The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-13
TIE CHYSANrHl MIN c
SHOW A GREAT SUCCESS.
The New Raleigh Associations Debut Bril-
liant and D zzling Affair.


liant and D zzling Affair
The debut of the Raleigh Chrysanthe-
mum Association yesterday was a bril-
liant affair" as we'll as a distinct sue
cess from every point of view. Those
tales we heard few days ago about the
killing frost and the damage IL ala 70
some Of the shock beaded beauties were
something like the old stories OF the
Yale football eleven, always worst Grip
pied lust before their most brilliant vic
tories. Perhaps it is the old story that
f.some flowers are sweetest when they
are bruised However, that may be, OF
whatever the reason was, or whence il
came or whether it went, and all the
rest of it, the flowers were "all there,
the biggest ever seen, the best on record
The prettiest colors. and all this without
any newspaper exaggeration, too.
st. Mary's Guild is to be congratulated
mon it's management of the dining room
and cuisine. The menu was varied, and
this is an actual fact. they had what was
on the card, and had 'em good too, and
cheap besides. and the prettiest girls in
town to wait on the tables, moreover
What more could a reasonable man want
Most of the men there Yesterday seem
ed 20 be reasonable.
And the girls--O Lord! But it is not
part of my business to report what they
did and what they said and how they
looked, and ] couldn't do it If it was
on paper.
Maintenant, nos movtons. Mrs
l.. B. Pegram, as has been her custom
for about five years. took the prize fol
the best general collection of cut flowers
as we'll as the best vase of eighteen
varieties, and the best vase of pin,
flowers. not to mention the second best
vase of twelve varieties.
Mrs. r. S. fuckers exhibits were o.
the blue ribbon order, also, she having
the best vase of fifteen perfect specimens
of any variety, the best vase of eighteen
and the second best general collection o.
potted plants.
Mrs. Geo. d. Meares, wife of the Presi-
dent of the association. had grand col
lection, comprising some regal Pear
Queens, which took first prize and the
largest flower grown in a pot. This i:
a magnificent specimen, we'll worth COINS
to see. This exhibit took second prize
for general collections. Prof. Meares
has this year no less than seventy three
varieties of cut flowers and twenty three
of potted plants.
There were several prize winners iron
out of town. Miss Maggie Ellison, o.
Fayetteville, with some rich red varieties
was one; Mr.. Williams. of Wilson, will
yellow beauties, was another, and Mrs
C.. V. Johnson, of Smithfield, with some
perfect pure whites, completes the list.
Mr.. T. B. Eldridge, secretary of the
association, had the best Dotted collec.
tion.
The prize for the greatest number o.
perfect blooms in potted plants went tC
Mrs. w. B. Kendrick.
Mr.. julius Lewis largest single fowel
was grand, proudly rounded out white
Timothy Eaton. and is doubtless tht
finest of it's class ever seen.
The rooms in Blake's iewelry store
where the show is being held, were very
tastefully and appropriately decorated
for the occasion. and the whole appear
ance was of bower in Wonderland. The
blending of colors was perfect, every
thing was lovely. There was good music
there were good people, and lots of them
and everybody seemed be having gooC
time. The dining room. with its foul
white walls thickly dotted with tiny
chrysanthemum blossoms of all colors
was good place to get in and to stay
in for awhile after you got there.
The show will be continued today,
opening at 10 o'clock this morning, ant
the restaurant end will be running CT
time all day just the same as yesterday
with the same witnesses, too. That:
important.
There will be a meeting of the Raleigh
Chrysanthemum Association this after
noon a. 3 O'clock.
The following is list of the awards:
CUT FLOWERS.
1 Best general collection, premium $100
and $500 in seeds, plants, bulbs ant
books from the catalogue of Peter Hen
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