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August 22, 1912. 



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The Meeting Hall at Chicago, Openiog Session, With the Band of the Faithful in the Center. 



mittee endorsed the suggestion that in- 

 sufficient attention is paid to legislative 

 matters, which would include the par- 

 cels post, and recommended that the 

 committee be given an appropriation of 

 $500 for its work. The committee 

 recognized the desirability of a perma- 

 nent home for the society and a school 

 of floriculture, but was of the opinion 

 that the society is not yet ready to 

 undertake these projects. The commit- 

 tee approved the recommendation for the 

 investigation of overhead costs and 

 recommended the appointment of a com- 

 mittee with an appropriation of $100 

 for its use. All these were unanimously 

 adopted. 



A further recommendation was in 

 these words: "We agree with the 

 president's strong endorsement of the 

 interest in the trade exhibition, and we 

 believe the rates for space should be 

 carefully considered for each conven- 

 tion, to the end that the exhibitors ke 

 not embarrassed by excessive ex- 

 penses. " W. N. Eudd charged that this 

 apparently innocent phraseology in con- 

 nection with the discussion which he 

 said was taking place elsewhere consti- 

 tuted a delicately put attack upon the 

 executive committee now in office. He 

 defended the actions of the committee 

 with regard to the Chicago exhibition 

 and urged that it was the duty of the 

 directors to sell the society's space for 

 as much as the space ia worth. After 

 a number of those present had expressed 

 their approval of the handling of the 

 exhibition this year, Mr. Rudd per- 

 mitted the unanimous adoption of the 



report, stating that his only purpose 

 had been to secure such endorsement 

 from the society for the official records. 



Nominations. 



As prescribed in the by-laws, the 

 nomination of officers occurred at the 

 morning session August 21, 



For president August F. Poehlmann 

 nominated J. K. M. L. Farquhar, of 

 Boston. J. A. Valentine nominated W. 

 J. Vesey, Fort Wayne, Ind, 



For vice-president W. J. Stewart nom- 

 inated Theodore Wirth, of Minneapolis. 



For secretary George Asmus nominat- 

 ed John Young, of New York. 



For treasurer W. N. Rudd nominated 

 W. F. Kasting, of Buffalo. 



President's Beception. 



The president's reception, which is 

 each year becoming a more important 

 feature of the convention because of 

 the increasing attendance of ladies, was 

 this year held in the Auditorium hotel. 

 In the receiving line were Robert Craig, 

 Harry A. Bunyard, Mrs. Bunyard, John 

 A. Evans, Mrs. Evans, President 

 Richard Vincent, Mrs. Vincent, Vice- 

 president August Poehlmann, Mrs. 

 Poehlmann, Secretary John Young, Mrs. 

 Boone, president of the Ladies' S. A. 

 F., E. Allan Peirce, Mrs. Peirce, E. G. 

 Hill, W. F. Gude and P. J. Foley, presi- 

 dent of the Chicago Florists' Club. The 

 attendance was the largest in the 

 history of the society. There was a 

 musical program, both vocal and instru- 

 mental, followed by dancing. Punch 

 was served. 



The Open Date. 



Wednesday afternoon, August 21, was 

 left open on the convention program to 

 give the members the opportunity of go- 

 ing over the trade's display or visiting 

 growers and other business Establish- 

 ments, according to individual prefer- 

 ence. The result was that most of the 

 men visited the growers, the ladies be- 

 ing on an automobile trip at the time. 

 While practically every growing estab- 

 lishment had more or less visitors, two 

 or three business organizations had 

 given general invitations, or had in- " 

 vited special parties. 



The E. C. Amling Co. took a party of 

 145 to Maywood by railroad. At May- 

 wood thirty-four decorated automobiles 

 were waiting to carry the delegation to 

 the greenhouses of the A. F. Amling 

 Co., where luncheon was served. The 

 other Maywood growers also were vis- 

 ited, after which the procession of cars 

 took the party across country to Elm- 

 hurst, where the rose growing plant of 

 Wendland & Keimel was inspected and 

 another light luncheon served. Thence 

 the automobiles made their way to For- 

 est Park, an amusement grounds, where 

 an excellent supper was served, bringing 

 the party back to the convention hall 

 in time for the evening session. The 

 guests gave their hosts a unajiimous 

 vote of appreciation. 



A special train of eleven cars carried 

 those who rtiade the trip to the plant of 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co., at Morton Grove. 

 There were 480 aboard when the spe- 

 cial pulled out of the Union station at 

 12:40 ]\ m. Fiom tlie time the train 



