The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-17
tion ca u. m. }. will be held on Wednesday ar
ternoon.
EVENING SESSION, 8 O'CLOCK.

tion (ap m }. will be held on Wednesday af'
EVENING SESSION. O'CLOCK.
A lecture, subject, "Our Favorite Exotic
Plants in Their Own Homes. with beautiful
stereopticon illustrations. .
Botanic Garden of Harvard University. Ca"'
bridge, Mass.
THURSDAY, MORNING SESSION, 10
O'CLOCK.
Election Of officers. 4.
Discussion OF subject, "A Years Progress IN
Our Business ,,, N,.,,
son. birmingham. Mass.
The Shrysanthemum.
'on Thursday afternoon the bowling contest
between the teams representing various eltios
will take place at the alleys Of the Proyluence
Athletic Club. Intending participants should
communicate with the chairman OF the iocai
committee on sports.
EVENING SESSION, sO'oLocK.
Discussion. subject. "A Years Progress in
Decorative and Greenhouse Plants"
opened by Robert Christie, Newport:
bedding Plants" opened by J, j. Butler
"Tho Retail Business" opened by Thomas
j. Johnston, Providence, X i. m
Friday will be devoted 10 recreation. Inc
Forests and Gardeners Club of Rhode Island
has chartered commodious steamer and VIII
invite the members OF the >. A. r., Win lnslr
ladies, TO an excursion down the bay. On IN
vitation of the Florists, Gardeners and AS
sociate Club of Newport, n landing VIII pe
made at Newport, whore the visitors will be
the guests of the local club for the day An
elaborate program, including shore drive,
Is in course of preparation, full details Oh
which will be announced in due time.
Florists i Gyrs arr President, re eS % Adam m Graham.
Cleveland, o.; vice-president, Farguhar Ma
craze, Proyidence, L. ]; secretary, william D.
Stewart, 81 Bromfield street Boston, Mass.
treasurer, II. b. Beatty, Oil City, Pa. Ex'
ecutive committecs~one year, jackson Daw-
SON. Jamaica Plain, Mass. Grove y. Rawson,
Elmira, n. ", and j. H. Cowell, Buffalo, N.
Y; two years, W. X. Harris, Philadelphia,
Pa. i. q. Esler, Saddle River, N. j.. and w.
N. Rudd Mt. Greenwood, Ill. three years
Washington, ID. O., and J. Charles McCul-
exhibition, william m il. GhappeH, Sss Branch
eoenSH committee PTofSsscr William Trooaso Boz
tanic Garden, St. Louis, Mo-, chairman; Rob
ert Craig, Il. q. Hill, Elmer ID: Smith, Rob
son, Fred tDorner A. NJ. Herr, Edwin Ions
dale, f. A. Wood and j. f. Cowell.
Officers and committees of the Florists and
Gardeners Club OF Rhode Island-President,
Farquhar Macrae yice.presdent, James b..
Canning: secretary, William II. Mason, Prov
idence Journal Providence. II. l.; treasurer,
Alexander Nj. Rennie: executive committee,
N. ID. Pierce, Jr., William B. Hazard and w.
E. Chappell; general committee ON :. A. r..
convention. James b. Canning, Farquhar Ma
craze. william Il. Chappel, Thomas J. Johns
ton. Walter 5. Nichol, $. J. Reuter-, William
Appleton, Jr., A. NJ. Rennie. William b: Haz.
Leach, J. h. Schellinger, William IL. Mason
and John Gerald; ladies' auxiliary commit
tee, Mrs. Il. Macrae, Mrs. 4. i. Johnston,
W. f. Chappell, Mrs w. Appleton, Jr., Mrs.
NJ. Pollard Mrs, NJ. j. Leach, Mrs. W. ;,
Nichol, Mrs S. j. Reuter-, Mrs. L. l.. Will
Miss Kate Canning, Miss,Agnes Devine and
Miss Carter: chairmen of special committees
entertainments, music and decorations, n. ID.
Pierce, Jr., Norwood, X. l. printing, A. M.
Rennie, Exchange place, Providence; hotels
Thomas j. Johnston. III weybosset street
Providence; sports and games A. Nj. Rennie
Exchange place, Providence: ladies, Il. Ma
crae, ll3s Smith street Providence