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The Rorists^ Review 



OCTOBIB 13, 1921 



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MEETINGS COME AND GO 



NEW YORK CLUB MEETING. 



Makes Good Season's Start. 



A regular meeting of the New York 

 Florists' Club was held on Monday 

 evening, October 10, in the club's quar- 

 ters if the Engineering Societies' build- 

 ing, 25 West Thirty-ninth street, with a 

 fair attendance of members. There was 

 a creditable display of cut flowers, which 

 engaged the interest of all present. 

 President I. 8. Hendrickson occupied 

 tlxe chair. 



After the reading of the minutes of 

 the previous meeting, Frank H. 

 Traendly, for the committee on 8. A. F. 

 membership drive, reported progress. 



Charles H. Totty, for the flower show 

 committee, reported that everything was 

 in shape for the promotion of next 

 spring's flower show in the Grand Cen- 

 tral Palace. The preliminary schedule, 

 he said, had been distributed, and details 

 were in process of completion, with a 

 prospect of the usual good exhibition. 



Gains in Membership. 



The following were elected to mem- 

 bership: 



William F. Vldal, Stamford, Conn. 

 J. Lionel ChlldB, Floral Park. N. Y. 

 John W. Merrett, Farmlngdale, N. T. 

 Fred Klefer, Northport, N. Y. 

 Theo. Bxell, Huntington, L. I. 

 Arthur H. GoldBmlth. Floral Park, N. Y. 

 Vernon G. ChlldB, Floral Park, N. Y. 

 Jacob Wehrsteln, Manhnsset, N. Y. 

 J. George Jurgens, Northport, N. Y. 

 Fred Kuhne, Hlcksville. N. Y. 

 Frank StroUsky, Baldwin, N. Y. 

 Wentzel WenUh, North Bellmore. L. I. 

 Jacob Gunther, North Bellmore, I>. I. 



Nominations for election at the next 

 meeting were: Dan Markelos, Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y.; J. V. McAteer, Brooklyn, 

 N. Y.; Harold 8. Lion, of Lion & Co., 

 New York J Andrew G. Beuscher, Staple- 

 ton, L. I. 



Miscellaneous Matters. 



There was a short discussion, deferred 

 from the previous meeting, covering the 

 Washington convention, in which Joseph 

 A. Manda, C. B. Weathered, J. M. Brown 

 and others took part. At the conclusion 

 Secretary Young moved a vote of thanks 

 to the Washington florists, and particu- 

 larly to the ladies who aided in the recep- 

 tion of the visitors, for the many cour- 

 tesies extended to the New York party 

 while in the capital city. The resolu- 

 tion was passed with applause. 



A. F. Faulkner, by invitation from the 

 chair, described a trip he had recently 

 made through Nova Scotia, in which 

 province he spent his early days, New 

 Brunswick and Quebec, particularly 

 Montreal. He said the scope of several 

 florists' establishments he visited in the 

 various sections would be surprising, as 

 to extent and up-to-dateness, to most 

 New Yorkers. 



Secretary Young explninod that 

 through the extended proceedings of the 

 last meeting reference to the death of 

 one of the most esteemed members of the 

 club, John K. M. L. Farquhar, of Boston, 

 had been unavoidably deferred. He 

 moved that a committee of three be ap- 

 pointed to prepare memorial resolutions, 

 and the president, upon carriage of the 



motion, appointed F. E. Pierson, W. A. 

 Manda and W. H. De Forest to present 

 such resolutions. 



The committee on awards reported a 

 visit by the committee to Flowerfield, N. 

 Y., to pass upon, at the John Lewis 

 Childs establishment, the dahlia "Sun- 

 kisst, ' ' which was awarded a preliminary 

 certificate of merit at the September 

 meeting. The committee recommended 

 that a final certificate be awarded, and 

 the recommendation was adopted. 



Totty and Prlng Speak. 



Charles H. Totty made a short address 

 on "Chrysanthemums," in his usual 

 good style, prefacing his remarks by a 

 declaration that before such a body he 

 need not go into details of culture. 



J. H. Pring, of the Missouri Botanical 

 Garden, St. Louis, was present as a vis- 

 itor, and was invited to the platform. 

 Mr. Pring made a most interesting ad- 

 dress, his subject matter being mainly 

 a comparison between the production of 

 horticultural products in his section and 

 the New York and New England section, 

 particularly as to the use of species, em- 

 phasizing the use, in the neighborhood of 

 St. Louis, of subtropical and tropical 

 plants, which could hardly be used out- 

 doors in the east. A rising vote of 

 thanks was awarded the visitor. 



The Exhibits. 



Charles H. Totty Co., Madison, N. J.— 

 Collection of chrysanthemums, early- 

 flowering and single varieties, a fine ex- 

 hibit. Award of special mention to 

 variety Kitty Eicher, single pink, and 

 Firelight, reflexed crimson. Mrs. Wood- 

 row Wilson, white Japanese incurved, 

 scored 93 points, and preliminary cer- 

 tificate recommended. Corporal Merle 

 Hay, chestnut red, a promising new 

 kind, special mention. Entire exhibit 

 awarded highly commended. 



