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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBIB 13. 1921 



S. A. Frost. 



iCliali'inan of the Di'i-oiiiliiiir ('oinmittci'. i 



of our neighbors to the north. It is 

 they who have had the burden of prepa- 

 ration for this meeting. The thousand 

 and one thoughts, plans and steps neces^ 

 sary to provide for our comfort and a 

 well-prepared setting for our business 

 meeting have been theirs to give. 



Wo F. T. D. members of America can 

 say already that it affords us great 

 pleasure to meet here with you and that 

 we extend thanks for your hearty words 

 of welcome. 



I do not come here as an individual. 

 That is entirely lost sight of. The great 

 number of co-workers just to the south 

 of you have given me the honor and 

 pleasure, as well as the duty, of telling 

 you how much they prize your friend- 

 ship, believe in your cooperation and 

 value your association with us. My 

 words, however, will never convey to 

 you how much they believe in you and 

 what is the extent of their innermost 

 feelings. We must leave our greetings 

 to the genuine grip of the hand, for those 

 of us who arc so fortunate as to be here, 

 aiid to sincere appreciation for those who 

 were forced to remain at home. Rather, 

 I would say, much like the example of 

 the thinker on the front cover of our 

 F. T. D. magazine this month, who, say- 

 ing not a word, preaches an eloquent 

 sermon. 



In meeting here, let us bear in mind 

 that the F. T. D. idea knows nothing of 

 boundary lines. For the first time in 

 our history our meeting place is situated 

 in what some of us, at first thought, may 

 call another country. Our maps, our 

 geographies, our customs officials tell us 

 that tkia is true, but, fellow members, 



speaking in the language of the great 

 F. T. D., boundary lines fade away and 

 a new picture unfolds before us. Yester- 

 day we were Canadians and Americans. 

 Today, tomorrow and the next day we 

 become citizens of the world. 



NATIONAL FLOWER WEEK. 



[Upport of committee, composed of Z. D. 

 liliickistone, chairman; Robert L. Graham and 

 I'hiirh^s H. (Jrakelow, to consider President 

 Breitmeyer's recommendation for a national 

 lluwiT week, pre.seuted at the F. T. D. meeting 

 at Toronto, Octoher 11.) 



In accordance with the recommenda- 

 tion of President Philip Breitmeyer in 

 liis annual address before the Florists' 

 Telegraph Delivery Association last 

 year, it was recommended that a com- 

 mittee be appointed on "Say It with 

 Flowers" and F. T. D. week combined. 



In accordance therewith, this commit- 

 tee heartily recommends that the dif- 

 ferent communities throughout the coun- 

 try get together to carry out this recom- 

 mendation. The time suggested in the 

 president's address is the early part of 

 October. This, however, is not arbitrary 

 and the committee recommends that the 

 local conditions be considered in decid- 

 ing upon the date of this movement. 

 They strongly recommend that a com- 

 mittee in each community assume the 

 responsibilities of a concerted effort in 

 this direction. 



Let us all stop and consider the com- 

 prehensiveness of the slogan, "Say It 

 with Flowers. ' ' Further, let us deliber- 

 ate upon the wonderful effect of the 

 F. T. D. movement, and its uplifting 

 benefits to society. 



Gentlemen, if you stop and ponder 



on these things, I am sure you will see 

 a deeper meaning in them than you have 

 heretofore. If you are a true and loyal 

 fiorist, you ought to feel some obliga- 

 tion to do your part towards carrying 

 out this work. 



In large cities, through concerted ef- 

 fort, a great deal can be accomplished. 

 In the small cities and even in com- 

 munities where only one florist is doing 

 business, publicity can be carried on 

 and developed along these lines which 

 in the aggregate will form a great move- 

 ment. 



The committee strongly recommends 

 that this splendid recommendation of 

 President Breitmeyer be given the 

 hearty and undivided support which it 

 deserves. The members of the commit- 

 tee will be glad to help with sugges- 

 tions or in any way possible if called 

 upon. 



CONVENTION SNAPSHOTS. 



The St. Louis delegation distributed 

 buttons proclaiming that "St. Louis ex- 

 tends the glad hands," describing that 

 place as "the city surrounded by the 

 United States." Baltimore's small band 

 were busy pinning on buttons that bore 

 streamers that proclaimed "Baltimore — 

 F. T. D. 1922." The Baltimore florists 

 presented a fine basket of mums and 

 dahlias that stood before the speakers' 

 platform. 



Otto Buseck, manager of Middlemount 

 Nurseries, Asheville, N. C, passed out 

 "Say It with Flowers" buttons to vis- 

 itors. He showed an example of thrifty 

 ingenuity in the shape of a holder for 

 wired toothpicks made from a 10-cent 

 spring rat trap. 



On the platform at the opening ses- 

 sion were all the oflBcers and directors 

 save one. A. F. Borden was not able to 

 make the trip from the Pacific coast on 

 account of the severe illness of his sister. 



At the opening session President 

 Breitmeyer read a cablegram from 

 Luxembourg, from the president-elect of 

 the S. A. F., Samuel S. Pennock, read- 

 ing, "Best wishes, successful meeting 

 and continued progressive uplift to our 

 business." Other telegrams, of regret 

 at non-attendance, were read from 

 Henry A. Siebrecht, Jr., Pasadena, Cal.; 

 A. F. Borden, Los Angeles, Cal., and 

 J. Seulberger, Oakland, Cal. A. W, 

 Moore, head of Hollywood Gardens, 

 Seattle, Wash., sent a magnificent bou- 

 quet of American Beauties, which stood 

 before the speakers' platform. Henry 

 Penn, delayed in Boston, telegraphed he 

 would arrive Thursday. 



Edward Sceery moved at the opening 

 session that President Harding be sent 

 liis annual basket of flowers through 

 Gude Bros. Co., Washington, D. C, a 

 suggestion heartily concurred in. Max 

 Schling proposed that a basket of flow- 

 ers be laid on ex-President J. A. Valen- 

 tine 's grave, while Irwin Bertermann 

 suggested that S. S. Pennock 's cable- 

 gram be answered with flowers. Miss 

 Hester A. Getz thought it appropriate 

 to send flowers to the governor-general 

 of Canada, a suggestion capped by Max 

 Schling 's suggestion that a basket be 

 cabled to the king of England. 



A splendid basket of dahlias cut Octo- 

 ber 10 was displayed before the speak- 

 ers' table to refute the name of "col4? 

 Canada." They were grown by A. 

 Pearson, London, Ont., and arranged by 

 Dicks' Flower Shop, also «f London, 

 Ont. 



