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The Florists^ Review 



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PROGRAM FOR TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION, AT CHICAGO 



TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, J9I2 



FIRST DAY— OPENING SESSION, 10 A. M. 



• >|»cniii_i; Ivxcrciscs. 

 \(l(li'('ss <»r WCIcoiiic. 

 I'i'csidciil \'iiic('iil"s Address. 

 Xiiiciidiiicnt |() Coiislitiitioii ;iiid l)y-L;i\\< lo lie ndi'd 



To amend Aft iele \'. Sect ion 1 



''Section 1. Mcctiiijis. — The first iuiiiu;il iiieetiu"^ (if the 

 society sh;ill he hehl ;it Hudah), JS'ew ^'oik, on the first 

 l'ucs(l;iy of Anjiiist, litOl, ;ni(| thereafter the aiiniiiii ineetinji 

 -liali 1m' lield (111 the third 'I'liesday of Auiiust in eacli year, 

 •out inuiiiL! for three days cir iintii afl liiisiiiess is cdiniileted, 

 t lie fdcation (if the next folhiwiiii: iiiectiiiji' to lie selected 

 iiy lialldt at the inoniinj; session of the second day of eaidi 

 ■iiiniial nieetinj;-. " 



iiv st rikiiiji" oiii llie \\(ii-(ls "indi'ninu'" and "secdnd"" and 

 in-^ei't iiifi' in place tlid'cdl*. res|iect ively. the werds "excn- 

 111-"" and "lii'si." 

 Ii'e|i(iits of Seeretai'v, Ti'easni'ei-. and ( '(iniinittees. 



FIRST DAY-AFTERNOON SESSION, 3 P. M. 



Ii'e|i(ii-| (Ml Natidiial l-'ldwci' Sliou. Iiy ('liailes II. TdllN. 



f'hairnian Natidnal Flower Sliow Cdiiiinii lee. 

 I'aixT hv Mr. W'ni. (ionilay. Assistant to the (ieneral 



Mana.uer of the American J^^xpi'css ('oni|)any. 

 I hscnssion. 

 < n:i<idei-at ion df Itnilatioiis fof \e\t I'lace i>\' Meel- 



\\\'j: (if the amendment to liy-I.aws is addpted at the 



iiidi'nino' sessicin ) . 



FIRST DAY— EVENING SESSION. 



Id'ceptidH to President \'incent. at the Aiiditoi-iiini 



lldtel. Music. 1 )ancini;- and IJerreshments. Strictiv 



nii'drmal. 

 Aiiieii(]menls lo Constitntidti and r»y-i.a\vs td lie acted 



u|»dn : 



I'd amend Article II. Section 2 (a) 



"S(>e. 2. Elections and Appoiiitments: — 



"(a) Til.' president, first vice-jiresident, secretary and 

 trensiirer sliall ho olocted by ballot at the animal iiieetiii,:^ 

 111' the Society, and tlieir t(Miii of office shall Ix^j^in with 

 the first day of January next siicoeedin;^ the election and 

 '-hall coidiniie for one year, or until their successors nre duly 

 elected ;nid (|u;ililied. ' ' 



'ly sti'ikino- out the Wdrd ■"seci'etai'y"" : and h\ addiuL;: 

 "■'riie S(H-retaiT shall he elected liv the dii-cctdl's at the 



annual mid-!,ent nieetini:' ami sliall ^er\e U<v fuie \cai-. 



'"'evcil (T) allil'inatixe XHte.- shall lie neces-ai'\ 111 eleil. 

 •liel nine (H) \(i|e- to remnxc hiui ri'mil dllice ludwir ill,- 



' A|>iratidn (if hi- lenii."" 

 I'd amend A i1 ide I I I 



"(;()\i;i;\M i-:\'i'. i:.\i;(i'i'i\i: i;(>.\i;i» 



■ ' I M't w ecu tile ~^i'---i(ins III' ilic •Sdcii'ty li- l;o\ crn inenl -liall 

 ''I' Xc^Icd ill an e\ccilti\e linni'd. coii^i^tiiio iif ()||, |,i|.^j,|ciii . 

 'iii'ior c\ loevideiit, lir-t \ ii-e |ircvidciit . -crri-t :nv . I re:i-ii ici 

 111. I -,i\ ,lii c-ti.r-^. A icuiilar nir'tiii'j nl' llic- l.(i:iid -li:ill l.r 

 'I'ld c:iih yc:ii' ;iiMiiit in id I .cut . .'ii t lie i:ill n\' tiic -cr i il a r\ . 

 'i|'iM! ^iicji date .-I- tile |iic-iilciit may .lircct. etc.'" 



'> -Irikiiii;- iiiil ilic wdiil ■■-ecida i'\ '" in I he lliird line. 



illi I' ""N l<c-p|-c-idc|ll " and lirlurr "I ren-lii'ef.'" 

 I ' I ,1 lili-lld A rl lilr \ . S( I I idll r. 



" S-i'i . 'i. l\\llil>it i.ill-. Tliel^' -iiiill |,|. ||,.|,|. w li.-|ii'\ CI 



•I :ii-l M-:i!dr. in n in imm-I inn Willi ciirh ;i n n ii;i 1 .-i ni \ i ■ n I ' ' mi. ai 



'' \ 1' i I lit inn III' in;i t el i:i N .'ind ina n ii !';ii-l ii ics iiv,ii| j n ;|||,| piiid 



ii'^ III' limt MM' It II ic. It -li:ill lie ill 'diaiuc nl :i -ii|ii'iiii 



''ll'lilit, W llll -hall lie ;l plHii III i',| |,y llh i ■ \ cr || I i \ , • Imii.! 



