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The Florists' Review 



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Members of the Kansas City Florists' Club on their Annual Picnic, at Chandler's Grove. August 26, 1914. 



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ANSAS CITY CLUB'S PICNIC. 



■ noon \Vo<|ni'S(l;iy, Auj^ust li'i, nil 

 ilorists of Kniisiis City, sjixc.n t'cw 

 Jcrs, closod their doors, to take 

 . Ill tlie liist aniiiuii oiitin;^ (if tlic 

 -.IS City Florists' Cliil), wliidi wns 

 at the niiisoiii's of Al. K, Ciinii 

 Special street «-iiis. clci-ornteil 

 Imiiners, cnrrieil tlie jiarty to Kin- 

 ll('i<,'lits. .lust as the cars startcil. 

 , nets of roses, donateil l)y llie (ieorj^e 

 l\elJo<r^' Flower & I'lant Co.. llcnrv 

 ik ic Co. and T. .1. .\oll AL Co., were 

 •.\ n into the crowd of people wat(di 

 •lu' departure, causing,' iinudi excite . 

 t. From Iviuney Jleiyhts aiitoino 

 - .and trucks carried the lloiists out 

 lie firouiids of M. K. Ciiandh'r. 

 lie program for the afternoon was 

 lie hands of (J. K. Parker and Fred 

 iilioldt, respectively president and 

 president of the C.eo. M. Kidlojiy- 

 cr & I'lant Co. Dick I'arker, s.ales 

 for I'oehlmann Bros. Co.. Cliica^io, 

 I'd in time to put up some good 



• > and act as judge in the contests, 

 sjiorts commenced with a liasehall 



'■ l)etweeii the Has lieens and Will 



whiidi ended with the score G to (i 



ill' end of the fourth inning. 



lirough the efforts of .Mr. an<l Mrs. 



idler, a hountiful table was spread, 



■Oiicdi the l.")() guests present sat 



II with a will. After tiie awarding 



I'liut $1U() worth of prizes, Mites ot' 



dvs were tendered Mr. .and Mrs. 



idler for their hospitality, Dirk 



cr for his work and prizes, the 



■nitteo of the (dub for its siiccess- 



• fforts, and the various linns for 



i-ontributions of prizes. (1. llol 

 '. of Holsing(!r liros.. Merriam. 



• invited the club to his firm's 

 ■lies for the annual picnic next 



The exening cdosed with music 

 icld'.s orchestra and .Mr. Chandler's 

 'da, aiul dancing, William Hieder 

 ' calling the old sipiare d.ances in 

 -tylo. The next day those who did 

 -II were sorer than tlu)se who en 

 the sack race, and next year .i 

 '• outing is assured. AiiKing the 

 town guests were Dick I'arkei. 

 "icago; P. (i. Hr.ackeidi\irv. ot' 

 lilt Hill, Mo., and Mrs. 'llugh 

 of Hirmingham, .Ma. 

 (II ize winnei's wcie .as tOllows; 



ll'l Wi'Illrirs ll.H-v|-sli<PC pilcllillu' <<illt' si 



i:. 'I liinii.is Miiil Ml. C.ilTci'. til si: s\y- 

 ''iiik<'i' iiikI a. i;. .\iImiiis, scciiiil; .Mi-- 

 ' liiiicns .'iiiil l-'icil Kidiiiliolilt. Iliii'l. 

 iiiil "(Piiicii's Slick rii.c-Mis- P. r.icili 1- 

 ■I .Mr. Wilson, liisl ; .Miss I.. Itiidci iiiiiliii 

 I'-'t' Hiilsiiii.'! r. sccoimI; Mrs, <;. 1\. I'liiUci 

 ^ lliiMtiTiu'. lliird 



'llil WiillllMl's Willcnilcl'ill I'lllllll.' r.itlli'sl 

 ' "1 V. Cii,,' mill Cliiiilis i;..liiii-Mii. lir-l 

 llii'dcriiiiiiin :iii<l Win. r.icilci iiiiiiui. .1 1 



i"l w.iiiicirs free f.)|-iill i.ir,' Miss Ihizc 

 •ilnl (;ci,i-;,. ll(il«iiii:i r, liist: Miss U. S 

 'ii'l \V. .1. I'.niiii.s. ,Ii., -ciLliil: .Mi-S 1' 

 nil' iiiul Mr. Wai liiiir. tliinl. 



'Ilioiiiiis 1111(1 Air. C.IVcc, .-cc-cpinl; Mrs. .(. II. I!u\ cl 

 iiiiil Mr. Wils<.ii, tliiiil; Miss llaz.l V. ('..|.c iiiul 

 W. .1. liiinii's, .Ir.. f.iiirtli. 



lilt men's liicc-Mr. Wilson, liisl; <; Ihil 

 siii-cr, second; Krcil l'roinli.>l,lt , tliir.l: .1. Hoi 

 -ill;^"", fiilirtll. 



