. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. HE Society of American Florists was 30 years olil tills wtM'k. and it ro- tiniit'il to Boston to celc- l)ratf the anniversary, after an absence of a quarter of a century. Umler tlu' cir- runistances it was natural that sonie- thinu out of tlie ordijiary sliouid l>e (?\|iectecl and up to a couph' of wi'eks ?,\>2n it \vas conlidently ]M'e(li('ted that tiic I'xiston con\('nti(ui of 1914 not only would si't a new record for all jdiases nt' the society's activity, hut would riiiiy the hanne)' so hi to any neglect of opportunity or sparing of elVor
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. HE Society of American Florists was 30 years olil tills wtM'k. and it ro- tiniit'il to Boston to celc- l)ratf the anniversary, after an absence of a quarter of a century. Umler tlu' cir- runistances it was natural that sonie- thinu out of tlie ordijiary sliouid l>e (?\|iectecl and up to a couph' of wi'eks ?,\>2n it \vas conlidently ]M'e(li('ted that tiic I'xiston con\('nti(ui of 1914 not only would si't a new record for all jdiases nt' the society's activity, hut would riiiiy the hanne)' so hi to any neglect of opportunity or sparing of elVort thai the result has fallen in some Jiicasure short of the liigh ideals tliiv had before them. Unforeseen nbstatdes arose and the i(ui\ention has been held at a dif- lirult time. The roiiditions were un- favorable, but such .1^ no one could in- llucnce. The Attendance. The war in Eu- rope no doubt cut down the attend ?Hire just as it did Hie trades' display. I'oston is tli(> busi- ness center of one I Hie richest and " "~i populous sec- ' "'U< of the coun- ?:v. Practically all '"''?'? Xew J-'nL;!and '' 'ole attended, and ?'leii- were splendid 'buations I'rom -'" York, I'hila- 'I'lini. Baltimore I ^^'ashiIl^ton, ?' li'' ' i vi( inity sent a •"cseiitation o f "it thirty, count- 'lic ladies, b\it "II farther west attendance was •'ted. It has I' many years '? the territory OFFICERS ELECTED President Patrick Welch, Boston Vice-president Daniel MacRorie, - San Francisco Secretary John Young, - New York Treasurer Wm. F. Kasting, - Buffalo 19J 5 Meeting Place San Francisco west of liulfalo and l*ittsbur<Tli has ben so slimly represeiiteil at an east- ern convention. Boston has nianv. Patrick Welch. (I'rt'siclentelect of tlu- Soflely of Aiiieilcan Florist?.) trad<' establishments wonderl'uliy wel( worth .a \ isit and the city i duo only to the widespread i;eneral unrest resultiui: from too mmh jiostei tvpt; on the fr
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