Author: Wm; J. Stewart

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-05

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9781332276356

Excerpt from Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists: Report of Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Convention and Trade Exhibition at New York City, August 21, 22, 23 and 24, 1900 The usual preliminaries of registering and paying dues by the members, enlivened by the cheery greetings of old friends, were suspended and the formal proceedings inaugurated at 9.45 A. M. Representative florists and horticulturists were present from all sections of the country, some cities, notably Philadelphia, Chicago and Boston, being represented by unprecedentedly large delegations. Many were accompanied by ladies; and, upon the platform, in addition to the officers of the Society and officials of the City Government, were ex-Presidents Smith, Dean and Craig. Address of Welcome. President Patrick O'Mara, of the New York Florists' Club, welcomed the Society as follows: A year ago, at Detroit, the New York Florists' Club invited you to hold your annual session in the City of New York. We promised you at that time that we would do our best to make it pleasant for you during your stay here, that we would try to show you as good a horticultural exhibit as was capable of being produced here, that we would do everything possible for your comfort, and I am glad to say the New York Florists' Club has up to the present time carried out the promises made there at that time. We welcome you heartily and unstintedly. We trust that during your stay with us you will enjoy yourselves so that when you go back to your homes you will feel rejuvenated, as it were, and that your interest in horticulture will be increased ten-fold. I am satisfied that the community of New York will be benefited by your presence, by the exhibition which has been made here and by everything in connection with the convention. Mr. O'Mara added that the opening of the convention at an earlier hour than customary was because the Acting Mayor was obliged to leave in order to keep a very important engagement. He said he mentioned this fact to explain why the attendance at this time was not as large as it would be later and also as an explanation of the brevity of his own remarks, as he had intended to inflict a longer speech upon the audience but they had very happily escaped it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.