The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
CHRYSANTHEMUMS GALORE
A TWO-DayS' Entertainment for The
Orphan ASylumS.


History of the Chrysanthemum.
The chrysanthemum show tonight at
the arsenal for which the Savannah Vol
unteer Guards have donated the use of
their armory hall, viii begin this after
noon at o'clock, and to all indications it
promises to be a grand success. If the
untiring efforts and energies of the Indies
who have had the work for the orphans
at heart count for anything, its success
is already assured.
The entertainment beginning this after
noon will be open tonight, tomorrow af-
ternoon and night, and possibly on Fri
day. If its opening on Friday depends on
the success with which it meets to-day
and tomorrow there is little doubt but
that it will extend over three days.
The entertainment Is given for the
benefit of three of Savannah's orphans
homes, the Episcopal Orphans Home, St
Marys Orphanage, and the Savannah
Female Asylum These institutions are
among those which have sustained heavy
losses Of late through the Central rail
road and otherwise, and the object of
this entertainment is to rebuild TO some
extent their fallen fortunes.
THE LADIES IN CHARGE.
The work Of preparing the chrysanthe-
mum show has been in the hands Of the
ladies of Savannah, who have had these
institutions al heart and who have lent
their every effort to their welfare and
maintenance.
Those of the Episcopal Orphans Home
who have interested themselves in the
present work are Mrs. j. ID. Weed, Miss
Lille Ellis, Mrs. James Hunter, Mrs.
Annie Warning, Mrs. w. @. Charlton, Mrs.
C.. L. Jones, Mrs d. B. Hull, Mrs. II. NJ.
c. Smith, Miss Cousins, Miss Carmichael
and Mrs. Q. ID. Owens; Of St.Mary's Or
phanage Mrs. John Sullivan, Mrs.
John Lyons, Mrs. p. II. Gleason, Mrs.
O'Connor, Mrs. w. +. Reid, Miss Maggie
Clarke, Mrs. William Kehoe, Miss Ella
Butler, the Misses Harty, the Misses
Lyons, Mrs. AIasterson, Mrs. p. e. Bar
rett and the Savannah Female Asylum,
Mrs Sans, Miss Reid, Mrs. Whitehead,
Mrs. Cope, Mrs. c. r.. Woods, Mrs. Good
win, Mrs. Vass, Mrs. Rice, Mrs Clarence
Anderson, Mrs G. w. Lamar, Mrs.
Pappy, Miss S. Anderson, Miss Saussy,
Miss Middleton, Miss Hendricks, Miss
Warren and Miss Minis
THERE WILL BE NO DEADHEADs.
One interesting thing about the enter
tainment is that there will not be a single
admission to the hall which is not paid
for. The ladies themselves, who have
lent their personal efforts to the work,
have all paid for their own tickets, and
they have paid too for what few Compli-
mentary tickets were given out. They
have had the work that much at heart
that, after giving it their time and atten-
ton, they have been willing to pay them
selves the price of admission for the good
of these institutions, to see the results of
their own work.
The price of admission is to be % cents,
and children holding tickets viii be given
l.. d 8 1. r. 81
200 people IN Savannah spent only % cents
for the benefit Of the orphans, the ladies
would realize as the result of their efforts
81 800.
The restaurant will be in charge
of Mrs Whitehead and Mrs Sullivan,
and the most delicious ices, hot choco-
late and coffee, cakes and oysters
will be served at the usual restau-
rant prices. The fancy tables will be in
charge of Mrs. Gleason and Mrs. Master
son, and the candy tables in charge of
Misses Lyons, Butler and Harry. 1t goes
without saying that everybody will be
well served The tables in the restaurant
have been especially decorated for the
occasion by Mr. Oelschig
The children of the Savannah Female
Asylum will be taken to the hall this
afternoon and treated to spread, and
the turn of the children from the Episco-
pal Orphans Home and ST. Marys will
come tomorrow.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE SHOW.
Everything, including the plants, re
freshments, hall, advertising, flowers and
printing, has been donated free The Off
GERS who have had the work under their
special charge, Mrs. Walter c. charlton,
chairman; Mrs. Jno, Sullivan, vice-chair-
'rdOA-2nd Miss Warren, secretary, have
claratio,flng in their efforts in behalf of
1897 Y1.5alnment, and so far as the show
Concerned, ii goes without saying
AAouSe ill DO well worth the price of ad-
man Of
ya,schig has gone to great expense
The IL ring the collection of flowers
- l(re to be on exhibition, and there
Out LOCO plants of numerous and
uull9; kinds, most of which, however
old q chry santhemums The flowers
onl,r. none of them will be delivered un-
botc er the entertainment is over can be
i e ged by any one who desires to pur-
ierse, or rent them when they first coke.
'e'. Oelschig contributes the flowers,
Rid all decorations, and the plants of
1le flowers rented are to be
.eturned to him when the flow
ers are gone. The chrysanthemums
bill completely one end of the hall,
some Of the flowers being five to six inches
in diameter and form a most beautiful
sight to behold.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE CHRYsANTHEMuM.
The chrysanthemum is undoubtedly
the flower of the fail, and those varieties
that have to be grown in greenhouses last
on long into the winter. The flowers are
varied, great balls of pure white, yellow
of every color, from the palest straw to
the deepest old gold, purple and pink,
rose and carmine; but no one has ever
yet seen blue chrysanthemum, though
ever florist hopes year by year that one of
his many thousand seedlings may blossom
into that much-coveted flower.
The flower, of course, first came from
China. its origin being probably one or
two slngle-tiowered species growing wild:
but long before the flower was known at
all IN Europe, the Chinese and Japanese
florists had, by painstaking care, vastly
improved on the wild stock and had
probably as fine, if not finer, flowers than
can be found to-day in any greenhouse
either in America or Europe. In Japan it
IS and has been for centuries the national
Hover; 1t is used as a royal seal and the
highest order in that kingdom is the
Order OF the Chrysanthemum.
NEW FLOWER IN AMERICA.
The Introduction of the chrysanthe-
mum into Europe dates back to the be-
ginning OF the last century. 10 was first
grown IN Holland, having been intro
duced there from the Dutch East Indies