AUGUST 19, 190U. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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. <iok, Mrs. M., New Orleans, La. 



I iiiinlngbaii], Mrs. J. H.. Delaware, (). 



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li.'tscli, Mrs. Alfrt'd, ( hicugo. 111. 

 nilgei, Mrs. Willhiiij, Di'lrnil. Mich. 



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 ; iburlehl, Wi.-. .\., Kiiiisa.s City, .Mo. 



,lir, Mrs. A. C... licllcville. HI. 

 ' cijuluion", .Miss Slcll.i. .SpriiigUeld, (). 

 I jHlier, Mrs. I'cIit, 1;1Us, .Mass. 



ile, Mrs. W. i:., Jatksun, (). 

 I laiinagau, KdiUi. Ut-iivfr, Colo. 

 ' uclis, Miss, I'iltsliurK, I'a. 

 I miner, Mrs. J. T. 1)., Dcs Moiues, luvva. 



iplnitT. Miss I'c.irl. Dcs .Moines, lnwu. 



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,uuo. .\lis. .\. 11., .Mailinsville, linl. 



Jaiise. ilrs. Cieo. II.. Itieliniond, \:i. 



ierlaeli, Mrs. .M., Lexington, Ky. 



iilis^iM, .Annie, (ieiiiianlou ii, I'a. 



ireKory, Klizalieli], Ilcnipsteud, .\. V. 

 .;iide, .\inilia, \\ asliiu^inn. 1). e'. 

 ■ ;ii(U-, Kallierine .M.. \> ushiiiKlon, l>. ( 

 'iiide. .Mrs. W. 1'.. \Vasliin«lon, l*. f. 

 ■luttman, .Miss, .New York, N. V. 

 ..u.v. .Mrs. 1-; \V., liell.ville. III. 



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Hall. .Sirs. K. I'., .Sliell.y ville. K» . 

 Ilanjpton, Lena, .Stanf<ird, ivy. 



lanipton. I'earl 1!.. .Staiirord. K\ . 

 Ilainiuoud, Miss, I'islikill-on Hudson, .\. V. 

 Hansen, Miss Helen. Madisonville. (). 

 lleherlinK, Mrs. II.. (JenrKelnwu, K\. 

 llelientlial, Flora <;., ('Mluinlins, (t. 

 Hendricks. Miss 1>., Daylon. (). 



lendrickson, .Mrs. I. .^.. llmal I'ark, .\. V. 

 lliiT. Mrs. A. M.. I.amasur. I'a. 

 Ilidel, I'loreliie. Ilillsliorn. (). 

 Hiirf;aii. .Mrs. |i. ('., Maron, C-.t. 

 1Iii<I;Ii'Ih]|-,\ . \lr~ \\ alien. -Ninlii \ eriiHii. Iiel. 



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Kaliis Mrs. II.. .Si. Louis, .Mu. 



ivasiim:, .Mis. W. 1'., Ilnllalo. .N. V. 



Ixellv. .Mrs., .Maysville, Ky. 



Kellar. -Mrs. 1. N.. Tiiledo. o. 



Kill. .Mrs. Leonard, Cliiea^o, 111. 



Kin;;. Louise. I'ortsnioilHi, <). 



Knicknian, .Mrs. ('. 1!., .New York, N \. 



Koeni>{, .Mrs. (L. St. Louis, Mo. 



Knelli;;. Loiiise. I'orl SllloU t li, (J. 



K.de.seli, Klla, ISliHjklyn, .\. Y. 



Knlieh, .Miss, Itrooklyn, .\. Y. 



Kretsclimar, .Mrs. 11. (L lirooklyn. .N. V. 



I\rels<liniar, .Miss, lirooklyn, N. Y. 



Isruej;er, Mrs., Meadville, I'a. 



Kohl .Mrs. Ci'o. A., I'ekiii, 111. 



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 l.aiiteuselilajiei , .Mrs. K.. Lliiea^'i. Ill 

 Lovell. .Mrs. 1'. K., Laurel, .Miss. 

 l.udwiK. Mrs. <;., I'ltlshurj;, I'a. 

 l.udwlK, Airs. K. ('.. I'ittshurK, I'a. 

 I Ndwiif, .Mrs, .1. \V., AlleKlieu.v , I'a. 



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 Vlailhews, .Mrs, Warren (i., Davlon. <). 

 MeKarland, .Mrs. W. I',, Akion. (). 

 Millutcliison. .Mrs, .lames. .New York, N Y. 

 MeKellar. .Mrs. C. \V., (.'lui a>,'o. 111, 

 Mayuurd, .Mrs. V. 11., Detroit. Mich, 

 Meine, Mrs. Win,, Uiclmiond. Ind. 

 Meiuhardt, .Matilda, .St. Louis, .Mo. 

