Re: ConventionAwards

[Paul W Gossett <pwgossett@juno.com>]

Jim,

Some of the information comes from the AIS Golden Anniversary Issue in
Janurary, 1970, page 90, written by Carol Ramsey.  I believe that when
the cup was redone during the Denver Convention, nothing was changed on
the cup.  I have not read the current cup either but, I will make it a
point to do so this year.

BTW, that was the year that the AIS Convention was held in New York City.

Paul

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:16:53 EST MORRISJE1@aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 2/11/2007 9:41:44 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
> pwgossett@juno.com writes:
> 
> How does  this sound to everyone?
> 
> Paul
> 
> The Franklin Cook Memorial Cup is  awarded annually during the 
> American
> Iris Societys national  convention.  This award was established by 
> Dr.
> Franklin Cook during  his time as AIS president in 1947, and was
> originally known as the  Presidents Cup.  Then in 1952, it was 
> renamed
> the Franklin Cook  Memorial Cup.  All irises seen growing and in 
> bloom in
> the official  tour garden of the convention are eligible for 
> consideration
> for the  Franklin Cook Memorial Cup, except irises originated within 
> the
> host region  for that years national convention by a hybridizer 
> whose
> garden is  included on the official garden tour, regardless of its
> location.   Irises considered may or may not be official guest 
> irises. 
> From 1947  through 1965, there were no restrictions concerning the
> geographical  origination of irises eligible for the Cook Cup until 
> 1966
> when the  Presidents Cup was established again and first awarded.
>
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> Paul,
>  
> This is very interesting to me and if true contradicts what the 
> physical  Cup 
> itself once said.  I remember receiving all the AIS Award Cups for 
> the  1981 
> Convention of which I was Chairman, and seeing the Cups up close for 
> the  
> first time.  I thought it most odd at the time that the Cook Cup 
> said  President's 
> Cup through 1965 and said Cook Cup only beginning in 1966.  So  odd 
> that I 
> wrote it down on paper, the wording and all the winners,  etc.  I 
> still have 
> that piece of paper.  I have no idea what the  current Cup says 
> since it was 
> redone during the Denver Convention.  Most  interesting.
> 
> 
> 
> The Presidents Cup is awarded annually during the American  Iris
> Societys national convention. Eligibility is restricted to  
> introduced
> irises originated within the host region for that years  national
> convention or originated by a hybridizer whose garden is included  
> on the
> conventions official garden tour, regardless of its location.   
> Irises
> must have been seen growing and in bloom in the conventions  
> official
> tour gardens, but need not be official guest  irises.
> 
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