Springfield Floral Co., Springfield, N. 

 J. — A representative collection of out- 

 door-grown early-fiowering chrysanthe- 

 mums; also a vase of Carnation Thomas 

 C. Joy. Awarded vote of thanks. 



Bichard Hughes, Flushing, N. Y. — 

 Collection of newer varieties of dahlias. 

 Awarded vote of thanks. J. H. P. 



GROWERS TO MEET. 



The St. Louis district branch of the 

 National Flower Growers' Association 

 of America will hold its fourth quar- 

 terly meeting Tuesday. October 18, in 

 the Jefferson hotel at Peoria, 111. 



At 9 a. m. the following committees 

 will convene to prepare all reports to 

 be made at the executive committee 

 meeting at 10:.'{0: Pot plant growers, re- 

 tail growers, cut flower growers, pur- 

 chasing, auditing and membership, of 

 which C. E. DeWevcr, F. Washburn, W. 

 J. Pilcher, W. A. Eowe, J. N. Cole and 

 Joseph Deutschmann, respectively, are 

 the chairmen. 



Luncheon will be served in the palm 

 room of the hotel at 12:1.') and at 1:30 

 the district meeting will open and ro 

 main in session until all business is 

 transacted. 



Mayor Victor P. Michel will give an 

 address of welcome, which will be fol- 

 lowed by a response by J. F. Ammann; 

 opening remarks, by President Walter 

 A. Amling; secretary's report, by J. J. 

 Beneke; treasurer's report, by W. A. 

 Eowe. A general talk for the good of 

 the association will then be given. 



Peoria florists have united to make all 

 visiting florists comfortable and all 

 growers, regardless of membership, are 

 invited to attend. Be on hand early. 



TENNESSEE PROGRAM. 



Includes Pleasure and Profit. 



The tentative program issued for the 

 eighth annual convention of the Tennes- 

 see State Florists' Association, to be 

 held at Chattanooga November 1 and 2, 

 contains three sessions of business and 

 instructive addresses and three sessions 

 devoted to pleasure, aside from the in- 

 tervening luncheons each day. 



The Chattanooga Florists' Club will 

 be lavish in its entertainment. Tues- 

 day evening, November 1, the visitors 

 will attend a flower show and theater 

 party in a body as guests of the local 

 club, and the following day the same 

 hosts will provide a trip to famous Look- 

 out mountain in the afternoon and a 

 dinner dance at the Patton hotel in the 

 evening. 



At the sessions devoted to more seri- 

 ous affairs, such speakers are scheduled 

 as J. F. Ammann, Charles H. Grakelow, 

 Eobert A. Craig, Philip Foley, Z. D. 

 Blackistone and William F. Gude from 

 a distance, while from southern points 

 are Dan Horgan, Edward C. Truett, 

 Charles L. Baum, Wallace E. Patterson 

 and perhaps others. 



Headquarters will be at the Patton 

 hotel, Chattanooga. 



The Program. 



The program for the two days in de- 

 tail is as follows: 



TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 9:30 A. M. 



Call to order, by G. A. Klmmell, president of 

 the Chattanooga Florists' Club. 



Invocation, by the Reverend Father Sullivan. 



Introdiiction of the mayor, by James J. Farrell. 

 secretary of the Chattanooga Florists' Club. 



Address of welcome, by Mayor Chnmbllss. 



Response, by H. G. Bramm, of the Bristol 

 Floral Co., Bristol, Tenn. 



President's address, by W. H. Englehart, of 

 the Idiewild Greenhouses, Memphis, Tenn. 



Report of the secretary-treasurer, by Prof. 

 G. M. Bentley, Knoxville, Tenn. 



Question tK)x. conducted by H. G. Brnmm. 



"Essential Details for a Successful Florist la 

 the South," by Dan Horgan, of the Idle Hour 

 Nurseries. Macon, Ga. 



"The National Flower Growers' Association," 

 by J. F. Ammann, secretary, Edwardsville. 111. 



Appointment of committees and announce- 

 ments. 



TWKSDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1:30 P. M. 



Reports of committees. 



Election of officers. 



Selection of next meeting place. 



"New Features of (Jreenhouse Construction," 

 liy Philip Foley. Cliicago. III. 



"Why I Selected the Retail Flower Business 

 as a Vocation," by Clias. H. Grakelow, Phila 

 delphin. 



"Experiences While Attending the S. A. P. 

 Convention at Washington," by Edward C. Tru- 

 ett. Franklin. Tenn. 



"Possibilities of Bulb Growing in the South," 

 liy Chas. L. Baum, Knoxviile. Tenn< „ 



Inspection of trade exhibits. 



Anno\incements. 



TI'ESDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 7:30 P. M. 

 Members and friends assemble at convention 

 luiil, Patton hotel, to attend in body flower 



