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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



13 



Charles L. Washburn, President Illinois State Florists' Association. 



THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION. 



With .•! itKiii at Its lifMil ut ^iidi laiu<' 

 iiierests as ilnisc c.t' ( '. 1.. Waslilmni. ilir 

 Illinois .Stair I'Moiists' Assi.ciai ion ajj 

 pinrs to lie I'loparrd lor a i^ckmI sraxm "> 

 vork. The association will ask ili.' -tair 

 i''L;isl_Uur. m inak<' up \i< ii lli.' <niii 

 .Mtliliolij when till' la^t liifiiiiial a|i|irc' 

 priatioii was iiiailc. 'I'lic askiiii; tiicii 

 •vas fry .■!■.■..■), iinii. wjiicli tlu' lo<^islaluii' >ut 

 down to +l(;.!iii(i. This tiiiic thr asso- 

 •iatioii will ask Inr .'f:,"i4.(iiMi. ihc saim- 

 iskiny as last sessimi cvcciil that tho Ic- 

 liiiition is aiiijocj. 



'-'harlos L. Washiunn i^ a iiiruilicr of 

 (Tactically all tin tia.lc v,„i,.t ics. Imt 

 lias loiiylit sli\ nt ci|1ii-r in any of ihcni. 

 ilthon^ili t'ri'(|nc'iitiy urynl to pcnnit ilir 

 i-^i' of Ills nanii-. ||<' laiiohinyiy ;|v^,.rts 

 ihat 111' was not awar" of wiial wa^ ^n- 

 'fi.U' "II ;,l t ■|iain|iait;ii tin' 'lay lir was 

 oloctcil |. resident of tjic Illinois Slato 

 Florist-^' Association, Imt since the dec 

 'ion was unaninions ami lu' has inmh 

 mtei'ivt ill the woik for lloi iciilt\irc now 

 Ix'in^ comhictt'il at the -^tate i-\]ieriin"nt 

 -tation. he will put into the ailtnini--' la 

 '"'Ii of atl'airs the same .'nei-^ry |,r ap 

 i''i''^ to all his liiisiness aitivitie^. 



Mr. Waslihiini will |,,. r,-^ vears of a^e 

 I'elonary -^T . 'I'J,,. ,.,.,||y years ,,f Ins life 

 'W'le <h'\()te,| 1,1 |iiiiiiieiiii<;. ^mne years 

 iia\iii^ lioeii spent in loooine in the 

 ^\"o{Ls, an. I later in the wholesale an. I 

 '•('tail IuiiiImm tra.le. It was in Iss4 that 

 Ml-. Washiunn married Kate i^.i'^seii. the 

 "Illy <hild of (J. I'. l>.;issett. with whom 

 'II IS03 he formed n part ner-.|iip under 

 ' _''■ firm name of Hassett Ov Washl.iirn. 

 ""'.y tli<>n start. 'd liaildin- -r.-enli..n-.'s 

 ''II a laroe s.-ale at Jiinsiiale. ;ir.pwiny cut 

 il"\v,^rs for 11,,. (:iii,.;,u,, iiK.rk.'t. Thi- 

 '^■■'^ '" '■ 'h,. pio,i,.,.i-^ ,,f th.' lar-.' es 



t;ilili^limeiit~- in iji.' i lii.-;iL^.> territory .•iinl 

 ■^ooii wa'^ tanioiis ii\..r a w hh' rany.' ot' 

 r.miitry. 'I'h.'y Ida/..'. I ihe wa\ for a 

 largo number of inipro\einent3 in yreeii- 

 hoiise Imihliiio. ,-iiltni-al and in;irK.'t i ny 

 ini'tho.ls wlii.di ;ir.' now iak.n .-i-^ a. niat- 

 ti-i (it' i-oiirse li\- till- tr.nli. The hrm ol' 

 l!;issett iV W'ashlmrn .•oinm.iir.'il i.) s.'li 

 tli.'ir cut flowers under tli.ir own name 

 in l^'.t.") ami has i-ontinn.'cl t.i do so nnin 

 terrnptedly .wfr sin.-e. Tin -periajty ..f 

 till' linn is th.' «liip|Hiio trad.'. Al 



tli.iiit;h it h;is n.il lien L;i-n.'r,'i ll\ known. 

 Mr. W'ashluirn l>.nijiht .nit Mi. |',;iss..i t 's 

 int.M'esI in th.' firm soai.- fonr v.'ars ay.i, 

 th.' ayreem.'nl li.'iny that th.' hiisinesv 



^hiiidd .-.uitinu.' iind<'r the .dd Uiin name. 

