Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-02
THE ANNUAL CAT SHOW
EXHIBITION BEGINS THIS MORN
ING AT sHELDoN's HALL.
Many Famous Prize Winning Fellnes
of National Reputation Entered
in the Competition.

Many exDressions Of pleasure from de-
lighted visitors were heard at the opening
of the second annual cat show at Sheldon s
Hall. 1904 F street northwest, which opened
this morning The exhibition will continue
three DAYS 1t is given under the auspices
of the Washington Cat Club, and this year
promises to be very successful There are
a great number of outside entries, among
them some of the most famous cats in the
country that have carried off all the prizes
that have been offered in their respective
classes during recent years. The hall Is
well arranged for the show, and visitors
are afforded every facility to view the
really beautiful animals that are on exhi-
bftion.
The prizes that are offered in addition
to the regulation ribbons are numerous
and varied. They are on exhibition in the
hall and comprise medals, silverware, gold
work articles of daily use and many ar
tiStic ornaments. These are all specials,
and will be awarded by the judges to the
cats that best fit the conditions under
which they were donated. The judging
began this morning and it is expected that
the majority of the priZe-Winning ribbons
will be hung up in the dlnerent cages be-
fore the end of the first day, at 10 O'Clock
this evening. The show opens at o'clock
each morning.
The Exhibitors.
The list of exhibitors follows:
Miss Emma O'Neill, Washington, D. c..
Misses Ruth and Estelle Ward, Brooklyn,
N Y; Mrs. julius Copperberg, West Sims
bury, Conn; Mrs. X. Ottolengue, New York
city; Mrs. E. r. Pierce, Cincinnati, Ohio;
Mrs. T. P. Mallorie, Easton, Md; Mrs: l.
P Dickinson, Morgansville. N. j.: Miss
Marian Bryant Washington, d. c.; Mrs.
l. c. Palmer Sound Beach, Conn; Col Geo.
w Paschal, Washington, d G.; Mr.. Geo. E.
Rowand B 5e5esy c's y Mr. O. R. Ben
son. Washington d. G; Mrs; Chas; D'Al-
maine, Ne,J York city; Mrs Brian Brown,
New York city: Perso Cattery, Passalc,
N j.: Mrs John Frost Parker. Sparrow
Point Md; Miss Gertrude Woodbury.,
Washington, d. c.; Miss NJ. c. Ryan, Eliz-
abeth. N. j.; w. P. Doyle; Washington.
d. c.: Miss E. NJ Gartrell' kensington'
Scott, Mr. Thos. A. Broadas. Mrs. Herbert
II. D. PIERCE, Mrs Doan, washington. D..
G.; Miss a. A. Marks. Sound Beach. Conn; !;
Mrs. j. c. Perkins, Towson, Md; Mrs. J. c.
Mitchelson, Tarifville. Conn. Mrs. Mary
c. Gross. Keyport, N. j.; Mrs. Gertrude
Ropp, New York city; Miss Addie Weston.
Madison. Mo-: Mrs; II. M, burrnt. MISS r.
W. Peabody, Washington. d. c.. Miss Ida
Cady, Takoma Park. D. C.; Mrs. Jas. Con-
lisk Gowanda, N. Y; Miss Luella Hodges,
Pittsburg, Pa, and MISS Jesse + HOPKINS,
Washington, d. c.
Some Famous Cats.
There are some famous cats in the show,
which have won first prizes in all the recent
shows in the east. One OF these is Silver
Glen" from the Watterside cattery, near
Easton. Nd. ..Silver Glen" has been I'M
beaten for type in the silver class. and is
an unusually large and handsome animal.
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New York show of 1903 and first again in
| the recent show at Madison Square Gar
den. Osiris another famous cat. is "a
| blue that has won three first prizes In New