Algtst 15, 1912. 



The Florists^ Review 



27 



CHICAGO IS READY 



FOR THE S. A F. 



THE WEATHER OF CONVENTION WEEK 



The United States Weather Bureau supplies the following: 



"Under average conditions the temperature in Chicago August 20 to 23 fluctuates ordinarily between 

 a maximum of about 79 degrees in the afternoon to a minimum of about 65 degrees in the early morning. 

 The chances for rain are about one in three, under ordinary conditions; during the past 40 years in Chicago it 

 has rained on fifty-five days of the one hundred and sixty days, counting August 20 to August 23 inclusive. 



H. C. FRANKENFIELD, Professor of Meteorology." 



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'ITH confidence that the twenty- 

 eighth annual convention of 

 the S. A. F. will break all 

 records for attendance, the trade com- 

 littees in ' ' the great central market ' ' 

 ,'e made their arrangements on a 

 scale much greater than has been cus- 

 tomary. Chicago, the 

 ^reat summer resort, the 

 iity of big things and 

 [strong men, the city of 

 Inever ending variety, 

 lexpects an attendance 

 lof 2,000 at this conven- 

 Ition — and preparations 

 jhave been made with a 

 Iview to caring for a pos- 

 jsible 2,500. Chicago will 

 jbe keenly disappointed 

 lif its sanguine expecta- 

 |tions are not realized. 



Early Start. 



Appreciating that the 

 large attendance and the 

 Imany outside points of 

 linterest make the situa- 

 Jtion rather different 

 Ifrom what it usually is, 

 ■the convention will be 

 llengthened half a day 

 Iby starting the business 

 Isessions at 10 a. m. 

 lesday, instead of at 2 

 m., as is customary, 

 lis will give more free 

 time later for visiting, 

 it has been arranged 

 that business sessions 

 be held Tuesday 

 lorning and afternoon, 

 Vednesday morning and 

 ['hursday morning. If 

 the work falls behind 

 there also will be a busi- 

 ness session "Wednesday 

 evening following the 

 Rterebpticon lecture on 

 floral designing by Fred 

 ^\ W. Brown. 



Entertainment. 



The enterta i n m e n t 



features begin with the 



resident's reception, to be held in the 



i^enetian room, on the ninth floor of the 



kMiditorium hotel, Tuesday evening, 



"August 20. There will be music, dan- 



••11^^ and refreshments. 



Wednesday afternoon the visiting 

 padios will be taken in automobiles fo? 

 t,/.'u ^^"'■ough Chicago 's famous parks, 

 f •> the South Shore Country Club, one of 

 "10 hnest of its kind in America, where 



luncheon will be served. The men will 

 be left free to devote the afternoon to 

 the trade 's display, which is expected 

 to be much the largest on record, or to 

 visit such points of interest as suit in- 

 dividual preference. The lecture by 

 Mr. Brown in the evening deserves to 



R. Vincent. Jr. 



fPi-esidpnt Sofloty of AiiKMican Florists. 1 



be classed as an entertainment feature, 

 although it is at the same time highly 

 educational. 



Thursday evening the Ladies' S. A. 

 F. will give a reception and dance at 

 the Auditorium hotel, in the same room 

 used for the President's reception Tues- 

 day evening. This has become one of 

 the established and most enjoyable 

 features of the convention. 



Bowling. 



Bensinger's new alleys, on Randolph 

 street, have been engaged for Thursday. 

 The ladies will bowl in the morning, the 

 inter-city teams in the afternoon and 

 the individuals during the mid-day. 

 There will be a prize list 

 numbering seventy - two 

 trophies at last accounts, 

 with still others proba- 

 ble. E. F. Winterson is 

 locally in charge of this 

 feature. 



Peter Reinberg, him- 

 self a fine shot, has ar- 

 ranged for the gunners' 

 contest at his farm, at 

 Kedzie and Devon ave- 

 nues. 



The Outing. 



The annual outing on 

 the fourth day of the 

 convention will this year 

 be at Ravinia park, a 

 pleasure resort a half 

 hour's ride from the 

 city. This is Chicago's 

 most high class outdoor 

 amusement place, with 

 the best music and many 

 fine entertainments. The 

 baseball game and other 

 events will occupy the 

 entire afternoon. Lun- 

 cheon will be served, 

 and dinner in the even- 

 ing, making a full day's 

 outing. 



Trade's Display. 



John Young, secretary 

 of the S. A. F., is super- 

 intendent of the trade's 

 display. He has been in 

 Chicago for nearly a 

 month, at work on the 

 details of the exhibition, 

 so that everything will 

 move smoothly when the 

 exhibitors begin to ar- 

 rive. He says every foot 

 of floor space in the 

 great Coliseum will be taken, and that 

 it long has been assured that the show 

 will exceed in magnitude even the 

 largest in the society's history. Not 

 only will there be more exhibitors than 

 usual, but a greater variety df stock 

 and appliances will be shown. The 

 trade's display always has been one of 

 the greatest features of the convention, 

 and steadily gets bigger and better. 



