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THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION. 



The tliirty-cightli annual couvontion of the Society of American Florists will be 

 lield at Kansas City, Mo., Aupist 15 to 17. Headquarters will be at the Hotel 

 Muchleliach, and the meetings and trade exhibition will be at Convention 'T»al\ 

 Tliirteenth street and Central avenue. The official program is as follows: 



KIUST DAY, TUKSPAY, AlHIUST 15. 

 Opening Session, 2 T. M, 

 liivwalion, by Rev. IJurrls A. Jenkins. 



Couvcutlon called to order by Saniuol Murray, Vice-President of S. A. F. 

 Address of Welcome, by Hon. Frank H. Cromwell, Slavor of Kansas Citv. 

 Address of Welcome, by T. J. Noll. President of Kansas Citv Florists' Club. 

 ICesponse, by Hon. Philip llreitmeyer, Detroit, Mlcii. 

 President S. S. Pennock's Address. 

 Heading Minutes of Kxecutlvc Board. 

 Report of the Secretarj-. 



Report of the Treasurer. • 



Report of William F. Gude, ■Washington Re'presentatlve. 



Reiwrt of J. C. Vaughan, National Councillor, Chamber of Commerce, U. S. A. 

 Reiwrts of State A'^lce-Presidents. 

 Rejwrts of Standing Committees: 



Committee on Tariff and Legislation, James McHutchison, Chairman. 



Committee on Development of American I'roducts, Frank R. I'lersou, Chairman. 



(>3mmlttee on School Gardens, Uenjamtn Hammond, Chairman. 



Committee on Nomenclature, J. Horace McFarland, Chairman. 



(National Publicity Committee and National Flower Show Committee will rei>ort at subsequent 

 sessions. ) 



Auditing Committee, Percy 11. Rlgby, Chairman. 



Finance Committee, Herman P. Knoble, •Chairman. 

 Rei)orts of Special Committees: 



Committee on Education, Fred A. Wilson, Chairman. 



Committee on Annual Report, Charles H. Totty, Chairman. 



Committee on Revision of Ity-Ijiws, Thomas Roland. Chairniun. 



Committee on Publication of an Index of Greenhouse and Ganlen Plant Insects, prepared by 

 J. J. Davis; J. Fred Ammann, Chairman. 



Committee to Arrange with College Students of Floriculture for Affiliation with tlie S. A. F., 

 J. Fred Anmuinn, Chairman. 

 Report of the Botanist, I*rof. E. A. White, Cornell Universitv, Ithaca, N. Y. 

 Report of the Pathologist, Dr. William H. Martin, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, 



New Brunswick. N. J. 

 Report of the Entomologist, Prof. H. C. Irish. St. Louis. Mo. 

 fonsideratlon of Invitatlon.s for selection of next place of meeting. 

 Miscellaneous Business. 

 Judging Trade Exhibits. 



Evening Session, 8:30 P. M. 

 ..,1'resldent's Kcception. This function will take place in the Hotel Muehieliach. I'resident Pennock 



requests that this reception be entirely informal. It is suggested, therefore, that tiie most 



comfortable clothing will be the most appropriate for the occasion. 

 Ballot for Next Place of Meeting. 



SECOND DAY', WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1«. 

 Homing Session, 9 A. H. 

 "RefrlBtTiition for Florists": This subject will be presented from the viewpoint of tlie grower, 

 retailer and wholesaler. The Grower, Otto Amiing, Maywood, 111. Tlie Wholesaler, P. B. 

 Rlgby, New York. The Rptailer, Herman D. Schiller, and George Wienhoeber, Chicago. 

 Nominations for Ottlcers for 1923. 



Amendments, to be read, placed on the official ballot, and voted on at the Thursday morning session. 

 Recommendation of tlie E.\ecutlve Board, that $2,500 be appropriated from tlie General Fund to 



the National Publicity Fund, will also be (ilaced on the official ballot to lie voted on. 

 Address: "The Coal Situation," by H. N. Taylor, President of Southwestern Interstate Coal 



Operators' Association. 

 Question Box. 



Afternoon Session, 3 P. H. 

 Report of tho National Publicity Committee, Henry Penn, Boston, Mass., Cliairnmii. Report of the 

 Chaimian of the Finance Committee of tlie Publicity Committee, George Asiiius. Chicago, III. 

 Address; "('<><>iMTatlve .\dvertising," b.v .Samuel M, Kinney, Division of Coniincrcial Hescarch of 



the Advertising Department of the Curtis Publishing Co.. Philadelplila. 

 Address: "National I'ubiicity for Flowers," by Major P. F. O'Keefe, Boston, Mass. 



Evening Session, 8 F. H, 



Address: ".Advantage of a Fioricultural Training." by Prof. Clark L. Thayer, Massachusetts 

 Apricnltiirai College, Amherst, Mass. I*rof. 11. B, Dorner, Urbana, 111., will supplemeiu the 

 iiiterestins addn'ss he made at tlie Washington convention on "What Agricultural Colleges Are 

 Doing fur the Florists." 



Address: "Kloriiultiirnl Tniining for Young Men from a Florist's Viewpoint," by Thoiiins Roland. 



Aiidress: ".\ Stiuidard .><ysteni of Accounting for Florists," by H. T. Spiincler, New York. 



THIRD DAY. THURSDAY, ,\UGUST 17, 

 Koming Session, 9 A. M, 



Report of the Coiiiinlttee on President's Address. 



Election of ()ffl( ers for ]i>2."J. voting on projiosed amendments and appropriation to tlio NatUmal 

 Publicity Fund. Polls open from 10:00 a. ni. to 11:00 a. in , or until all In line liiive voted. 

