

Aug L- ST 23, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



847 



which was seconded by P. J. Foley of 

 Chicago. Robert Craig extended the in- 

 vitation of the Florists' Club of Phila- 

 delphia, to which there were several sec- 

 onds. H. C. Irish asked consideration 

 for the invitation to Norfolk, Va, Presi- 

 dent Kasting appointed P. J. Foley, Leo 

 Niessen and H. Papworth as tellers, who 

 received the ballots and announced the 

 result as follows: 



Philadelphia, 131. 



Niagara Falls, 101. 



Nominations of otucers being in order. 

 Col. W. W. Castle, of Boston, a quite 

 recent addition to the society's list of 

 silver-tongued orators, named "W. J. 

 Stewart for president; E. G. Qillett sec- 

 onded. There was no other nomination. 



For vice-president, E. G. Hill nominat- 

 ed Leo Niessen and Mr^Gwde-^iominated 

 John Westcott, whojrfturn noidinated 

 Samuel SeIlerSvJEfiJ»tfock. 



For secretary, Wm, Scott nominated 

 H. M. Altick, of Dayton. W. F. Gude 

 nominated P. J. Hauswirth, of Chicago. 

 There were several seconds. 



For treasurer there was only one nom- 

 ination, H. B. Beatty, of Pittsburg, 

 named by W. W. Coles. 



On motion of Wm. Scott, a telegram 

 of sympathy was sent P. O'Mara, whose 

 presence was prevented by the death of 

 his brother. 



It was stated that the essays submit- 

 ted for the Kasting prizes had been lost 

 in the mails, so the floor was given to 

 E. V. Hallock for the report of the com- 

 mittee on school gardening, which proved 

 highly interesting. Wm. Scott, F. E. 

 Palmer, W. F. Gude, Benj. Hammond 

 and others narrated local conditions and 

 work in their home towns, and E. G. 

 Hill spoke urgently of the possibilities 

 of utilizing the gardening spirit, now 

 awakened throughout the land, to the ad- 

 vancement of our trade interests. The 

 committee — Hallock, Wallace and Ham- 

 mond — was continued and Mr. Palmer 

 and Prof. Cowell added to it. 



The constitution and by-laws "were 

 amended to define a course of procedure 

 in case, as occurred at Washington last 

 year, no candidate had the required 

 majority of all votes cast on the first 

 ballot. 



The adjournment for lunch was not 

 until 2 p. m., so active had been the dis- 

 cussion. It was just in time to escape 

 interruption by the daily rain. 



During this session President Kasting 

 proved himself to be one of the best pre- 

 siding officers the society has ever had. 

 There were many interruptions and sev- 

 eral times recourse was had to parlia- 

 mentary law, but throughout the presi- 

 dent was in full control and his clear-cut 

 decisions did much to expedite business. 

 The sentiment was that the president 

 was distinctly all right. 



Wednesday Evening Session. 



The presentation of the excellent pa- 

 per by F. E. Palmer on The Ideal Gar- 

 tlener, was followed by the discussion of 

 the president's address, with Robert 

 Craig in the chair. Two hours were de- 

 voted to the recommendation as to a 

 committee on tariff. Hallock, Hammond, 

 Hill, Castle, Lenker, Scott, Elliott, Vin- 

 cent and many others denounced the pres- 

 ent duties affecting our trade, especially 

 the one on glass. The matter was re- 

 ferred to the committee on mutual in- 

 terests with the seedsmen and nursery- 

 men with instructions to seek to secure 

 a reduction on window glass. 



The executive committee was instruct- 

 ed to put in operation the recommenda- 



tion with regard to the conduct of the 

 secretary's office. It was recommended 

 to the executive committee that $200 be 

 placed at the disposal of the secretary 

 for traveling expenses in proselyting for 

 new members, with instructions to re- 

 port next year as to the results. 



The President's Reception. ■ 



The reception, which was to have been 

 held at Far Hills, the private estate of 

 John H. Patterson, was, on account of 

 the rain, held in Welfare hall, at the 

 factory of the National Cash Register 

 Co. The great hall was filled with ta- 

 bles, at which all were comfortably seat- 

 ed at 6 p. m., and an excellent lunch 

 was served to about a thousand members 

 and their friends, while a fine selection 

 of popular music was rendered by a band 

 composed of employees of the company. 

 A cable message was sent to Afr. Pat- 

 terson, who is in Europe, thanking him 

 for his great entertainment. 



After all had been fed President and 

 Mrs. Kasting, Secretary Stewart, Treas- 

 urer and Mrs. Beatty, Vice-President and 

 Mrs. Altick and Mr. and Mrs. Hauswirth 

 occupied the stage and received those 

 present, giving each a cordial handshake. 

 The hall was then darkened and the 

 compary Avas treated to a magnificent 

 lot of stereopticou views,- illustrating the 

 landscape gardening of the world, as 

 well as the wonderful work that has been 

 done in beautifying the humble homes 

 of iiundreds of employees of the N. C. R. 

 Co. This included some remarkable dis- 

 solving views in which faces gradually 

 appeared in flowers and one kind of 

 flower would fade into another. All 

 these views showed flowers and foliage in 

 their natural colors. The program con- 



eluded with an amusing lot of moving 

 pictures. It was a most enjoyable even- 

 ing and worth a long journey to partici- 

 pate in. • ;• ' • .; - ' 



The Judges' Report. 



The judges made a partial repoit 

 Wednesday evening. Certificates of 

 merit were awarded as follows: 



To King Construction C9., for venti- 

 lator attachment and for trussed con- 

 struction; Lord & Burnham Co., for 

 dust-proof ventilator gear; Herendeeu 

 Mfg. Co., for improved Furman boiler; 

 J. H. Broxey, for carnation support; 

 Edward Amerpohl, for Nephrolepis 

 Amerpohlii, described as most distinct 

 and best novelty in existence; Vaughan's 

 Se^d Store, for Gladiolus Francis King; 

 Kroeschell Bros. Co., for shaking grate; 

 Arthur Cowee, for ma^y new gladioli; 

 W. F. Kasting, for cement bench; Henry 

 A. Dreer, for Bougainvillea W. K. Har- 

 ris; Robert Craig Co., for Ficus pandu- 

 rata; Morehead Mfg. Co., for steam 

 trap. 



The committee highly commended the 

 following: 



G. C. Meyers, for hose mender; Reed 

 & Keller, for cycas holder, special wire 

 designs and hew baskets; Dayton Paper 

 Novelty kCo.,* for violet boxes ; Lord & 

 Buruham Co.^ for trussed construction; 

 H. Thaden, for equalizing roof support; 

 Schloss feiosi!?' for violet tiers and rib- 

 bon jiovelties. 



Honorable mention was given as fol- 

 lows : 



James Vick 's Sons, for asters of Day- 

 break shade; Lord & Burnham Co., for 

 improved boiler; Heim Carnation Sup- 

 port Co., for carnation support; Lewis 

 Ullrich, for Geranium Tiffin ; Storrs & 



H. H. Ritter. 



(Chairman of tie Finance Committee, Dayton Vlorlsta' Club.) 