 Vleinliardl, .Mrs., St. Louis, Mo, 

 Miller, .Mrs. Kobert, l»uisville, Ky. 

 Moss, Mrs. K. K.. riiillicotlie, .Mo. 

 Murpliv, .Mrs. K. A., Delhi, O. 



Naiiz, ,M KatlieiiiM 



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'• (;uellerin«, .Mrs.. St. LtJUis, .M... 

 'diver, Annie, lUchrnond. Kv. 

 "'.Mara. .Miss ,\, .M.. .lersev " ( in . N, 



• 'atlen. Mrs. .M . .\ . . lewksliuij, .Mass. 

 I'atterson, .Mrs. .1. W. 1!.. .M.mmouiery, Ala. 

 t'feiffer, .Miss,' I'ort Thomas. Ky. 

 I'feiffer, .Mrs. ('has., I'ort Thomas, Ky. 

 I'liillllis, .Miss .Nellie, W.'st fliester. D. 

 I'hillips, .Mrs. J. V.. Itr.-iklvn, N. Y. 

 I'liillips, Miss. Brooklyn. N. V. 

 I'oehlniann, ,Mrs, ,\d..lpli. ,Moil..ii ilrove. III. 

 '''lehlinann. .Mis-< Virginia, .Mniiun iJiove, 111. 

 ''"Hlilmann, ,Mrs, ,\u«ust. .Morton Cr^jve, 111. 

 '■'K'hlmann. .Mrs. JiOm, .M.irlou (Iri^ve, 111. 

 l'<dlworth, .Mrs. C, C. ,Milwaiikee. Wis. 

 '"'•well. .Mrs. 1. L., .Millh|-o..k, N. V. 

 I'ri'e, .Mabel, Hillsboro, O. 



'.I'larl.s. Mrs Carrie .M., Louisville, l\\ 



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ItaHinuRsen, .Mrs. Anders, New .\lbany, liid 

 lleichspfarr, Mrs. .\.. Uiohmond, Ky. 

 'ludd. .Mrs. W. N., ,Mor<,.'an Park, 111. 

 •tiidd, Mi.ss Helen. Mor^ran I'ark, 111. 



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^■•Itkitter Miss Kesje, Ke-.kuk, la. 



Schlotter, .Miss .Sarah. Keokuk, la. 

 Scliuiltt, Mrs. Win., .lohnstown, I'a, 

 .Sehniltt. .Mathilde, .lolinslown, I'a. 

 .Seliols, Mrs. .lanii'S, tirand Kapids. .Mi. Ii 

 Soribner. Mrs. i;. A.. Delroil, .Mich. 

 Shaffer, Mrs. (L ( ., WashiiiKlon. 1). C. 

 Shaffer, .Mrs. <;eo, (',, Wasliin^'lon, li. 

 Sib.son, Mrs. .Ljhii, i iei iiianlown, I'a, 

 Suijtii, Mrs. 11. I'., I'iqua, (). 

 .Stuessy, .Miss Clara. Lniiisville, Kj . 

 Stuessy, Itertlia, Louisville, Ky. 

 Stuessy, Mi.ss .Mary, Louisville, Ky. 

 Sulir, .Mrs, ("has., Koehesler, .N. Y. 



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ThomiiSiiii, .Mrs. C. It., Louisville, 

 lonnei-. .Miss .\. I.., ("hieaK". Ill, 



Ky. 



Vaughaii. .Mrs, .1. C.. t^hicaKo. lU. 

 Valentine, .Mrs. .1. .V., Denver. Colo, 

 \'esey, Catherine, Fort Wayne, Ind. 

 Vesey, .Marftarel, I'ort Wayne, Ii.d, 

 Ve.sey, .Sallie. I'oii Wayne. Iml, 

 Ve.sey, .Mrs. W. .1.. \-\\n W.i\ni', Ind 

 \ir>rlii. .Mis. r. .1., .New Orleans. La. 



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U.ilkei, Mis. .1., Yoiin^slown. o. 

 Wan-en, .Mis, I', .1., Fort Collins, Colu 

 Weber, ,Mrs, Charles, Lynlimok, .N. Y. 

 Weniplc-, ,Mrs. A. 1).. Albanv, -N, Y 

 Weston, .Mrs. II.. Hempstead. N, Y 

 White, Fannie, Le\inu:ton, K,\ . 

 Wilson. Mrs. .1, S., l)<'s .Moines, la. 

 Wilson, i;il.i (Irani, Cleveland. M 

 Winterson. .Mrs. L. F., ChieaK.., Hi 

 Winterich, Mrs, ( , Deiiame, (). 

 Wiftm.aii, .Ml- Itiididpli, West l|i>l...k.-ii 



Y.isl, .Mr- 



Lebanon, I'a. 



