. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. BANQUET AT ST. PAUL. Ammaiin Makes Address.' Florists of the Twin Cities and other flower centers of Minnesota gathered at the St. Paul Athletic Club February 15 for a banquet under the auspices of the Minnesota State Florists' Associa- tion. The attendance was good, as several out-of-town speakers of floricul- tural note were on the program. Among them was J. F. Ammann, secretary of the National Flower Growers' Associa- tion, who spoke on the organization plans of that body perfected at Wash- ington, January 27. Mr. Ammann's ex- position of the pl
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. BANQUET AT ST. PAUL. Ammaiin Makes Address.' Florists of the Twin Cities and other flower centers of Minnesota gathered at the St. Paul Athletic Club February 15 for a banquet under the auspices of the Minnesota State Florists' Associa- tion. The attendance was good, as several out-of-town speakers of floricul- tural note were on the program. Among them was J. F. Ammann, secretary of the National Flower Growers' Associa- tion, who spoke on the organization plans of that body perfected at Wash- ington, January 27. Mr. Ammann's ex- position of the plan was in his stirring fashion and aroused much enthusiasm. In his preliminary remarks Mr. Am- mann touched on the obstacles in the way of organizing the S. A. F., years ago, which now occupies so important a place in this country's floricultural interests. He mentioned the many spe- cial societies to which the S. A. F. has been foster mother. Since no one would state that any of these is unnecessary, the sole basis for the assertion that the trade is overorganized is, he said, that the cost of belonging to so many so- cieties was too large. To refute this he declared that the annual dues of all of them, save two, for the largest florists' concern in the country would be less than a bricklayer pays as annual dues into his one organization. Referring to the report of the national publicity committee presented to the S. A. F. executive board at Washington and printed in The Review February 3, Mr. Ammann stated that the present commercial and industrial conditions de- manded increased effort and expenditure for advertising. "Now, the question arises," he said, "how can we best do it? The national publicity committee, after much thou^dit and careful consideration, submitted a comprehensive and equitable plan for raising future funds for cooperative ad- vertising, to the board of directors of the S. A. F. and to the National Flower Growers' Association in ses- sion at
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