AMERICAN DAFFODIL SOCIETY

President

First Vice President

Second Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Executive Director

William H. Roese Santa Maria, California

William 0. Ticknor Falls Church, Virginia

Charles H. Anthony Bloomfield, Connecticut

Mrs. Marvin V. Andersen Wilmington, Delaware

Wells Knierim Cleveland, Ohio

George S. Lee, Jr. New Canaan, Connecticut

OFFICERS OF THE AREA GARDENS

Will be open for Convention visitors on

Sunday, April 25th.

Mr. Fred Deschamps Forrest Grove, Bucks County, Pa.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Gruber *124 Lincoln Terrace, Norristown, Pa.

Dr. and Mrs. H. Vernon Lapp 500 Warminster Road, Hatboro, Pa.

Longwood Gardens Kennett Square, Pa.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Rowland Timms Box 183, Wallingford, Pa.

John J. Tyler, Arboretum Painter & Forge Roads, Lims, Pa.

Dr. and Mrs. John. C. Wister *735 Harvard Ave., Swarthmore, Pa.

Mr. & Mrs. Zachary T. Wobensmith Jamison, Pa.

'on bus tour before convention was abbreviated.

COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS

The appreciation of all at the convention is expressed to the following growers who have furnished the dis-plays of modern daffodils in the lobby and inside the show room:

Mrs. J. Abel-Smith Ballydorn Bulb Farm

Carncairn Daffodils, Ltd Murray W. Evans

J. Gerrilisert-& Son Brent Heath's Daffodil Mart

John Lea Grant E. Mitsch

Charles H. Mueller Rathowen Daffodils

Mrs. J. Lionel Richardson G. ,Zanditergen-Terwegen

TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING

AND CONVENTION

The American Daffodil Society, Inc. APRIL 23 and 24, 1976

Independence Hall

Commemorating the Bicentennial of American

Independence, 1776 - 1976

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

THE HOLIDAY INN

City Line Ave. at 1-76

NORTHEAST REGION

Vice President

Mrs. Helen H. LeBlond Huntingdon Valley, Pa.

Director

Mrs. W. R. Mackinney West Chester, Pa.

Director

Wallace Windus Meadowbrook, Pa.

Director

Mrs. Zachary T. Wobensmith Jamison, Pa.

PHILADELPHIA AREA DAFFODIL SOCIETY

President

Charles A. Gruber Norristown, Pa.

Vice President

Mrs. Helen H. LeBlond Huntingdon Valley, Pa.

Treasurer

Mrs. Francis L. Harrigan Springfield, Pa.

DELAWARE DAFFODIL SOCIETY

President

Mrs. John F. Gehret Wilmington, Delaware

Vice President

Mrs. William R. Mackinney West Chester, Pa.

Secretary

Mrs. Jchannes Drahmer Wilmington, Delaware

Treasurer

Mrs. Jonathan W. Williams Wilmington, Delaware

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THURSDAY, APRIL 22 Entries accepted for Show; set up Commercial Exhibits

FRIDAY, APRIL 23 Continental Breakfast—Regency A Entries accepted for the Daffodil Show Work room—Regency C; show room—Regency D&E Registration—Lobby Convention Daffodil Show—open to the public, presented by the

Philadelphia Area Daffodil Society and the Delaware Daffodil Society Board of Directors Meeting—Regency F Social Hour—Cash Bar—Regency A Dinner—Regency A Invocation—Mr. P. R. Moore, Jr. Official Opening of the 1976 Convention by President William H. Roese Welcome to Philadelphia—Dr. John C. Wister Introduction of Head Table Presentation of Major show ribbons and trophies Presentation of Medals Annual Meeting of the Membership, William H. Roese presiding Panel of Visiting Growers: Sir Frank Harrison, Mrs. R. H. Reade, Mr. John Lea,

Mr. Brian Duncan. Moderator: Mr. William 0. Ticknor

1976

PHILADELPHIA

CONVENTION COMMITTEE

Chairman and Program

Dr. William A. Bender Treasurer

Mrs. Jonathan W. Williams Registration

Mrs. Helen H. LeBlond National Show

Mrs. Marvin V. Andersen Publicity

Mrs. H. Rowland Timms Welcome Kits

Mrs. Francis L. Harrigan Tour

Mrs. Zachary T. Wobensmith Subsistence

Mrs. W. R. Mackinney Commercial Exhibits

Mrs. Wallace Windus

TABLE DECORATIONS FRIDAY

Philadelphia Area Daffodil Society

SATURDAY Delaware Daffodil Society

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7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:30 n.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 24 Continental Breakfast—Regency A Convention Daffodil Show open to the public Basic Science by Penn State Extension Service—Regency B Plant Nutrition—James K. Rathmel,

Professor of Floriculture Extension, Norristown, Pa. Plant Genetics—Dr. Richard Craig, Associate Professor of Plant Breeding,

Department of Horticulture, University Park, Pa. Question the Professors Recess Practical. Pointers by ADS Experts Growing Show Flowers—Mrs. John Bozievich Cutting and Packing—Mrs. Ernest K. Hardison, Jr. Staging—Mrs. Marvin V. Andersen Question the Experts Board of Directors Meeting—Regency F Early lunch or last minute look at the Show Lunch on your own Greyline Tour of Historic Philadelphia.

Buses will load on Monument Ave. at the driveway entrance to Holiday Inn. Reception for the American Daffodil Society at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Headquarters, 325 Walnut St. Visit the 18th century gardens and view the exhibits in the PHS library. Your bus will wait one hour.

Banquet at the Holiday Inn Invocation—Willis H. Wheeler Introductions by President William 0. Ticknor Details of New Zealand trip—Wells Knierim Invitation to California 1977 "Historical Sketches of ADS" by William G. Pannill, Director-at-Large Good-night.

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