. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. October 16, 1919. The Florists^ Review 17 yi^l^l«i!l>S4II^I^WWli841l*Sa!iSill«in^ THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS ONE YEAR ago, when we met in the city of Cleveland, we gathered under very different conditions from those existing today. Then we met overshadowed with gloom on account of the world war. Today we meet full of optimism, with prosperity written on our banner, and our good ship sails along, so "Get into the right channel," "Concentrate and properly direct your efforts," and "Never put off until to- morrow what can be d
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. October 16, 1919. The Florists^ Review 17 yi^l^l«i!l>S4II^I^WWli841l*Sa!iSill«in^ THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS ONE YEAR ago, when we met in the city of Cleveland, we gathered under very different conditions from those existing today. Then we met overshadowed with gloom on account of the world war. Today we meet full of optimism, with prosperity written on our banner, and our good ship sails along, so "Get into the right channel," "Concentrate and properly direct your efforts," and "Never put off until to- morrow what can be done ; During the last year the interest shown by our Canadian brothers far exceeds all previous records by the splendid body of men composing the Canadian florists. May their work con- tinue and our organization soon be as strong proportionately in Canada as it is in the United States. Our European Connections. During the last year several good European houses have been added to the F. T. D. and we hope ere long to be represented in every civilized country on the globe, so that it may be as easy to deliver orders in Africa, Hawaii, Philippine islands or Japan as it is to deliver them in the United States and Canada. The order of mind possessed by the man who steps out from the crowd and dares is the order of mind that will recognize opportu- nities and grasp them. The maHn who dares is the man who does. The man who will take no risks has little to risk usually. Like a child in the pri- mary department, he is under the control of stronger minds and he re- mains an underling until he wakes up to his conscious manhood and as- serts his right of initiative. Faith in one 'a own ability and the value of one's own ideas is the first re- quirement for no- table achievement. Most men have enough originality to work out a suc- cessful career, but they don't believe in themselves. They will discard an idea that comes into their own minds, but will hail it with belief and inte
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