The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-27

ing the week it was given was not as lively
it has been during the preparations for
the coming exhibition. The largest flower
show ever held here was i'm 1894 and the re-
vival this year, the management thinks,
will be on a larger and better scale than
the one of that year. They say the coming
festival will Outrank in genuine worth any
of the autumn events held in this city, and
it is expected to be a social affair." as we'll
as an elaborate display of flowers The
admission prices have been made nominal
that the attendance may be encouraged.
While it is the intention to give a flower
show here every year, the public demand
for such an undertaking will be gagged by
the attendance at the one beginning Nov.
g. There are several members of the flower
show organization that favor giving floral
parade on the streets of the city during the
shows after this year. They favor deco
rating the vehicles with real flowers of In
diana growth, instead of paper limitations.
and say a parade of this kind would be
lavish in it's richness and outshine any of
the kind that has ever been attempted here.
The autumn flowers of Indiana growth, as
Well as the plants and the foliage, offer
wide variety so that there could be an end
out in arraying vehicles i'm flowers
For the coming festival of flowers the
management has ordered from various Sec
tons of the country numerous novelties in
blooms. plants and foliage that will be
strangers to most people who see them at
Tomlinson Hall during the week Floral
and plant life from California, Florida.
New York, New Jersey and the Allegheny
mountains will be sent here for the week.
From over Indiana. too, the management
is gathering the choicest products of the
greenhouses and forests. w. G.. Berter-
mann, secretary of the festival, says the
displays at the festival will include the
greatest collection of Indiana floral and
plant life that has ever been brought to-
gether.
OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL.
The programme for the festival has been
issued. showing special events for each
day of the exhibition. The festival will
open at p. M, Nov. 5. with a blare of
trumpets, a special electric exhibition and
an orchestra concert. President ]. A. E.
Haugh, of the Florists Association of In
diana, and Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter
are on the programme for speeches. Her
man Bellstedt, 1.-The cornet king" of Gin
cinnat, will give two solos during the
evening, accompanied by Klausmann's Or
chestra The officers of the festival say
TomlinsOn Hall will be turned over to them
in ample time to get the decorations. plants
and cut flowers and permanent exhibits in
place for the opening night In addition 70
the attractions that will be seen each dav
and evening of the week, the special fea-
lures for the first night will be an immense
floral harp and Tyre of similar size. both
mounted on pedestals a table twenty feet
long and five feet wide will be arranged
with cut flowers and ornamental foliage.
every variety in this exhibit to be labeled
with its correct and common names
The programme for Wednesday, as on
other days of the week, includes music i'm
the morning and orchestra programmes in
the afternoon and evening Herman Bell
stedt Will be the soloist each evening The
special attraction for Wednesday will he
large tables of cut roses that will come
from number of Indiana greenhouses.
The orchids will be shown for the first time
Wednesday and will remain until the close
of the festival. The orchids will come from
New York, New Jersey and Indiana green
houses. Mr. Bertermann says this will be
the finest collection of orchids that has
ever been shown in Indianapolis. All the
chrysanthemum seeding blooms are to be
In position Wednesday morning and they
VIII include the newest flowers of this
variety that florists have to offer.
The festival will reach its height on
Thursday. The special exhibits for that day
and evening will include dinner table and
wall decorations and special floral arrange
ments of various kinds. The secretary of
the festival says much attention is given
by women of Indiana 20 dining-room deco
rations and there u a constantly growing
demand for new ideas along this line The
table decorations for Thursday will in