 Voting win be conducted under the new system. There will be five voting places: "\" to "D" 

 IncliisiTe, "K " to "K " inclusive, "L" to "P" inclusive. "O" to "T" Imlusive, "I"' to "Z" 

 inclusive. Please vote promptly. Only members In good standing can vote. 



Uejiort iif Judces on Trade Exhibits. 



Rejiort of tile Natleiial Fhiwer Sliow Conimittee. GiMirce .\smiis. Chairman. 



I'resentation of MMnl of Honor: At the last annual meeting, held In Washincton, D. C. the 

 Society voted iinnniinonsly to reestablish the Society's Gold Medal as a Medal of Honor, to 

 1m> awarded by the Board of Directors annually, to the man or woman, firm or institution, in 

 tlie United .<tates or elsewhere, who has done the most in recent years to promote Horticulture, 

 iisinc the jilirase in its broadest meaning, members of our Society to be eligible for this medal, 

 for iiieritoriiiiis sen i( e of the same kinil. It may be awarded once in five years to the member 

 of the S. .\. K. wlhi. <liiriiie the prece<llne five years, shall have rendered services best calcti- 

 lated to iidviinc*^ the larcest interest In this So<iety, At the meeting of the Executive Board 

 held in lniliana|M>lis. Man h '2>*. the Board by iinaninioiis vote awarded this Medal of Honor to 

 Gcorfre .Vsmus. nf Chii aeo. and at this time. 12 noon, this Medal will lie presented to Mr. 

 .\siuiis f..r distintriiished service to the SiM-iety. I'resident S. S. Peiinix k iiiakiii); the presentation. 



Afternoon Session, 2 P. M. 



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 RejMirt of I'ciMiniitti 

 Final Re^ulutiiais. 

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MISCELLANEOUS MEETINGS. 

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 WK1>XKSD.\V. .\UGUST !•!, 2 P. M. — Annual meeting of the Florists' Hail Association. 

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PRpi>OSEI^ AMENDMENTS. 



A iiumber of amendments to the by- 

 lawy of the Society of American Flo- 

 jcisfs have been proposed, to be voted 

 upon at the convention of the organiza- 

 tion at Kansas City, August 17. These 

 have chiefly to do with the mechanism 

 of the society, accommodating its offi- 

 cial make-up to caring for the increased 

 duties involved in the now large mem- 

 bership and activities. 



It is proposed to amend Article II, 

 Section 3, on "Duties of Officers," by 

 adding the following new paragraphs: 



The President shall be an ex-offleio member of 

 all committees, and he shall have tbe right to 

 attend and be heard at all meetings of euch com- 

 mittees, but, at all such meetings, except in 

 the case of the Executive and Finance Com- 

 mittees, he shall vote only in the ease of a tie. 



The President shall appoint four Reserve Fund 

 Trustees, consisting of the Treasurer and thret 

 Past-presidents, one for one year, one for two 

 years, and one for three years; this Committee 

 shall elect their own Chairman. 



This Committee shall, in the intervals between 

 the meetings of the Directors and subject to the 

 general and specific direction of the Society and 

 Directors, have the care and management of the 

 Society's Reserve Funds, and the power to sell, 

 exchange, invest and reinvest tbe same. 



To Article II, Section 3, on "Duties 

 of Officers," will be added a new para- 

 graph: 



The President on taking office Januarr 1 shall 

 appoint an Executive Committee, consisting of 

 the President, Vice-president, Bx-president and 

 two Directors, to serve one year. In the inter- 

 vals between the meetings of the Society and 

 the Board of Directors, this committee shall have 

 charge of the business of the Society, subject to 

 the general and speclflc directions of the Society 

 and Board of Directors. 



Article II, Section 3, "Duties of 

 Officers," will also be changed, as re- 

 gards paragraph (b) by deleting the 

 lines, "He shall be a resident of the 

 State in which the Annual Meeting is 

 held during his term of office, and shall 

 he the official representative of the So- 

 ciety under the direction of the Execu- 

 tive Board in all preparations for said 

 meeting." 



To Article II, Section 1, "Election 

 and Appointment of Officers, Directors, 

 Sub-committees, and Their Duties," 

 will be added: 



(c) The Chairman of the Tariff and I^egisla- 

 tion Committee shall act and serve as director 

 for and during his term of office as the same 

 appears upon the records of the Society; but if 

 such Chairman shall be already a director, then 

 the Committee of which he is Chairman shall 

 have no further or separate representation upon 

 tlie Board. 



(c) The National Councillor In the Chamber 

 of Commerce of the United States shall act and 

 serve as director for and during his term of 

 office. 



In Article II, Section 3, "Duties of 

 Officers," paragraph (d), on "Treasur- 

 er's Duties and Powers," will be 

 changed to read: 



The Treasurer shall have charge of the funds 

 of the Society and shall deposit same In the 

 name of the Society In such banks or trust com- 

 panies as the Board of Directors shall direct. 

 He shall pay all bills by check, when same have 

 been approved by the president and secretary, 

 and by tlie chairman of the committee when 

 committee disbursements are authorized. He 

 shall have In his safekeeping the bonds, deeds, 

 notes and other evidence of property. He shall 

 make all transfers under the direction of the 

 Hoard of Directors and of the Reserve Fund 

 'I'rustees, and shall keep a correct record of re- 

 ceipts and disbursements, rendering an account 

 iinnually to the Society, the same having been 

 duly audited at the preceding meeting of the 

 Hoard of Directors. He shall give bonds in such 

 amounts as may be directed by the Board of Di- 

 rectors, but in no case less than the amount of 

 funds In his possession at any one time, the ex- 

 pense of furnishing such bond to be assumed by 

 the Society, and he shall receive for his services 