■I' It-- I'l idi 111 i n;i i\\ anniril :i tiii'j. ;iiid --liall lie l:ii\ciiic.| I.\ 



-111 ll llilr- Mild I cl: id;il iol:- .1- till' !■ \ciiil 1 \ (. 1hi;ii',j -1i:i1| .idiht. 



.fudges sliall l)e appointed by the president and secretary 

 at least one month before the exhibition." 



1)V strikiiio- out the wofds ''and secretary.'' 



K'esolution: — He 1 1 Resolved, 'J'liat the recofd.s ot' tfui 

 )>roceedind-s of this Society for \\\^^ yeaf 1 '.»(>!•, in coti- 

 xcntion at Cinciiniati, Oliio. he corrected hy addiii<^ 

 the fdlldwino-, as adopted at the time: 



'.Ml nieinbers after paxiii^ dues continuously for twenty- 

 fi\(' ( l'."i ) years shall be known as 'i'ioneer Members.' They 

 shall lie entitled to all the benefits and |iii\ ile;;cs of other 

 nieinbers; shall be exeiii|it from the |iaynient of dues for the 

 balance of their lives and their names shall ajipear in a. 

 sjiecial list under an a]ipro|iriate heading in the annual 

 volume of tlio proceedings of the Society."' 



.\mendiiienl : 'I'd amend Article \\\ Scctinn •>, vo\- 

 eriijo- fees and assessments, hy addin,!,^ the folldwiiiii- : 



".\iimial meniliers after jiayiu^' dues continuously for 

 twenty-five years shall be known as 'J'ioneer Members,' and 

 shall lie exempt from all future assessments."' 

 lialldt (111 place (if inectin,!,^ it' lirst amendment carries. 



WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, I9I2 



SECOND DAY— MORNING SESSION. 



I'apef h\ Ml'. L. W. (". 'riithill (Ui "•. \d\en i-in--. Some 



Wi-dii^s Td Make Ifiirhf."' 

 I )iscussidn. 



Xdiiiinatidn cif Ollicers f(ir |!i|:!. 

 .\nnual Meeiina- of the Ladies" Soci(d\ id Aiiiericarj 



l-'ldrists at 1<):;!(l a. m. 



SECOND DAY— ^AFTERNOON. 



Xd hiisiiie-s Sessiiiiis -This afteri II feliiaill.- dpeii, 



I" peiiiiit (if tlidse interested visiliiii; llit; ornwers' 

 and dtlier estahlishmetils in and afound ( 'Iiicai^'o. 



SECOND DAY EVENING SESSION. 



Leiliire. illiisii-ated ill ( 'dldfs. (HI "Kloral I )esioiiiiio,'' 



hv Mr. Vvi'i\ ('. W. lii'dwii. (if r.iill'ald. N. vf 

 I >isciissidii. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1912 



THIRD DAY— MORNING SESSION. 



MccIiiil;'.- (if ilie f(i| liiwiiio Sdcict ies : 

 '• a. III. t'ldfists' Hail .\ssdciatidn df .\merica. 

 '■' : 1 'i a. III. .\iiieficaii IJn-e Sdcid \ . 

 !':-"d' a. III.- .\iiiencaii ( 'ariial inn Suciidv. 

 i" a. III. ( 'hry-anl hciiiiiiii Sdcieix n{ Aiiieiica. 



I lliiidi- Siale l''ldn-l-" .\>s(i( iai idii. 

 ■ "•:l-'i a. III. .Xiijcficaii Swcei l'e;i SdcicU. 

 1 " :'i" .a. 111. Aiiicinaii ( i lad iiilii> Sucici \ . 

 I" a. 111. til I ".' III.- - l']le( I idll df ( )|licc|-s. 



THIRD DAY AFTERNOON. 

 I'he .\iiiiiial ruiwIiiiL; ■riiiiriiaiiii'iit will lake place at 

 I'li'iiHii-i-r'- I'liiw Iiiil: .Mlev-. -Jli \\. |,'a ii,|, ,|p!i .St., 

 -la rl I wj. at 't n'clnck'. 



THIRD DAY— EVENING. 8:. 50 P. M. 



I.'i'i Cj li ll ill and hailrr -ivcll li\ ihr Laijif-' SdrlrlX iif 



Aiiiiiiiaii I'liiri-l-. 



FRIDAY. AUGUST 23. IP 1 2 



I'll' f'liha'jii Tradi' ( i iiii in il Pt- h.ne a I'i a injcd fur a 

 Mill '!a\ "- nili'Ma iniiH'iil at l.'a\ iiiia I'arlx. 



^pc'ial irain-. Iniirl n and iliiiiic|-. iiiiidniir -imrl-. 



'la-rliall and Imil rare-, hand (■iiijccri ;ini| -ranil upcr.-i. 

 |dc;il -nrri'iind iiiu- df ra\iiii'- and -I'dXe-. Mn-l 



IC'Iri ! and r\< I ll-l \ r I'c-i il'l ||r;| V {'\\\i a 'Ji i. 



\|i'ni' ll'!'- III! airi\ai al ('hii-.aiiu -liMn'd !'i".:i-ii'r wilki 

 ll,,' Si'i-nla r\ and rci: i-lcf w 1 1 li lln- (■|ii.-a-i, ( i iin ini 1 1^ ■. 



