The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-15
SYMPHONY OF COLORS,
The Seventh Annual Chrysautbsmum Show
Opens Today.
UNDER AUSPICES LADIES OF FAITH HOME
thusiasm by the society Element
of Houston--Fancy work.

The seventh annual Chrysanthemum
show by the ladies' OF the Faith Home,
and for the maintenance of that emil
nentlS deserving institution. will com
mence today at Turner hall, continuing
two days
fancy work department has been
added this year, which promises to en-
nance the general interest
The prizes offered in the fancy work
department are as follows:
I \ So silver powder box.
( Cut glass vase.
Cut glass cream pitcher.
Gilt clock.
Bottle OF perfume.
I Handsome fan
silver napkin ring
The Judges for the fancy work depart
ment will be Mrs. II. r. MacGregor Mrs.
n a. Paine and Mrs. iIayens.
These Judges are requested to be at the
hall today at 3 p. m.
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The committees having the different
features in charge are:
General Managers.--Mrs. Charles Stew
art, Mrs. Charles S House, Mrs. Charles
Dillingham;, Mrs. o. c. Drew, Mrs. Is. Il.
Neems, Mrs NJ. e. Bryan.
Advertising Committee.--Mrs. MARCEL
lus e. Foster
Decoration Communicable Annie q.
Sydnor, chairman; Mrs. =. Carter Walker,
vice chairman, assisted by Mesdames Jonn
D. Wooltord, Paul Simpson Il. X billing
nam, G. l.. Porter, James Mckee K. NJ.
Johnston NJ T.. Foster c. L. FiJcb. c.
a Mftebnpr r.
SON Joe Eagle. r. S. Lovett. Howard
smith, e. T. Barden, l.. T. Noyes. John
Shearn, g. a Gibbons, Westgate Misses
Porter Waldo, E~lna Dee Wooford, Etiie
Jones' Pauline Dillingham;, Elsie Schmidt.
Pearl Ross. Edith House, Jennie CriswslI.
Belle Dickson. Bernie John Cloman, Hal
lie Johnston. Laura Franklin. Blake Hart
well, Dell Hartwell, Byrona McKeen
Mary Ashe, Myra Ashe, Edna Key. Alice
Gibbons.
Junior Contingent Of Hall Decoration
Eunlee Worley, Mary Woolford. Nadine
Sawyer.
Fancy Work Department-Mrs. R. S.
collins. chairman, assisted by Mrs RAJ
makers, Mrs. Harris Mastersou. Misses
Belle Dickson. Frances Hite, Rosa lite,
bdythe Glraud, Elinor Henke Hattie
Paine, Efhe Jones, Challie Jones, Stella
Carr. Mamie Thompson, Lillian Lea.
Alma Miller, Sewal Culpepper.
committee on Music.--Mrs. ]. |. Camp
bell, chairman, assisted by Miss Edna
Dee Woolford. Mrs. w. G. Van Week.
Mrs. A. L. NeIms. Mrs. Zee Campbell.
Fruit Punch Committee Misses Pansy
Holman, chairman. assisted by Arabelle
Gibbons. Ina Woolford. Florence Carter.
Merle Mustain Katherine Nash. Jennie
Sprong, Juliet Raphael Libbie Johnston.
Mrs. w. P. Bryan. Mrs. E. +. Barden
Candy Booth.--Mrs II. Henke, chair
MN. assisted by Mira. Frank Reichardt.
Mrs. j. X. P. Gillespie Mrs. c H. Kuhl-
mau. Mrs. W. C. Conner. Misses Belle
Dickson. Stella Carr, Edythe Giraud.
Anna Qunlan, Pearl Ross. Elnor Hcuke,
Mamie Thompson, Nella Cochran. Cora
Root Lula Allen.
Soliciting Committee for Refreshment
Department-Mrs Ella Downey, Mrs \.
j Bates. Mrs. NJ. V. Tajan. Mrs. Blue
stein, Mrs. Alfred Dyer, Mrs. Belle
Coombs. Mrs A. G Henry. Mrs. Grin
stead Mrs. Williamson. Mrs. Gillasple
Committee on Decoration for Re-
freshment Hall,-Mrs. b A. Randolph.
Mrs. Alonzo Key and Miss Llbbie Dunn
! Reception Committee.-M S. $. Ashe.
chairman Mrs Heidingsfeldcr, vice
chairman assisted by Mesdames Baldwin
Rice, Harry Dumble, VIII Bother
Decker, Bluestein A. Dyer, a J Bates.
J Ella Downey, q. T. Barden. Henry House
! Harrison, Robert Holman, j. R.
Waties, r. NJ. Johnston, w. S Wall,
w. r. Simmons, NJ. " Talln Queyronze,
Schultz. Pastoriza, e. A, Eolland. G. A.
Taft. Rue, John Stadtler, Norman Kit
} trell, j. c. Hooper, NJ. L. Meggett. joe
J Morrow Robert Keyworth, w. T. VIII
, hanson and John b. Ashe.
, Dcnrkeepers-Mrs. L. NJ. Rich and Mrs.
, c. A. Werner
The judges for the chrysanthemun
show are Mrs. S. e. Byers and Mr.. NJ
/, Tritschler.
,, Following are the scale OF points form
ulated by Mr.. S. ]. Mitchell of Houston
for judging chrysanthemums, and adopted
as official by the Chrysanthemum Society
of America at their meeting in Detroit
! last August, and therefore authentic az
: a standard for judging throughout the
country.
Scale A. for bush plants. Points
l Equality OF size and form OF plant. S5
Excellence of bloom ................. a
Foliage OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %
Scale c, for plants grown to single
stem and one bloom: A height of no,
over three feet is recommended for this
class OF plants and pots NOT over siy
inches in diameter:
|, Points
Excellence of bloom .................. 4,
Compact sturdy growth ........... &c
, Scale e. specimen blooms for exhibl.
ton purposes Points
D!stinctiveness Observation-Disclosures. q
, color ...--....... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. L.
: FORM Observation-Disclosures. IL
SIZE ..'.'........'...'..'. Il
stem ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, II
Foliage .-'..............,.... 10
/, ruiihess ''''''''''' '.s.,......,...-... 10
Scale G, for chrysanthemums and dc.
signs, where styles Of pieces is not specl-
he1; Points
oAglnahty OF conception ............ 30
Finish and artistic effect ............ sc
Adaptaoillly or color and harmony. ~
Stability of construction ......... ID
: Quality of materials used . IA
Scales for judging other specific exhibits
are also fnrrnnlaina fo- No.. -. 80, =