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tion financially. The balloting ami in- 
stallation of officers were well conducted 
with James Duthie in the chair, with tin- 
following officers elected: For president. 
James McCarthy; vice president, James 
(dad-tone; secretary, Ernst Westlake; cor- 
responding secretary, Harry Goodband; 
treasurer, Ernst J. Brown; executive com- 
mittee, Robt. Jones, Joseph Adler, George 
Ford, John F. Johnson, Arthur Cook, Archie 
Traie, Frank Watson; trustee for 3 years, 
James McDonald; trustee for 2 years, 
James Holloway. Our next monthly meet- 
ing will be held on Wednesday, January 
10th, at 2 o'clock. Monthly competition: 
12 freesias, 1 pot or pan primula malacoides, 
and 3 poinsettias. It was decided to hold 
our annual dinner on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 
1917. HARRY GOODBAND, 
Corresponding Secretary. 
RAISING THE GARDENER'S STANDARD. 
[Continued from page .">25. ) 
greater courtesies could not be tendered the 
members of any organization than were 
those tendered the members of the National 
Association of Gardeners by the business 
men of the capital city. 
The same mail that brought the above 
communication to the secretary's office also 
brought a communication from one of the 
largest universities in the west stating that 
it had been referred to the gardeners' na- 
tional association to secure a competent 
gardener to take charge of its ground, and 
asked that one be recommended. At about 
the same time, over the long distance tele- 
phone, the owner of a modern country 
estate sought the assistance of the Service 
Bureau to solve his problem with the 
gardener and thus prevent his abandoning 
country life. After learning of his experi- 
ence he was advised that his only remedy 
was to replace the garden laborer with an 
efficient gardener by recognizing that every 
man is worthy of his hire, and that if he 
would do this his sorrow would soon be 
turned into joy. He is considering the ad- 
vice. 
What has been cited is simply to indicate 
the high standing of the association, which 
in turn cannot fail to elevate the standard 
of those engaged in the profession it repre- 
sents. 
If there are any laborers or men not en- 
titled to the calling of gardener enrolled in 
the active membership of the association it 
is contrary to its by-laws, and it should be 
the duty of every member to promptly 
notify the secretary's office of the name and 
address of any one at any time found 
wrongfully admitted. Under the present 
regulations the secretary must accept the 
applications endorsed by a member, and 
has no means of personally investigating 
whether an applicant professing to be a 
gardener, is entitled to such calling or not. 
If he is not, he, however, can certainly gain 
nothing through affiliating with the gar- 
deners' association. 
The National Association of Gardeners is 
still in its infancy and weak in spots, and 
it will take time to attain perfection in its 
organization, but this can be hurried by a 
united effort on the part of all interested 
in its progress and by sharing just a little 
in its development. 
M. C. EBEL, secretary. 
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The various committees of the Chrysanthe- 
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all did their share in making it the success 
it proved to be. A vote of thanks was ex- 
tended to all of the committee members. J. 
Barnet read a communication from the sec- 
retary of the National Association of Gard- 
eners regarding the coming convention of that 
organization, which will be held at Wash- 
ington, D. C, December 5-6 and announcing 
the appointment of Mr. Barnet as chairman 
of publicity for this district. His remarks 
were well received and as the members are 
in sympathy with the work of the X. A. 6., 
there should be a good attendance at the 
Washington meeting. Nominations for offi- 
eers for 1IU7 being in order, the Eollowing 
were proposed : For president — John Barnet, 
R. Boxel. A. E. Bonsey, and J. Carman. 
Vice-president — A. Davidson, and Robt. Tay- 
lor. Secretary — .Manns Curran. Treasurer 
— Wm. Thompson. Jr. Executive committee 
■ — Wm. Gillies. Wm. Thompson, A. E. Bon- 
sey, A. Davidson, R. Boxel, J. Carman, J. 
Barnet, Wm. Beeler, and T. Jones. 
Manus Curran and T. Barnet were ap- 
pointed a committee to attend the next meet- 
ings of the Pittsburgh Florists' and Garden- 
ers' Club and the Western Pennsylvania Hor- 
ticultural Societj and get things started for 
the proposed show for 1917. 
JIANUS CURRAN, Sec'y. 
