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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Forty-Third Annual Convention of the American Association of Nurserymen 
June 26th 27th and 28th 1918, at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois 
P rogram 
McpIhKjs ill ('ri/sldl hoom Exhihils in West Itoom \Ail 
joiniiKj Crijslid llooni) 
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26tH, 1918. 
1.50 l{ej)()rt of Secretai-y-Couiisel Curtis Nye Smith. 
Iloport of Tnvisurer—J. \V. Hill. 
2.15 Address ''Marketing' Methods” (30 Minutes') 
L. 1). II. Weld. Mgr., Commereial Keseai'eli Dept., 
Swift & Co., Chieago, III. 
2.45 Special Order of Business— 
Resolution and Amendment to Constitution— 
10.00 A. M. 
Call to ord('r hy N'iee-President. 
Song “Anu'riea.” 
Invoeation—Rev. (k S. 
Ilai i'ison, York, Nt'br. 
■'Tlu' Clad Hand”—Ceo. 
M. Spangler, .)r.. 
Assoeialion of Com- 
mmee. Chieago. Ill. 
"A Message”— 
.Major Lloyd (k Staik 
R('poi I of (k)mmitt(‘('s : 
.\rhilration — 
W. (k Reed. Cdiairman. 
.\rboretum - 
,1. Cdward Moon, 
Cdiaii’inan. 
Coni|)lainls iY Criev- 
anees W. H. Wyman, 
Chairman. 
Distribution is; Diiu'e- 
tory-M. R. (kishman, 
Chairman. 
Creneh Relief 
Ik L. .\lkins, Cdiairman. 
Hail Insuranee— 
Crank Weber, 
(diairman. 
Landscape— 
Thos. B. Mi'ehan. 
(diairman. 
Legislative — 
Win. Pitkin, (diairman. 
\onienelature— 
.1. Horace McFarland. 
(diairman. 
Id'‘'ss- Robert Pyle. 
(diairman. 
Stitislieal 
Henry B. (diasi'. 
(diairman. 
Tai'ilf- Irving Roust*. 
(diaii’iiian - 
I ransportalion—(dias. Sizeniort*. (diairman. 
\ igilanet*—Paul (k Stark, (diairman. 
"Banish the Barberry and Save the Wheat” 
Dr. Ik C. Stakman. St. Paul. Minn., (diairman. 
Bai'ht'rry Eradication (dim.. U. S. Dejit. of Agrieulturt*. 
Appointmt'iit of (dmmiiltees. 
Announe(*ni(*nt of Entertaimiit'iit (dimmitlet*. 
Ad journmt'iit. 
I.i5 ik M. (Executive SessioiC 
Song-"Slar Spangled Banner.” 
.Vm 
MAJOR LLOYD 0. STARK, Louisiana, Mo. 
Commanding 2nd Battalion 315 Field Artillery, 
Now stationed at Camp Lee, Va. 
President American Association of Nurserymen 
(AdiTE -That aiipile time be allowed for a full and 
free diseussion of this most imiiortant matter, no 
— additional topics art* 
selieduled for this ses¬ 
sion. 
Program (dimiiiittee) 
Announeement of Meet¬ 
ing of State Vice Presi¬ 
dents. 
Adjournment. 
7.30 P. M. Meeting of State 
Vice Presidents. 
8.30 P. M. Reception and 
Cet-Aequainted Banquet. 
Thursday, June 27x11, 1918 
10.00 A. M. 
Song—“Where Do We Co 
From Here Boys'?” 
"Market Develo[)nient”— 
Report of Temporary 
Committee. (A matter 
of the utmost iiiijim- 
tanee to the future of 
the Nursery industry 
])lenty of time will be 
given for full discus¬ 
sion.') 
Report of Publicity (dim- 
niittee—Ik L. Atkins. 
Chairman. 
The Booklet “Hoiih* 
C rounds” 
From the Puhlisher’s 
Yiew|)oint. J. Horace 
McFarland. 
From the User's View- 
jioint, 0. ,]oe Howai'd. 
Secretary Van Lindley 
Nursery Co., Pomona, 
N. C. 
"Costs, Profits, and In¬ 
come Tax”—Alvin Ik 
Ni'lson. Swain Ni'lson 
& Sons (d)., Cdiicago. Ill. 
Discussed bv: Arlbur H. Hill, and Cuy A Brvant. 
Repoi't of State Vici* Presidents and Election of Ollicers. 
Ad jourmnent. 
1.45 P. M. 
Song—“(Jver There” 
"Personal Experiences in the Trenches”— 
Ollicer from British Recruiting Station, Cdiicago. III. 
“Fuel (dinservation”—Mr. Osborn Monnet, 
U. S. Fuel Administration. 
‘‘War Times and the Nursery Business.” 
