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The Florists^ Review 



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OCTOBBS 15, 1914. 



OBITUARY 



W. L. Palinsky, 



William L. Palinsky, one of the old- 

 est florists in Chicago, died October 10 

 of quick consumption, at his home at 

 2867 Palmer street. 



Mr. Palinsky was born in the little 

 town of Pomell, Germany, May 18, 

 1863. Coming to America, he located 

 at Chicago when 20 years of age, find- 

 ing his first employment with August 

 Dressel. Being more than ordinarily 

 progressive, in a few months he was 

 ready to make a start for himself and 

 secttred property on Palmer street, 

 where he has been in business for 

 thirty years. At the time of his start 

 the location was open prairie, but in 

 the course of time it became a popu- 

 lous city neighborhood. The business 

 grew mth the population and Mr. 

 Palinsky^ hfts for many years handled 

 a large yolume of trade, both whole- 

 sale and retail, in the latter branch 

 having the assistance of his daaghter, 

 Sadie, who will continue the business. 



Mr. Palinsky was married Augtfst 22, 

 18^4, His bride was Mary Natzkp, who 

 survives him with five childred: Mil- 

 ton, Sadie and Marian Palinsky; Mrs. 

 Martha - Mead and Mrs. Bernie Wal- 

 lace. The daughters, as well as their 

 father, are quite widely known in the 

 trade, as the party of five attended 

 many conventions. 



The funeral was held October 13 

 from the residence and from the Evan- 

 gelican Lutheran church at Leavitt 

 street and Haddon avenue, with inter- 

 ment in Waldheim cemetery. There was 

 a large attendance of friends of the 

 family and many members of the trade 

 were present. Many flowers were sent 

 by members of the trade. 



Alvinza G. Tillingliast. 



Alvinza G. Tillinghast, of La Con- 

 ner, Wash., dropped dead in front of 

 his store in La Conner at noon Octo- 

 ber 1. He was nearly 70 years old and 

 leaves a widow and one son, Francis P. 

 Tillinghast. 



In 1872 he went to Padilla, Wash., 

 and took a preemption claim in com- 

 pany with E. A. Sisson and E. E. Whit- 

 ney. They obtained 500 acres, which 

 the three together diked, drained and 

 brought into a state of cultivation. For 

 about a decade Mr. Tillinghast raised 

 oats on this farm. 



In 1883 he began growing cabbage 

 seed, establishing what are now widely 

 known as the Puget Sound Seed Gar- 

 dens. 



In 1890 he moved his seed store to 

 La Conner, where it has been ever 

 since. 



W. W, Mclntyre. 



W. W. Mclntyre, son of W. T. Mc- 

 lntyre, of Toronto, Ont., died suddenly 

 at Brampton, Ont., on Thursday morn- 

 ing, October 8. He was but 38 years 

 of age, and only as far back as last 

 spring he removed to Brampton and 

 erected a well equipped range of green- 

 houses, covering over an acre of ground, 

 near the Canadian Pacific railroad sta- 

 tion. The first crop of flowers was cut 

 in the week preceding his death, and, 

 although he regarded his business some- 

 what in the nature of a hobby, it was a 

 great disappointment to his friends that 



the severance should follow so swiftly 

 and so tragically after his initial diffi- 

 culties had been overcome. W. G. P. 



Wesley Ooates. 



Wesley Coates, who had been with 

 the Dale Estate, at Brampton, Onti, 

 as a carnation grower, since his boy- 

 hood, died of Bright 's disease, Octo- 

 ber 5, after a short illness. The funeral 

 took place on Tuesday afternoon, Octo- 

 ber 6, and was largely attended by his 

 fellow workers. W. G. P. 



Morgan Miles. 



Morgan Miles, an old-time nursery- 

 man of San Jose, Cal., died suddenly 

 October 4 at Santa Cruz, where he had 

 gone to pay his regular weekly visit to 

 his daughter, who teaches school in 

 Santa Cruz. 



Mr. Miles was born in New York 

 seventy-five years ago, and came to 

 California in a sailing vessel in 1853. 

 He took up the business of nurserymen 

 and his stock filled many of the oldest 

 and best orchards in the vicinity of 

 San Jose. He leaves a widow and three 

 daughters. 



Nicholas Rieder. 



A well-known Philadelphia florist, 

 Nicholas Eieder, a member of the firm 

 of Wm. H. Eieder & Bro., who con- 

 ducted a retail store at 302 Susque- 



hanna avenue, died October 11. 'Phg 

 funeral was held from the residence 

 at the same address as the store, Ooto! 

 ber 13. Many members of the trade 

 attended or sent flowers. 



