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March 31, 1010. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



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These reports were referred to a com- 

 mittee consisting of Messrs. Valentine 

 and Dailledouze and were reported by 

 them to be correct. They were then ac- 

 cepted by the board. 



The treasurer was instructed to de- 

 posit all interest, received from the funds 

 of the society, to the credit of the re- 

 serve or permanent fund. 



Several changes in rules relating to the 

 management of the annual trade exhibi- 

 tion were adopted. For floor space the 

 rates are to be as follows: 



Minimum charges ^.00 



loo feet or less 20c per sq. ft. 



Escesa over 100 ft. and not over 



200 feet 18c per sq. ft. 



Excess over 200 feet 15e per sq. ft. 



All signs, in any exhibit, whether on the wall 

 or elsewhere, shall not extend higher than six 

 feet six inches above the floor. Sign space, 

 outside exhibition space, shall be charged for 

 at the same rate as floor space. For wall space 

 for exhibition purposes and not for signs, the 

 rates shall be one-half that for floor space. All 

 signs used in the exhibition shall be black let- 

 ters on a white ground. No other color shall 

 be allowed to be used, either for lettering or for 

 ornament. 



A resolution was adopted providing 

 that the public should be admitted to the 

 exhibition every evening at 7 p. m. and 

 on Thursday from 2 p. m. until closing 

 time, and that at all other times the ex- 

 hibition should be closed to the public. 

 An admission fee of 25 cents will be 

 charged. All arrangements attendant 

 upon the admission of the public are to 

 be under the control of a committee, con- 

 sisting of F. W. Vick, Wm. Kasting and 

 G. B. Hart. 



Chas. H. Vick, on the recommendation 

 of Vice-President Vick and the Roches- 

 ter Florists' Association, was unani- 

 mously elected superintendent of the 

 trade exhibition. ^ 



In connection with the committee of 

 the local club, the board visited the large 

 convention hall offered for the trade ex- 

 hibition and meetings, and accepted it. 

 This building contains about 48,000 

 square feet of floor space and was con- 

 sidered, by members of the board, to be 

 the best hall ever offered for a trade ex- 

 hibit. 



President Pierson appointed John 

 Westcott as chairman of the committee 

 on convention sports, with A. F. Vick, 

 B. G. Salter and J. M. Keller as the 

 other members. 



The usual appropriations were made 

 for the year. 



Mr. Valentine submitted to the board 

 an outline for the organization of a re- 

 tailers' section of the society. The plan, 

 in general, provides that all members of 

 this section must first become members 

 of the society. It contemplates a trade 

 arrangement by which business in distant 

 towns may be exchanged on a safe, basis 

 as to quality of stock and credit. It was 

 the unanimous opinion of the board that 

 the idea is an excellent one for the so- 

 ciety and will prove valuable to the re- 

 tailers. 



It was the unanimous opinion of the 

 board that a special meeting of the so- 

 ciety should be held during the time of 

 the National Flower Show. A recom- 

 mendation to that effect was made to the 

 society. 



The following resolution was adopted: 

 "Resolved that if five or more members 

 write to the secretary expressing an es- 

 pecial interest in any given floricultural 

 topic, and request the organization of a 

 section devoted to that subject, the secre- 

 tary shall assign a place on the program 

 to that topic and shall designate it by a 

 mitable name as a separate section." 



These Are the Little Liners That Do theBnsiaess 



The object of this arrangement is to pro- 

 vide sections, so that members interested 

 in these various subjects may get together 

 and discuss them. 



A tentative program for the coming 

 meeting was adopted. 



The executive board further indorsed 

 the work of the experiment stations by 

 passing resolutions commending the 

 proposition for the state of New York 

 to appropriate money for the erection of 

 glass houses at Cornell University for ex- 

 perimental and teaching work in floricul- 

 ture. A bill was recently introduced in 

 the legislature at Albany embodying an 

 appropriation of $50,000 for this pur- 

 pose. 



The tariff and legislative committee 

 was directed to fully investigate the 

 cause of the present high price of glass 

 and to take whatever steps are necessary 

 to relieve the situation. They were also 

 requested to recommend such tariff leg- 

 islation as will prevent a recurrence or 

 continuation of the present conditions. 



The following amendments to the con- 

 stitution and by-laws were presented, or- 

 dered placed on record and printed in the 

 program for action at the next annual 

 meeting : 



To amend Article V, Section 1, to read as 



follows: "The first annual meeting of th« 

 society shall be held at Buffalo, N. Y., on tbe 

 first Tuesday of August, 1901. Subsequent meet- 

 ings shall be held annually at such time tod 

 place as may be fixed by ballot at the momlog 

 session of the second day of each annual meet- 

 lug and shall continue for at least three days." 

 To amend Article IV, Section 2, by striking 

 out the figures 2S.00 and inserting therefor 

 50.00, meaning to Increase the life membership 

 from $25.00 to |50.00. 



On Monday night the members of the 

 executive board were guests of the 

 Rochester Florists' Association at its 

 second annual banquet. The entertain- 

 ment by the association was much appre- 

 ciated. 



The following final resolutions were 

 adopted : 



"The executive board of the S. A. F. desire 

 to place upon record their appreciation of 

 all tbe courtesies which have been shown 

 them by the Florists' Association of Roches- 

 ter, and to recognize tbe spirit of heuty 

 coSperation shown by the members tliere- 

 of. We can confidently look forward to an 

 unusually successful convention next Augnat. 

 We recognize tbe liberality of the Chamber of 

 Commerce In placing at the disposal of tbe 

 society the finest hall we have ever had for 

 onr meetings and exhibition, entirely free of 

 charge. We have enjoyed a most pleasant time 

 at the banquet and are more than delighted with 

 the cordial expressions of the various local 

 speakers. We leave for our homes with the 

 conviction that the earnest workers of Rochester 

 will do their full share In making tbe conven- 

 tion of 1910 a complete success." 



H. B. DoRNER, Sec'y. 



