The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-07
Ever Visitor Goes Away Impressed
with the Artistic Success of
the Floral Festival.
MANY OUT-OF-T0WN VISITORS
THEY At LEAST APPRECIATE THE
EXHIBIT BEING MADE.
Mrs. Glenn Studebnker and Mrs.
George VI Studebaker, of south
Bend, Here-Award of Prizes.

For some unaccountabIe reason the large
attendance at the Floral Festival in Tom
linsOn Hall last night was composed chiefly
of visitors TO the city. Residents who are
remaining away from the event are missing
a treat OF rare richness. Never before has
TomlinsOn Hall been decorated so lavishly
OF with such artistic skill. From whatever
point in the vast auditorium one may sur
vey the decorative scheme a vision of
mingled floral beauty and electric brilliance,
enhanced by a background of varying
green. Is caught that fairly ravishes the
senses. If the visitor after having Toasted
upon the infinite variety of flowers and
plants on the main floor goes TO the bal
comics. he finds himself in a veritable bower
OF living green through which he gazes
upon the scene he has just left. but it takes
on a new semblance seen from above. In
the balcony at the rear of the hall Klauss-
mans orchestra plays airs that somehow
combine with the fragrance of the flowers
to cast over the scene a spell Of subtle
magic One who has come a single time
beneath the witching influence of these
decorations will scarcely need be told to
come again.
Florists from outside indianapolis and
from other States declare that this floral
festival far surpasses any they have ever
seen before in the entire country. This is
true, they assert, not only in point of
artistic arrangement of flowers and other
decorations. but in quality OF blossoms and
plants we'll I'm number and richness.
Concerning Tomlinson Hall, florists who
have travelled over the country attending
flower festivals. say without hesitation
that nowhere else in the land is a building
that provides an auditorium so admirably
adapted 10 the purposes of a floral festival
as Tomlnson Hall.
HEIGHT OF ITS GLORY.
The festival will attain the height of its
glory to-day and tonight Carnation night
will be observed tonight with appropriate
ceremonies. One Of the principal features
will be the Inauguration Of the movement
to have the carnatiOn selected as the ma
tional flower. The Florists Association will
continue the agitation through the winter,
and the subject will be brought before the
National Carnation Association at it's meet
ing in this city next February.
All through the day to-day consignments
OF fresh carnatiOn blossoms of many va
rieties and shades will be brought to Tom
linsOn Hall, and tonight the thousands of
blooms thus gathered together will be dis
tributed among the women who are in at
tendance. Five hundred of the famous
Lawson carnations will arrive from the
hothOuses of Peter Fisher, in Ellis, Mass.
Mr.. Fisher originated this nation. From
New York will come 500 OF the almost
equally noted Roosevelt carnations. r. a.
Nelson, Of indianapolis, will send thou
sand Of the carnations named after him,
and Mrs. Grove. of Richmond will supply
a host of Dorotha carnations TO the floral
banquet for to-nghts feminine guests.
The story of the carnatiOn will be told by
John l.. Griffiths in his inimitable elO-
quence, and Mr. Griffiths will point out in
words as rich as the flower of which ne
speaks a number of reasons why the car
nation deserves the regal rank sought TO
be thrust upon il.
Among the special displays for to-day
and tonight will be decorated dining tables
showing the latest ideas Of florists in the
matter of Ornamenting tables for formal
and informal social events at home.
The festival will continue throughout tc-
morrow and tomorrow night, with not the
slightest impairment of its splendor. Sat
urday morning there will be auction sale
of all the flowers and plants that have been
on exhibition during the week. Every bios
som that has been awarded prize will be
offered at this sale, with which the floral
festival of 1901 will come TO an end.
The visiting florists were entertained by
local florists at the German House last
night with luncheon, after which the even
ing was passed pleasantly in a social way.
AWARD OF PRIZES.
The award of prizes was completed last
night as follows:
one hundred carnations-First, w J. and
NJ. ]. Vesey, Fort Wayne, Ind; second l..
L. Graves. Richmond Ind.
Boston fern-F'irst, Bauer * Smith. In
dianapolis; second, II. w. Rieman, In
dianapOlis
Six ferns in variety-Ffrst. Bertermann
Bros, indianapolis; second. II. w. RE
man. indianapolis.
Ten Adiantum ferns-First. Bertermann
Bros. INDIANAPOLIS. second. n
Indianapolis.
Ten CycIamen-First Henry Rieman. In
dianapOls.
Ten foliage plants-First. II. W. Rieman.
Indianapolis.
Ten geranium pIants-First. H. w. RE
man. indianapolis: second. +. Hukriede &
Son. Indiana polls.
Ten towering begonias-First. Bertermann
Bros, Indianapolis: second r. G.. Hill x
Co. Richmond. Ind
Ten Rex begOnias-First. Fl. w. Rieman.
Indianapolis; second, G. r. Cause. Rich
mOnd. Ind.
Six palms-First. Bertermann Bros. In
dianapOlis.
Pair of palms-First. III. w. Rieman. In
dianapolis; second. Bertermann Bros, In
dianapOlS.
Specimen palm-First. Henry Rieman. In
Two Pandanus veitchii-First. II. w. RE
man, Indianapolis; second, j. \. Peterson,
Display of 500 violets-First. Young 8,
Smith Co, Indianapolis; second John
Hartje. Indianapolis.
II. W Rieman. OF Indianapolis scored 81
out of lO0 points for a new white chrysan-
themum and won a silver medal offered by
the American Florists Association
John HartJe. OF Indianapolis won n
bronze medal for "a new white carnation
The South Park Floral Company of New
Castle. won "A special prize for Golden Gate
roses.
Henry Rieman was given a certificate for
new white and pink chrysanthemums and
certificates for new carnations were given
a. aWNH
Peterson, OF Cincinnati. for begOnias