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THE GARDENERS' CHROMCLE OF AMERICA 
who had niaile up tlieir niiiuls to come to Chicago to the con- 
vention. They got on the train, and by slow means came to 
Chicago. As I say, it was a very small delegation: it was a very 
small voice and a very small voice that is speaking to yon now. 
We left at home the earthquake, the thnnder. and the loud rush- 
ing wind, lint the still small voice is extending to this Association 
a most hearty invitation to come to Cleveland for their next 
annual convention. Cleveland has a good many interesting things 
and a good many interesting sights. We have a very line organiza- 
tion of its citizens that are very highly interested in horticulture. 
. . . The still small voice of the gardener speaks to you this 
afternoon, and bids you come to Cleveland for \-our next annual 
convention. 
MR. COOK: With the thunder we know we always have, maybe 
showers, maybe sunshine. I try to nuike sunshine. ... I 
bid ,vou, also, in behalf of the Cleveland Florists' Club, to come 
to Cleveland. As chairman of the Entertainment Committee, I 
think I can take the authority to liid yon to come to Cleveland, 
and I know we will give yon a rattling good time. . . . 
MP,. rOPl': If you will listen to a still small voice from the 
East, we have heard the still small voice from Cleveland, and I 
think if the thunder they left at home is anything like that we 
will be justified in holding our next convention in Cleveland. 
Cleveland was voted tlie choice of the convention for the 1918 
meeting place. 
Mr. (ieorge Asnnis. chairman of the Xational Flower Show 
Committee, addressed the convention on the Xational Flower 
Show to be hehl in St. Louis next spring, urging the support of 
the gardener-^. 
Nomination of Officers. 
Mr. Williamson nominated Mr. L. P. -Jensen of St. Louis for 
president. 
Mr. Wirth seconded the nomination of Mr. lensen. 
Mr. Outer nominated Mr. Robert Weeks of Cleveland. Seconded 
by Mr. Grifliths. 
Mr. Francis nominated Mr. Griffitlis for president. 
ilr. (iriflRths declined nomination. 
Motion to close nominations seconded and carried. 
Mr. .Jackson nominated Jlr. William I'ojip of New York fur 
vice-president. 
Mr. OrifHths moved luiniinalicms be closed. Seconded and 
carried. 
Mr. Ebel nominated Mr. Ernest (inter of Pittsburgh for treas- 
urer. Nomination seconded. Nominations for treasurer closed. 
Mr. Wirth nominaled ilr. M. C. l\liel tor srcrctary. ;\Ioved and 
seconded nomination^ be closed. 
Jlr. Popp nominated Peter Ontf, Robert Tyson and A. Bauer 
the three trustees from New .Jersey as jn'ovided by the charter. 
Mr. Outer noniiiuited Jlr. Arthur .Jackson from lietroit. 
Mr. Mackintosh nominated -Mr. Theodore Wirth of Minneapolis. 
Nominations closed. 
Ml?. HEAD: 'J he ballot box will l)e open tomorrow morning 
between !) and 9:30. I will appoint as tellers Mr. Francis and 
Mr. Fisher. The order of business will be continued tomorrow 
so the adjovirnment is only pro teni. 
On motion duly seconded, nu'cting a<ljourned, to u)eet at 9 
o'clock Weilnesday morning. 
WEDNESDAY'S MEETING. 
Election of Officers. 
On Wednesday morning the polls were opened from 9 o'clock 
to 9 :30 o'clock for the election of officers. The only office con- 
tested was that of president, which resulted in the election of 
Robert Weeks, of Cleveland, thirty-four votes lieing cast in his 
favor, against L. P. Jensen, of St. Louis, with fourteen votes in 
his favor. I'. W. I'opp. of Jlamaruneck. N. Y".. was elected vice-presi- 
dent ; Ernest Outer, of Pittsburg, was elected treasurer ; M. 0. 
Ebel. Madison. N. .T.. was elected secretar.v. 
Peter Ftuff. Orange. N. .T. : Itobert Tyson. :Madison. N. J. ; 
Anthony Bauer. Deal. N. .J. ; Arthur .Taeksou. Detroit. Mich. ; 
Theodore Wirth. Minneapolis, Minn., were elected trustees. 
Following- the announcement of the results of the election the 
meeting was ad.journed until Thursday morning, to accept the 
invitation of Mr. J. Ogden Armour to visit the stock yard, and 
later Lake Forest. 
THURSDAY'S MEETING. 
Meeting called to order by Mr. Head, president. 
MR. .JJ5NSEN: I was not given an opporttinity at our last ses- 
sion to do what I wanted to do. I want to move that the election 
of Mr. Weeks for president be made unanimous. 