Lillian Austin Shaw. 



Lillian Austin Shaw, of 1310 Forty- 

 ninth street, Brooklyn, widely known 

 in that city as an instructor in dancing 

 died October 9 at Clarksville, Albany 

 county, N. Y., of a complication of 

 diseases. She was born in Oshawa, 

 Canada, the daughter of J. Austin 

 Shaw, New York representative of The 

 Beview. She is survived by her par- 

 ents and two sisters, Mrs. Harvey F. 

 Thew, of New York, and Mrs. E. Percy 

 Noel, of Chicago. The funeral was 

 held at the Science church in Brooklyn, 

 Monday afternoon, October 12, burial 

 being in Greenwood cemetery. There 

 were many flowers from friends of tl>e 

 family and from business friends, the 

 latter being numerously represented at 

 the services. ' 



Charles Mason. 



Charles Mason, a retired florist of 

 Hamilton, Ont., died October 4 at his 

 home, 400 Cumberland avenue, after a 

 long illness. Mr. Mason had been a 

 resident of Hamilton for forty years. 

 George Slocomb was his successor in his 

 florists' business. 



Dayton, O. — The Dayton Florists' 

 Club held its opening session of the 

 year at the J. F, Young establishment 

 October 8. Plans for the coming win- 

 ter's work were discussed. 



Boone, la.— Out of his 7,000 feet of 

 glass J. Loehrer, of the Boone Green- 

 houses, lost over 5,000 in the hail storm 

 which occurred October 6. The hail 

 stones cut up the plants badly, and 

 the rain' which followed soaked the 

 benches through. The loss of the glass 

 is covered by insurance. 



Berlin, Conn. — In the pl-ofessional 

 classes of the floriculture department 

 of the state fair prizes were won by 

 A. N. Pierson, Inc., of Cromwell, for 

 roses and hardy perennials; Joseph A. 

 Greenbacker, of Meriden, for floral de- 

 sign; James H. Albiston, of New Britain, 

 for asters; C. Louis Ailing, of West 

 Haven, Unger & Tucker, of New Haven, 

 and Lester B. Lindley, of West Haven, 

 for dahlias. 



Albany, N. Y. — Among the plans 

 suggested at the last meeting of the 

 Albany Florists' Club to insure a good 

 representation of Albany florists at the 

 S. A. F. convention at San Francisco 

 next year was that each member set 

 aside a certain sum each month, to be 

 paid to the treasurer for deposit, so 

 that there would be sufficient to cover 

 each one's expenses by the time of the 

 convention. President Fred Henkes 

 appointed Edward P. Tracey, Fred A. 

 Danker and Louis H. Schaefer as a 

 committee of arranfements. Stephen 

 Greene, of H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 

 Philadelphia, addressed the meeting. 



Faribault, Minn. — Carl Holmquist has 

 opened a store in the D. W. Eay build- 

 ing, on Second street. 



Sioux City, la. — E. E. Eathbun, ac- 

 cording to notice flled with the city 

 council, holds the city responsible for 

 $450 worth of damages caused by the 

 recent flood of Perry creek. The filling 

 in of the creek a short distance from 

 his greenhouses was, he maintained, the 

 cause of the flood. The city disclaims 

 responsibility because Mr. Eathbun 's 

 establishment is, it asserts, below grade. 



Jefferson, O. — The Jefferson Green- 

 house Co. has practically completed its 

 range of six houses, each 15x200 feet, 

 in which are already established 4,000 

 tomato plants. These will be followed 

 by other vegetables. A packing house 

 and boiler room, 30x100, houses two 

 large Erie City boilers. A. V. Miller, 

 of Ashtabula, is manager, and the offi- 

 cers of the concern are: President, L- 

 J. McNutt; secretary, E. G. McNutt, 

 and treasurer, H. J. Warner. 



Birmingham, Ala. — Florists and nur- 

 serymen of Birmingham are taking 

 considerable interest in the city beaiiti- 

 ful campaign, in connection with which 

 prizes have been offered for the impro'C- 

 ment of home grounds, etc. Among 

 those of the trade who contributed 

 prizes were: A. J. Koeiiig, Elmwood 

 Cemetery Corporation, Luther Florist 

 & Nursery Co., Wright Tree Surgery 

 Co., Horst & Sons, Birmingham Nur- 

 series Co., Colmant Nurseries, Hugh 

 Scales Floral Co., George E. Luffm^n, 

 McVay Seed Co., John L. Parker, Theo. 

 Smith and Wimberly & Thomas. 



