The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-24
STATE TO COMPETE
IN FLOWER SHOW
Association Offers $1,000 In
Cash Prizes to Producers
of PosieS.

All the florists of Minnesota will be
invited to participate in the chrysan-
themum and orchid exhibit which will
be held in st. Paul Nov. 10, IL, II and
13, and the inducement will be $1,000
in cash prizes and the honors to be
Won in the completion.
The exhibit will be under the direc-
ton of the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Northwestern Manufac turerS' aSSoc1a-
ton and will be the biggest show of
it's kind ever held in st. Paul. Here
tofore such exhibits have been purely
local This time the state will COM
pete.
Offers $1,000 in Prizes.
Where 5000 was the amount in cash
prizes distributed among the exhibitors
at the show held in st. Paul year
ago. $1,000 will be the figure this time,
divided into fifty-five cash prizes, no
one of which will be less than 81. The
largest are $50, $25 and SO.
In the mum" class four prizes of
SO each and one of $25 will be Of
fered, the latter being for the best
collection of twelve plants, all dis
tinct varieties.
In orchids prize of $25 will be Of
fered for the best collection. and in
cut blooms, roses, carnations and yio-
lets, prizes of $40, SIS and So will be
the feature. The best design will re-
ceive a prize of $25, and for the best
group of palms and ferns and other
decorative plants a special prize of
$50 will be offered.
During the four days entertainment
features of some distinctive character
will prevail. The sale of exhibits will
also be a feature, and from this the
management hopes to realize triffe, a
percentage going to the society.
The ruels demand that all entries
be filed not less than five days before
the opening, and in the competition
quality will have preference over
large one is shown by the fact that
florists throughout the state are al
ready making requests for space.
Many private collections will also be
represented.
The ladies' auxiliary held a meeting
yesterday and arranged some of the
preliminaries for the show. They were
much pleased over the prospects. just
now the auxiliary is at a loss for a
suitable hall in which to make the dis
play, but this question will be settled
at meeting Oct. 1. 1t will be central
in location and big enough to accom-
modate the large number of plants
that will be on display.
Will Be Society Event.
The show will be one of the society
events of the state and st. Paul. The
officers of the auxiliary and the COM
mittees in charge of the exhibit are:
Mrs Ansel Oppenheim and Mrs.
Maurice Auerbach, honorary presi-
dents; Mrs. Charles r. Croft, presi-
dent; Mrs. Hiram F. Stevens and Mrs.
David L. Kingsbury, first and second
vice presidents; Mrs. Matthias Holl,
treasurer; Mrs. "A. P. Moss, secretary,
and Mrs. c. A. Stees, assistant secre-
tary.
Floral Exhibit Cemlnittee-Mes-
DANES H. f. Stevens, f. H., Campbell,
Oliver Dalrymple, J. w. Bass: L. L.
May, r. Sehiffmann and J. c.. Mccall.
Board of Observation-Disclosures J. w.
Bishop, Caroline Beaumont, f. H.
Campbell, c. A. Dibble. Denis Folett,
N. A. Hope, E. A. Jaggard, J. B. John
ston, Fl. S. Judson, Arnold Kalman, C.
]. McConville, Trevor McClurg, A. J.
Stone, r. Schiffmann and G. Stamm.