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The Florists^ Review 



August 6, 1914. 



OBITUARY 



Henry Schlaack. 



Henry Schlaack, oue of the oldest 

 florists at Elgiu, 111., died July 22 at 

 the age of 68, at the home of Mrs. 

 Mary Stamm, where he had resided for 

 fourteen years. Mr. Schlaack was born 

 in Germany December 27, IS'*?. For 

 the last forty years he had resided in 

 Elgin. He was for a time gardener 

 for Borden's Condensed Milk Co. Later 

 lie opened a small greenhouse on Water 

 street and had such success in busi- 

 ness for himself that he established a 

 larger range, at Spring and Franklin 

 streets. Several years ago he was 

 elected collector of the city of Elgin. 

 The funeral was held .luly 24 at under- 

 taking parlors in Elgin, and burial was 

 at Bluff City. 



Alexander McKerlchar. 



Following an illness of only one week, 

 Alexander McKerichar. who for the last 

 thirty-three years has been superintend- 

 ent of Glenwood cemetery, at Washing- 

 ton, D. C, died at his home, on the 

 cemetery grounds, at the age of 83. 

 Death is said to have resulted from a 

 general breakdown brought about by 

 the intense heat and the recent death 

 of his brother in Canada at the age of 

 85. 



Born in Perthshire, Scotland, August 

 4, 1831, he began an apprenticeship on 

 the estate of the Duke of Athole, at 

 Dunkeld, Scotland, in 1847. In June, 

 1851, he came to this country and ob- 

 tained a position with Robert Steele, 

 at Winchester, Va., as foreman in his 

 nurseries. In June, 1854, he went to 

 Washington and obtained a position at 

 the United States Botanical Gardens, 

 under William Breckenridge, and con- 

 tinued there under the late William R. 

 Smith until June of the next year, when 

 he accepted a position as foreman of the 

 gardens of the President of the United 

 States. After seven or eight years he 

 was appointed superintendent of the 

 gardens and grounds. This work con- 

 tinued until in May, 1875, he went into 

 business for himself in Alexandria, Va., 

 as a florist and nurseryman. In Feb- 

 ruary, 1881. he accepted the position of 

 superintendent of the cemetery. 



He was one of the most ]irominent 

 Masons in Washington and had attaine<l 

 the thirty-third degree in Masonry. He 

 became a master Mason in Lebanon 

 Lodge in 1873, and held membership in 

 manv branches of the order. 



C. L. L. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



A meeting of the board of directors 

 will be held in Boston, Mass., at 9:00 

 it. m. Thursday, August 20, All mem- 

 bers who are in attendance at the S. A. 

 F. convention are invited to meet with 



the board. c- t r> i i i i> 



S. ,T. Goddard, Pres. 



A. F. J. Baur, Soc y. 



Horseheads, N. Y.— Earl Shults has 

 let the contract for a semi-iron-frame 

 greenhouse, 18 x 50 feet, to the King 

 Construction ('o. and expects to grow 

 <ut flowers in addition to potted plants. 

 He started four years ago with a single 

 house, 10x40; later added one, 10x50, 

 and will soon have a third. 



The Convention Program 



THE PROGRAM of the thirtieth annual convention of the Society of American 

 Florists, to be held in Boston, Mass., beginning August 18, has been planned 

 again to occupy the customary length of four days, after the trial of a longer 

 program last year. The business sessions will take up the whole of the first, three 

 days, while Friday, August 21, will be given over to an outing, in the charge of the 

 horticultural interests of Boston. The opening session of the society will be called 

 to order at 2 p. m. Tuesday, allowing visitors all of the forenoon to make any neces- 

 sary arrangements and get used to their surroundings. 



As the judges for the trade exhibition, the following have been appointed: For 

 sections A, B and F, M. A. Patten, Tewksbury, Mass.; William Sim, Cliftondale, 

 Mass., and John R. Fotheringham, Tarry town, N. Y.; for sections C and D, Wm. H. 

 Siebrecht, Sr., Chappaqua, N. Y. ; Joseph A. Manda, West Orange, N. J., and Frank 

 H. Traendly, New York city ; for sections E and G, Thomas F. Galvin, Boston, Mass. ; 

 Wm. F. Easting, Buffalo, N. Y., and Olaf J. Olson, St. Paul, Minn. The following 

 have been appointed judges of the convention garden: Robert Cameron, Cambridge, 

 Mass.; J. F. Huss, Hartford, Conn.; Harry A. Bunyard, New York city; Gustav 

 X. Amrhyn, superintendent of parks, New Haven, Conn., and John N. Champion, 

 New Haven, Conn. 



TUESDAY. AUGUST 18. 

