. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo5. The American Florist. torium hotel was the scene of the clos- ing event of the convention Thursday evening. Completeness in all particu- lars marked the efforts of the local committee to dispense to the 200 visi- tors present the well known hospitality of the Chicago florists. At the close of the enjoyable feast W. N. Rudd intro- duced President-elect Peter Fisher, who was greeted with loud applause. He spoke encouragingly of the great possibilities of the society and urged all to pull together to attain the
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo5. The American Florist. torium hotel was the scene of the clos- ing event of the convention Thursday evening. Completeness in all particu- lars marked the efforts of the local committee to dispense to the 200 visi- tors present the well known hospitality of the Chicago florists. At the close of the enjoyable feast W. N. Rudd intro- duced President-elect Peter Fisher, who was greeted with loud applause. He spoke encouragingly of the great possibilities of the society and urged all to pull together to attain the great results he hoped and predicted for the next convention at Boston. The responses to toasts were: E. G. Hill, "Frenzied Finance;" J. C. Vaughan, "Conventions and Flower Shows;" E. C. Miller, of Bracondale, Canada, "The Good Old Times;" C. W. Ward, "What About the Future?" Brief addresses were also made by James Hartshorne, F. R. Pierson, Lewis Ullrich, P. Dorner, Jr., and Phil Hauswirth and a song by W. J. Lawrence. Before the close of the fes- tivities Mr. Rudd made a formal pres- entation of the medal awards: Chicago Carnation Co., Lawson medal; C. W. Ward, silver medal; H. Weber & Sons, bronze medal. George A. Rackham then read final resolutions, as follows: Your committee on final resolutions begs to report: that it feels itself entirely unable to express its apprecia- tion of the unbounded hospitality, unvarying courtesy and kindness of the Chicago Florists' Club towards the members of the American Carnation Society, therefore, Resolved, that the thanks of this society be extended to the Chicago Florists' Club and to Phil Hauswirth to whom much credit is due for the success of the splendid exhibition of the divine flower and to the commit- tee of arrangements, J. C. Vaughan, Leonard Kill and P. J. Hauswirth. Geo. a. Rackham. C. W. Johnson. M. A. Patten. The Visitors. Among those in attendance at the convention we noted the f
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