. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 58 The American Florist. July 31, young men also won four out of five places in their race. Henry Krinke of St. Paul, 60 years old, said to be the oldest florist in the Twin Cities, took the prize for the best old fashioned waltz in the danc- ing contest. Not only fleet of foot, but good with the willow, were the St. Paulites, for they ran around the bases and swat- ted the ball for nine innings of the contest at the national pastime with the "Minnies" until an 11 to 3 defeat was administered. Chicago Fl
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 58 The American Florist. July 31, young men also won four out of five places in their race. Henry Krinke of St. Paul, 60 years old, said to be the oldest florist in the Twin Cities, took the prize for the best old fashioned waltz in the danc- ing contest. Not only fleet of foot, but good with the willow, were the St. Paulites, for they ran around the bases and swat- ted the ball for nine innings of the contest at the national pastime with the "Minnies" until an 11 to 3 defeat was administered. Chicago Florists' Club Picnic. The thirtieth annual basket picnic of the Chicago Florists' Club was held at St. Paul Park, Morton Grove, Sun- day, July 25, and was largely attend- ed, considering the unfavorable weather and the Eastland disaster the day be- fore, when over 1,000 people were drowned as the boat capsized in the river. The committee held a meeting on Saturday, July 24, in regard to postponing the affair in honor of the dead, but owing to the late hour and. COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF TWIN CITY FLORISTS' PICNIC, Spring Grove, Lake Minnetouka, July 20. committee worked hard, but., every- thing was against them, for it rained the greater part of the afternoon, but the programme was followed out close- ly. The baseball game between the Growers and Wholesalers was one of the finest exhibitions ever held on the Morton Grove diamond and was the feature event of the day. The team representing the Growers, led by Peter Olsem, defeated the nine representing the Wholesalers, led by William Lor- man, by a close and exciting score of 3 to 1. The winning team received $10 in cash, donated by Peter Reinberg and J. A. Budlong, and 12 bottles of wine donated by the D. H. Sullivan Wine Co., and the losing team, nine pocket knives, donated by Poehlmann Bros. Co. and 50 cigars given byJVI. J. Hanley. The results of the races and other sporting events are as follows: Fat men's race, 100-yard dash—
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