. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. wonderful help to the society if these iimemlmeiits are adopted, and I desire to empliasizc tlie fact that each and every one of these changes in our by- laws" is offered with only one object in view, and that is, for the betterment of the society; so I hope you will vote them into our by-laws as a whole. Executive Committee Meetings. The usual jirocedure of the society has been to hold its board meeting in the spring; then the annual meeting in August. These meetings are of the yroatest iinjiortance in caring for the workings of the society,
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. wonderful help to the society if these iimemlmeiits are adopted, and I desire to empliasizc tlie fact that each and every one of these changes in our by- laws" is offered with only one object in view, and that is, for the betterment of the society; so I hope you will vote them into our by-laws as a whole. Executive Committee Meetings. The usual jirocedure of the society has been to hold its board meeting in the spring; then the annual meeting in August. These meetings are of the yroatest iinjiortance in caring for the workings of the society, but it seems to me that the time between the annual meeting and the meeting of the board of directors in tlie spring is too long, iind tlie members of the board get more or less out of touch with so- ciety nfV.'iirs. I should like to recom- mend, with the establishing of the new executive committee, that it bo convened at least four times a year, ••ind oftener if necessary. This,is a small committee, but I believe by getting to- gether this number of times the society matters could be handled much better. Then, ^too, it would keep matters fresh before the members by- the publication of the committee's re])orts. Service Bureau. A m.'itter that has been in my thoughts for several years is the way the ;ivera!;(' florist runs his business, usually Inckjug system. Not only is this more or less true of the growing busi- ness, but it applies to the other branches of the, business as 'well. .\ grower de- votes iill his caj)ital and all his energy growing a -Nariety of stock :nid at the end. of the year he doesn't know on which he has made any jirofit. lie knows tliat his season's business has .•ihown'a ])r(ifit of about so much money, which represents usually what he has l("ft in bank. This is a wrong way to run any business. He should know ab- sobittdy what jiays him and what doesn't, ami 1 sliouid like to recoiuniend that a srrvice bureau be established, \vith a suitable a
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