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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
a majority vote of said committee, receive such persons 
into full membership of the Association). 
Practically all applications have been acted upon by the 
Executive Committee, for in order for an applicant to get 
his name in the badge hook, it is necessary for the appli¬ 
cation to be passed on prior to our annual meeting. I 
think it is a wise plan not to take up the limited time of 
the Association, for this is a matter that can he safely en¬ 
trusted to your Executive Committee. 
I am sure that time will prove the wisdom of making 
membership elective. We hope to make our association 
worth while and worth seeking membership in; also be¬ 
ing a member of the American Association of Nursery¬ 
men should mean something. While we should never 
deny membership to any worthy nurseryman; we should 
keep out the unworthy. Membership in our Association 
should be emblematic of honor and integrity. 
Secretary:— Secretary Hall has labored faithfully 
and enthusiastically for the good of the Association. He 
has worked diligently to persuade the members to see 
the benefits that would be derived from retaining their 
membership in the Association. It has not been an easy 
task, for there were many who could not see the useful¬ 
ness of the new organization. He has written many 
loyal and persuasive letters, and behind them has been 
the true ring of genuineness. He is entitled to our 
thanks for his sincerity and faithfulness during this pro¬ 
bative period. 
Program :—I wish to commend the splendid program 
prepared for us by Lloyd Stark, and urge you to follow it 
as closely as possible and assist me in carrying it out. 
There is considerable time allotted for discussion after 
each subject. We have endeavored to encourage gen¬ 
eral discussion among the entire membership. The pro¬ 
gram is one which pertains strictly to business matters, 
and I hope that it will meet with the approval of the As¬ 
sociation, for I know the object has been to place on this 
program vital subjects worth while. 
In Memoriam : — .Since our last convention the grim 
reaper has been in our midst, and death has taken a num¬ 
ber of our members to that “Undiscovered Country, 
from whose bourne no traveler returns.” Among them 
Captain C. L. Watrous, of Des Moines, a pioneer nur¬ 
seryman of Iowa, who for many years was a prominent 
worker in our Association, serving as President two 
terms during the years of 1886 and 1887, and presided at 
the Atlanta meeting in 1914 in the absence of President 
Weber. Colonel G. B. Bracket, U. S. Pomologist, Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. and Major Frank Holsinger, Rosedale, Kan¬ 
sas, both prominent in horticultural work for many years, 
were among those who passed away during the year. 
In conclusion, I wish to express my appreciation and 
thanks to our Executive Committee, the Chairmen of the 
various committees and the membership for the loyal sup¬ 
port accorded my administration. It is a pleasure to 
work shoulder to shoulder with such efficient and earnest 
men. Your helpful suggestions, earnest co-operation, 
thoughtful advice and confidence placed in me has been 
a source of inspiration during the past year. 
Again I wish to thank you for this honor. 
List of Early Arrivals 
W. L. Hart, Fredonia, N. Y. 
Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md. 
G. Hale Harrison, Berlin, Md. 
M. B. Fox, Rochester, N. Y. 
E. F. Rowe, Harrisburg, Pa. 
O. P. Beckley, Harrisburg, Pa. 
J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Theo. J. Smith, Geneva, N. Y. 
Thos. F. Welch, Geneva, N. Y- 
Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, Pa. 
Albert F. Meehan, Dresher, Pa. 
Robert C. Chase, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
James W. Fraser, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
Clifford R. Burr, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
Charles H. Perkins, 2nd, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Frank J. Rippin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
Eloyd C. Stark, Louisiana, Mo- 
Clay Stark, Louisiana, Mo. 
Charles Sizemore, Louisiana, Mo. 
Homer Reed, Louisiana, Mo. 
T. W. Stark, Louisiana, Mo. 
Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb. 
W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. 
N. G. Campbell, St. Joseph, Mo. 
E. H. Favor, St. Joseph, Mo. 
Ernest Hemming, Flourtown, Pa. 
Charles A. llgenfritz, Monroe, Michigan. 
