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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



December 14, 1911. 



about a hall for next August. On mo- 

 tion, President Philpott was instructed 

 to appoint a committee representing 

 the club to cooperate with the S. A. F. 

 committee. 



It was nomination night and for 

 president H. N. Bruns nominated H. E. 

 Philpott, W. N. Eudd nominating P. J. 

 Foley. Several were named for vice- 

 president but declined, the nominees 

 standing Carl Cropp and D. A. Eobert- 

 son. A. T. Pyfer was the only nominee 

 for secretary and E. F. Winterson for 

 treasurer. For trustees H. N. Bruns, 

 E. C. Amling and Walter Scott were 

 named and for sergeant-at-arms Messrs. 

 Fink, Goebel and Grim. 



It was voted to suspend fifty-three 

 members who are in arrears for dues, 

 but the loss was more than made up, as 

 thirteen new members were elected and 

 forty-four applications were received, 

 to be voted on in time to give them 

 the voting privilege at the election in 

 January. 



Those elected were: 



Charles Erne, 162 N. Michigan avenue. 



Edward H. Gale. 108 Fliist Delaware place. 



William F. Kastlng, Buffalo, N. Y. 



A Van der Pohl, 3S11 Harrison street. 



Chas. Bond, NapcrviUe, 111. 



Dick' Salin, Morton Grove, 111. 



Louis Llckenger, Moi'ton Grove, 111. 



Andrew Benson, Morton Grove, 111. 



Edward Tt)eple, Morton Grove, Hi. 



Guy Frencli, Morton Grove, 111. 



Tony Gabel, Morton Grove, 111. 



James B. Foley, Twenty-sixth street and 

 Western avenue. 



Isaac Capsldy, Twenty-sixth street and West- 

 ern avenue. 



The proposals were: 



Wm. H. WIenho.:>ber, 22 East Kim street. 



Wm. Allen, 2221 West Madison ^:trcet. 



Walter Nlel, Morton Grove, 111. 



Charles Tlmm, Morton Grove, 111. 



Giistave Timm, Morton Grove, 111. 



Adolph Nielsen, Morton Grove, 111. 



Robert H.and, Morton Grove, 111. 



Wm. Spandekow, Morton Grove, 111. 



John Balle, Morton Grove, 111. 



Fd. Mylen, Morton Grove, HI. 



Sydney Denley, Morton Grove, 111. 



John Johnson, Morton Grove, 111. 



Jake Glauned, Morton Grove, 111. 



Harold Clark,. Morton Grove, HI. 



Chas. Turp, Morton Grove, 111. 



Chss. Kroeschell, 440 West Erie street. 



Fred Lemke, l<i8 West Kinzie street. 



Fred Ottenbacher, 3930 North Hamilton 

 avenue. 



John M. Fischer, Evanston, 111. 



Chas. Balluff, Evanston, 111. 



Joseph Welsh, 4910 North Hoyne avenue. 



John Loeser, 221 North May street. 



Albert W. Lehman, OS East Ilandoli)h street. 



Georse E. Conomopolus, Adams street and 

 Wabash avenue. 



Arthur C. Weatherwax, .'i.'!21 Jackson avenue. 



I. Rosnosky, Philadelphia. 



Walter Hansen, Joliet, III. 



Henry Bollnow, Western Springs, 111. 



W. H. Walte, Western Springs, 111. 



S. F. Willard. Jr., Western Springs, III. 



Olaf Larson, Hinsdale, 111. 



IjOuIs J. Bunt, Western Springs, 111. 



E. A. Woo<l, 440 South Dearborn street. 



Edward Potjer, 31 West Randolph street. 



James Spenoe. 31 Randolph street. 



Philip H. Eichling. Evanston. Ill- 

 Fred Sarall, 431C West Van Buren street. 



Wilder S. Deamud, 16i> North Wabash avenue. 



Edwin Vilter, 160 North Wabash avenue. 



Wm. Schaffer, Des Plaines, III. 



Chas. Schaffer, Des Plaines, III. 



Sam J. Pearce, 2137 C'lvhourn avenue. 



Perry Browder, Morton Grove, 111. 



E. Sternquist, 82.5 Buckingham place. 



MILWAUKEE. 



The Market. 



The market is in much the same con- 

 dition as reported in last week's Re- 

 view; there is really too much white 

 stock, with no funeral work to speak of. 

 It's probably the lull before the storm. 



With a prospect of no Beauties for 

 Christmas, the demand for red roses 

 and red carnations will undoubtedly be 

 extra heavy. 



Club Meeting. 



The Milwaukee Florists' Club meet- 

 ing Thursday, December 7, was excep- 

 tionally well attended and by far the 



most spirited held for some time. The 

 election of officers for 1912 no doubt 

 brought the boys around and this point 

 of business was transacted in double 

 quick time for the secretary was in- 

 structed to cast one vote in each case, 

 there being only one candidate for each 

 office, with the exception of trustee 

 for three years. This speaks well for 

 the following, who were reelected: 

 President, H. V. Hunkel; vice-president, 

 Arthur Leidiger; treasurer, John G. 

