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The Florists^ Review 



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Another of the Views of the Twenty-sixth Annual Banquet of the New York Ftoriits' Club, Hotel Astor, April 10, 1913. 



and the guests for once were prompt. 

 The beautiful reception rooms were 

 thronged long before the bugler blew 

 the call to dinner, which was served in 

 the great banquet room on the main 

 floor. Round tables seating ten were 

 used, affording opportunity for good fel- 

 lows to get together and for many 

 friendly parties. At the speakers' table 

 at the right of W. H. Siebrecht, presi- 

 dent of the club, sat J. K. M. L. Far- 

 quhar, president of the S. A. F.; W. 

 Wells, our English visitor; E. G. Hill, 

 of Richmond; Theodore Wirth, vice- 

 president of the S. A. F.; "W!. N. Rudd, 

 of Chicago; Charles H. Totty, chairman 

 of the flower show committee, and 

 W. H. Duckham, manager of the show. 

 At Mr. Siebrecht 's left sat Robert 

 f'raig, the oldest ex-president of the 

 S. A. F.; W. F. Kasting, treasurer of the 

 S. A. F.; August F. Poehlmann, of Chi- 

 ''ago; Mr. Holman, president of the 

 <'OMipany which owns the Grand Central 

 Palace; Philip Breitmeyer, president of 

 fho American Carnation Society, and 

 ♦jforge Robinson, of Montreal. 



After the guests were seated the first 

 thing veas the making of the big flash 

 light photograph and in this case the 

 crowd was so large that two cameras 

 Were used, in opposite corners of the 

 '■com, but both pointing toward the 

 speakers' table. The following was the 

 menu : 



Grapefruit with Maraschino Cherrlos 



Cream of Fresh Asparagus Aux Fleurons 



wiiv.s Celery Radishes Salted Almonds 



t'Uets of Striped Bass, Sautes Meunlere 



Potatoes En Croquettes 



Noisettes of Spring Lamb, Peruvlenne 



Stuffed Peppers French Peas 



» ol Au Vent of Sweetbreads, Toulouslenne 



Sorbet Fine Champagne 



Roast Royal Squab with Cresses 



Salad 



Fancy Ices 



Assorted Cakes Fruit 



Coffee 



, , Haut Santernes 



A la Carte Bulnart Brut John Begg Old Scotch 



Clysmlc Water 



Between courses Mrs. J. B. Nugent, 

 •'■"•, who is a light opera prima donna 

 *ii<l one of the most popular young 

 ^omen in Xew York florists' circles. 



sang most delightfully to orchestral 

 accompaniment. 



In starting the postprandial feature 

 Mr. Siebrecht admonished the speakers 

 that if they really had anything im- 

 portant to say they could get "leave to 

 print, ' ' as the congressmen do, but that 

 five minutes was the limit for the talks. 

 And he was promptly on his feet to en- 

 force the rule, except in the case of W. 

 Wells, all the way from England. 



Mr. Farquhar spoke of his apprecia- 

 tion of the honor of being president of 

 the national organization during New 

 York 's show year and congratulated the 

 New York body on the showing made 

 by the exhibition, saying that it con- 

 tained fifty per cent more material, and 

 of better quality, than the Boston show 

 of two years ago. 



Mr. Holman spoke for the Grand Cen- 

 tral Palace, saying that the newspaper 

 clippings received that day numbered 

 fifty-seven about the show, some of 

 them from newspapers as far away as 

 Portland, Ore., and New Orleans. 



Patrick O 'Mara was called from the 

 floor, but declined to sing a solo, de- 

 claring that if Joe Manda would come 

 forward they would sing a duet. When 

 Mr. Manda 's presence had been ob- 

 tained Mr. O 'Mara proceeded, in a char- 

 acteristic speech, to present him with a 

 chest of silver as an expression of the 

 club's appreciation of his work as its 

 president in the last year. Mr. Manda 

 said that when the honor of the club's 

 presidency was conferred on him he 

 realized one of his youthful ambitions, 

 but that he found it to be no job for 

 a newly wed; he was glad the gift in- 

 cluded spoons. 



Mr, Wells told of some of his experi- 

 ences on his trip and said he had been 

 well repaid for his journey, although 

 he came, in the first place, more to see 

 what he doesn't want than to see what 

 he does want. 



W. N. Rudd paid a glowing compli- 

 ment to the show management, saying 

 that without belittling the work of oth- 



ers the credit for leadership must be 

 given to one man. He wanted to know 

 if the society is going to pay its debt 

 by electing C. H. Totty its president 

 next year. 



Robert Craig said that the one trouble 

 with American floriculture is that those 

 engaged in it are too modest; have not 

 claimed enough. He suggested sending 

 Pat O'Mara to congress. 



W. F. Kasting told of the progress the 

 S. A. F. is making, saying that there 

 now is $26,000 in the treasury, $19,000 

 of it having been accumulated in the 

 last six years. 



Theodore Wirth told of what is 

 planned for the Minneapolis convention. 



C. H. Totty called attention that the 

 motto of the New York Florists' Club 

 is "All One," and said that in show 

 work, as well as in other activities, 

 they had tried to live up to it. 



Ex-President Breitmeyer said the 

 show left nothing to be desired except 

 the participation of more of the retail- 

 ers. He deplored the aloofness of those 

 whose interest in reaching the public is 

 greatest. 



E. G. Hill spoke for the ladies, George 

 Robinson for Canada and Wm. Duck- 

 ham for the show workers, after which 

 Robert Craig told one of his famous 

 stories and everybody joined in singing 

 "Auld Lang Syne." Then the young 

 people, and some of the older ones, 

 danced the latest dances until the early 

 hours. 



The dinner committee consisted of 

 John B. Nugent, Jr., Robert Koehne, 

 Walter F. Sheridan, Joseph S. Fenrich 

 and Thomas Boothe de Forest. The 

 floral decorations were by Alex. M. Mc- 

 Connell. 



Sheridan, Wyo. — E. E. Clancy has 

 opened a flower store at 40 North Main 

 street. 



Milford, Mass. — Herbert S. Eldredge 

 has erected a greenhouse here, with the 

 intention of growing potted plants for 

 the local market. 



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