 First Day — Opening Session. 

 2 P. M. — Opening exercises, In Paul Revere Hall, Mechanics Building. 

 Address of Welcome, by Hon. .Tames M. Curley, Mayor of Boston. 

 Response, by Frank R. Pierson. 

 President Wlrth's Address. 

 Report of Secretary. 

 Report of Treasurer. 

 Report of State Vice-Presidents. 

 Consideration of Invitations for Meeting Place for 1015. 



Evening Session. 



8 P. M. — Reception to President Wirth — Copley Plaza Hotel. Music, Dancing, Refresh- 



ments; strictly informal. 

 Balloting for Meeting Place for 1915. 



WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19. 

 Second Day, Morning Session. 



9 A. M. — Meeting of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery. 

 9 A. M. — Meeting of the American Sweet Pea Society. 



9:30 A. M. — Meeting of the Chrysanthemum Society of Ameiio.i. 

 10 A. M. — Annual Meeting of the Ladies' .Society of American Florists. 

 10 A. M. — Session S. A. F. 



Report of the National Flower Show Committee, George Asmus, Chairman. 



Discussion. 



Nomination of Officers for 1915. 



Report of the Judges of Trade Exhibition and the Convention Garden. 



Report of Committee on President's Address. 



Discussion. 



Afliliatlon — Special Report of Board of Directors. 



At the morning session of Friday, August 22, of the Minneapolis convention the follow- 

 ing recommendation of the board of directors was adopted: 



"That the fee for members of any regular florists' clubs who wish to Join the S. A. F. 

 as a body will be reduced to $3 for the flrst year and the annual dues thereafter to be $'i 

 per year for each member thereof. These dues must be paid to the S. A. F. by the treasurer 

 of each club and not by the members Individually, and we further recommend that our con- 

 stitution and by-laws be amended to comply with this recommendation." 



At the meeting of the board of directors, held in Boston, March 17 and 18, 1914, the 

 matter of afnilation was again thoroughly discussed by the full board, with the result that 

 the recommendation was considered to be rather indefinite. It was therefore voted that a 

 special committee of three be appointed to work out a definite plan of afUliation, the same 

 to be presented as an amendment to the constitution and by-laws. The committee, con- 

 sisting of George Asmus, chairman, Wm. F. Kasting and J. J. Hess, ultimately submitted 

 the following amendment, which has been approved and is now recommended for adoption 

 by the board of directors in place of the recommendation offered at Minneapolis: 



Amendment to Paragraph (b) of Section 2 of Article II. 



1. That clubs, societies or kindred organizations of professional florists, gardeners and 

 horticulturists, having a paid-up membership of 100 or more members in the S. A. F., 

 shall be entitled to one representative on the board of directors of the S. A. F. 



2. Such representative shall be the president of such organization and must be a 

 member of the S. A. F. 



3. Any elective officer or appointed director of the S. A. F. shall not be eligible as a 

 representative of such organization. 



4. When the president of any such organization is already a director, the vice-president 

 shall be eligible for the office. 



5. Any organization applying for representation shall submit to the secretary of the 

 S. A. F. a complete list of its membership. It shall be the secretary's duty to confirm 

 same and submit it to the president for final confirmation. Such a list shall be In the 

 hands of the secretary by December 1 of each year. Announcement of such director shall 

 be made by the president-elect on January 1 of each year. 



Afternoon Session. 



2 P. M. — Essay — "What Should the Society of American Florists Do for the Prlv.ite 

 Gardener?" by Arthur E. Thatcher. 

 Discussion. 

 2 P. M. — Bowling Contest, Ladles' S. A. F., at the Alleys, 1C7 Washington Street. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 20. 



Third Day — Morning Session. 



9 A. M. — Automobile Ride for the Ladles, starting from the Copley Plaza Hotel, to the 



North Shore. 

 9 A. M. — Meeting of the Florists' Hail Association. 

 9 A. M. — Meeting of the American Carnation Society. 

 10 A. M. — Meeting of the American Gladiolus Society. 



10 A. M. — Meeting of the American Rose Society. 



11 A. M. to 12 M. — Polls Open for the Election of Officers. 



.\fternoon Session. 

 2 P. M. — Question Box. 



Essay — "Adaptation of Plants to Soil," by Prof. Geo. S. Stone, Amherst. Mass. 

 2 P. M. — Annual Bowling Tournament, S. A. F., at Alleys, 167 Washington Street. 



Evening Session. 

 -The I.,adies' Society of American Florists will entertain at the Copley Plaza 



8:46 P. M. 

 Hotel. 



FRIDAY, AUGUST 21. 



Fourth Day. 

 Guests of the Horticultural Interests of Boston. 



