Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-15
{ GOOD WORK APPRECIATED.
Gold Watches. Silver Sets, Pitchers
and Cups Awarded by the Indus
trial Department Of the Sea-
hoard Air Line


Over a year ago, Mr.. John T. Patrick.
chief Of the industrial department of
the Seaboard Air Line, announced that
q series Of valuable prizes would be de-
Hvered as new years gifts to station
and Industrial agents who expended the
most work, and Skill in the establish
ment OF flower gardens and the ner-
fecting OF the highest grade Of improve
ments in the localities they severally
represented. This announcement
aroused lively interest, stimulating q
generous rivalry among contestants for
the promised rewards, which resulted
In showing of better results than
even the originator of the scheme an
llclpated. There were developed durl
In the season instances OF exceptional
merit which were designed after care
9ul investigation by a committee
seiected for the purpose and to these
the gifts were awarded
vi the silver tea and coffee sets of
Blk pieces each, consisting of q silver
teapot, suspended In II frame, with a
lamp, silver coffee pot two silver
cream pitchers, one plain sugar bowl
and one sugar bowl and spoon rack,
with six silver spoons, handsomely en-
graved with the name of the recipient,
to be presented to the lady industrial
agent, station agent and section mac
ters wife or daughter who Induced the
largest number of their neighbors to
/. plant flowers and beautify their sur
Sroundings, one set tas above) was
awarded to Miss Jennie Il. Harwell, of
Ktttrell, N. c., daughter of the section
master of the first division, who induc-
ed thirty-one families to establish
flower gardens at their homes.
& One set to Mrs. J. c. Stanley. lady
industrial agent at Marlville, n. c.,
(renamed East Arcadia), on second
). division. who induced 12S families to
plant flower gardens at their homes.
One set to Miss Mildred Gaines, lady
industrial agent at Oglesby. Ca. on
third division, who was instrumental
IN persuading thirty families to adorn
their homes with shrubbery and
flowers.
in the foregoing competition for pri-
yes. such colorcd families as were in
duced to plant flowers and improve
their domiciles were-eeunted the same
as white families.
Nine prizes were given to the nine
station agents (three on each division)
who produced the first, second and
third best flower garden. The corres<
ponding gifts were adjudged as fol-
lows: First prize. q gold watch; sec
ond prize, silver pitcher; third, q sill
yer cup.
First prize. gold watch, was award
ed to w. E. Clifton, of Rich Square, n.
c.. on first division.
First prize. q gold watch. to Mrs. ].
Q. Stanley, East Arcadia or Marlville,
N. c., second division.
First prize, gold watch, to J. N.
West. Elberton, Ga, third division.
Second prize. a silver pitcher. award
ed to W. S. Terrell, Warren Plains, N.
c., first division.
Second prize. to r. N. Reinhardt,
Iron station, n. c., on second division,
Second prize to w. II. Stands. Clin-
ton. 8. c., on third division.
Third prize, n silver cup. awarded to
]. P. Darden. Mt Severn, S. c. on first
division
Third prize, to B. Whiting, at Ham
let. N. c.. on second division.
Third prize to ]. e. Marlborough. at
Conner, Ga. on third division.
Two fine silver pitchers were present
ed to section masters having the best
governmental firms on the Seaboard
Air Line, as follows:
Ono to G. ". Hosea of Lawrence
Vile, Ga, on third division, and one
to w. r. Harvell, at Kittrell, N. c., on
first division.
The watches donated were 14-karat
gold. full jeweled, and manufactured
by the Elgin watch works, at IIlgin.
Their movements are recognized ms
among the few best in the world Each
was handsomely and appropria tely en-
graved The large silver water pitch
crs and silver cups were of elegant de-
sign and also neatly engraved.