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The Florists^ Review 



Adgdst 28, lOli. 



tion, as it were — that we have pruned 

 some of them down, others we have 

 added to, and in some cases appointed 

 new ones. I have done this with a 

 view to favoring myself somewhat on 

 rulings and decisions, but more with 

 the purpose of expediting the regular 

 routine business of the meetings, so 

 that we may devote more time to so- 

 ciability and the enjoyment of the va- 

 rious programs that I am sure will be 

 presented by the committee in charge 

 of that line. I believe that we will 

 put up a motto, a good old standby, 

 for the ensuing year, "Charity begins 

 at home,'" and devote the major part 

 of our light finances to the entertain- 

 ment of our membership and any vis- 

 itors who may favor us with their 

 presence. 



There will be both a program and 

 an entertainment committee, a/nd I 

 would recommend right here to the 

 program committee that they do not 

 strictly confine their attentions to our 

 own membership; anything legitimate 

 from the outside I know will be appre- 

 ciated by the members in general. To 

 the entertainment committee I will sim- 

 ply say, "Entertain," not in too 

 costly a way, but the society will stand 

 for the expense of pipes and tobacco, 

 ice cream and cake, or a sandwich and 

 something to go with it at every meet- 

 ing. This generally gets the boys out, 

 and naturally gets them better ac- 

 quainted, and that is what we want. 

 I believe our money will be spent in 

 this way to as good advantage as in 

 any other. 



Publicity Sadly Needed. 



I hope I have selected a good pub- 

 licity committee. At present we do not 

 seem to be on the map of Portland, as 

 it were. It seems almost incredible 

 that a society like ours, composed of 

 the expert men who have the "know- 

 how" to create beautiful objects and 

 their surroundings, and men who have 

 accomplished so much in the last year 

 by showing the public what they could 

 do in the way of floral exhibitions, 

 ets., should be one and all ignored when 

 an opportunity came to make public 

 use of their life-long study and expe- 

 rience. I refer to the recent appoint- 

 ments to handle our city's annual rose 

 festival. Almost every club, etc., in 

 the city received notice except the men 

 behind the guns, the florists. 



We already have a competent board 

 of trustees to look after the welfare 

 and property of our society, but I have 

 appointed an auditing committee to 

 pass on expenditures, etc., at time of 

 meeting. 



Growers and Betailers. 



Our society is formed for mutual 

 good, but there are occasional things 

 brought up that are of interest only 

 to the members in that particular line; 

 therefore I have appointed a commit- 

 tee from the retailers in our associa- 

 tion, to whom I shall refer all matters 

 pertaining to their branch of the craft; 

 [OoDtloned on page 9i.] 



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