John Dayton, Painesville, Ohio. 
Robert George, Painesville, Ohio. 
C. H. Shumaker, Painesville, Ohio. 
C. H. Perkins, 2nd, Newark, N. Y. 
Milton Moss, Huntsville, Ala. 
W. H. Bell, Huntsville, Ala. 
Henry B- Chase, Chase, Ala. 
Robert C. Chase, Chase, Ala. 
James A. Fraser, Huntsville, Ala. 
O. W. Fraser, Huntsville, Ala. 
H. M. Simpson & Sons, Vincennes, Ind. 
I. E. llgenfritz’ Sons Co., Monroe, Mich. 
Ralph T. Olcott, Rochester, N. Y. 
John Watson, Newark, N- Y. 
Hoopes Bros. & Thomas Co., West 
Chester, Pa. 
A- T. De La Mare Ptg. & Publishing Co., 
New York. 
Paul Lindley, Pomona, N. C. 
The United States Nursery Co., Rose- 
acres, Miss. 
W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, Ohio. 
Dayton Fruit Tree Label Co., Dayton, O. 
C. W. Stuart & Co-, Newark, N. Y. 
Bartlett Mfg. Co., Detroit, Mich. 
The Northern Nursery Co., Denver, Col. 
H. R. Morse, Saint Joseph, Mich. 
E. P. Bernardin, Parsons, Kansas- 
L. R. Taylor & Sons, Topeka, Kansas. 
Pennsylvania Nursery Co., Girard, Pa. 
J. C. Murphy, Girard, Pa. 
E. S'. Welch, Shenandoah, Iowa- 
O. F. Killian, Manchester, Conn. 
William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. 
Mr. Hill, Des Moines, Iowa. 
Mr. Needham, Des Moines, Iowa. 
Joseph J. Lane, Garden City, N- Y. 
R. J. Coe, Fort Atkinson, Wis. 
J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Oregon. 
Southern Nursery Co., Winchester, Tenn. 
The F. E. Schifferli Nurseries, Fredonia, 
New York. 
F- H. Stannard & Co., Ottawa, Kansas. 
C. C. Mayhew, Sherman, Texas. 
Fairfield Nurseries, Salisbury, Md. 
F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 
The Greening Nursery Co., Monroe, Mich. 
McKay Nursery Company, Waterloo, Wis 
The Hawks Nursery Co-, Rochester, N. 
Y. & Wauwatosa, Wis. 
T. J. Dinsmore, Troy, Ohio. 
Marshall Brothers, Arlington Nebraska. 
Rice Brothers Co., Geneva, N. Y. 
C. H- Weeks Nursery Co., Inc., Lyons, 
New York. 
Champion Nurseries, Perry, Ohio. 
T. P. Oliver, Topeka, Kansas. 
German Nurseries & Seed House, Bea¬ 
trice, Nebraska. 
P. Ouwerkerk, Weehawken Heights, N- J. 
The Whiting Nursery Co., Yankton, S. D. 
A. M. Leonard & Sons, Piqua, Ohio. 
The Adams County Nursery, Aspers, Pa. 
William P. Stark Nurseries, Neosho, Mo. 
Samuel E- Blair, Nutley, N. J. 
F. & F. Nurseries, Springfield, N. J. 
Simpson Nursery Co., Monticello, Fla. 
J. A Lopeman, Enid, Olka. 
Christy-Color - Printing- Engraving Co., 
Rochester, N- Y. 
Forest Nursery & Seed Co., McMinnville, 
Tennessee. 
Root’s Nurseries, Manheim, Pa. 
The Willadean Nurseries, Sparta, Ky. 
F. J. Grootendorst’s & Sons, Boskoop, 
Holland. 
Adolph Muller, Norristown, Pa. 
The Robbinsville Nurseries, Robbinsville, 
New Jersey. 
Holsinger Bros. Nursery, Rosedale, Kan. 
Holm & Olson, St. Paul, Minn. 
