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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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Cotk, Un. M., New Orleans, La. 

 CnnnUiKtuim, Mrs. J. H., Delaware, O. 



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PletBCta, Mrs. Alfred, ('lilcaso. 111. 

 iHlger. Mrs. William, Detroit, Mlcb. 



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 KIberfeld, Mrs. A., Kansas City, Mo. 



I'ebr, Mrs. A. G., BeUeville, 111. 

 h'ennimure, Miss Stella, iSprlngfleld, O. 

 h'lstaer, Mrs. Feter, Kills, Mass. 

 !<'lte, Mrs. W. K., Jackson, O. 

 Klannagan, Edith. Denver, Colo. 

 Kacbs. Miss, Pittsburg, Pa. 

 I'Dlmer, Mrs. J. T. D., Des Moines, Iowa. 

 Kulmer, Miss Pearl, Des Moines, Iowa. 



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liauo, Mrs. N. U., Murtiusville, lud. 

 liause, Mrs. Geo. It., Ulcbmond, Va. 

 lierlacb, Mrs. M., Lexington, Ky. 

 ■ iibson, Annie, Germautown, Pa. 

 (Gregory, Elizabeth, Hempstead, N. V. 

 iJude, Amelia, VVashlngtou, D. C. 

 liude, Katberiue M., Vvasblugtoa, D. C. 

 iJude, Mrs. W. F., Washington, D. C. 

 • iuttman. Miss, New York, N. Y. 

 liuy, Mrs. B. W., Belleville, 111. 



Hall, Mrs. E. P., Shelby ville, Ky. 

 Hampton, Lena, Stanford, Ky. 

 Hampton, Pearl B., Stanford, Ky. 

 UammoDd, Miss, FisbkiU-on-Hudsou, N. Y. 

 Hansen, Miss Helen, MadisonviUe, O. 

 Heberllng, Mrs. H., Georgetown, Ky. 

 Hellenthal, Flora G., Columbus, O. 

 Hendricks, Miss B., Dayton, O. 

 Hcndrlckson, Mrs. 1. S., Floral Park, N. Y. 

 Herr. Mrs. A. .M.. Lancaster, Pa. 

 Hider, Florence, Hlllsboro, O. 

 Horgan, Mrs. 1). C, Macon, Ga. 

 Huckleberry. Mrs. \\ arroii. North Veruon, Ind. 



leffeis. Mrs. »'. O.. LouisvilU-. Ky. 

 .lones. Mrs. Juh. K., Kichmund, Ind. 



Kabrs. Mrs. 11., St. Louis, Mo. 



Kastlug. Mrs. W. F., Buffalo, N. Y. 



Kelly, Mrs., MaysTlUe, Ky. 



Kellar. Mrs. I. N., Toledo, O. 



Kill. Mrs. Leonard, Chicago, 111. 



King, l.uuise, Portsmouth, O. 



Knlcknian, Mrs. C. B., New York, N. Y. 



Koenig, Mrs. G., St. Louis, Mo. 



Koeuig, Louise, Portsmouth, 0. 



Kolesch, Ella, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Kolicb, Miss, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Kretscbmar, Mrs. H. G. Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Kretscbmar, Miss, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Krneger, Mrs., .MeadvHle, Pa. 



Kuhl. .Mrs. Geo. A.. Pekln, 111. 



Luuteuscbtager, Mrs. F., Chicago, 111. 

 Lovell, Mrs. P. E., Laurel, Miss. 

 Ludwlg, Mrs. G., Pittsburg, Pa. 

 Ludwlg, Mrs. E. C. Pittsburg, Pa. 

 I.udwig. Mrs. J. W., Allegheny. Pa. 



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Matthews, Mrs. Warren G., Uaytou, O. 

 McFarland, Mrs. W. P., Akron, O. 

 McHutcblson, Mrs. James, New York, N. Y. 

 McKellar, Mrs. C. W., Chicago, III. 

 Maynard, Mrs. F. H., Detroit, Mich. 

