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AuabsT 24, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



75 J 



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SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



' Close of Washinsfton Convention. 



After the well attended and highly ap- 

 preciated illustrated lecture by Oglesby 

 Pstul, of Philadelphia, on Thursday even- 

 ing, August 17, the closing session of the 

 twenty-first annual convention was held. 

 As briefly stated in the Eeview of last, 

 week, Mr. Craig, for the special commit- 

 tee, recommended that the society, 

 through its officers and board of direc- 

 tors, proceed to hold at Boston, in March, 

 1906, a great and all embracing thrfee- 

 days' horticultural exhibition, provided a 

 guarantee fund of $10,000 is raised at 

 once. The committee reported $2,000 

 subscribed up to the time of the report 

 and in a few moments another $1,000 was 

 added, E. A. Moseley, secretary of the 

 Interstate Commerce Commission being 

 one of those who asked to be put down 

 for $100. The report of the committee 

 was adopted and the work of raising the 

 guarantee will be pushed at once, the idea 

 being to get as many interested as possi- 

 ble by not permitting anyone to subscribe 

 more than $100. After the successful, 

 outcome at the World 'a Fair flower show 

 at St. Louis there will be no trouble about 

 a guarantee fund. 



The newly elected president was escort- 

 ed to the platform and, after thanking 

 the society for the honor it had done 

 liim, pledged that the best that is in him 

 shall be expended for the society during 

 the coming year. He asked the advice 

 and counsel of the old heads and WHd 

 the young men and the ladies that he 

 should look to them for a banner attend- 

 ance at Dayton in 1906, the selection of 

 which city as & meeting place he said 

 met with his hearty approval. 



Vice-President-elect Altick, Secretary 

 Stewart and Treasurer Beatty each were 

 introduced and spoke briefly. 



On motion it was required that each 

 state vice-president appointed by the 

 state delegations give an acceptance 

 prior to January 1, 1906, or the incom- 

 ing president be required to make an- 

 other appointment. 



On behalf of the committee on sports 

 J. D. Carmody presented the bowling tro- 

 phies to the winners, beginning with the 

 Beatty and Kasting cups and other addi- 

 tions to the Philadelphia collection and 

 ending with the nineteen ladies who se- 

 cured prizes. It took about an hour to 

 get through the list, the time being en- 

 livened by the brand of humor peculiar 

 to the gentleman from Posey county. 



The committee on final resolutions 

 thanked the people of Washington and 

 the members of the Florists' Club for 

 their unbounded hospitality, thanked the 

 gentlemen and lady who had addressed 

 the convention, specially thanked Messrs. 

 Freeman and Cooke for their good work, 

 thanked the government officials who had 

 helped to make the week a pleasant one, 

 thanked the Baltimore Florists' Club for 

 its invitation for the next day, and for 

 the visiting ladies thanked Mrs. Free- 

 man and the Florists' Club for the spe- 

 cial provisions for their entertainment. 



President Vaughan thanked the society 

 for its support and the consideration 



shown him by every member during The 

 convention, and adjournment was then 

 taken. 



Death of Mr. Dake. 



One of the sad events of the Washing- 

 ton convention was the sudden death of 

 one of the exhibitors, Mr. Dake, a sales- 

 man for Brown Bros. Co., Eochester, who 

 was present to push the sale of the Baby 

 Eambler rose. While in the exhibition 

 hall on Thursday evening he fainted and 

 was taken to a hospital in an ambulance. 

 He died within the hour and without re- 

 gaining consciousness. His firm and 

 his family were notified by Mr. Gude 

 and a son arrived on Friday even- 

 ing to take the body home. ivlr. Dake was 

 about 50 years of age. He was not known 

 to many, this having been his first con- 

 vention. 



Friday's Features. 



At nine o'clock Friday morning the so- 

 ciety was entertained on the ellipse at the 

 White House by a drill by the U. S. Engi- 

 neer Corps, the courtesy being an excep- 

 tional one, for it was stated that not for 

 twenty years has a review taken place 

 on these grounds. After this exhibition 

 most of those present repaired to the 

 steps of the Treasury building, where a 

 group photograph was taken. Many then 

 visited other points of interest, especially 

 the Department of Agriculture, where 

 many very interesting things are to be 

 seen, and at one o'clock a considerable 

 number went to Baltimore. 



CONVENTION JOTTINGS. 



Washington weather has been maligned. 

 The S. A. F. never had a more enjoyable 

 week. Tuesday was hot — very hot some 

 thought — but the next three days could 

 not have been improved upon if made to 

 order. It was comfortable in the day- 

 time and so cool at night that wraps 

 were almost a necessity. 



One man was heard to complain, just 

 as the ladies were starting on their trol- 

 ley ride that he wasn't having a bit of 

 fun; that the entertaining was all for 

 the ladies (which was far from true) and 

 that he was going to go on that trolley 

 excursion at all hazards as there was 

 nothing else to do. He was reminded that 

 as a last resort he might attend the im- 

 portant business session just opening, 

 but the only answer was a dash for the 

 car. As a matter of fact, Washington 

 offered too many diversions for the good 

 of the business sessions. 



