THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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TIIK HAHV KAMHLi:i{S 
This youn^ or^^anizalion pfovcal ilst'H' very uscl'ul (lin¬ 
ing the convcMilion. I{('gnlar Hoy Sconis of Iho Associa- 
lion. Tlu'y sold llu' dinin'r ti(*k(‘ts. acU'd as Ixdl hops. 
Ih‘1|)(m 1 th(‘ olli(*(MS, in fact, inaih* Ih('ins(dv(‘s gc'iK'rally 
useful. 
Th(^ organization is gi-owing, as two pairs of twins 
w(U’e addl'd to tlu'ir nundx'r. Tliey are proving tlu'iii- 
s('l\('s true sons of tlu'ir dads, as tlu'y worki'd llu' pari'iil 
.Vssoeiation foi‘ •'t?2f).()0 wiuth of fr('(' adv('rtising Jiy |)ut- 
ting a stieker on tiu' Hadge Jiook, boosting theiusi'lvi's. 
While their eaivtakei's w ere not looking tlu'y wandei'ed 
oil on Thursday ('vc'iiing and found their way to Kair- 
inount Inn. wlu're tiu'y held their annual teed w itliout the 
supervision of their nurses. 
A very elaborate menu was piovided by the eati'ii'r. 
eonsisting of pap, MelliiTs Food, Eskay’s Food, candy 
cigars, sour balls, lemonade, and lots of pie and cake. 
It is lucky tbeir nurses arrived in time to juevent ex¬ 
cessive eating and see them back safely to Convention 
headquarters. 
The following is a list of the cute and enterprising 
little fellow^s:— 
Masters Fortmiller, 
How den. 
The Hariison Twins, 
M onahan, 
Hryaid, 
Meehan, 
Hreck, 
Essick. 
and Frazier. 
Albi'rt F. Meehan was elecl('d President Ix'causi' he 
w anted to be, and 
Horton Howden. si'cretaiy bi'cause he had a ih'w foun¬ 
tain pen. His addiess is care of Hice Hros. Co., (lencva. 
New York. - 
The McKay Xurseiy (^.ompany has moved their Main 
Odices from Pardi'i'ville. Wis. to Madison, Wis. In¬ 
creased busiiK'ss made' a nioie central location nec('ss;iry. 
The (^omjiany w ill continue to ojierate their Nurs('ries at 
Waterloo, Wis.. tw enty-four miles east of Madison, w here 
they grow a general liiu' of hardy varieties of Fruit, 
Shade and Ornamental stock. 
WOMEN OF THE NATION AE ASSOCIATION OF 
N Li It SE15 V MEN AHE CCESTS OF 
“N.\TIONL N L It SEH V.M.VN” 
About S(‘V('nly ol llu' visiting ladii'S occi'plixl the in\i- 
tation ol the Notional Nursi'ryman to lake a trolley trip 
to lh(' lamous Willow Ci’ove Ihirk. Spi'cial (*ars wen* 
chartered. 
Alt('i‘ ralhci’ a warm day in llu' city, the ride proved a 
most (h'lighiful om'. as it is along tlu' Old York Hoad, ono 
ol Philaili'lphia’s most heautifnl residential suburbs. 
S('als wei(' resi'i'ved for the party in the Music Pavillion 
and all thoroughly ('iijoyc'd hearing the StI’aw br idge tv 
Clothi('i‘ chorus ol 200 \'oices. assisli'd by A icloi' Herbert’s 
(ucnesii'a. iiie (*oncert pi'oved to tie one ol the best ot 
the season. 
Ib'rlx'rM’s Di'amatic (’aniala “Tlu' Caijiliva'.” considei’cd 
by the composi'i- as one of his Ix'st efforts. 
NUItSEHYMEN’S PUHLICITY 
In his address “Nui'serymen’s Publicity” made at the 
IMiihnb'lpbia Convention. J. Horace McFai'land made a 
sti'ong plea for comprehensive publicity cani])aign and 
pointed out that now', in spite of the war was the jrsy- 
chological time. 
The points he emphasized were that 9i j)(*r C('nt. of the 
American people were not in the war but would have to 
change their way of living to supjiort the other 6 per cent, 
who wore actually engaged in war or taken from their 
customary pursuits. This would entail inoio business. 
It was merely hysteria that suggested curtailment and 
w as very much like closing the .shop, standing on the cor¬ 
ner and talking wor. 
The nation needs supporting in every jiossihle way in 
times of .stress. 
He pointed out that even under the worst possible re¬ 
sults of the war, namely the invasion of the country by 
the Cermans it would be much better to have the moni'y 
invested in the land so they could not take it. 
That a nation at war needed to bt' told how inqiorlanl 
grow ing things were, not only as food, but ('V('n oiaiamen- 
lal tilings to keep the figbtei’s fit for their slia'iiuous work. 
It was necessary for the Presidi'iit to play golf and for 
the same reason shrubs and jilants weri' ship|)('d to men 
at tbe front to give relaxation to tin' strain and keep 
men sane. 
Now is the tinu' for iiursi'rynK'ii to gi't busy and sell, 
the country and tin' peoph' nei'd tlu'ir goods and tber(' 
is ten billion dollar... diverti'd fi'om its usual chaniu'Is. 
The cost of the publicity lu'i'di'd to distribute tbe goods, 
lu'i'd not be considered, the customer pays it. \\ hereas 
the cost of not selling falls on the nurseryman in the 
shape of brush piles. 
As an illustration Mr. McFarland calh'd attention to 
the Liberty Loan, and the Hed Cross campaign. Hoth 
most worthy, yet lu'ither would have succi'eded with¬ 
out a Publicity Campaign. 
