. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. •*v;.»^r--T".f. ?' r /'? ".' -, r 1^ ? 14 UlaeFkdsts* ^ JVLT 39, XMt banquet was held in the company's serv- ice room, which is 150 feet long and was decorated to represent an arbor, with Spanish moss hanging from the ceiling. Eobert C. Kerr, of Houston, the first president of the association, was toastmaster and a number of speeches, brief, witty and to the point, were made by visitors and local florists. In addition to the after-dinner speeches, Mr. Taylor, leader of the Kewanna quar- tet, of Fort Worth, led the banqueters in singin
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. •*v;.»^r--T".f. ?' r /'? ".' -, r 1^ ? 14 UlaeFkdsts* ^ JVLT 39, XMt banquet was held in the company's serv- ice room, which is 150 feet long and was decorated to represent an arbor, with Spanish moss hanging from the ceiling. Eobert C. Kerr, of Houston, the first president of the association, was toastmaster and a number of speeches, brief, witty and to the point, were made by visitors and local florists. In addition to the after-dinner speeches, Mr. Taylor, leader of the Kewanna quar- tet, of Fort Worth, led the banqueters in singing "Say It with Flowers" and also taught them "We Don't Want to Go Home," which found immediate favor. Making Merry with Mnsic. In fact, music played' a prominent part all through the convention. In the opening session, after Eobert G. Kerr had responded to Judge Powell's address of welcome, the Kewanna quar- tet sang "Say It with Flowers" while several little girls, dressed in white, passed around the balcony of the audi- torium and showered roses upon the members below. Eckles' orchestra gave several half-hour concerts during the convention. The report of Louis J. Tackett was sandwiched in between a solo, "Among the Eoses," by Miss Gladys Haven and a duet by Miss Haven and Miss Strathe. Miss Haven was costumed as Columbia and pre- sented a large basket of Columbia roses to the convention from the Fort Worth Florists' Club; President Hannah's speech of acceptance was eloquent. Another large item in the list of en- tertainments was the picnic at Lake Worth the evening of July 22; this, like the banquet the previous evening, was attended by practically all those who came to the convention. The picnic was given by the Fort Worth Florists' Club, which provided ample refresh- ments. Luncheons were given at the Westbrook hotel July 21 by the South- ern Florist Publishing Co. and July 23, the day after the convention, by the salesmen of the t
Size: 2721px × 918px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecad, booksubjectfloriculture, bookyear1912
