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October 14, 1915. 



The Florists' Review 



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Evergreeos do so Much to Relieve tlie Bareness of a Home in Autumn it is no Wonder tliey Find Appreciative Buyers. 



public, thus increasing his business, 

 which in turn would operate for the 

 benefit of the commissionman and the 

 grower. 



The Horticultural Society was the 

 subject assigned to W. N. Rudd, who 

 spoke briefly of the altruistic aims of 

 that organization and of its generous 

 conduct in the past in all activities 

 promotive of the love of flowers and 

 the advancement of the florists' trade. 

 Mr. Rudd also expressed for all the 

 general satisfaction felt on this occa- 

 sion of reunion of forces. 



All of those present had looked for- 

 ward to the pleasure of hearing E. G. 

 Hill, of Richmond, Ind., discourse on 

 the roses of today as compared with 

 those of the past. To the keen disap- 

 pointment of all, it was learned that 

 Mr. Hill had not yet returned from Cal- 

 ifornia. In his stead, Richard Salm 

 made a few well chosen remarks on 

 the Mrs. Charles Russell rose. 



Wants AfUlation. 



August Poehlmann was scheduled to 

 speak on the Society of American Flo- 

 rists, but some unknown circumstance 

 prevented his reaching the banquet 

 hall. That he started in his automobile 

 is an established fact, as Adolph Poehl- 

 mann testified. Toastmaster Hender- 

 son, always equal to the occasion, took 

 this opportunity to remind those pres- 

 ent that when the club can show 100 

 members of the S. A. F. on its roll it 

 will be entitled to representation on 

 the board of directors of the national 

 organization. Then, without warning, 

 he called on P. J. Foley. He, however, 

 is never to be taken so unaware that 

 he cannot acquit himself with credit. 



Oddly enough, as he himself main- 

 tained, Leonard Vaughan was called 

 on to regale the club with reminiscences 

 of the trade. He divided his reminis- 

 cences into two classes: Things we 

 want to forget, and things others want 

 us to forget. By request, as he said, he 

 confined himself to the first class. 



If brevity is the soul of wit, A. T. 

 Pyfer is indeed spiritual. His remarks 

 on the carnation were of undoubted 

 ^;ruth, but his audience would gladly 

 have heard from him at greater length. 



Flower Shows. 



The superintendent of the fall flower 

 show, Guy W. French, spoke earnestly 

 of the support all florists should give to 

 those who, giving their own time and 

 energy, are putting their shoulders to 

 the wheel to make this show the great- 

 est in the history of the Chicago trade. 

 He also expressed his keen appreciation 

 of the confidence reposed in him by his 

 fellow members. 



The toastmaster referred to the na- 

 tional flower show to be held in Phil- 

 adelphia and in this connection called 

 attention to the fact that when the 

 Philadelphians wanted a manager for 

 their show they turned their eyes 

 toward Chicago and said, "Let George 

 do it." Everyone knows George As- 

 mus. When you think of flower shows 

 you think of him. And the national 

 flower, show was the topic of his talk. 

 He told in an interesting way of the 

 work being done and of the wonderful 

 prize list — a list which totals $20,000 

 in value. Then he dwelt a few min- 

 utes on the coming Chicago show. 



A guest of the evening was C. C. 

 Pollworth, of Milwaukee. He slipped 



into the room quietly and found a place 

 back of the toastmaster, but he did not 

 escape the attention of that gentleman, 

 who immediately introduced him as a 

 speakei- of the evening. Mr. Pollworth 

 rose to deny this charge, and while 

 doing so proved its truth by talking 

 most entertainingly on the activities of 

 the trade and saying many complimen- 

 tary things about the Chicago club. 



The Suburban Member. 



To travel a thousand miles to attend 

 a banquet is a most unusual thing. Yet 

 that distinction belongs to H. E. Phil- 

 pott, of Winnipeg. He spoke briefly 

 of Canadians, of conditions in Carada, 

 and of thp pleasure he experienced in 

 meeting with old friends. 



A sketch of the present activities of 

 the Chrysanthemum Society of America 

 was given by its secretary, C. W. John- 

 son. Some interesting features of the 

 coming Cleveland show also were men- 

 tioned by him. 



It was most fitting that the topic 

 "How Flower Shows Help Business" 

 should be assigned to N. P. Miller, for 

 he has perhaps been as closely identified 

 with those of the past as any man in 

 the trade. After contrasting the num- 

 ber of florists in Chicago in the ante- 

 show days with the number since the 

 advent of the autumn exhibition, he 

 laid emphasis on the show as an adver- 

 tising medium. "What," said he, 

 "made possible the popularity of the 

 Mrs. Hadley, the Ophelia, the Sunburst, 

 the Mrs. Aaron Ward and the Mrs. 

 Charles Russell rose? The flower show! 

 For without the agency of the flower 

 show you cannot reach the public and 