Mr. .Jensen's motion to make the selection of 'S\r. Weeks as 
president unaninuuis is unanimously carried. 
Unfinished Business 
^Ir. AA'irth rends reiiort of S]H'i-ial Comniiitee on Service Bureau. 
Special Committee on Service Bureau Report. 
Y'our special committee to which was referred the secretary's 
report of the Service Bureau, respectfully recommends: 
First — That the secretary be autlioiizcd and instructed to 
establish a system for the proper filing of thi records and refer- 
ences of the Service Bureau department of the association. 
Second — That each applicant shall be required to give a com- 
plete description of his training and professional career, and fur- 
nish certilied copies of reference or references, together with such 
other information as the bureau may require. 
Third That the bureau shall endeavor to secure and keep a 
jiroper record of all employers making use of the services of the 
bureau. 
Fourth — That the secretary be atithmized to spend the neces- 
sary nunu'V to establish and conduct this tiling system. 
F'ifth — That the secretary shall render a complete report of 
the transactions of the bureau at the annual ccmvention. 
Sixth — That there shall be no charge to members for this serv- 
ice, but that voluntary ciuitribiitions can be accepted from those 
who benelit from the service of the bureau, such contributions to 
be ciuploACil in expanding the bureau's usefulness, 
THEODORE WIRTH, 
R.OBERT WEEKS, 
ROBERT CAMERON. 
MR. IIKAIJ: Y'oii have heard the recommendations of your 
committee; would like to take some action now if possible; do 
you wish any more information ? Delay will mean handicap to 
Service Unreau. 
Mr. F.bel explained work of Service Bureau, expenses necessary 
to install system, etc., describing how the system will work out 
to the good of all members. 
Mr. Wirth suggested that present prosperity oi the organization 
is largel> due to elTorts of secretary; that he will not spend a 
cent more ihan is necessary to accomplish wliat the association 
is after. 
Mr. JIackiutosh moved the adoption of rejiort as read, saying, 
"if you buy cheap seeds you expect a poor crop, etc." 
Motion seconded and carried unanimously. 
New Business. 
MR. CCKIK: It seems quite a slogan to estabtisli at this meeting 
— What is a Oardener? So much elasticity to it that it stretches 
around the globe and back again. In consideration of that slogan, 
I think at the next meeting in Cleveland we should have some 
good answers. I oti'<'r a small prize for the best answer as to 
what is a gardener, and have the judges at that meeting have 
the answer thrashed out, a $10 prize. 
Mov<'il anil seconded that Mr. Cook's oll'er of $10 prize for the 
best answer to tlie question "What is a (jardener?" be accepted. 
Carried. 
MR. M.VRTINI: An additional prize of $10 to settle the ques- 
tion "What is a (iardener expected to do?" 
Professor Dorner suggested the wording of this question be im- 
proved to read "What should a Gardener be expected to do?" 
Mr. i1artini"s offer was duly seconded and carried. 
MR. WEEKS: Would like to ask for a point of information 
at this time as to what is the recompense of the secretary of this 
association. 
JIR. EBEL: His love for the work. 
ilR. WF^EKS: We are glad when a man gels up and says that 
he loves liis work and we are glad to assure him of our satisfac- 
tion that he has done it well, but we are human beings, and we 
find that we need something more tangible than that, and it 
seems to me this would be a good time to look into the matter 
of recompense of our secretary, at least we could pay his travel- 
ing expenses when he attends a convention. I am unfamiliar 
with what has been done in the past, but as ,your newly elected 
chief ofl'cer. I think the time is ripe when we should give this 
more consideration and that he is entitled to more than he has 
received in the past, if that has been only the satisfaction of 
knowing that we think his work is done well 
Mr. .Jensen, after remarks in favor of ]iaying exjienses of secre- 
tary while traveling in interests of the association, moves that 
such eN)j(nses be paid. 
MR. II1''A1): Before we ]int the motion, it might lie in order 
to read to you Section .5 of the Duties of Officers. Now that the 
matter is brought up. I think he ought to put in traveling ex- 
Jienst'S. 
MR. .JENSEN: I withdraw my motion and put it in the form 
of a recommendation from the members present that the Execu- 
tive Board pass upon that. 
Communications. 
Professor Dorner volnnteered to read the ditTerent communiea- 
tions on account of Secretary Ebel's disability. A communication 
was read from Charles T. Totty. president-elect of the Society of 
American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists, expressing re- 
grets at his inability to attend the convention and soliciting the 
co-operation of the private gardeners in making the National Flower 
Show, to be held in St. Louis next spring, a rousing success. 
A eomniunication from George V. Nnsh. secretary of the Hortl- 
