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^hc Florists^ Review 



35 



THE ALLIED SOCIETIES 



TELEGRAPH DELIVERY. 



The by-laws of the Florists' Tele- 

 graph Delivery provide that its mem- 

 bers must also be members of the S. A. 

 F. and that the annual meeting shall 

 be held on the Wednesday of the S. A. 

 F. convention and in the same city, the 

 oflficers elected holding until their suc- 

 cessors are selected. In the absence of 

 the president, Vice-president Gude 

 called the San Francisco meeting to 

 order, with an attendance of 26 msm- 

 bers. The report of the secretary was 

 presented, for inclusion in the 8. A. F. 

 book of Proceedings for 1915. The list 

 of members appears as a page adver- 

 tisement, corrected to August 1.5, in 

 this issue of The Review. 



OflScers were elected as follows: 



President — Irwin Bertermann, Indi- 

 anapolis, Ind. 



Vice-president — W. F. Gude, Wash- 

 ington, D. C, 



Secretary — Albert Pochelon, Detroit, 

 Mich. 



Treasurer — Wm. L. Rock, Kansas 

 City, Mo. 



New directors — F. Pelicano, San 

 Francisco; A. Lange, Chicago; Frank 

 Stuppy, St. Joseph, Mo. 



After a long discussion of amend- 

 ments to the by-laws, it was recom- 

 mended that satisfactory references be 

 required from new members and that 

 any member refusing to pay bills be 

 stricken from the list promptly and 

 members notified. 



There will be meetings of the board 

 of directors at Cleveland in November 

 and at Philadelphia in March, at which 

 the attendance of members of the asso- 

 ciation will be urged. 



LADIES' S. A. F. 



In recent years the second evening 

 of convention week has been set aside 

 for the annual reception by the Ladies' 

 S. A. F., which has become one of the 

 chief social features of the biggest 

 trade gathering, but this year the recep- 

 tion was omitted because of the small 

 attendance of active members, most of 

 whom live in the east. The president, 

 Mrs. Gude, of Washington, was present, 

 as was the vice-president, Mrs. Asmus, 

 of Chicago. 



In opening the annual business ses- 

 sion, held on the morning of August 18, 

 at San Francisco, President Mrs. Gude 

 said: "It is with much pleasure that 

 I welcome you to this, the ninth annual 

 session of the Ladies' 8. A. F., and I 

 extend to you all a cordial and heartfelt 

 greeting. We are assembled here to 

 consider the work of the past year and 

 to make plans for the future. May our 

 deliberations be guided by wisdom and 

 may this session be so filled with good 

 work that nothing will mar the har- 

 mony of the occasion. May our expe- 

 rience help us to improve our present 

 opportunities. Keeping in mind at all 

 times the saying that it is good for 

 men to dwell together in unity, and 

 practicing that, it is even better for 

 women to meet and confer together in 

 harmony, sincerity and devotion to our 

 cause, assisting the men in their able 

 calling by enabling us to make them 

 brighter and happier by the inspiring 



influences gathered at these meetings. 

 And so when we return to our homes 

 from this convention may we all feel 

 better and happier for having met, re- 

 freshed in health and spirit and better 

 enabled to pursue our duties for the 

 coming year. May good health, happi- 

 ness and prosperity ever abide with 

 you. ' ' 



The report of the secretary, Mrs. 

 Maynard, of Detroit, showed the society 

 to be stronger in membership than ever 

 before, and the report of the treasurer 

 gave evidence of a good financial posi- 

 tion. 



Officers were elected as follows: 



President — Mrs. John Vallance, Oak- 

 land, Cal. 



Vice-president — Mrs. W. W. Coles, 

 Kokomo, Ind. 



Second vice-president — Mrs. Robert 

 C. Kerr, Houston, Tex. 



Secretary — Mrs. George W. Smith, 

 Cleveland, O. 



Treasurer — Mrs. A. M. Herr, Lancas- 

 ter, Pa. 



Special committee — Mrs. J. G. Hai»- 

 cock, chairman. 



FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION. 



