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January 12. 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



413 



Ked Rose Robin Hood. 



Plok Rose Laura Wattlne. 



Two of the Novelties ^ell Liked by the E. G. Hill Gimpany, Richmond, Ind* 



club 1 Would suggest tbat we entertain the 

 ladies uKui" towaras the close ot the year. 



One or two illustrated lectures might Ik* 

 arranged for by the essay and entertalniueut 

 committee durli.g the year. 



This Is an opportune time to consider the miU- 

 ject of the club's annual outing and to invite 

 suggestions as to the place wuere we are to 

 go. As a member of the second outing com- 

 mittee, with some of its members, we visited 

 all plac^H near the city and found most of them 

 undesirable or Inaccessible, Wetzel Point grove 

 l>eing more attractive than any. This commit- 

 tee should be appointed at once with instrnc- 

 tions to make arrangements with the manage- 

 ment of the place determined upon at this 

 meeting. 



The bowling contingent is reminded that it Is 

 time to get to work, enlist recruits and try to 

 make a good record for New York. We are 

 not handicapped by distance to be traveled 

 this year, and a good team ought to l>e got 

 together and give a good account of Itself in 

 Washington this summer. 



Concluding. I want to testify to the warm 

 support given me by the officers of the club 

 during: the past year. The secretary has 

 done his good share, and how much that 

 amounts to is not generally appreciated by 

 the majority of members. His work has been 

 most valuable towards the club's welfare. 

 The treasurer has seen to It thiit the club's 

 funds have not been idle, and the fact tbat 

 all but a couple of hundred dollars are draw- 

 ing, interest, which amounts to enough to pay 

 two-thirds cf our rent, shows with what zeal 

 he cares for our interests. With the contin- 

 ued assistance of these, the other officers, com- 

 nifttftpa Hnd members, I hope to be able to 

 serve you acceptably during the coming year. 



The newly elected vice-president also 

 responded with an address, mentioning 

 some of the successes of the club and 

 several of its hopes for the future. 



Mr. Sheridan reported arrangements 

 for an annual dinner at the St. Denis 

 February 1, securing the popular Tommy 

 Baker and his talented assistants as the 

 amusement feature and the sale of moro 

 tickets than the total disposed of in 

 1904, with nearly a month of opportun- 

 ity remaining. He would like to be ad- 

 vised at once by all who will attend. 

 Mr. Nugent reported for the house com- 

 mittee and received a hearty vote of 

 thanks. 



Seven new members were elected and 

 C. Albert Small, Frank MclVrahon, J. F. 

 Marsden, Clarence Saltford and Wm. G. 

 Muller were proposed. Mr. Wallace read 

 a most satisfactory report of the board 

 of trustees, showing $1,200 in the club's 

 treasury. Secretary Young's report 

 showed an average attendance of nearly 

 100 for the year, an addition of twenty- 

 seven new Dfiembers and the death of 

 three. 



Wm. Duckham, of ]\Iadison, gave a 

 cordial invitation to the club to uttend 

 tho annual Madison smoker on Wednes- 



day evening and the acceptance of the 

 members was voted unanimously. Mr. 

 Wallace spoke for the American Carnation 

 Society's exhibition at Chicago and sug- 

 gested the journey of the eastern visitors 

 in a body, predicting the best convention 

 the Carnation Society had ever held. The 

 holding of the usual summer outing was 

 decided upon, the committee appointed 

 being Messrs. Elliott, Birnie, Schenck, 

 Craw,- Langjahr, Beimels, Jr., Schmitz, 

 Bunyard and Shaw. 



The following committees were an- 

 nounced by the president: Legislative, 

 John N. May, P. O'Mara and Chas. Al- 

 len; essay and entertainment, >«ugent, 

 Manda and Kuhnc; awards, O'Mara, 

 Lenker, Siebrecht, Birnie, Miller, Duck- 

 ham and Totty. 



Messrs, O'Mara, Ward, Phillips, Nash, 

 Wallace and others discussed the sugges- 

 tions in the vice-president's address as 

 to increasing the membership and the 

 establishment of a question box as a 

 feature of subsequent meetings of the 

 ciub. The house committee gave a spe- 

 cial showing of its ability and the first 

 meeting of the new year ended in har- 

 monious enthusiasm as to the certainty 

 of a successful record for 1905. 



At the next meeting of the club the 

 second Monday in February, there will 

 be exhibits of carnations, the ladies will 

 be guests and there will be a paper or 

 address by a competent carnation grower. 

 J. Austin Shaw. 



THE PITTSBURG CLUB^ METHOD. 



The Pittsburg and Allegheny Florists' 

 and Gardeners' Club held its regular 

 monthly meeting Tuesday evening, Janu- 

 ary 3. The subject for consideration and 

 discussion was "Plants. Flowers and 

 Greens Used During the Christmas Holi- 

 days. ' ' It was also the night for nomi- 

 nation of officers for the ensuing year, 

 the election being next meeting. 



The club is in a most prosperous condi- 

 tion. It has 149 members and there are 

 four proposals for membership to bo 

 acted on at the next meeting. During 

 the year the monthly meetings have been 

 most entertaining and instructive and at 

 each meeting there has been an exhibition 

 of flowers, plants and materials and the 

 attendance has been large and the discus- 



sions spirited and critical. No papers 

 have been read at any of the meetings, 

 the officers of the club believing that the 

 members give better heed to impromptu 

 talks and criticisms, where every man 

 present can say a word or give his opin- 

 ion, rather than to papers on set sub- 

 jects. The great aim has been to get 

 every member interested and in an argu- 

 mentative or confessional mood and if 

 any man is afraid to open his mouth, ask 

 him simple questions in his own line of 

 work and in this way the most bashful 

 member of the club has never refused or 

 hesitated to give his opinion about prac- 

 tical matters or to tell how he does things 

 at home. Secrets! There are no cultural 

 secrets in this club. And the members 

 are always attentive and orderly and 

 there is never any one leaving the hall 

 before the meeting closes. In fact, it 

 seldom happens that we get quite 

 through at 10 o'clock. 



During the year we have had two 

 smokers and a summer picnic and all 

 paid for out of the general funds of the 

 club. Today every debt of the club is 

 paid and there is between $20 and $30 

 in the treasury. This shows interest and 

 economical management on the part of 

 the entertainment committee and their 

 smokers and picnic were lavish in refresh- 

 ments, amusement and music. 



All of the officers of the present year 

 were re-nominated for election for next 

 year, except the president. He has served 

 in this capacity for several years and 

 declined a re-nomination, urging that the 

 honor should not stav too long in one 

 man's hand. So T. 'p. Langhans was 

 nominated for the presidency. Mr, Lang, 

 hans was secretary of the club for several 

 years and is thoroughly interested in its 

 prosperity and we all look upon him as 

 a most happy choice. Prex. 



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