I, .lilies' iMMiiiit race — Miss (loMie I'lyiin, first; 

 \li-s I!. ."<. r.anus, seconil: Miss H. Hleilerinaiiii 

 rliini, 



l!o,\s' ami j;iils' race- .Miss Hazel ('o|ic ami 



(ieoli;e Coll.ii, lilst. 



.Men's Hat foot jumpliij.' contest —Uiissell Hardv. 

 liisi: .1. W. liariu's, second; Mr. .T.nrrett, tiiird. 



Men's tree iliinliin;,' e<iiit('st — Clias.- Uednion. 

 liist; Will. Hiederiiiaiiii. .Tr.. second. 



.Men and women's tii;;of war, twenlv on eacli 

 side -Caidains I'red IVomlioldt and .Mrs \y ,r 

 r.aines. 



BRATTLEBORO, VT. 



liiisiness has been (piiet foi the last 

 few we(d^s. priii(dp;illy fuiierjil work, 

 but the season that closed with the 

 coni|iltdioii of the bedding work was 

 ,'in excellent one, the call for plants 

 ;ind cut tlowers showing ;i steaily in 

 crease. There ,'ire two good florists 

 here and muie tor a considerable dis 

 tance in three directions, so that their 

 trade covers ;i rather wide if tliinh 

 populated territoi'y. 



C. !•]. .Mien has been in the florists' 

 business here since 1 S()>n, ha\'Hig start 

 ed when he was only 17 years of age. 

 During his forty-six years at it Afr. 

 .Mien has seen many changes in the 

 Mower trade. In his early years there 

 were few llorists in the wi>st and he 

 did a cdiisicleialde wholesale business 

 with those starting ;iiid a mailing plant 

 trade all o\er the cduntiy. .\s florists 

 multiplied tlirongji the wi'st his distant 

 trade ftdl oil', luit the local and (ireen 

 .Mountain trade increased, so that he 

 is today doing more business than e\er. 

 .\lioiit half ot his ghiss is new and 

 |ir;ictically the whole jdace is e(|iii|ipt'd 

 with onejiiece concrete bemdies. Con 

 ciete is III f Mr. .Mien's s|,,.,.j;,|} ;,,^ 



On his |)ropert} ot tliiitv .ino lie li.i- 

 a fiiK^ gra\el bank and some time ag" 

 h(» b(>gan the maiiiifaidme of concrete 

 blo(d\S for building |)iirposes. He li;is ;i 

 building on the place in whiili a toice 

 of men work- constantly :it this ;iii.! 

 many of the newer houses in the town 

 are of his handiwork. Incidentally, he 

 makes it a |iractice to put up fn\i 

 dw(dling eaidi year for s;ile or rNiit. 

 In the greenhouses there is the usual 

 great varit'ty of stt)(d< iisii.ally found on 

 a place that caters to a i^eiieial loi-ai 

 trade. 



Carl Hopkins, wIhj is towti clerk, 

 started in the business only ,'i I'ew ye;ir- 

 ago. His greenhouses are so t'.'ir t'lom 

 the <'enter of trade that a xcir or so 

 .'igo he ojiened a store on the ma in 

 business street, wliich h.'is liidped him 

 matiM'i.'illy, many peojdc^ buying llowci- 

 who tiexcr did when the\- li.id to yo to 

 the greiMihoiises for them. .Mr. Ilop 

 kins has the assistance of his w i t'e ;iio' 

 • laughtors. 



.\ steady nicrease in business is e\ 

 pecteil, as the town is riidi jiiid oiowin- 

 rapidly for N'ew Kngland. The po|iul,i 

 tiori now is aliout !t,rilMi and the banl-.- 

 carry about $i;{, ()()(), ()(io of deposit-. 

 a record not fre(|uentl\ diiiilic;ite.i 

 fhroii^ihout the entire I'liited St;ite-, 



AT LANCASTER CLUB'S OUTING 



When ['resident M. F. |;;irr entei 

 taiiieil tiie members ot' the Lamaste' 

 County Florists' Club at his home 

 .\vondale farm, August 1,;, ||. K. l,',,!, 

 rer iisc^d his kodak to secure reniindei- 

 of that eiij'oyalde d.'iy and, iii the view 

 shown herewith, snapped .'t niimiiei ot 

 tlu' members of t!ie dub in the mid-' 



ot' tile olltino. 



id Women's liaseliall tliiowin^ 

 AdaniN and Mr. .I.iriclt. lii-l: M is 



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Lancaster County Florists Visit B. F. Barr. Avondale Fa 



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