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The Florists^ Review 



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New Branch Store of R. C. Kerr, Houston, Tex,, Opposite Glenwood Cemetery. 



ture, one observer is mdV^'d to remark 

 that Miss White picked out some excel- 

 lent ideas. 



DECOBATE STRAUSS TABLET. 



The memorial tablet to Isador and 

 Ida Strauss, who lost their lives on the 

 Titanic, placed in the building of E. H. 

 Macy & Co., at Thirty-fourth street and 

 Broadway, by the employees of the 

 concern, was decorated by Woodrow & 

 Marketos, the New York florists. The 

 work may be seen in the accompanying 

 illustration. The same firm decorated 

 the Strauss memorial park, formerly 

 the home grounds of Mr. Strauss, at 

 One Hundred Seventh street and Broad- 

 way. 



PBOOBAM OF TEXAS MEETING. 



The second annual convention of the 

 Texas State norists' Association will 

 be held Tuesday and Wednesday, July 

 6 and 7, at Fort Worth. Efforts are 

 being made to make this a convention 

 of florists from all parts of the south, 

 and President Kerr expresses the ex- 

 pectation of a large attiendance. The 

 program is as follows: 



TUESDAY, JULY 6, 9 A. M. 



Meeting called to order by Vice-president 

 W. J. Baker, of Fort Worth. 



OpenlBir invocation. 



Welcoming address by L. J. Tackett nresident 

 of Fort Worth Florists' Club ^"^''^"' P'^sinent 



vJl^^^^^u* J'^ll""}^ "^ ^^''s" »' the city of 

 Fort Worth, by tliftJmavor. 



RespoMe, by H. H! beck, of Austin 

 President Robert C. Kerr takes the chair. 

 Codperation of the S. A. F. and the South- 

 «.e r^^F'" ^^ .^''*'"'*"' ^el<^'>, P "sTdent of 



"y^A ?^^Tx^*7,^"P^<'* »t the Frisco Con- 

 vention," by Daniel MacRorie, vice-president of 

 the S. A. F. 



"What the Big Growers Think of the South 

 as a Market." by August Poehlmann, member 

 of S. A. F. board of directors. 



"The Florists' Part in the Teras Arboretum " 

 by J. S. Kerr, of Sherman. 



"The Possibilities of an Experimental Range 

 of Glass at College Station," by E. J. Kyle of 

 College Station. ' 



"How I Am Growing Carnations Successfully 

 In .Southern Texas," by Mrs. E. O. Wessinger 

 of Beaumont. ' 



"The Effect of the War on the Soutbern Flo- 

 ristfs," by H. O. Hanna. of Sherman. 



Round table discussion: "The Retail Flower 

 Store and Its Management, and Some Methods 

 of Saving Time and Materials," led by H. Oreve, 

 of nallas. 



TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 6. 



Report of the secretary-treasurer. 



Appointing of committees.^ 



Reports of the presidents of the Texas local 

 florists' clubs. 



Report and recommendations of Tom Wolf, 

 chairman of the flower show committee. 

 TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 6. 



Dimer at 8:30 p. m., in hanor of the presi- 

 dent, by local flortstt, 



WEDNESDAY. .JULY 7. f) A. M. 



Invitation for next convention. 



Invitation for annual flower show. 



Election of officers. . 



Report of standing committees. 



Report of special committees. 



Unfinished business. 



New business. 



Adjournment. 



WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 7. 



Entertainment by local florists. 



INVITATION TO FORT WORTH. 



The florists of Texas extend a most 

 cordial invitation to all florists to at- 

 tend our Texas convention at Fort 

 Worth, July 12, and 14. We especially 

 appeal to the'iiouthern florists, as we 

 want them to' see for themselves the 

 great good derived from these conven- 

 tions from year to year. 



Kemember, we do not want to de- 

 tract from the S. A. F. meeting at San 

 Francisco, and of course if you a*e 

 going there it would not be consistent 

 to attend both conventions. But if you 

 are not going to San Francisco, this 

 would be an excellent opportunity for 

 you to attend a live gathering of south- 

 ern florists. 



Take particular note of our program. 

 You will notice that President Welch, 

 Vice-president MacRorie and August 

 Poehlmann, of the S. A. F., will be 

 with us. 



We should be glad to have a card 

 from anyone who expects to attend. 

 We assure you of a good time and an 

 instructive meeting. 



R. C. Kerr, Pres., 

 Texas State Florists' Ass'n. 



P. S. — Address your card to Secre- 

 tary L. J. TaUkfett, Fort Worth, Tex. 



MAINE FLORISTS TO EXHIBIT. 



The executive board <<rf the Maine 

 State Florists' Society met at Lewis- 

 ton May 7, and decided to hold a num- 

 ber of flower exhibits through the year 

 to stimulate interest in the trade. 



The first one is to be held at Port- 

 land during the early part of June, as 

 a part of the Maine exposition. It is 

 proposed to stage a separate exhibit 

 every day foY ten to twelve days, 



Decoration of the Strauss Memorial on Titanic Anniversary. 



