Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-11-16
Chrysanthemum Festival at New
Providence

Providence
Moffatt's Creek. Nov 12-The Ladies'
Aid Society of New Providence church
{ held their annual Chrysanthemum
Festival OIL Thursday and Friday The
weather was everything that could Re
desired, and as usual quite a large
crowd was pressn The. beautiful
grounds att ched to our historic OLD
church. presented a busy appearar &c.
dinner being served there. The tabl. o
fairly groaned with tooth some danti 8
which could not help but tempt the
appetite.
| The flowers were tastefully arranged
in the Academy directly back of the
church, under the artistic hands Of
Miss Pearson OF New York, which
showed off their beauty to the very
best advantage. The interior of the
building had been recently repainted
aud presented such fresh, attractive
Appearances that no decorations were
necessary.
1t was gag. happy crowd that
throDged the grounds of New Provl-
dence for two days. The first day over
Six hundred were present, but there
was a slight decrease in the lumber
the second. bout $500 was realized.
che expenses yet to come off.
Below is a partial list of the recipi-
ents of premiums:
Best collection. not less than ten.
Mrs. Il. l.. Patterson.
Second best, Mrs. J. A. Shaw.
Third = Mrs. Henry Mccormick
Fourth " Miss Maggie Mccormick
Fifth - Mrs. D. j. Whipple.
Best white, Mrs K. l. Patterson.
Best yellow. Mrs. Henry Mccormick
Best lavender. Mrs. r. l.. Patterson
Best red, Mrs. Shaw.
Glass 2-F'irst best collection of sill
gle stems, not less than six, Mrs. ia.
Shaw. Second best, Mrs. R. L. Pat
5erson.
Best single stem pink, Mrs. J. A.
Saaw.
| Best single stem white, Mrs R. l..
Patterson.
Best single stem red, Mrs. D. j.
Whipple.
| Best single stem yellow, Mrs. Henry
Mccormick.
| Glass 3-Two stem-Best plant, any
color. Mrs. Henry Mccormick. Sec
ond best, Miss Maggie Mccormick.
Glass 4-Three stems-Best plant
Mrs. Henry Mccormick. Second bes,
same.
Glass 5-Best Anemone center, Mrs
r. l.. Patterson. Second best, Mrs.
A. Shaw.
Best pompon, Mrs. Henry McCor
mick.
Best plant grown by child under Il
Master Eugene Whipple. Second hes
John K. Patterson.
Cut Bloom-Best collection of no
less than six kinds, Miss Anna E
Beard; second, Mrs. VIM. Smallwood
third. Mrs r L. Patterson; fourth
Mrs. j. A. Shaw; fifth. Mrs. D. J
Whippie.
Spt, ial Coltectlon-Best Collection
tof reds grown i'll Augusta county
Miss Letitia Smiley. Best singh stem
white, Mrs. Nj. e. Tolley.
Il Sweepstakes, Mrs. r. L. Patterson
Second, Mrs. Henry Mccormick
Il Mlscellaneous-Best cocoanut cake
Miss Linda McClung; second, Mrs
Serene Lyle. Best chocolate cake. lis
Jennie Patterson. Best brown stone
front by girl under IA, Miss Mar,
Lofts. Best white loaf cake, Mrs. A
8 Brown. Best Prince of Wales cake
Mrs. }. R. Brown. Best caramel cake
made by girl under 20. Miss Margar
ct Wilson. Best cream pie, Mrs j. A
SHAW. Best lemon pie, Mrs. McCor
mick. Best rusks, Miss Lucy Turk
Best salt risen bread, Miss Merle Nc
CIure. Best roast turkey, Mrs. D. B
McClupg; second, Mrs. Tolley. Bes
beef loaf, Miss Linda McClung. Bes
tried chicken, Mrs. VIM. East. B-s
butter, Mrs. McKsever; second, Mrs
j. D. Beard.
Miss Bella Brown of Lexington, ia
! visiting friends in the New Providence
congregation.
Miss Fannie Campell of Yaz 70, Miss
who has been visiting her aunt, Mis-
"a. A. Wilson, has returned home.
Miss Mary Tux has returned from
Bath Alum Springs. where she spent
the SUNNI or.
il We are more than pleased that Mr.
and Mrs Henry Wright have returned
from Richu, hi and decided to reside
here.