The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-08
FEATURES FOR ENTIRE WEEK
DAYS FOR THE CHRYsANTHEMUM,
CARNATION AND ROSE.
ThreefoId Purpose Of the, Show of
Hfgh-Grade HIooms-Musical Pro-
grammes for Each Day.
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Friday Tomlinson Hall has been in the
hands of the floral decorators since last
Friday and from artistic view the show
OF flowers promises to be successful. The
decorators have been at work on a general
scheme TO beautify the hall and by to-mor-
row morning the products Of exhibits from
over Indiana and States in the West and
East will begin 10 arrive, when there will
be force of men on hand TO place them in
position. About every exhibitor will ac-
: company his exhibit and the week will be
an important one to growers as well as
lovers Of flowers.
The festival offers a long list OF classes
for exhibitors and the regular premium
awards and special prizes will amount to
about $500. The Society OF American Flor
lists offers gold and silver medals for blooms
OF highest grade. Mrs. W. E. English Of
fers $50 for the best new rose and the bloom
will be named for her daughter. Rosalind
Orr English. There will be many Compel
itors for this prize. A prize award in which
flower show visitors Will be interested is
ar offer Of 500 in gold which a Detroit
firm offers for a name for new rose. 1t
has never been seen in flower show and
large quantity of them will be on display
IN Tomlinson Hail.
THREE-FoLD PURPOSE.
The Indiana Floral Festival Association
has a three-fold purpose. Not one of the
three is to make money. The general pur-
pose OF the growers OF flowers is to show
the people how workers in greenhouses are
expanding the beauties OF the higher class
es Of blossoms and with an education of the
people along this line there comes greater
demand for what the florists have to sell
throughout the year. II is said that the In
dianapolis flower show has done more to
build up the flower growing industry in In
diana than any other single influence and
that the effects of the show here have
reached the people OF the United States
through the exhibitors. who have sent their
products to Tomlinson Hall year after year.
The exhibitors have another purpose.
They are each year producing new seedlings
tr carnations. roses and chrysanthemums
and 1t Is through the flower show that they
hnd a market among wholesale growers
who are constantly on the alert for new
floral ideas. The Indianapolis show is. in
fact, clearing house where the originator
OF seedlings and the wholesale growers
meet on common ground.
The third purpose is one which brings its
benefits to general lines OF business in In
dianapoiis. The merchants OF the city have
such unbounded faith in the festival of
flowers that they this year subscribed near
ly $500 to place the enterprise on a sure
financial footing. They did more than this.
They formed the festival association, with
business men in all lines in the offices and
the directory, Incorporated the association
under the laws of the State. and then sub
scribed and paid for all the capital stock
They believe in this autumn show of flowers
because it means the coming of the better
class of people to Indianapolis from over
the State not only TO see the wealth of
flowers. but to do their Christmas shopping
IN Indianapolis stores.
The promoters of the enterprise say that
the festival association pays no salaries to
it's officers for their work-that every man
enlisted in the enterprise is doing it for the
general good. and IL is on these grounds
that the members OF the association are
urging the people of the city to visit the
festival of flowers. as the presence of each
one OF these visitors is so much gained for
the common cause
SPEECHES AND MUSIC.
The festival Is to open with a speech by
Mayor Hoffman, who will be introduced
by Ferd Mayer. president Of the Festival
Association J. A Haugh. of Anderson
will speak for the Society of Indiana Flor
fists The chrysanthemum will be the reign
ing flower on the opening night. There will
be concert by the Indianapolis Military
Band. which will be organized into a heavy
orchestra for the occasion, under the direc-
ton Of Henry W. Klausmann. The musical
programme on the first night follows:
March. "Chrysanthemum" Barclay Walker
selection. Maid Marian --..-.-...De Koven
CO. Southern Smiles ..........,,.,,.... Kelly
Ezss5pts from rom the ,.serenade". Herbert
Herman "A. Goth.
Overture, Festival ................Ba Bach
az scarf Sart Dance -.--.--.--......-.-...B endix
Intermezzo. "Cavalleria." introducing
cnurcn chimes. --....--....--.- Mascagni
Selection. Faust ...........-......... Gounod
Petersburg Sleighride" ............ Eilenberg
The festival association will on wednes-
day. the second day. have the carnation as
the ruling flower. when many new seed
lings will compete for medals and awards
The exhibitors of the new varieties will be
seeking wholesale buyers OF their stock. as
well as TO show the public what they are
doing in the way of developing the carna-
ton. and this will lead 10 thousands Of the
blooms being sent 10 the hall. On this day
and evening. too, the association will make
feature OF table decorations. There will
be a number. OF tables RECALLED with linen
silver and china, lights and flowers, the
purpose OF the florists being to show the
many uses to which flowers may be put in
dining-room ornamentation. The musical
programme for carnation night will be:
March-"Eldorado" ...................H Herbert
Selection-"When Johnny Comes March
"a, MY Alamo Love" He a. ~
Obj Dat Gal OF Mine. Shook
1ntermezzo-"Maia' ...................De libes
Xylophone solo-"Gussie Polka" $500. Boyer
Oyerture-"Franz Schubert" ............ Suppe
Solo for church chimes. Air by Rembusch
(a) "Cupid's Bower ............ Kerry Miles
(b) "coon Smiles" .........................Br Brill
Selection--"Carmen" .....................Bi zet
March-"Jack Tar. ......................So usa
ROSE DAY THURSDAY.
Thursday afternoon and evening will be
an important day at the festival II will
be known as rose day and a wealth OF
these blooms win be shown, including new
varieties. On this day the judges will de-
eide on the winners in the rose classes. The
show OF American Beauty roses Is expected
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