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JCLT 23, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



13 



as usual, looking as spry as a two-year- 

 old. This is one of the events that he 

 looks forward to with great pleasure. 



Charlie Kuehn was as happy as a 

 boy with his first pair of boots when 

 he came in for first prize in bowling. It 

 was a box of cigars and he does not 

 smoke, but his friends did so. 



Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Miller and 

 their daughter spent an enjoyable after- 

 noon. Mrs. Miller took first prize among 

 the lady bowlers, and Mr. Miller came 

 in second among the men. 



Edwin Denker came all the way from 

 St. Charles to spend a day 6t enjoy- 

 ment and was glad he came. 



Charles Fulgraf and G. H. Pring repre- 

 sented Shaw's garden. We missed Mr. 

 and Mrs. H. C. Irish, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- 

 liam Trelease and others from the gar- 

 den. 



Various Notes. 



V 



George Angermueller and wife left 

 July 18 for a vacation trip to the north- 

 ern lakes, to be gone two weeks. 



George Schriefer, of Kuehn 's, is off 

 for ten days' vacation. He will put in 

 his time practicing his new curve ball 

 at one of the big league parks. 



Mr. and Mrs. John Connon have re- 

 turned from their eastern trip. They 

 took in all the big eastern cities, also 

 a trip through Canada. While in the 

 latter place he met a John Connon, a flo- 

 rist, who is also a Scotchman. Mr. Con- 

 non reports that he is remodeling his old 

 houses and will at once start building 

 a new one, 25x150, for roses. 



Albert Senger, who runs a store at 

 4271 Cote Brilliante avenue, reports that 

 he has leased the greenhouses of Edward 

 Hicks, on Garfield avenue, just back of 

 his place. Mr. Hicks retired from busi- 

 ness. His son, Ned, is now employed in 

 the city hall. 



Mrs. M. M. Ayers reports that the day 

 of the picnic she had one of her busy 

 days with funeral work, having the fam- 

 ily order for the Niedering house funer- 

 al. For that reason she failed to at- 

 tend. 



Fred Pape reports that he has closed 

 his branch store at Grand and Park 

 avenues, as the business was not up to his 

 expectations. 



We had with us, last week, E. Eschner, 

 of M. Rice & Co. Mr. Eschner reports 

 that he has been appointed official boom- 

 er by the Cincinnati florists for the con- 

 vention of 1909, and he is doing good 

 work. Mr. Hasting, representing A. H. 

 Hews & Co., of Cambridge, Mass., is in 

 the city. Mr. Stern, of Philadelphia, was 

 a caller last week. J. J. B. 



PEORIA, ILL. 



A. M. Augspurger, president of the 

 firm of D. U. Augspurger & Sons, is con- 

 templating an extended trip to the Euro- 

 pean markets. - 



Frank Jerabek is adding two new 

 houses, 37x50 feet. 



Henry Jacobs has resigned his position 

 with J. C. Murray. He is now employed 

 by D. U. Augspurger & Sons. 



J. Nelson, successor to Nelson & Klop- 

 fer, disponed of 2,000 4-inch and 5-inch 

 Boston fertis, and Whitmani and Amer- 

 pohlii in smaller sizes, to a local whole- 

 sale plant firm. 



A. M. Augspurger will be a business 

 caller fn Chicago this week. 



Mr. Steinmetz, representing the W. W. 

 Barnard Co., Chicago, called on the 

 local florists this week. H. C. R. 



NEW ORLEANS. 



dub Meetui£. 



For the twenty-third time since its or- 

 ganization the New Orleans Horticultural 

 Society held the election of its officers 

 for the current year at the annual meet- 

 ing in Kolb's hall, July 16! 



Richard P. Steckler was elected presi- 

 dent; Henry Shuermann, vice president; 

 C. R. Panter, secretary; John Eblen, 

 treasurer. 



R. P. Steckler is the junior member 

 of the J. Steckler Seed Co., Ltd. He was 

 born in Iberia thirty-six years ago, and 

 has been in the seed business since a 

 boy, working under the direction of his 

 uncle, the late Richard Frossher, the 

 veteran seedsman of the south, and the 

 founder of the business carried on by 

 this company, established in 1865. Un- 

 der the management of the two brothers 

 Steckler, the firm has been largely im- 

 proved and is counted now among the 

 largest- of its kind in the south. They 

 issue a large catalogue in five different 

 languages, and their plant and live stock 

 department is also important. Richard 

 Steckler is secretary-treasurer of the com- 

 pany. He is also a member of the Amer- 

 ican Seed Trade Association, of the 

 Knights of Pythias and the Elks. He 

 was married about ten years ago to Miss 

 Marie Louise Broussard. Three boys 

 were born of this union. The members 

 of the New Orleans Horticultural So- 

 ciety could hardly have made a better 

 choice for their president, and under his 

 management the society will prosper. 



Henry Shuermann, elected vice-presi- 

 dent, has been in the employ of the Me- 

 tairie Ridge Nursery Co. for several 

 years and previously worked for other 

 florists in the city. He is well qualified 

 for the position. 



There is nothing new to say about the 

 two old reliables, ('. R. Panter, secre- 

 tary, and John Eblen, treasurer. 



A letter was read from Mr. Wilson, of 

 Poulan, Ga., on "The Advantages of 

 Growing Flowers in the South for Con- 

 sumption in the J^orth. ' ' 



Ed Baker, wJio had left the society 

 for some time, made a new application 

 for active membership and was elected. 



R. Eichling -was too busy with his 

 bride to attend the meeting, but he sent 

 a letter of thanks for the present he 

 received from the members on the occa- 

 sion of his wedding. 



Henry Cook exhibited some well grown 

 asters. 



Following the meeting, a dinner was 

 highly enjoyed. 



Various Notes. 



R. Eichling, at U. J. Virgin's, has a 

 fine bed of Silver Thimble chrysanthe- 

 mums. They come handy around the 

 first part of November, to make fine, 

 delicate sprays of flowers, and then are 

 always scarce and in demand. 



At the last meeting of the executive 

 committee of the Home Manufacturers' 

 Exhibition, which is to be held in New 

 Orleans September 1 to 13. it was de- 

 cided to permit florists and flower design 

 manufacturers to take part in the exhi- 

 bition, and they will be accordingly noti- 

 fied. A small fee will be paid for space. 



M. M. L. 



Greenwich, Conn. — Alexander Mead 

 & Son have bought the greenhouses of 

 John Cooke, at the corner of Lafayette 

 place and Lake avenue, and the buildings 

 will be torn down, to make room for 

 dwelling houses. Mead & Son will use 

 the material in extending and improving 

 their range of houses. 