 Melne, Mrs. Wm., Richmond, Ind. 

 Melnhardt, Matilda, St. Louis, Mo. 

 Melnhardt, Mrs., St. Louis, Mo. 

 Ulller, Mrs. Uobert, LouUville, Ky. 

 Moss, Mrs. R. E., Cbilltcothe, Mo. 

 Morphy, Mrs. K. A., Delhi, O. 



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■Vaiii. M. Katherine, Owensboro, Ky. 



•J'Guellering, Mrs., St. Louis. Mo. 



Oliver, Annie, Richmond, Ky. 



O'Mara. Miss A. M., Jersey City, N. J. 



Hatten. Mrs. M. A., Tewksbury, Mass. 

 Patterson, Mrs. J. W. B., Montgomery, Ala. 

 Pfelffer, Miss,' Fort Thomas, Ky. 

 Pfelffer, Mrs. Chas., Fort Thomas, Ky. 

 Cbillips, Miss Nettie, West Chester. O. 

 PhilUpg, Mrs. J. v., Brooklyn, N. Y. 

 PhlUlpa, Mlas, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

 I'oeblmann, Mrs. Adolph, Morton Grove, 111. 

 I'oelilmann, Miss Virginia, Morton Grove, 111. 

 Poehlmann, Mrs. August. Morton Grove, IlL 

 Poehlmann, Mrs. John, Morton Grove. 111. 

 PoUworth, Mrs. C. C, Milwaukee, Wis. 

 Pewell, Mrs. I. L., Millbrook, N. Y. 

 '•rice. Mabel, Hlllsboro, O. 



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Qnarles, Mrs. Carrie M., Louisville, Ky. 



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liannnssen, Mrs. Anders, New Albany, Ind. 

 telchspfarr, Mrs. A., Richmond, Ky. 

 Kodd, Mrs. W. N., Morgan Park, IlL 

 Kndd, Miss Helen, Morgan Park, 111. 



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'»<-W«tter. Miss Bosle. Keokuk, la. 



Scblotter, Miss Sarah, Keokuk, la. 

 Scbmitt, Mrs. Wm., Johnstown, Pa. 

 Scbmltt, Mathilde, Johnstown, Pa. 

 Scbola, Mrs. James, Grand Kapids, .Mich. 

 Scrlbner. Mrs. E. A., Detroit, Mlcb. 

 Shaffer, Mrs. G. C, Washington, D. C, 

 Shaffer, Mrs. Geo. C, Washington, D. C. 

 Sibson, Mrs. John, Germantowu, Pa. 

 Smith, Mrs. H. P., Piqua, O. 

 Stuessy, Miss Clara, Louisville, Ky. 

 Stueasy, Bertha, Louisville, Ky. 

 Stuessy, Miss Mary, Louisville, Ky. 

 Suhr, .Mrs. Chas., Rochester, N. Y. 



un, Mrs. C. B., Louisville. Ky. 

 Miss A. L., Chicago, 111. 



Vaughau, Mrs. J. C, Chicago, 111. 

 Valentine, Mrs. J. A., Denver, Colo. 

 Vesey, Catherine, Fort Wayne, lud. 

 Vesey. Margaret, Fort Wayne, lad. 

 Vesey, Sallie, Fort Wayne, Ind. 

 Vesey, Mrs. W. J., Fort Wayne, litA. 

 Virgin, Mrs, \j. J.. New Orleans, La. 



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Walker, Mrt>. J., Youngstowu. U. 

 Warron, Mrs. F. J., Fort Collins, Colo. 

 Weber. Mrs. Charles, Lynbruok, N. Y. 

 Wemple, Mrs. A. D., Albany, N. Y. 

 Weston, Mrs. H., Hempstead, N. Y. 

 White. Fannie, Lexington, Ky. 

 Wilson, Mrs. J. S., Des Moines, la. 

 Wilson, Ella Grant, Cleveland, O. 

