. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. The Florists^ Review Adodst 20, 1914. r THE ALLIED SOCIETIES ] LADIES' S. A. F. The organization of ladies attending the conventions has grown until it now numbers 449 members, forty-nine of whom have been added since July 1 and twenty-nine of whom have joined in Boston. Of the members 185 are thought to have attended the 1914 convention. At the annual meeting, held August 19 and presided over by Mrs. Charles E. Critchell, of Cincinnati, a life member- ship was created, the fee being $10. A committee, with Mrs. W. F. Gude as chairman, was instructe


. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. The Florists^ Review Adodst 20, 1914. r THE ALLIED SOCIETIES ] LADIES' S. A. F. The organization of ladies attending the conventions has grown until it now numbers 449 members, forty-nine of whom have been added since July 1 and twenty-nine of whom have joined in Boston. Of the members 185 are thought to have attended the 1914 convention. At the annual meeting, held August 19 and presided over by Mrs. Charles E. Critchell, of Cincinnati, a life member- ship was created, the fee being $10. A committee, with Mrs. W. F. Gude as chairman, was instructed to look after the late William E. Smith's collection of Burusiana and see that it is pre- served. The following officers were elected: President—Mrs. W. F. Gude, Wash- ington. First Vice-President—Mrs. George Asmus, Chicago. Second Vice-President—Mrs. G. L. Grant, Sequel, Cal. Treasurer—Mrs. Albert M. Herr, Lan- caster, Pa. Secretary—Mrs. C. H. Maynard, De- troit. On the evening of August 19 the so- ciety gave its annual reception in the grand ballroom of the Copley Plaza hotel, the attendance being the largest in the organization's history. The af- fair opened with a reception by the offi- cers, after which there was dancing un- til midnight, with buflfet refreshments. AliIEBICAN CASNATION SOCIETY. President S. J. Goddard occupied the chair at a meeting of the American Carnation Society held at Boston Au- gust 20. The Iroquois hotel was select- ed as the place for the annual exhibition and convention at Buffalo in January, the aflfair to bie conducted on the same lines as the successful one at Cleveland last January. The premium list was adopted and the retailers' display pro- vided for in the same way as at Cleve- land. Secretary Baur was instructed to prepare a program. AMERICAN SOSE SOCIETT. President Wallace R. Pierson present- ed a detailed report of the societj-'s activities at a meeting of the American Rose Society, held at Boston, August 20, and there was a


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