In the process of doing research for a future project, I came across an article written by Bill Pannill which appeared in The Daffodil Bulletin in May 1963. (the name of the official ADS publication at that time).
As many of us know, Bill has never been a fan of Division 11, but I thought what he had to say in the second paragraph of his article recapping his experiences at the 8th Annual convention of the AD was so funny I have decided to share it with you here:
“As I entered the lobby of the Stratford Inn, Mary Nelson and Helen Link were staging a daffodil display. At first glance it appeared these daffodils had not quite been rescued from a plane crash, but later I learned they were the new ‘collar” daffodils in division 11 and are supposed to look this way. I think it only fair to mention here that this group of daffodils was admired particularly by the plumbers and pipe fitters attending a union meeting in this room the next evening.”
Chriss Rainey