AuGiST 28, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



13 



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Front of G>nvention Hall, with the Big "Welcome" Sign in Altemanthera on the Lawn. 



Before the close of the convention 

 the Boston delegation had decided that 

 there must be outdoor exhibits next 

 year. It was figured that the park 

 people will help, as they did at Minne- 

 apolis, with the garden in the Back 

 Bay fens, close to the Arena and Horti- 

 cultural hall. 



The registration was 408. It included 

 local members and a few of the ladies, 

 but does not represent the total attend- 

 ance, as many members failed to put 

 their names on the secretary's book, 

 and quite a few non-members were 

 present, as usual, and these do not get 

 on the register. 



One of the meetings everybody was 

 interested in was that of the Get To- 

 gether Club, organized at Minneapolis 

 just before the bowling. There was a 

 celebration at Hotel Andrews that 

 night. Harry Papworth presided and 

 practically the entire Chicago represen- 

 tation was present. 



It was explained that the super- 

 heated, moisture-laden atmosphere of 

 the first two days was provided so that 

 the visitors might feel at home, and 

 the delightfully cool, bracing weather 

 of the latter part of the week to give 

 an opportunity to appreciate the normal 

 climate of the Twin Cities, 



Souvenirs were abundant, but not all 

 of them especially appropriate. Not 

 many offered anything more appropri- 

 ate than did Hummel & Downing Co., 

 the Milwaukee manufacturers of flo- 

 rists' boxes. Each visitor at the booth 

 was handed a cigar put up in a little 

 folding box that just fitted it. 



Arthur Cowee, of Berlin, N. Y., says 

 that he contented himself with taking 

 space for a bed of one variety of gla- 

 diolus only, his new white. Peace, in 

 the face of Mr. Wirth's assurance that 

 he would be sorry he did not take space 

 for others. He adds that the minute he 

 walked into the garden he conceded Mr. 

 "Wirth was right; he was sorry. 



The complimentary concert for the 

 S. A. F. tendered by the park board 

 attracted a big crowd to the pavilion 

 on the shores of Lake Harriet. Nelson 

 and his orchestral band play there 

 nightly. For this occasion a special 

 program had been printed. Each of 

 the eleven numbers bore the name of 

 an officer or director of the S. A. F. in 

 place of the composer, and beneath it 

 was a humorous appreciation of the 

 member. There was much hilarity. "In 

 the Rose Garden" was written by Con- 

 ductor Nelson specially for this event 

 and dedicated to the S. A. F. The 

 president make a speech of appre- 

 ciation and presented Director Nelson 

 with a gold-headed cane and a bouquet, 

 after which W. F. Gude gave the retir- 

 ing official the annual chest of silver. 



Henry Emunds, of Belleville, 111., 

 sent a box of cannas that did not ar- 

 rive until the convention was well 

 along and which did not, perhaps, re- 

 ceive the attention they deserved. With 

 them be sent a letter as follows: "I 

 sent today to my friend, Mr. L. 

 Dintlemann, at present at the conven- 

 tion, a box of flowers of my new canna. 

 Knowing that cannas are not cut 

 flower varieties, I shall not expect them 

 to arrive there in perfect condition. The 

 only object was to show that they are 

 a real sport, with green leaves and yel- 

 low flowers, of King Humbert. There 

 are two stocks in this bunch which 

 will prove that this is true. The first 

 time this new canna was mentioned in 

 The Review was .Tune 15, 1911, in the 

 St. Louis items, when I showed a plant 

 at one of the St. Louis club meetings. 

 Note the flowers and large and glossy 

 leaves. Personally, I will say that it 

 is a stronger grower and brings twice 

 as many shoots to a plant as does King 

 Humbert. The clusters of flowers, as 

 you will see, are also much larger, be- 

 ing evenly spotted and orchid-like. 

 With permission of the Queen of Italy, 

 the canna shall be called Queen Helen." 



TBEASUBEB'S BEPOBT. 



I--Jan. 15, 1912, to Jan. 1, 1913. 



Treasurer W. F. Kasting's report at 

 the Minneapolis convention covered two 

 periods, from January 15, 1912, to Jan- 

 uary 1, 1913, and from January 1, 1913, 

 to August 1, 1913. The report con- 

 tained fully itemized lists of receipts 

 and disbursements. The balance sheet 

 as of January 1, 1913, was as follows: 



1912. 

 Jau. 15. Balance in perma- 

 nent fund $11,937.86 



Receipts to Jan. 

 1, 1913 2,066.71 



Bal. In permanent 



fund, Jan. 1, 



1913 ?13,993.57 



Jan. 15. Balance In general 



fund $ 9,308.07 



Receipts to Jan. 



1, 1913 11,725.15 



$21,033.22 

 Disbursements to 



Jan. 1, 1913.... 8,904.21 



Balance in peiicral 

 fund, Jan. 1, 

 1913 12,129.01 



Total balaiio- Jan. 



1. 1913 $26,122.58 



Invested as follows: 



PERMANENT FUND. 



Dunkelberg Bond and Mort- 

 gage, Ft. Wayne, Ind $6,000.00 



City and Suburban Realty 

 Bond and Mortgage, Ft. 

 Wayne, Ind 1,500.00 



Germania Savings Bank, 



Pittsburgh, Pa 670.76 



American Savings Bank, 



Buffalo, N. Y 3,528.25 



Peoples Bank, Buffalo, N. Y. 2,099.11 $13,798.12 



GENERAL FUND. 

 American Savings Bank, 



Buffalo. N. y $4,708.67 



Peoples Bank, savings a/c, 



Buffalo, N. Y 5,080.30 



Peoples Bank, checking a/c, 



Buffalo, N. Y 2,535.49 $12,324.46 



$26,122.68 



Il-nJan. 1, 1913, to Aug. 1, 1913, 



The balance sheet as of August 1, 

 1913, was as follows: 



