THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 
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1 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS ! 
| WILLIAM N. CRAIG, President, 
I Brookline, Mass. 
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M. C. EBEL, Secretary, § 
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ANNUAL CONVENTION 
I NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF I 
GARDENERS I 
Washington, D. C. 
December 5-6, 1916 | 
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THE CONVENTION PROGRAMME. 
Plans have all been completed for a successful convention at 
Washington, D. C, on December 5 and 6. 
Tlie New Ebbitt House, on Pennsylvania avenue, has been 
selected as the headquarters of the association during the con- 
vention. 
Members will register with the secretary of the association at 
the New Ebbitt House by nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, 
December 5. when each member will be supplied with full details 
of the two days programme, which will be an interesting one and 
will keep the members busy during their stay at Washington. 
In order that the members may have an opportunity to enjoy 
all that has been planned for them by local members, it has been 
decided to make the business meeting's as brief as possible, but 
without impairing the business that is to come before the con- 
vention. 
Some interesting side trips have been planned which will in- 
clude a visit to the country estate of George Washington, at 
Mt. Vernon. The gardens of this estate are still laid out as 
originally planned by the first president of our country and a visit 
to them will prove of more than passing interest to the gardeners. 
Congress will be in session and an opportunity will be given 
the visiting gardeners to observe how the laws of our country 
are enacted. 
A visit to the White House has not been overlooked. Visits to 
the various government buildings, including some of the depart- 
ments of tlie Department of Agriculture where gardeners may 
learn how tlie government grows its plants, and a visit to the 
Mint which will enable them to see how money is made have 
been arranged for. 
An automobile trip through the park system of Washington is 
also included in the program. 
The lecture hall of the new Smithsonian Institution has been 
placed at the disposal of the association for its business meetings. 
The secretary will be at the headquarters of the association, 
the New Ebbitt House, on Monday afternoon, December 4, to 
receive members who may arrive in Washington on that day. 
While much of the time will be given up to the sight-seeing 
features, the purpose of the convention will not be overlooked, 
however, and several important matters affecting the gardeners 
will be brought up for discussion. In addition to this a numbei 
of prominent speakers will address the meetings. 
A large attendance is looked for. both from the East and from 
the West. The secretary will be glad to furnish any further in- 
formation desired to members regarding the convention, trans- 
portation, etc. 
President Craig has appointed the following committee on con- 
vention publicity: George W. Hess, Washington, D. C. ; William 
Kleinheinz, Ogontz, Pa.; David Fraser, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Robert 
Comeron, Cambridge. Mass.; John Canning, Ardsley, N. Y.; 1*. W. 
Popp. Mamaroneck. N. Y.; Thomas J. Wilson. Tuxedo Park, X. Y.; 
Anton Bauer, Deal Beach N. .T.; James Dutliie, Oyster Bay, N. Y.; 
John Barnet, Sewiekley, Pa.; Edw. Jenkins, Lenox, Mass.; Wil- 
liam Gray, Newport, R. I.; Thomas Head. Lake Forest. 111. 
Martini. Lake Geneva, Wis.; L. P. Jensen, St. Louis, Mo.; 
Ellings. Menlo Park, Cal. 
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NEW MEMBERS. 
The following new members have been added to our roll : George 
II. Instone. Mound. Minn.: Louis Holland. Seattle. Wash.; Anton 
Vandereem. Clayton. Mo.; Hugo M. Schaff, St. Louis. Mo.; Antiny 
Sieniehi, Council Bluff. Iowa: II. C. Peterson. William P. Stewart. 
David H. I'. Boy, John II. Francis, Lake Forest, 111.: Gerrard 
Samson, Henry Cai'dana. San Leandro, Cal. ; William Huckvale, 
Far Hills. X. J.; Alexander Sherriffs. Bernardsville. N. J. ; Robert 
R. Moss, Youkers. X. Y. ; Harry I. Weaver. Ithaca. X. Y. ; George 
J. Oiler. Youkers, X. Y. ; James Allan. Truto. Nova Scotia: 
William Shaw, Mendham, X. J.: Bodger P. Burke, Villa Xova. Pa.: 
S. H. Vine, Bellingham, Wash. ; John E. McQueen, Bernardsville, 
N. J.; William Irwin, Magnolia, Mass. 
POSTPONEMENT OF ESSAY CONTEST. 
( )wing to the few essays that have been received in the con- 
test for President Craig's prizes, which were offered for competi- 
tion to assistant gardeners, the Committee on Essays and Horti- 
cultural Instruction, William H. Waite, chairman, lias decided to 
postpone the closing of the contest until February 1, to give the 
assistant gardeners further opportunity during the winter months 
to enter in the contest. The essays received to date will be 
held over until that date. The rules governing the contest are 
as follows: 
The prizes are offered by President Craig— $25 as first prize, 
$15 as second prize and $10 as third prize, in gold — for the three 
best essays on any subject pertaining to any branch of horticul- 
ture. The essays are limited to twenty-five hundred words and 
must be signed with a nom ile plume, must bear no evidence of 
the author's identification, and be mailed in a plain envelope, care- 
fully addressed to the chairman of the committee. William H. 
Waite, P. (). Box 290, Madison, N. J. 
The contestant will place his name and full address, stating the 
position he holds, in a separate envelope, writing the nom de 
plume he signed to his essay on the outside of this envelope, and 
mail same in separate envelope to M. C. Ebel, Secretary. Na- 
tional Association of Gardeners, Madison, X. J. This envelope is 
not to be opened until the judges have rendered their decision 
on the contest. Write your essay distinctly and use one side 
of paper only. These rules must' be strictly followed to avoid 
disqualification. 
AMONG THE GARDENERS 
We regret to announce that William Downs, the able superin- 
tendent to E. S. Webster, Chestnut Hill. Mass., has been obliged 
to resign his position owing to ill health. Mr. Downs' many 
friends hope that a complete rest will restore him to perfect 
health. 
* * * 
A new range of greenhouses is nearing completion on the E. A. 
Clark estate, Jamaica Plains, .Mass., where W. H. Golby has 
charge. 
* * * 
E. 0. Orpet has resigned his position as superintendent to 
Cyrus H. MeCormick, Lake Forest, 111., to take a much needed 
rest in new environment on the Pacific coast. He carries with 
him the good wishes of all whom be has been working for and 
is acquainted with. His successor is Wm. E. Fischer, who was 
chosen from the Boston Park system to carry on the work of 
developing the estate over which Mr. Orpet lias presided for a 
number of years. 
* * * 
Maurice J. Collins, formerly. on the B. S. Clark estate, Litch- 
field, Conn., has secured the position of gardener to William G. 
Park, Westbury, L. T. 
* * * 
W. J. Carter, formerly located at Bernardsville as superin- 
tendent to J. W. Harrinian. is now located in a similar position 
on what was the Philip Livermore estate. Brookville. L. I., and 
which was recently purchased by Mr. Harrinian. 
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H. Watson, until recently with J. \\". Pybus at "'lor Court," 
Pittsficld, Mass.. has forsaken the profession of gardening for 
millwork. 
* * * 
E. Yeandlc. recently gardener to T. D. Leonard. Morristown, 
X. J'., lias accepted a position as superintendent on the E. F. 
Hutton estate, Bayshore, N. Y. 
* * * 
L. Bisset, gardener to S. T. Bodine, Villa Xova, Pa., who 
underwent an operation for appendicitis in October, has fully 
recovered. He had planned to attend the convention this year 
at Washington, but his recent illness will now prohibit it. 
