The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-29
COMING CHRYSANTHEM UM SHOW.

The old Meadow street Armory Will be
 Transformed Into Bower of Loveliness,
 Vision of Beauty.
 A great public attraction, especially to lovers of flowers, will be, of course. the big chrysanthemum exhibition and sale which will take place at the Mead ow street armory. on Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday, November z. 8, and g. Besides the rarely beautiful display that is assured the event has an additional interest for the public, as its object is to aid the poor and needy through the medium of the Organized Charities and the Chrysanthemum clubs free bed at Grace hospital.
 The poetic sentiment that made the sixteen petaled chrysanthemum the i'm perial emblem of Japan, that brought into being the Order of the Chrysanthe- mum, one of the national honors of China, and gave to Corea its greatest national holiday, the annual chrysan- themum festival, has taken a more practical form in our cold western civi- lization and the New Haven Chrysan- themum club make the flower bear true to its name-gold for the healing of the people.
 The armory is of vastly greater size than any hall in which the exhibition has ever before been held, but this years elaborate program demands it. The committee hope to have the pa- geant in measure rank with the New York chrysanthemum show, held an nuaIly in M adison Square garden. All New Haven and the. country round about are urged to come and en- joy the glorious feast now being pre- pared. * The armory will be transformed into a garden of loveliness. Paths will wind among beds of many shapes, filled with scores of varieties of the flower of Japan.
 Stately palms will meet the eye in profusion, and graceful evergreen trees will hide the walls from view. The iron girders and galleries will be festooned with twined evergreen, and flower booths scattered here and there will give rich color and fragrance to the scene. The orchestra, hid among palms and ferns, to the left, will. discourse a choice program of music every after noon and evening. t~ s@
 The audience in the gallery will look down upon scene of rare beauty, which will find. it's center in @ great bower of roses presided over by Mrs. w. W. Farnam and ten young lady assist ants.
 Thirty-six classes of chrysa nthemums will compete for prizes. There will be a prize for basket of cut chrysanthe- mums Prizes will, be awarded on the 7th for chrysanthemums On the Sth for carnations and voilets. On the 9th roses
 The premiums will equal in value any ever offered in this country. The judges will be frorn out of town. The admission fee will be twenty-five cents, children under twelve will be admitted on Fri day afternoon for ten cents. ... !.
 Tickets may be had from Mr. Cham pion or from any cf the following la dies, who constitute the executive com mittee:
 Mrs. J. B. Sargent, Mrs. T. B. Dexter Mrs. J. A. Sperry, Mrs. s. B. Shonirger Mrs. Edwin Mersick, Miss May Scran- ton, Mrs. w. c. Robinson, Mrs. Charles Pallman, Mrs. B. H. Cheney, Mrs. T. H. Bishop. Mrs. Charles Hastings, Mrs. W. W. Low, Mrs. A. v. Reynolds, Miss Van Wrinkle, Mrs. David Gamble, Mrs. E.P Morris, Miss T. s. Ives, Mrs. T. F. BIsh- op, Mrs, Mrs. B. H. Barnes, Miss l. Bartlett, Mrs, H., w. Todd, Mrs. Max Adler, Miss Skinner, Mrs. c. R. Jones' and Mrs. c. H. StiIson. #l