. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. August 28, 1913. The Florists' Review 9 THE CONVENTION AFTERMATH A SMALL MEETING, BUT HIGHLY ENJOYABLE. LTHOUGH the attendance at the Minneapolis conven- tion was the smallest the S. A. F. has had in a good many years, there never has been a convention that was more thoroughly e»joyed by those for- tunate enough to attend. There was as much convention and exhibition as the average person cared for and there were two cities of many attractions and un- bounded hospitality to provide every form of amusement that was in demand. The ladies were entertai
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. August 28, 1913. The Florists' Review 9 THE CONVENTION AFTERMATH A SMALL MEETING, BUT HIGHLY ENJOYABLE. LTHOUGH the attendance at the Minneapolis conven- tion was the smallest the S. A. F. has had in a good many years, there never has been a convention that was more thoroughly e»joyed by those for- tunate enough to attend. There was as much convention and exhibition as the average person cared for and there were two cities of many attractions and un- bounded hospitality to provide every form of amusement that was in demand. The ladies were entertained practically every moment of the time and the hos- pitalities problem was solved for all future convention cities. Paraphrasing the old saying, "Look out for the pen- nies and the dollars will look out for themselves," we can say with equal confidence, "Look out for the ladies and the men will look out for them- selves" convention week and have a thoroughly good time. The dispatch with which the business of the society was handled was one of the commendable features, as it gave time for other interests. Those Artificial Flowers. The special order of business for the session of Friday morning, the closing day, was the consideration of the fol- lowing recommendation of the board of directors: Resolved, That It Is the sense of the board of directors that some action be taken by the society whereby exhibits of artificial flowers at onr trade exhibitions and flower shows be ex- cluded. When the subject came up at the Lenten meeting of the board the vote on it was a tie and the president cast the deciding vote in favor of present- ing it to the society for consideration. A sharp battle had been expected when it came up on the floor of the conven- tion and a large audience was present, but, much to everybody's surprise, it was laid on the table by an overwhelm- ing vote. The retailers, led by W. F. Gude, opposed any action to eliminate artificial flowers from t
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