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place, covering sixteen acres ou which 

 are 600 fruit trees. 



Judge McDonald has entered a de- 

 cree under which the board of trustees 

 of the Missouri Botanic Garden can lease 

 or sell any property held under the will 

 of the late Henry Shaw. 



George Waldbart is making extensive 

 improvements at his place. Repainting 

 and other work will make the establish- 

 ment look fine for the fall trade. 



Arnold Eingier, of W. W. Barnard & 

 C!o., Chicago, is in the city this week. 



The flcHrist bowlers have only one more 

 practice night, on next Monday, as they 

 leave on Sunday night, August 13, for 

 Washington. The team at Washington 

 will include J. J. Beneke, C. A. Kuehn, 

 Fred Meinhardt, F. C. Weber, Frank M. 

 Ellis and Henry Lohrenz. Seven games 

 were rolled last Monday night, with the 

 following averages: Beneke, 173; 

 Kuehn, 162; Ellis, 156; Lohrenz, 152; 

 Beyer, 151; B. Meinhardt, 146; F. H. 

 Meinhardt, 119. J- J. B. 



DETROIT. 



The Breitmeyer Cornerstone. 



A most unique event occurred on July 

 29, when the Detroit Florists' Club laid 

 the cornerstone of the new Breitmeyer 

 building, unique because I do not believe 

 history will furnish another instance of 

 a body of business men laying the corner- 

 stone of a structure built by a competi- 

 tor. At 5 p. m. the florists assembled to 

 the number of ninety-three and proceed- 

 ed to the new building, where upon a 

 platform were seated the members of the 

 firm, together with their families and the 

 officers of the club. Mr. Barnett intro- 

 duced J. F. Sullivan, who read a very 

 interesting history of the rise of the 

 firm and then introduced Robert Watson, 

 president of the club, who made the fol- 

 lowing address : 



Brother florists and fellow craftsmen: So 

 much has been said to you by our secretary, Mr. 

 Sullivan, tliat there is little left for me to say. 

 I am pleased, however, to be with the Detroit 

 Florists' Club on this occasion. Never In the 

 history of the florists' industry In our city, or 

 any other city within this great Republic, has 

 auch a grand structure been reared to the 

 florists' industry. And well may the Detroit 

 Florists' Club be proud today to have the 

 honor of meeting here this afternoon to lay 

 this cornerstone. Within the cornerstone are 

 deposited the constitution and by-laws of the 

 Detroit FlorUts' Club, a full list of the mem- 

 bers of the club, the La Detroit rose, auto- 

 graphs of the FlorlsU' Club's members, copies 

 of the Detroit daily papers, a photograph of 

 building as it Is today, a photograph of John 

 Breitmeyer, and various coins of the present 

 day, photograph of the old building and a 

 photograph of the building when complete. 



Away bacit In the early seventies, out on 

 Mack avenue. John Breitmeyer built two small 

 greenhouses as the starting point, steadily pro- 

 gressing until he gained the reputation of being 

 the leading florist in Michigan. Only a few 

 years ago he retired to private life and left his 

 stupendous business In the hands of his sons, 

 who have still kept to the front. We honor 

 these men as members of our club; we honor 

 them as leaders In our profession, and we 

 honor them as good and enterprising citizens. 



In behalf of the Detroit Florists' Club I here- 

 by proclaim to the people here assembled that 

 the cornerstone of the Breitmeyer building has 

 been well and truly laid. 



This completed the formal ceremonies, 

 after which the florists, the architects 

 and builders of the structure repaired to 

 Harmony hall, where a Dutch lunch was 

 spread. Then trouble commenced for the 

 ex-presidents of the club, for all were 

 required to talk for the amusement and 

 edification of those assembled and a gen- 

 eral good time was had, the president of 

 the club acting as toast-master, with his 

 inimitable Scotch, 



One of the most pleasant features of 

 the event was the presentation by Mr. 



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Sullivan of the silver trowel used in the 

 laying of the stone to Philip Breitmeyer 

 as the oldest of the family, and for once 

 genial Phil was done for, as he complete- 

 ly failed to respond, being too full for 

 utterance at that moment, but rallied 

 later and did nobly. The inscription on 

 the trowel read "Detroit Florists* Club 

 to John Breitmeyer 's Sons, used to lay 

 the cornerstone of the Breitmeyer build- 

 ing, July 29, 1905." 



Various Notes. 



The delegation to the S. A. F. meet- 

 ing from here will not be very large but 

 it will be an enthusiastic one. They will 

 probably number from twelve to fifteen. 



Ed. Beard, one of the ex-presidents of 

 the club, says it is one box of cigars for 

 a boy and two for a girl, and so will see 

 that there are two boxes at the next 

 meeting of the club. Mother and daugh- 

 ter are doing finely. 



Rag. 



; PORT ALLEGANY, PA. 



The Port Allegany Greenhouses have 

 taken on quite a new appearance under 

 the management and ownership of Mrs. 

 M. E. G. Ventres, who assumed control 

 May 29. She has had the place cleaned 

 up, a neat walk built in front of the 

 greenhouses and bedding plants set out 

 the entire length and a new coat of 

 white adorns the houses, making a most 

 noticeable improvement. She has re- 

 cently secured the services of Emil Gah- 

 nig, of Germany, who has the roses, car- 

 nations, chrysanthemums and other stock 

 in fine shape. 



Mrs. Ventres is building a pretty two- 

 story dwelling a few steps from the 

 greenhouses, which she will occupy and 

 will rent her Church street home. Judg- 

 ing from appearances the Port Allegany 

 Greenhouses were never in so prosperous 

 a condition as at present and Mrs. Ven- 

 tres is receiving many compliments from 

 visitors. J. D. 