 Mis. Waslilmrn .lie. I in I'.JOi'. Sin; left 

 oil.' .hild. I'",.!;^,'!!' II. W^ashburii. who 

 I -iii.-e his yra.luat io.'i I'loni tin' lJni\.'rsity 

 , of W'i-.-.iiisin has ii.'en a-'-m'i.'ded in the 

 I Inisiiiess with ids I'at h.M . 

 I rr."^i.l.'nt \\';islibiii II has .'(niinunc.'.l 

 j that li.' will i'.'ap[i.iiuL .'is iiii'inli.'rs ot' th." 

 I .oKisory b.iard for tli.' st.ate exp.'rlinen- 

 ! t;il st.'iti.iii, .1. t '. \'.-Mi^haii, .if Chi.'aiiu, 

 and W. X. Rudd, of .Morgan Park, The 

 other in.'inliers of the boar. I ar^' tlie 

 presi l.'nl. the s.'.-rel ary .-iiid the tr.'.'is 

 ni'i-r .d.' the asso.-iation. 



(In.' .if the tliino- whi.-h .Mr. Wash 

 burn liojies to see a.-.'oiiijdished .liirin;.' 

 his term of olii.-.' i^ the .'staldi^hiii;^ of 

 ^ome unit'orm i^ra.l.'s for cut llowors. 

 K'.r this iMiipo'^.' Iiis [ire.l(>.-essor .'ippoint 

 I 'I .-I .'. mini It tee c.iiisistine ..t' i '. |,. 

 Wasiibiini. 11. I-:. Smith ;ind ' '. \f. 

 Id.-kinson. Th. imsident boin;: ".x 

 ollieio memb.'i of all committees, .Mr 

 Wa'-hliirn iiitei|.|- lo ap[)oint soiii.' one 

 • 'I-.' in hi- own phi.-r ,iii the .'oininit te.'. 

 If II i- |M.-sili|i' for til.' as^.i.-iati'in to se- 

 '•lire th.- ailopti.iii i.f -.iiiie staiidar.l 



'.;r;i.hs |,,i' ,.||( -iii'd-;. i'-| i.'illy roses, il 



will ihalile lioth biix.rs ami w liolesalers 

 !o '|.':il with t^i'.'.-ii.'i' ■■ertaintv. 



WHY NOT PEORIA NEXT? 



Till- side.'iiou ol' I'liarh'- l..i\i'iid^. a- 

 -. ic presi. lent of tlie Illiinus Stat. I'do 

 ri-t-" .\-.-.Mdatinti h'ad- l.i tin' sii;;';^i'st i"i. 

 of I'i'.iria .'IS th.' si-.'ii.' .if the n.'xt i-.'iiiv('ii 

 lion, ill l''i'bruary, I'.ill. I'.'.iria is tin 

 se.'oiid city in IHin.u- .(iiiti' a iiieri'.ipoli- 

 bv .•niiiparison witli ili.' nn'i'tino' pla.;' "i 

 I'.Mo wiili exi^.'lleiit li.ii. Is and other .■>. 

 .-. iinnio.lat i.ni^. Th.- det .'nil i nat i.ui ot t iu 

 n.\i pla.-.' lit' m.'eiiiiL; res|< with th. .x 

 '■ciiti\i' coinmitie.' ol' tile a--^ociat ion jn.l. 

 ■-inc.' th.' .ii^.'i n i/.'it ioii li.-i'- now si-i lie 

 t'.-ishioii lit' I'liti'i'taiuin^ il-.'lf. tlieii' Is ic 

 iiei'd to v\ a it I'll!' ,-1 II i ii\ it .-il ion. 



Tlir ;iccoiiip;iiiyiiio illusiratioii i> troie 

 a -na[isliiit of Xic fresiilent Lo\ eriiliie in 



.me ot' his |.,,|,,... Ill White I '.'rf.'c:.;' i;. 

 ill.-i'le I le.-i'iiilr. r :',ii, l!i.l!l. 



I I \l; ! I'liKH. < ii\ \. X'ill.-.'llt II. ' 'I'll 

 -l.'d, forenrih t'or .luhii < 'ooiiibs, v\ a - in 

 iured rei-.'iitlv wliij.' di'.'.uat in^ 'li.' 

 riioinastoli I lpei;i lloiisi.. ||c- was se 

 \eiely eiil about I hi' t'ace. d'iie 1,'iddei 

 oil wliiidi lie W.I- workill^ fell with him 

 .ind sfnick a'ld iuoke ,'i .•handelin- ,in<l 

 he was cut li\ th.' iii'oki'li L;lass. 



Charles Loveridge, Vice-pretident Illionis State Florists' Association. 



