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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
officers and a place for the next regular meeting. The 
committee recommended Denison as the next meeting 
place and nominated officers all of whom were elected. 
Telegrams were presented from Mayor Lawther of 
Dallas, and President Jackson, of the Dallas Chamber of 
Commerce asking that Dallas be named as the next meet¬ 
ing place, and also named as headquarters for the new 
organization. Forth Worth also made the same re¬ 
quest through acting Secretary Tackett. 
During the meeting Dr, J. E. Aubrey paid the nur¬ 
serymen a visit, and was introduced by J. R. Mayhew, a 
life long friend of the pastor. Dr. Aubrey made a short 
and interesting talk to the visitors and made them all 
feel at home in Denison. Mr. Mayhew replied and spoke 
in the highest terms of Dr. Aubrey, saying he was a boos¬ 
ter and very live citizen. 
W. N. King, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, 
was introduced to the visitors and issued an invitation for 
them to remain over in Denison and attend a luncheon in 
their honor. The nurserymen intended leaving the city 
and could not accept the invitation, however, they said 
the invitation would be deferred until September when 
the Chamber of Commerce could depend on them accept¬ 
ing the offer to a dinner or some sort of entertainment. 
Acting Chairman Mayhew appointed the following 
committees to serve until the annual meeting in Septem¬ 
ber: 
Membership: Texas—J. S. Kerr, Sherman; W, C. 
Griffing, Port Arthur; G. F. Uerhalen, Scottsville. Okla¬ 
homa—Mr. Garee, Noble. Arkansas—George Parker, 
Fayetteville. Louisiana—A. K. Clingman. New Mexico 
and Arizona—W. H. Hatcher, Douglas, Arizona. 
Resolution Committee—E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney; 
M. Falkner, Waco, and J. W. Tackett, Fort Worth. 
Just before the meeting closed E. W. Kirkpatrick, a 
veteran nurseryman and highly respected citizen of Col¬ 
lin county, spoke on the subject of “The Nurseryman’s 
Part in Winning the War.” Among many items touched 
on by Mr. Kirkpatrck was the fact that nurserymen were 
in better position than any one in assisting the general 
public in the conservation of foods. The speaker pointed 
out the fact that the land must be prepared first, and then 
the crop planted and harvested properly. He said that 
nurserymen were in position to give advice freely on the 
proper cultivation of land, when and how to plant and 
when and how to harvest. He suggested that every man 
present give his ideas and suggestions to the newspapers 
and spread the information broadcast through publicity 
and help have a garden or fruit tree on every vacant lot 
and piece of land in the Nation. 
“I came to Denison for my first trip in 1878 to attend 
an agricultural meeting and I have been attending such 
meetings once or more every year since. I am 73 years 
old and hope to live long enough to see every highway 
planted in fruit trees of some kind. Trees that bear 
fruit or nuts along the highways and furnish shade it 
the same time. There are sixty-five per cent of the 
homes in Texas without a fruit tree of some description. 
The nurserj'men have given considerable already but they 
can give more. There are certain times of the season 
when trees of various description may be given to per¬ 
sons showing an inclination to plant and take care of 
them. Let’s give them to such people. Let’s give every 
orphan’s home, or a like school, trees to plant in their 
school yards. Let us pledge ourselves to do this and 
everything along this line to have plenty of fruit to take 
care of the foreign Nations whose fine fruit gardens have 
been destroyed by the war and they will have to call on 
us for supplies when this great conflict is over, and their 
demand will be for many years to come. 
“In Germany they tell the people how to till the soil, 
when and how to plant, and the work must be done in 
this manner—that is the reason the German armies are 
holding out so well. Here it is different. I suggest 
less roses and shrubbery and more cabbage and vege¬ 
tables of all descriptions for a period of the war at least. 
The fragrance of the roses is appreciated but the boys 
‘over there’ can not eat roses, so we should all encourage 
the planting of foodstuff as far as possible and thereby 
help win the war.” The speaker reviewed some of his 
life-work and made one of the most stirring talks ever 
heard in Denison. 
Refore adjourning, the association adopted a vote of 
thanks to the Chamber of Commerce, Denison Hotel, Den¬ 
ison Herald and the correspondent of the Associated 
Press for courtesies shown the organization, and every 
man present said he would attend the September meeting, 
when representatives from the States now forming the 
new organization would attend and transact much bus¬ 
iness of great importance to the new association. 
Among those attending were: J. R. Mayhew, Waxa- 
hachie; E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney; M. G. Rlack, 
Mount Pleasant; G. F. Verhalen, Scottsville; M. Falkner. 
Waco; L. W. Thackett, Fort Worth; W. G. Esry and 
Harry McManis, Dallas; F. R. Foster, Denton; W. A. 
Wagoner, Durant; C. C. Mayhew, Sherman; A. S. Allen, 
Pottsboro; Will Munson, C. E. Stephens and A. D. Jack- 
son, Denison. 
The next meeting of the Southwestern Association of 
Nurserymen will be held in Denison, September 24, 1918. 
The officers chosen at the initial meeting of the new 
organization held here are : 
W. C. Griffiing, Port Arthur, president. 
W. A. Wagner, Durant, vice president. 
L. J. Tackett, Fort Worth, secretary-treasurer. 
J. R. Mayhew, Waxahachie; George Parker, Fayette¬ 
ville, Arkansas, together with officers named, will consti¬ 
tute the executive committee. 
NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
The annual meeting of the New Jersey Association of 
Nurserymen was held at Trenton, N. J., January 25, 1918. 
The following officers were elected to serve for the en¬ 
suing year: 
President, Carl H. Flemer, Springfield, N. J. 
Vice President, Wm. DuRree, Plainfield, N. J. 
Sec’y and Treas., A. F. Meisky, Elizabeth, N. J. 
The association elected five new members at this 
meeting. 
Mr. John Watson, of the Princeton Nursery Co., made 
an address on The Publicity Campaign of the nurserymen 
Ihroughout the different states, and several of the mem¬ 
bers agreed to make a yearly contribution for the next 
five years to help raise the necessary funds. 
A. F. Meisky, Sec’y. 