The trade exhibitors made the com- 

 plaint that, although they were this year 

 permitted to keep the exhibition open 

 during business sessions, they did not 

 take so many orders as usual, as they did 

 not see so many people. Of course the 

 splitting-up of the show into three halls 

 was a detriment, especially to those in the 

 Masonic Temple, but the great factor was 

 the desire of most of the visitors to see 

 the city. Over 500 members registered, 

 but only 292 voted at the election of 

 officers. 



One of the pleasant memories of the 

 first Washington convention, in 1892, was 



the session at J. A. Freeman's store, af- 

 ter final adjournment, so when word was 

 passed that a "melon would be cut" 

 there on Thursday night, it brought a full 

 house, men only. Along toward break 

 of day angry female voices disturbed the 

 quiet of many a hotel. Some guests won- 

 dered what it meant, but the wise ones 

 only smiled. • 



When Treasurer Beatty was introduced 

 with the new officers he received an ova- 

 tion. Had he not endeavored to with- 

 draw his name after the ballots had been 

 printed he would certainly have received 

 more votes for the presidency, for there 

 is no more popular member. 



However fully one may approve, so far 

 as this case is concerned, the action of 

 the convention in the matter of the elec- 

 tion of a treasurer, it seemed to many an 

 unwise precedent to establish. The rul- 

 ing of the chair that a new election be 

 proceeded with was a correct one and, al- 

 though successfully appealed from in this 

 case, will have to be sustained upon some 

 future occasion, unless the constitution 

 is amended, for the day will come when 

 other candidates will fail of a majority 

 of all votes cast. 



LADIES' BOWLING. 



The arrangements for the ladies' 



bowling was, like those for the men, all " 



that could be asked for, the ladies' 



games taking place on the Y. M. C. A. 



alleys, August 17, where luncheon was 



served. Chicago, as at St. Louis, won 



first place, Mrs. Walter Kreitling having 



275 to 274 for Mrs. F. M. Ellis, of St. 



Louis. The complete score follows: 



l8t 2d T'l 



Mrs. KreltUng, Chicago 117 158 275 



Mrs. Kills, St. Louis 147 127 274 



Mrs. Asmus, Chicago lo2 141 243 



Mrs. Wlnterson, Chicago 128 111 239 



Mrs. Shaffer, Washington 107 128 235 



Mrs. Meluhardt, St. Louis 118 107 225 



Mrs. Hanswlrth, Chicago 97 125 222 



Mrs. McCauley, Washington 98 101 199 



Miss Cooke, Washington Ill 86 196 



Mrs. Weber, St. Louis 85 95 180 



Mrs. Blackistone, Washington ... 86 93 179 



Mrs. Steldle, St. Louis 76 97 173 



Mrs. Graff, Philadelphia 71 95 16« 



Mrs. McUlcbmond, Washington . . 74 82 156 



Mrs. Gude, Washington 74 76 150 



Mrs. Kunzman, Louisville 73 77 150 



Mrs. Phillips, Washington 74 68 142 



Mrs. Herr, Lancaster 66 74 140 



Miss L. Beatty, Pittsburg 55 79 134 



Miss Weber, St. Louis 73 69 132 



Mrs. Rasmussen, New Albany, Ind. 85 41 126 



Mrs. Powell, New York 40 80 120 



Mrs. Krueger, Washington 65 49 114 



Mrs. McLennan, Brooklyn 74 35 109 



Miss Palmer, Des Moines 44 67 101 



Miss M. Beatty, Pittsburg 41 68 M 



Mrs. Smith, Philadelphia 52 37 8t 



Mrs. Lank, Philadelphia 42 38 80 



Mrs. Oehmler, Washington 34 32 66 



SHOOTING TOURNAMENT. 



Thd annual shooting tournament, un- 

 der the management of Z. D. Blackistone, 

 resulted in a victory for the Philadel- 

 phia team against the Washington flo- 

 rists, with a score of ninety-eight targets 

 out ef 125. 



The winning team was composed of 

 Capt. Anderson, Messrs. Edward Beid, 

 William K. Harris, John Burton and 

 Charles D. Ball. A beautiful silver los- 

 ing cup, donated by Henry A. Dreer was 

 the winning trophy. The Washington 

 team was also awarded a silver trophy, 

 donated by S. Desio, of Washington. 



The championship contest resulted in 

 a tie between Capt. Anderson, of Phila- 

 delphia, and Mr. Brown, of Eichmond. 

 Out of a possible fifty targets each made 

 forty-five. Mr. Brown gracefully de- 

 clined the trophy, a silver water pitcher, 

 donated by H. B. Beatty, in favor of 

 Capt. Anderson. A silver loving cup 

 was presented to Mr. Brown. 



