Not even several hours of hard work kept these designers from being happy about it all at Houston (Texas) Allied's "Buds and Blooms" Fall and Christmas Design School, Sept. 12, at Shamrock-Hilton's beautiful new ballroom.

From left to right are Shari Rushing, 14 year old junior florist, Greer's Florist, Baytown; Vance Greenfield, schoolmaster, Brazos Floral, Houston; Fred Furr, Cardinal Flower Shop, Gulfport Miss.; Sally Triola, Queen Anne Flowers, Houston; Joe Hooker, Southwest Florist and president of Allied; Commentator Frank Renfro, Opelika Floral Company, Opelika Ala.; Jimmie Thomas, Glendale Flowers, Prichard Ala.; Bob Harvey, Harvey's Flowers, Paris Texas; and the husband and wife team Ruth and Don Fox, Angleton Flower Shop, Angleton Texas

A Who's Who of San Lorenzo's 1965 Christmas Design School has to include (l-r): Doug Groos, designer from Wyllie's Flowers; Bob Neil, schoolmaster, San Lorenzo; Ethel Wallace from her own shop, MacGregor Florist; Henry McNeely, designer from Blanton's Flowers; Dusty Aono, commentator, and Lewis Rushing, Greer Florist, Baytown.

The design panel at San Lorenzo's Permanent Flower Workshop takes a rest after a highly successful session. They are, left to right, Bob Wirfel and Mrs. Hannah Niday, Hannah Niday Flowers; Jimmy Woolum, Huntsville Texas; Ruth Hurley, Webwood Flowers; San Lorenzo's own Bob Niel, workshop-director-commentator; and Lewis Rushing, Greer's Florist, Baytown Texas. The designers praised the colorings and the quality of flowers provided by the wholesale house.

1965 Wedding Flowers- Greer Florist - Baytown, Texas

A "My Fair Lady" theme wedding done recently by Lewis Rushing of Greer Florist in Baytown Texas. The bridesmaids, whose full length dresses were ornamented with green velvet ribbons, carried canes wrapped in the same color ribbon and. graced with flowers in the same old fashioned styling.

July 1965 to June 1966
Board of Directors

President - W Joe Hooker, Southwest Florist

1st Vice President - Elva Hughes, Allphin's Flower Shop

2nd Vice President - Lessie Adams, Adams Flower Gift Shop

Past President - Madge Demmer, Demmer's Flowers

Retail Director - Pete Athas, Athas Florist

Retail Director - Sallie Triola, Queen Anne Flowers

Retail Director - Mabel Fisher, Fisher Florist

Retail Director - W S Loomis, Paradise Florist

Wholesale Director - Ken Nishimura, San Lorenzo

Wholesale Director - Bob Weatherford, Southern Floral Company

Secretary Treasurer - Robert F Flagg

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