 Heitmann; secretary, Gustav Mueller; 

 trustee for three years, Gus. Pohl. 

 James Livingston, private gardener for 

 Fred Vogel, Jr., was unanimously 

 elected a new memtier. 



Those present did not lose any cour- 

 age or good spirits when they heard the 

 report of the executive committee of 

 the recent flower show, which showed 

 that owing to the small attendance the 

 debit side of the ledger won out. It 

 was generally agreed that the show in 

 itself came up to expectations; in fact, 

 the quality of stock was better than in 

 previous years. 



Owing to the fact that the display 

 facilities and poor inducements at the 



Wisconsin state fairs are usually inade- 

 quate, the chair, upon motion by the 

 club, appointed the following committee 

 to cooperate with the proper authori- 

 ties: Roy Currie, C. C. Pollworth and 

 C. Dallwig, with the latter as chair- 

 man. The ivory gavel, donated by the 

 Chicago florists, was used to advantage 

 and recalled only pleasant thoughts to 

 most of us. 



Various Notes. 



Sigmund Kaufmann, at one time asso- 

 ciated with Wm. Eschrich at North 

 Milwaukee, but recently of Chicago, 

 has again gone into business here. Last 

 week he purchased the John Burmeister 

 establishment at Tippecanoe, which 

 comprises three greeuhouses, 27 x 200, 

 two acres of land and a good sized 

 dwelling house, all in good condition. 



A. W. Wonasek, who had the flower 

 stand at the Boston Store, has vacated 

 the stand and gone on an extended trip 

 west. The Boston Store now conducts 

 the stand. Unlike other department 

 store flower managers, Mr. Wonasek ran 

 his business in such a way that it was 

 more of a credit than a detriment to 



our profession, and in him we miss a 

 good man. 



At the A. F. Kellner Co. the decorat- 

 ing branch of the business has again 

 gained the pace of the good old times 

 and things look good for the remainder 

 of this year. 



At the J. M. Fox & Son store there 

 was unusual activity last Sunday fore- 

 noon, for a force of help was busy put- 

 ting up the Christmas decorations. Wild 

 smilax was used profusely and to good 

 advantage. 



The Holton & Hunkel Co. has a splen- 

 did lot of poinsettias and Begonia 

 Gloire de Lorraine at their Humboldt 

 avenue greenhouses, while out at Brown 

 Deer their crop of pink and white Kil- 

 larney roses will hold out through the 

 holidays. Advance shipping orders are 

 coming in freely. 



While things were not anything to 

 brag about last week, Gus Rusch & Co. 

 are looking forward to a busy holiday 

 trade. 



The C. C. Pollworth Co. reports a good 

 supply in all lines, with a steady de- 

 mand. They say they will be well 

 supplied in roses, carnations, violets, 

 Paper Whites and Romans, but they 

 anticipate a shortage in the supply of 

 American Beauties, for they have been 

 a scarce article of late. In potted plants 

 they have a large stock in prime con- 

 dition. 



J. H. Criddle, Stoughton, Wis., was 

 a recent visitor. E. O. 



Fred B. Davis, proprietor of the 

 M. A. McKenney Co., has purchased the 

 property known as the Goll homestead, 

 at 581 to 583 Jackson street. The prop- 

 erty includes a lot 601/4 x 127 feet and 

 a double three-story brick dwelling 

 house, at one time considered the most 

 handsome residence on the east side. 

 The building will be remodeled and 

 used as new headquarters for the 

 McKenney Co. The price paid was ap- 

 proximately $25,000. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



Last week was a disappointment in 

 the cut flower market. The big snow 

 storm was simply the harbinger of an- 

 other mild spell. Unless the change to 

 seasonable weather comes quickly 

 there will be a large addition to the 

 shipments, with a consequent scarcity 

 and higher prices for Christmas. 



The excellent values of Thanksgiv- 

 ing lasted until Tuesday of the fol- 

 lowing week. Before the week was 

 over the average had declined from 

 twenty to thirty per cent. However, 

 this is almost the invariable rule after 

 Thanksgiving, and until a few days 

 before the holidays. American Beau- 

 ties dropped to 50 cents and under for 

 the best, and all other roses, except the 

 novelties, fell to a lower level. Car- 

 nations did not fall below 2 cents, 

 while the select stock sold at 4 cents 

 and up to 6 cents for the novelties. 

 Chrysanthemums have had their day. 

 While a few are assured even beyond 

 Christmas, the receipts now are light 

 and decreasing daily. Some fine stock 

 of the late varieties commands $3 a 

 dozen. Orchids hold at 60 cents to 

 75 cents for the highest grade of cat- 

 tleyas and cyps are firm at $1.50 a 

 dozen. A great many of the wholesale 

 houses now are handling orchids, and 

 their popularity does not wane, no mat- 

 ter how extensive the supply. Valley is 