Edgar F. Winterson. 



'Cliairman .S A. F Coniinitiee ini Spurt- > 



THAT FIRST MEETING. 



[.\ paper by F. <^. Hill, Kiclimond, Ind., 

 read befiiie the ,Soeii'ty of .\tnerican Flo- 

 rists, in ronvention at Cineimiati, August 17 

 to 20, 1909. 1 



It is hanl to rcali/c thai twciit y-fivo 

 y(^ars liavc jiassod siui'(^ tlic orfituiization 

 of tlii.s society. To scvcrtil ol' tis hort» 

 it seems only as yesterday sinee our in- 

 ititil TiK'etinir. tlmnoii the inurnev from 



1>)M to the present time lias I eeii di 

 versified by enoiijfli iiionientotis iiieideuts 

 to convince ns tlittt it h;is l>eiii a full 

 iltiarter-ceutury nm. 



'i'he central li<,(ure ol tliat lirst meet 

 mi; was our [iresideiit, Mr. Tliorpe. 

 Those of us who were present will never 

 forjrot how Unclt» ,)oiiii, in his unconvcn 

 tional nianiier and in his own iniii)iie way. 

 presided (jver our deiibtu'atioiis. Neither 

 citn we forget his entiiusiiisin. and his 

 eoufideuce in tliis society; he w;is sure 

 tiiat it v\as :i necessity, and j>usitive of 

 iis success. It is a plettsure to remeiii 

 lier his kindly iiianiier, his tact in dis- 

 tiiiniug eriticisiii of any viuhitioii of par- 

 iiiiinentary law, his recoonitinii ^<\' any 

 person, bij^ or little, who had :i su" 

 j4estion to offer or ;in aiiiendment to jtru 

 pose. We all retdized th:it uc had a 

 thoroufihly informed, sincere and kind 

 hetirted man in the chair, and every 

 member jtresent itime readily and <;race- 

 fully under the s[iell of iiis petsfuitility. 

 .bihn Thorpe had most unusual yifts of 

 both heart and iiiind, and ;il th;it time he 

 w;is at the zenith of his pdurr md pop 

 ithirity. 



Not Read'/ to be Oslerized. 



1 have surmised tliat tlie orroiifiin^; le 

 ^^etlnu' of the ex-jiresiileiits and of the 

 orioinnl members of tliis society on this 

 occiision is to show tlie beneficent work- 

 ings of Osleriztit ion, eonM it be jnit intn 

 ofiieral ])r:U'tice. I>ut, tii(iu<;h we siir 

 vi\t)rs may wear crowns of silver hair, 

 and siiow the m;irkini;s of time upon 

 our outer man, 1 trust thtit we can <daim 

 minds serene and unimpaired and still 

 able to face tiie b:ittles of life .itel id' 

 trtide -witli fearless vi^or. 



It was Arnold, of h'u^by, wlio told the 

 regents thiit wlien lie failed to taki- the 

 stiiirs three steps .-it ;i lime they must 

 look about for a new head master for the 

 school, and though nniny of us who met 

 here twenty five years ago may not now 

 feel like tiiking the sttiirs jnst in tliat way, 

 we e;in rejoice in tlie possession of ail 

 open mind, a determination to avoid the 

 ruts, and a living interest in the best 

 things in floriculture. 



Xeveitlieless, one i>t' tin- lesson.i that 

 we seniors must letirii, ami put into prac- 

 tice as W(dl, is the recoguititm of the fact 

 that our sons and the younger men in the 

 society lutve rightfully assumed the po 

 sitions of responsibility in this orgaiiiza 

 tion. This is e.xactly as it should be. 

 Kvery society, every business firm, needs 

 young blood added to keep it to its high 

 est point of efticiency, and we elder^ 

 must see to it that we do not siijiply 

 more than the necessary friction as »he 

 wlicels go onward. 



A Meed of Praise. 



To the carrying forward of the work 

 of this society has been given an.xious 

 thought, determined effort, unremitting 

 t(dl, service unstinted and freely ren 

 dered by .7. ('. Vauglian, Mvron .\. Hunt, 

 .lohii n! M:iy. Robert Craig', B, P. Critch 

 ell ;ind others down the line. 



I think it right and j)roper tli;it 

 1)11 this twenty-filth anniversary we ren 

 der to the memory of Myron A. Hunt a 

 meed of praise for the splendid servict 

 ritnlered the stjciety in its organization 

 and during its earlier years. I some- 

 times think that we owe to Mr. Hunt 

 ipiite as much as is our debt to .Mr 

 Thiiipe. No service was too heavy, ne 

 journey too long for Mr. Hunt to un- 

 dertake it' thereby he could get assist 

 :inci> or recriiits, or turn any seeming 



