. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 578 The American Florist. Mar. 31, Society of American Florists. EXECUTIVE BOAItU MEErlNG. The mid-Lent meeting of the board of directors of this society was held at the Hotel Biltmore, New York. Friday and Saturday, March lG-17. The fol- lowing directors were present: R. C. Kerr, Houston, Texas, presi- dent; A. L. Miller, Jamaica, N. Y., vice-president; John Young, New Y'ork, secretary; J, J. Hess, Omaha. Nebraska, treasurer; Wm. R. Nichol- son, Framingham, Mass.; Wm. J. Keimel, Elmhurst. IlL; William F. Gude. Wa


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 578 The American Florist. Mar. 31, Society of American Florists. EXECUTIVE BOAItU MEErlNG. The mid-Lent meeting of the board of directors of this society was held at the Hotel Biltmore, New York. Friday and Saturday, March lG-17. The fol- lowing directors were present: R. C. Kerr, Houston, Texas, presi- dent; A. L. Miller, Jamaica, N. Y., vice-president; John Young, New Y'ork, secretary; J, J. Hess, Omaha. Nebraska, treasurer; Wm. R. Nichol- son, Framingham, Mass.; Wm. J. Keimel, Elmhurst. IlL; William F. Gude. Washington. D. C, Washington representative; Charles L. Bauni, Knoxville, Tenn.; Frank X. Stuppy. St. Joseph, Mo.; George W. Hess, Washington, D. C; George Asmus, Chicago; S. S. Pennock. Philadelphia. Pa.; J. F- Ammann, Edwardsville, 111.; George E. M. Stumpp, New Y'ork; A. Farenwald, Roslyn, Pa.; Daniel Mac- Rorie. San Francisco, Calif.; Paul R. Klingsporn. Chicago, and Ex-President Patrick Welch, Boston. Mass., who was present on the invitation of Presi- dent Kerr. William H. Amling. of Chi- cago, director through his office as president of the Chicago Florists' Club, through illness, was tmable to be present and the club's creden- tials delegating Paul R. Klingsporn as a substitute director were, on motion, accepted. Credentials from the vari- ous affiliated bodies covering the di- rectors appointed by them were pre- sented and, on motion, accepted, and the directors duly seated. President Kerr announced that he had exercised the privilege of inviting the members of the National Flower Show Commit- tee to sit at the meetings of the board. Secretary Y'oung reported that O. J. Olson, St. Paul, Minn., had agreed to act as chairman of the committee on Mothers' day. He also read a let- ter from E. J. Fancourt, a member of the committee, reporting an interview recently had with Miss Jarvis in Phila- delphia, and that she had arranged to consider the matter of the best assist- ance t


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