The Washington times., 1905-08-16
FLORISTS TO MEET
NEXT IN DAYTON
Choice Made After Decided
Opposition.
NOMINATION. OF OFFICERS
Essay Prizes Convention Had
Busy Day-Committe on Final
Resolutions Appointed.

Dayton Ohio. has been selected as
the next meeting place OF The Society
or American Florists and Ornamental
HorttcultuEists
This was accomplished at the morning
session OF the society after strong OPP
position from Niagara Falls.
y busy and a 'buzzy" day confronted
the society when il convened at 9:36
clock this morning in Carroll Hall
Three important matters were before
the convcntion-thc selection Of its next
meeting place nomination of officers,
and the award Of prizes for the three
best ESSAYS on The Ideal Employer
The slogan of the society has evident
Iy been The last shall be first" for
the IwaI ding OF prizes was the first
business put off the calendar
Nomination Work.
While delegates we're busy at the pol.z
deciding where t:ey would meet next
year. President Vaughan called up the
nomination of officers. The convention
at once plunged into the campaign for
which it has been working individually
for some months.
President Vaughan had his hands fun
keeping the house in order. Supporters
or various candidates daTted about the
Lia SDllclllHS- IdilN JtClllS ran liSl II,
and. when the election comes off tomor-
row morning, the winners, with the pos
SibIe exception of one, viii be elected
10 Office only after Il hard hight.
The exception Is that of William J.
Stewart. of Boston. as secretary. Mr..
Stewart is the present secretary, and
has become so popular with members 0f
;he society th4l the mere mention Of his
name was sufficient 10 wake the CON
VenriGn into a storm OF enthusiasm.
Victory Assured.
one additional name TO Mr. Stewart s
was placed in nomination for secretary.
but il is believed when the election hou:
comes Mr. Stewards choice will be
unanimous.
The nominations were as follows: For
president, William f Casting, of Buffa-
10. y /; H. p. Beatty. of Pennsylvania,
and Louis Ulrich. of Tifin. Ohio For
vice president II. NJ. Altick, of Dayton,
art OF Boston. and Henry A Scidewltz.
OF Baltimore For treasurer. James
Dean of New York 6. B. Whitenall OF
Wisconsin. and William Scott Of But
The light for meeting place next
year was strong. Dayton led with l34
winning the contest over Niagara, for
which siNty-thret votes were cast. Ho-
boken received one vote, a compliment
airy ballot from loyal citizen
Prizes Awarded
one of the features of the morning
, session was the awarding of prizes FOR
the best essay on The Ideal Employer. "
Three cash prizes were given. The
first. $25, was awarded 20 S. s. SlledeI-
sky, Of Philadelphia: the second $l5
| vert to Henry Eichholz. Of Waynes-
boro. Pa, while the third, $40, was given
to j Austin Shaw, Of New York
( Somebody made Il motion that the
! essays be read. When the motion was
No in a way that sgnifled he might
. haze. at some period in his Lille, been
/ compelled 10 act as judge in an elu-
! cuti0n contest The essays were not
read
! President Vaughan today appointed
| the committee on final resolutions II,
| membership includes Peter Fisher, u1
| Mass chairman, Wesley Green oI
Iowa. and John Il. Nugent. Of New
! York.
The morning session closed with III
! Illustrated lecture Oh The Work OF tie
! Bureau Of Plant Industry Of the United
| States Department Of Agriculture in IT'S
! Relat ton 20 Flori culture and Horticul-
ture." The lecture was given Dv Prot
! L. T. Galloway, chief oG the Bureau oi
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