The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-11

charming background for the orchestra
which furnishes the music for the oc-
casion.
Yesterday, which marked the open
ing of the flower show, was Colonial
Day, and dozens of handsome women
and pretty girls, with powdered hair
and attired in colonial costumes, left
no doubt as to the fact.
Aside from the main hall, in which
the exhibits are to be seen, there are
cozy and beautifully decorated rooms
down stairs, where tea is served to
those VINO care to rest their eyes from
the feast OF foNeTs the main au-
ditorftfn
Attendance Was Large.
The attendance last night was large
for an opening night, but those who
attended expecteif1g TO find the display
incomplete were happily surprised.
Everything, was in readiness for the
reception of the public when the doors
We're thrown open for the first time
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. c. R. Croft, president of the
auxiliary, was more than pleased with
the excellent. prospects for the sue
cess of the undertaking.
ut is really more than we had ex-
pected," she said last night. with
the success which has attended us
upon the opening night there is no
doubt that the show will be a success
in every detail I am delighted"
In formally opening the show last
night, A. K. Pruden, president of the
Northwestern Manufacturers asSocia-
ton. made a few remarks in which he
highly complimented the auxiliary for
it's splendidJ effpEtsFttha
There was to be reception to Gov.
Van SAINT and his staff, and the gov
ernor was to make an opening adj
dress, but sowing to his absence from
the city }athisA feature had to be
omitted.
Mrs. Croft Remembered.
In behalf of the exhibitors, the presi-
dent, Mrs. Croft, was presented
mammoth bouquet of American beauties
and a number of competitors in differ
ent contests were awarded prizes.
In the competition for design for
| the programme cover Philip Newton,
a student of the Humboldt school. was
awarded the first prize of $40. Other
| competitors who received honorable
mention were Helen and Harvey Full
| Ter, May Buell. and Cy Cornfeldt. Miss
| Elsie Johnson, aged fifteen, student
| of the Humboldt school, received first
| prize in the essay contest.
The music last night was furnished
| ny lH0 City IcSIIllCllt Udllu
from Fort Smelling and the Y. M. c. A.
| orchestra.
The judges are Prof. S. B. Green, of
| the state horticultural department; T.
Berry, of Saltwater; A. w. Latham, of
Minneapolis, and E. Nagel, of Mime
apolis.
The idea of a flower show in Mime
| sofa in November originated with the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Northwestern
Go 49, -
| being the desire of the members to
| show the desirability of the state as a
place of residence.
| The flower show is now recognized as
permanent fixture, and will be held
each fall, it being the desire of it's pro-
meters to make 1t as much Of a state
affair as possible.
The show will continue today
| Thursday and Friday. Today will be
dinavian day and Friday will be Orient
al and Japanese day.
The women in charge last evening
were:
Mrs. A. Kalnlan, chairman: Mrs. S. R.
Van SAINT, Mrs. E. M. Prouty, Mrs Den
Croft, Mrs. W, R. Begg, Mrs. F. M. Grey,
F. e. Ward, Mrs. William Liggett. Mrs
Forest Il. orton, Miss Josephine Carr,
Ethel Haynie, Mrs. F. H. Campbell, Mrs.
Richard Neeley, Mrs. John 2. Seabury,
Miss Este Appleton, Mrs. Gustave Scholle,
Miss Ethel Taylor Miss Kalman, Miss
| Cecilia Kalman Mrs. G. F. Fernald, Miss
| Booth, Miss Kelly, Mrs W. B. Dixon, Mrs.
! G. o. Kalman, Mrs. L. D. Wilkes. Miss
| Alice Borup. Mrs, L. p. Crosby, Mrs. NJ
| F. Kahn. Mrs c. A. Dibble. Mrs. D. S.
Sperry, Mrs. B. L. Goodkind, Mrs. Rus
sell R. Dorr, Mrs. w L. Goodkind, Mrs.
| A. MacLaren. Mrs. Scofield Mrs Charles
Stees, Mrs. J. c. HILL Mrs L. Washing
| ton, Mrs. F. E. Ford the Misses Alness,
| Mrs. Charles Clark. Mrs. A F. Moss Mrs.
| George Ranney. Miss Helen Rowe, Miss
Kate Chittenden, Mrs. F. &. Rice, Mrs
F. NJ Grey, Mrs. Theodore Sedgwick Mrs
| F. Floete Miss A. Doran.