JULY 28, 1010. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Special Bates J;o Bochester. 



rate of one and. three-fifths, on the 

 c( ificate plan, has been granted by the 

 Ti nk Line Association, New England 

 P; senger Association, Central Passen- 

 ffc Association and the Eastern Cana- 

 di; 1 Association. Tickets may be se- 

 en .d not earlier than August 12 and 

 11(1 later than August 17, and will be 

 gO' il, returning, up to and including 

 Aii:.;ust 23. In securing your ticket pur- 

 cli.se a full one-way first-class fare and 

 be sure to request a certificate. Inquire 

 at your home station and ascertain 

 wlu'ther certificates and through tickets 

 can be obtained to the place of meet- 

 in^^ If not, purchase your ticket to the 

 nearest point where they may be se- 

 cured, and there purchase a through 

 ticket and certificate. No reduction of 

 fare will be made unless a certificate 

 be secured at the time of the purchase 

 of the ticket. Be sure to ask for a 

 certificate and not for a receipt. 



Immediately upon your arrival at the 

 convention hall, present your ticket and 

 25 cents to the secretary. A fee of 25 

 cents is charged for each ^^cket vali- 

 dated. An agent of the 'associations 

 will be present at the office of the sec- 

 retary August 17 and 18, from 9 a. m. 

 to 6 p. m., to validate certificates. No 

 certificates will be signed before or 

 after that date. 



When returning, present your certif- 

 icate at the railway ticket office and a 

 ticket at three-fifths of the regular 

 fare will be furnished you. 



For those living west of the western 

 boundary of the Central Passenger As- 

 sociation — that is, west of Chicago and 

 St. Louis — summer tourist tickets may 

 be purchased to Chicago or St. Louis, 

 from which point the reduced rates may 

 be secured to the place of meeting. It 

 will be well to confer with your local 

 a^jent for full particulars regarding 

 rates and routes. 



Special trains and special cars start 

 fi'im many of the larger centers. By 

 joining one of these a pleasant trip 

 niiy be had. 



Headquarters. 



Headquarters for the convention will 

 h' at the Seneca Hotel. Both the presi- 

 i! iit's reception and the reception 

 U 'en by the Ladies' Society will be 

 • !d there. It will also be headquarters 

 1 '■ the ladies. Bequests or inquiries 

 1 r rooms should be addressed to the 

 *"• neca Hotel, Eochester, N. Y. Other 

 1' tels in Eochester are Powers Hotel. 

 I' itel Eochester, Whitcomb House, Os- 

 1 irn House and Hotel Eggleston. The' 

 1 iter is for men only. The Osburn is 

 " the American plan. 



It will be well to make applications 

 ^'•r rooms in advance and so prevent 

 I 'ing disappointed on arrival by find- 

 ^'g all the best rooms taken. 



Dues. 



All members should send in th:eiiE.dues 

 "1 advance and have their certificates 

 •'iid badges mailed to them. In this 

 ■^^ay much delay may be avoided in the 

 secretary's office. Dues cannot be paid 

 while meetings are in progress. Eemem- 

 'j^'r that the secretary has other duties 

 to perform. 



A badge and certificate of metnber- 



ship are absolutely necessary before any 

 individual can sign the roll and receive 

 invitation cards for any of the enter- 

 tainments. Badges will also be neces- 

 sary to get into the exhibition hall. All 

 not having badges will be required to 

 pay ^the admission fee. 



H. B. Dorner, Sec'y. 



Amendments to Constitution. 



Notice is hereby given to all members 

 of the S. A. F. that the following 

 amendments have been received by the 

 secretary and will be presente^d at the 

 annual meeting, to be held in Eochester, 

 August 16 to 19, 1910: 



Article V, Section 1, to be amended 

 to read as follows: 



"Section 1. Meetings. The first an- 

 nual meeting of the Society shall be 

 held at Buffalo, N. Y., on the first Tues- 

 day of August, 1901. Subsequent meet- 

 ings shall be held annually at such time 

 and place as may be fixed by ballot at 

 the morning session of the second day 

 ot each annual meeting, and shall con- 

 tinue for at least three days." 



This provides for the selection, each 

 year, of the -time as well a&.the place of 

 meeting. 



Article IV, Section 2, to be amended 

 by striking out the figures "25.00" and 

 inserting in place thereof the figures 

 "50.00," meaning to increase the life 

 membership from $25 to $50. 



Article II to be amended as follows: 



Section 2 (a) — Strike out and substi- 

 tute tbe following: "The president, first 

 vice-president and two directors shall 

 be elected by ballot at the annual meet- 

 ing of the society; and their term of 

 office shall begin with the first day of 

 January next succeeding the election; 

 and the terms of the president and vice- 

 president shall continue for one year, 

 or until their successors are duly elected 

 and qualified; and. the directors shall 

 serve for three years from the first day 

 of January following their election." 



Section 2 (b) — Strike out the words 

 "two directors, to serve for a term of 

 three years. He shall also appoint at 

 the same time." 



Section 2 (e) — Insert the words "and 

 directors" after the word "officers" 

 and before the word "shall." 



Section 2 (d) — Add the words "and 

 directorships ' ' after the word ' ' offices, ' ' 

 in the fourth line. 



Section 2 (g) — Add the words "or 

 directorships" after the word "offi- 

 ces," in the first line. 



Section 3 (a) — Strike out the words 

 "two directors, to serve for a term of 

 three years, ' ' after the word ' ' appoint ' ' 

 and before the words "one Botanist." 



Section 3 (e) — Add the following: 

 "And they shall also, at their annual 

 meeting in January, appoint a secretary 

 and treasurer of the society for the en- 

 suing year, whose term of office shall 

 commence at such time as shall be then 

 designated, and continue until their suc- 

 cessors are appointed. ' ' 



The above amendments to Article II 

 were presented at the twenty-fifth an- 

 nual meeting. In case these pass, the 

 following amendments will also be pre- 

 sented: 



Article II, Section 3 (d)— Add to the 

 end of the same: "He shall attend all 

 meetings of the executive board, and 

 shall be paid mileage as is allowed 

 members of the board." 



Article III — Strike out the word 

 "secretary" (page 13, second line) and 

 the word "treasurer" (page 13, third 

 line). 



Strike out the words "a regular" 

 (page 13, fifth line) and insert in place 

 thereof "an annual." 



Strike out the word "mid-Lent" 

 (sixth and seventh lines) and insert in 

 place thereof the words "January 15." 



Insei't after the word "audited" and 

 before the word "appropriations," the 

 words "appointments of a secretaiy 

 and a treasurer shall be made." 



Convention Hall, Rochester, N. Y. 



I Soldiers' Monument, Washlntfton Park, in Foreground.) 



