The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-11
Many Attend the Big
ChrySanlhemum Show.
Wealth of Fruits and Flowers
In Infantry Hall.
List of Those Who Were Awarded
First Prizes blythe Judges.

There was m unusually large attend
ance at the opening OF the Chrysanthe he
mum Show yesterday afternoon and even
ing in Infantry iialI, and the general ver-
diet OF the crowds who saw and enjoyed
The display was that O better exhibition
OF plants AND flowers was never got TO-
gether before under one roof In this city.
The managers have very wisely offered
premiums for the last two years for car
nations, and the growers have very gen
eraily woke up 10 the fact this year. As
a result, the part OF the hall devoted "a
this plant is favorite corner with the
Hover lovera
The chrysanthemum IL q gorgeous and
beautiful flower, hut malt full OF them
nna not6ing else 10 rather too much of a
good thing. This fact Ia not only realized
by the Horticultural Society, but special
set OF JUDGES for flowers other than chrys-
antnemums, WDd still another committee
OF awards for fruits are sppointsd.
There are 81 exhibitors OF flowers and
55 OF fruit, and these florists have con-
,ributed to tho display altogether over
800 groups OF pllnts and collections of
fruit. :
The winners of first prizes on chrysan-
ihsmums srs: Mrs. II. p. i. Goddard,
william Hill, J. j. Jensen, Farquhar
Msc'ae, u. J. Connellsy. f. A. Fair
bro, her, Horace Register.
For miscellaneous collections premiums
were awardod TO y. l.. Dillenherger, w.
A. DsrIinv, ANDREW j. Carpenter. Mrs.
Bcnjnmin Greene, Mrs. Neora, Mrs.
Susann, Quadie, Mrs. &. ii. Bslney, Mrs.
+. Scnovpl Robbie Bainey.
First prize winners for fruit are: q.
q. Dillen berger, Joseph C.Congdon, Mrs.
A. ID. Simudons, Alex Macrse, Edwin A.
Briggs, Rudolph Gage, Il. u. Lrook. An
drew q. Carpenter, Mrs. Charles STARK, j..
II. Palmer, Charles X. Gage, ID. l.. RAM
dali, Thomas HeKly, Mrs. j. Francis
Carpenter.
On carnations, Nathan ID. Pierce, Jr.,
was high man and won the bulk OF the
irst premiums.
For palms, foliage plants and cbry-
ssnthemums arranged for effect, priz $
were awarded 10 Airs. 4. T.. i. Goddard,
w.Applston. Jr., W. Hill, aud f. J.
Jobnston.
For fhe best desiln Of flowers, j. ]. Jen-
zen gets the best award and M. j. Ed
monds receives premium for his violets.
The aggregate amount Of premiums is
about $500.
Mr. farquhar Mscrse won the silver
wafer set for the bert six vases of ten
chrysanthcmum blooms esch.
The progrsm for tonight's organ rsci-
tai by Af. Mscdougsil Is as follows:
Ovsriure "MssaI ielo," Auber, Offer
toirotn +, wely; "Rondc." Morandi; I;
introduction TO third act of eel ohsn-
griu, Wagner; "Elf Land" j. y. Bsr-
neiti "Pi.grim's Chorus" "tfsnnhsuser), [
Wagner; ',funeral March OF Marionette, >
oounod; "March Militsire," Gounod; !;
improvisntion on scotch airs; waltz,
Loves Dreainland," Roeder; marsh in
ID major. schutert; overture. "Poet and
Peasant" Supre.
The officials of the Rhofe Island Hor-
ticultural Society are: President, Levi
W. RusseII; presidents, Colonel
Robert II. I. Goddard, J. r. q. Fnrnham
and Royal G. Taft; secretary and treasurer,
Charles W. Smith; botanist, Professor
w. W. Bailey; librarian, I. X. Parker.