1969 National ARS Convention
| CALLAWAY GARDENS - PINE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA |
| APRIL 20-23 |
| Co-sponsored by |
| Azalea Chapter Middle-Atlantic Chapter Southern Chapter |
| President Daniel B. Franklin Robert E. Lee Arthur I. Coyle |
| V. Pres. R. B. Boyd Mrs. Granville Curry B. M. Basham |
| Sec.-Treas. Mrs. William Harry Dr. Thomas Wheeldon David D. Jacquith |
| General Chairman: Fred Galle: Director, Horticulture Department, Callaway Gardens |
| Co-Chairmen: Dr. Thomas Wheeldon, Director, American Rhododendron Society |
| Alfred S. Martin, Director, American Rhododendron Society |
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| PROGRAM |
| Sunday - April 20 |
| 1:00-5:00 p.m. Holiday Inn Conference Center. Registration. |
| Tour the Gardens on your own. Gardens Horticultural Staff will be available at the |
| Information Center, Green house, Vegetable Garden and Holly Trails. |
| 3:00-5:00 p.m. Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel Organ Recital |
| 4:00-5:00 p.m. American Rhododendron Society Board Meeting |
| 6:00-7:00 p.m. Social Hour, hosts, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Philips, Southern Chapter |
| 8:00 p.m. Conference Center Ballroom |
| Welcome, President, Edward B. Dunn, American Rhododendron Society |
| Introduction to Callaway Gardens, Fred Galle |
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Glenn Dale Azaleas, Dr. Roy Magruder |
| Monday - April 21 |
| 7:30-8:45 a.m. Early Morning Walk |
| 9:00 a.m. Conference Center Ballroom |
| Mr. Robert E. Lee, President, Middle Atlantic Chapter, Presiding |
| Roundtable Discussion, Rhododendron Diseases |
| Dr. Denzell Gill, Moderator |
| Dr. J. H. Tinga |
| Mr. A. I. Coyle |
| Dr. Freeman Weiss |
| 10:30 a.m. Coffee-coke Break |
| 10:45 a.m. Azaleas: |
| Gable Azaleas, Mr. H. R. Yates |
| Dwarf Azaleas, Mr. Robert Pryor |
| Back Acre Azaleas, Mrs. John (Sara) Groves |
| 12:00 Outdoor Lunch, Overlook Pavilion, Dr. F. E. Johnstone, Pres., Ga. Hort. Society, Presiding |
| 1:20 p.m. Tour of Gardens and Trails via Gardens Buses (Wear walking shoes) |
| 4:00-5:00 p.m. Chapter Board Meetings (if needed) |
| 6:00-7:00 p.m. Social Hour Hosts: Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Philips, Southern Chapter |
| 7:00 p.m. Dinner, Presidents of Sponsoring Chapters Presiding |
| Rhododendrons in the Landscape, Mr. Doan Ogden |
| Companion Plants for Rhododendrons, Mr. Gordon Tyrrell |
| Tuesday - April 22 |
| 7:30-8:45 a.m. Early Morning Walks |
| 9:00 a.m. Conference Center Ballroom, Mr. A. E. Coyle, Pres., Southern Chapter, Presiding |
| Rhododendron Propagation, Mr. Alfred Fordham |
| 9:45 a.m. Roundtable Discussion, Rhododendron Culture, |
| Dr. Thomas Wheeldon, Moderator |
| Mr. William Garren |
| Mr. Ted Van Veen |
| Mr. H. R. Yates |
| Dr. Sigmond Solymosy |
| 12:00 noon Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:30 p.m. Conference Center |
| Rhododendrons Here and There, Mr. Geoffrey R. Wakefield |
| 2:00 p.m. Tour of Blue Springs via Gardens Buses, Mrs. Cason J. Callaway, Hostess |
| 4:30 p.m. A.R.S. Directors Meeting |
| 6:30-7:30 p.m. Social Hour, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Philips, Southern Chapter, Hosts |
| 7:30 p.m. Banquet, Callaway Ballroom Annual ARS Meeting (open to guests) |
| President Edward B. Dunn, Presiding |
| Officers of American Rhododendron Society |
| Talk, Rhododendron occidentale, Dr. Frank Mossman and Dr. Britt Smith |
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Wednesday - April 23 |
| Post convention tour of Atlanta Gardens, |
| Host: Azalea Chapter, Mr. Dan Franklin, Atlanta, Ga.. Chairman |
Special Note: A non-competitive exhibit of flowers will be featured. Members are urged to send or bring flower specimens. Containers will be provided.
| Speakers for 1969 ARS Convention, April 20-23, 1969 |
| Arthur I. Coyle, President of Southern Chapter, ARS, Waller, Texas. |
| Fred C. Galle, Director of Horticulture, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Ga. |
| Alfred Fordham, Member of International Plant Propagators Society, Plant |
| Propagator for Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plains, Mass. |
| William Garren, Manager of Mountain View Nursery, Travelers Rest, S. C. |
| Dr. Denzell Gill, Plant Pathologist for U.S.D.A., Tifton, Ga. |
| Mrs. John (Sara) Groves, Manager, Oxford Nursery, Oxford, Ga. |
| Dr. Roy Magruder, Plant Geneticist, U.S.D.A., retired; Collaborator, National Arboretum, Washington, D. C. |
| Dr. Frank D. Mossman, Member of Portland Chapter ARS; plant hunter, Vancouver, Wash. |
| Doan R. Ogden, Landscape Architect and plant enthusiast, Asheville, N.C. |
| Robert Pryor, Horticulturist and azalea breeder, U.S.D.A., Beltsville, Md. |
| Britt Smith, Member of Tacoma Chapter, ARS; plant enthusiast and collector, Kent, Washington. |
| Dr. Sigmond Solymosy, Prof. of Hort., Univ. of Southwestern La., LaFayette, La. |
| Dr. J. T. Tinga, Prof. of Hort., Univ. of Ga., Athens, Ga. |
| C. Gordon Tyrrell, member of Philadelphia Chapter ARS; Director of Winterthur Gardens, Winterthur, Delaware. |
| Ted Van Veen, Manager of Van Veen Nursery, Portland, Oregon. |
| Geoffrey R. Wakefield, Director of Rip Van Winkle Gardens, Jefferson Island, La. |
| Dr. Freeman Weiss, Plant Pathologist, U.S.D.A., retired, Annadale, Minn. |
| Dr. Thomas Wheeldon, Director of ARS; Sec.-Treas. Middle Atlantic Chapter, Richmond, Va. |
| Henry R. Yates, Azalea and Rhododendron enthusiast; member Middle Atlantic Chapter, Frostburg, Md. |
A Trip To Callaway Gardens Is Easy
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For those of you who plan to drive from home, any road map will assist you. If you plan to fly, let us suggest that you obtain a rental car at the Atlanta Airport. Avis has drop-off and pick-up service at Callaway Gardens Holiday Inn. This will be your cheapest and fastest method, especially if several persons rent one car together. Make reservations for your rental car in advance.
Eastern, Delta and Southern Airlines service Columbus, Georgia, and taxi service is available there; however, the costs and time will probably be as expensive as renting a car in Atlanta.
Air Taxi service is available at the Atlanta Airport; however, there are only two trips per day and five passengers per trip. We do not advise you to depend on this service.