. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 138 The American Florist. Aug. 23, pioued the latter proposition because of what he called a great waste of monej- in entertaining the society. He said he thinks this expense too burdensome upon the small cities and that better results could be attained by some measure to increase the funds of the S. A. F. Mr. Ward disagreed with his colleagues upon details, and in view of the diversity of opinion in the committee, the convention, after a discussion which occupied the greater part of the morning session, voted to
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 138 The American Florist. Aug. 23, pioued the latter proposition because of what he called a great waste of monej- in entertaining the society. He said he thinks this expense too burdensome upon the small cities and that better results could be attained by some measure to increase the funds of the S. A. F. Mr. Ward disagreed with his colleagues upon details, and in view of the diversity of opinion in the committee, the convention, after a discussion which occupied the greater part of the morning session, voted to lav the whole matter on the table. Papers were then read by Fred. R. Mdthison, of Waltham, r^Iass., on "The Needs of the Commercial Florist in the North," and bj-Wm, R. Smith, superinten- dent of the Botanic Garden, Washington, I). C, on the bulb situation. There was no discussion. The selection of a meeting place for 1903 produced an exciting struggle. The main competitors were Milwaukee and Baltimore, and Milwaukee finally won with 140 votes in a total of 238. ' Balti- more received seventy-three and Washing- ton twenty-four. J. C. Vaughan, of Chicago, then nomi- nated President Burton- for re-election. C. C. Polhvorth, of Milwaukee, was named for vice-president, Messrs. Stewart and Seidewitz, for secretary, and H. B. Beatty for treasurer. In presenting the name of Mr. Burton, Mr. Vaughan said: "Mr. Chairman:—I l)elieve the facts will bear me out in claim- ing that in no commercial organization of our class has the consensus of opinion of the best element interested been more generallj- carried out than in ours during the seventeen years of the existence ot this society. Throughout its history, and in all its councils, its work has been carried forward with wise judgment, actuated by the most imsclfish and disin- terested motives and it seems that almost without exception the right man for the year and the hour has been chosen. I may sdj' that on every occasi
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