The secretary's report compiled for 

 the meeting of the Florists' Hail Asso- 

 ciation at San Francisco, August 19, 

 showed the organization to be continu- 

 ing its flourishing career, having added 

 over a million feet to the amount of 

 glass insured and over $2,500 to its 

 reserve fund. The association now car- 

 ries insurance on an equivalent of 40,- 

 411,003 square feet of glass, and has 

 1,621 members. The cash balance on 

 hand is .$36,730.12, of which $1,713.90 

 belongs to the reserve fund. The re- 

 mainder of the reserve fund, $34,000, is 

 invested in bonds. During the year 

 the association paid $5,513.80 for an 

 equivalent of 110,276 square feet of sin- 

 gle thick glass, and $13,771.28 for an 

 equivalent of 196,733 square feet of 

 double thick glass. There are a num- 

 ber of unadjusted losses on hand, proofs 

 of which had not arrived at the time 

 of the report. 



The officers of the association are: 

 President, E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind.; 

 vice-president, J. F. Ammann, Edwards- 

 ville, 111.; secretary, John G. Esler, Sad- 

 dle River, N. J., and treasurer, Joseph 

 Heacock, Wyncote, Pa. 



The treasurer's report for the year 

 showed the following: 



RECEIPTS. 



Balance .- $27,734.F0 



Twenty-seventh assessment 28,973.55 



Membership fees 1.096.14 



New members 712.4,"> 



Additional membership 591.77 



Extra one-half assessment 92.22 



Extra whole assessment 314.04 



Reinsurance 284.99 



Interest on reserve fund 1.347.50 



Interest bank deposit, Jenkintown Na- 

 tional Bank 412.04 



Interest bank deposit, Rittenhouse 



Trust Co 19.40 



Refund of overpayment on loss of Stup-. 



py Floral Co 12.00 



«61. 590.00 

 niSBURSB.MENTS. 

 Losses paid July 30, 1914, to July 26. 



1915 $10,285.08 



Expenses 3,699.70 



Investment 1.876.00 



Balance on hand, Jenkintown National 



bank 13,782.9" 



Balance on hand, Rittenhouse Trust Co. 22.947.15 



$61,590.90 



President Hill called the San Fran- 

 cisco meeting to order and made an in- 

 formal report on the Wilcox loss at 

 Council Bluffs, which he had inspected 

 on his way to the coast. This is by far 

 the largest loss the Hail Association 

 ever has sustained and will approximate 

 $16,000, but its payment will not in 

 any way impair the strength of the as- 

 sociation or the confidence the trade 

 reposes in it. Secretary Esler was 

 present. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



In the absence of President Pen- 

 nock and Vice-president Reuter, ex- 

 President W. R. Pierson called the mid- 

 summer meeting of the American Rose 

 Society to order at San Francisco this 

 week. The attendance of members was 

 light, but Secretary Hammond was on 

 hand with all the official records. 

 Robert Pyle, virbo has two strings to his 

 bow, the rose and the canna, also came 

 on from West Grove, Pa. He cherishes 

 two ambitions for the Rose Society; 

 the development of its chain of test 

 gardens and the extension of its mem- 

 bership among the amateur rose lovers, 

 for both of which he works at every op- 

 portunity. The secretary's records show 

 the Rose Society to be making steady 

 progress. Thirty new members, mostly 

 amateur, have been added during the 

 year, but the organization still is large- 

 ly professional, 160 out of its 260 mem- 

 bers growing rosesi for a profit. The 

 society has $3,250 in its permanent 

 fund, safely invested, and $1,000 in its 

 general fund. The showing is all the 

 better from the fact that when Wm. C. 

 Barry proposed making Mr. Hammond 

 secretary the societv was in debt to 

 exhibitors, for premiums unpaid. The 

 secretary keenly feels the need of liter- 

 ature with which to keep the society in 

 touch with its members, especially the 

 amateurs. A quarterly bulletin will cost 

 $500 or more per year, in addition to 

 the work in preparing and distributing 



it. 



The Rose Society will hold its next 

 meeting at Cleveland in November and 

 its annual meeting at Philadelphia in 

 March. 



PARK SUPERINTENDENTS. 



The American Association of Park 

 Superintendents, Gustav X. Amrhyn 

 president and R. W. Cotterill secretary, 

 selected the same date and place as the 

 S. A. F. for its convention this year, 

 and its members are participating in 

 the S. A. F. meetings and entertain- 

 ments as well as having a program of 

 their own. The opening session was 

 Wednesday morning. Papers are being 

 eliminated to give time for sightseeing. 

 August 22 the park men go in a body 

 to San Diego. 



The by-laws were amended to re- 

 classify the membership and to require 

 five years' experience for senior mem- 

 bers. The admission fee was raised to 

 $10. 



NURSERYMEN'S CONVENTIONS. 



Reports of the conventions of the 

 I'acific Coast Nurserymen's Association 

 and the California Association of Nur- 



