers, 

 around Boston, New York and Pliila- 

 delphia, are promising splendid ex- 

 hibits. Combining these with exhibits 

 from the north, south, east and west, 

 and covering all sections of the coun- 

 try, leaves no room for doubt as to 

 this feature. 



The transportation committee, headed 

 by Joseph McGowan, who is actively 

 on the job and one of the biggest trac- 

 tion men of the country, is fully alive 

 to its duties and will see that all ex- 

 hibitors receive the fullest considera- 

 tion. Any information as to these de- 

 tails will be promptly taken care of. 



The Florists' Telegraph Delivery As- 

 sociation will stage an exhibit of un- 

 usual beauty, the same being featured 

 on the cover-page of the F. T. D. maga- 

 zine, and it will be placed in position in 

 Indianapolis by special representatives 

 from Detroit. 



A banquet is planned for Thursday 

 evening, March 23, for the florists of 

 the country. The State Florists' As- 

 sociation is to take full charge of this 

 and has appointed committees for de- 

 tails. 



The above are but a few of the 



Oscar G. Carlstedt. 



(Oiuirniaii of the Inforiiiiition Cumnilttco for Uw Niitloiiiil Flower Show. 



