. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. The ex-presidents of the New York Florists' Club gave a luncheon on the evening of August 21 to some of the prominent members of the S. A. F. from out of town. Those in attendance were F. E. Pierson, W. F. Gude, John West- cott, Eobert Craig, E. G, Hill, Frank Traendly, George Asmus, Charles Critchell, Charles H. Totty, A. L. Miller, John Canning, Henry Weston, Joseph A. Manda, W. H. Siebrecht, Sr., Philip F. Kessler, W. A. Manda and A. Her- rington. There were much jollity and felicitation. The principal speakers were Robert Craig, John Westcott,
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. The ex-presidents of the New York Florists' Club gave a luncheon on the evening of August 21 to some of the prominent members of the S. A. F. from out of town. Those in attendance were F. E. Pierson, W. F. Gude, John West- cott, Eobert Craig, E. G, Hill, Frank Traendly, George Asmus, Charles Critchell, Charles H. Totty, A. L. Miller, John Canning, Henry Weston, Joseph A. Manda, W. H. Siebrecht, Sr., Philip F. Kessler, W. A. Manda and A. Her- rington. There were much jollity and felicitation. The principal speakers were Robert Craig, John Westcott, E. G. Hill, W. F. Gude and George Asmus. Mrs. A. L. Miller entertained a party of sixteen ladies with an automobile ride August 22, with tea at Hotel Shel- bourne, Coney Island. Mrs. F. H. Traendly entertained a party of ladies August 22 on a trip to Long Beach, L. I., with tea at the Hotel Nassau. A large party visited Cromwell, Conn., August 24 as guests of A. N. Pierson, Inc. C. L. Baum, of Knoxville, Tenn., drove to the convention in his car, be- ing accompanied by his two youngest sons, a friend and the driver of his store truck. The distance one way is nearly 900 miles. They got through with no more trouble than one slow leak in a tube. Five half-barrel tubs of hydrangeas in splendid flower, supplied by F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, graced the en- trance to the trades' display and added greatly to the first impression of the show as the visitors mounted the grand staircase. ^ Although there was no general enter- tainment program, there were many hospitalities carried out by individuals and business houses. The most elaborate of these was the excursion party con- ducted by Hitchings & Co. More than 100 of the visitors met at the Pennsyl- vania terminal the morning after the convention closed and were escorted to Elizabeth, N, J., where they were met by automobiles and taken to the Hitch- ings factory. After seeing how green- house materials are turned out on seven acre
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