 Wlntersou, Mrs. B. F., Chicago, 111. 

 Wlnterich, Mrs. C, Defiance, O. 

 Wittmnii, Mrs, Rudolph, West Hoboken, X. J. 



Yost, Mrti. C. C, Lebanon. Pa. 



' Edgar F. Wintenon. 



iChtinnAn S. A. F. Committee on Sports ) 



THAT FIRST MEETING. 



[A paper by E. O. Hill, Richmond, Ind., 

 read before the Society of American Flo- 

 rists, in convention at Cincinnati, August 17 

 to 20, 190B.] 



It is hard to realize that twenty-five 

 years have passed since the organization 

 of this society. To several of us here 

 it seems only as yesterday since our in- 

 itial meeting, though the journey from 



1884 to the present time has been di- 

 versified by enough momentous incidents 

 to convince us that it has been a full 

 quarter-century run. 



The central figure of that first meet- 

 ing was our president, Mr. Thorpe. 

 Those of us who were present will never 

 forget how Uncle John, in his unconven- 

 tional manner and in his own unique way, 

 presided over our deliberations. Neither 

 can we forget his enthusiasm, and his 

 confidence in this society; he was sure 

 that it was a necessity, and positive of 

 its success. It is a pleasure to remem- 

 ber his kindly manner, his tact in dis- 

 arming criticism of any violation of par- 

 liamentary law, his recognitioa of any 

 person, big or little, who had a sug- 

 gestion to offer or an amendment to pro- 

 pose. We all realized that we had a 

 thoroughly informed, sincere and kind- 

 hearted man in the chair, and every 

 member present came readily and grace- 

 fully under the spell of his personality. 

 Jofem Thorpe had most unusual gifts of 

 both heart and mind, and at that time he 

 was at the zenith of his power and pop- 

 ularity. 



Not Ready to be Oslerized. 



I have surmised that the grouping to- 

 gether of the ex-presidents and of the 

 original members of this society on this 

 occasion is to show the beneficent work- 

 ings of Oslerization, could it be put into 

 general practice. But, though we sur- 

 vivors may wear crowns of silver hair, 

 and show the markings of time upon 

 our outer man, I trust that we can claim 

 minds serene and unimpaired and still 

 able to face the battles of life — and of 

 trade — with fearless vigor. 



It was Arnold, of Eugby, who told the 

 regents that when he failed to take the 

 stairs three steps at a time they must 

 look about for a new head master for the 

 school, and though many of us who met 

 here twenty-five years ago may not now 

 feel like taking the stairs just in that way. 

 we can rejoice in the possession of an 

 open mind, a determination to avoid the 

 ruts, and a living interest in the best 

 things in floriculture. 



Nevertheless, one of the lessons that 

 we seniors must learn, and put into prac- 

 tice as well, is the recognition of the fact 

 that our sons and the younger men in the 

 society have rightfully assumed the po- 

 sitions of responsibility in this organiza- 

 tion. This is exactly as it should be. 

 Every society, every business firm, needs 

 young blood added to keep it to its high- 

 est point of eflSciency, and w© elders 

 must see to it that we do not supply 

 more than the necessary friction as the 

 wheels go onward. 



A Meed of Praise. 



To the carrying forward of the work 

 of this society has been given anxious 

 thought, determined effort, unremitting 

 toil, service unstinted and freely ren- 

 dered by J. C. Vaughan, Myron A. Hunt, 

 John N. May, Robert Craig, B. P. Critch- 

 ell and others down the line. 



I think it right and proper that 

 on this twenty-filth anniversary we ren- 

 der to the memory of Myron A. Hunt a 

 meed of praise for the splendid service 

 rendered the society in its organization 

 and during its earlier years. I some- 

 times think that we owe to Mr. Hunt 

 quite as much as is our debt to Mr. 

 Thorpe. No service was too heavy, no 

 journey too long for Mr. Hunt to un- 

 dertake if thereby he could get assist- 

 ance or recruits, or turn any seeming 



