Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
4TH DIVISION FLOWER SHOW.
Beautiful Effects Produced at the JEFF
ferson School.

The kindergarten room IN the JEFFERSON
School was a beautiful and interesting place
last Friday afternoon, the occasion being
the second annual flower exhibit or the
school children of the fourth division
The exhibits showed the results OF last
sprine's planting. The children In the
spring purchased packages Of flower and
vegetable seeds which they planted In their
wards at home. The success OF their sum-
mer's work was well attested by the pro-
fusion OF vegetables. flowers and seeds on
exhibition.
The exhibition was planned and executed
by committee OF teachers, and the mem
bers Of the committee were in attendance
to welcome the parents and point out to
them the specially interesting and novel
featI1res In many respects the exhibition
resembled a county fair. There were bot
ties and boxes of seeds all neatly labeled,
that the children had gathered from their
home gardens. and there were cuttings OF
priyet from school hedges.
One corner of the room was devoted TO the
display Of vegetables and IL was about this
corner that much interest centered. An
other corner was a perfect bower or cut
flowers.
Many children from the Bradley and JEFF
ferson schools had on exhibition baskets of
vegetables that they had raised IN thelr
garden in the grounds of the Department OF
Agriculture. Little Gertrude Flax, the
smallest horticultural in the business was
the proud possesSor of box OF tomatoes
that she had raised under the direction OF
Miss Sipe. John Ais of the s. J. Bowen
School exhibited lemon plant that he had
raised from a seed Many children OF this
school exhibited photographs of their home
gardens.
Amelia Gioyannoni OF the Arthur School
pointed out to visitors an elephant ear
that she had raised. 1t measured four feet
from base to apex. Margaret Boswell
pointed out her tomato vine. five feet
in length. Julia Fitton of the Smallwood
School was the exhibitor Of very remark
able specimen of vegetation. 1t was a club
gourd 59ls inches long and closely resem-
bled base ball bat. Some one facetiously
called 1t the fourth division big stick"
There were cotton plants. tobacco plants.
peanuts, beets. tomatoes. corn, lettuce and
many other interesting and instructive ex-
hibits. but space will not permit the special
mention they deserve.
/. Both parents and children showed much
interest In the exhibits. The children were
anxiously waiting the opening OF the doors
at B o'clock. 1t Is estimated that fully ]. 200
children and parents were present. This
movement cannot fail to work great good In
the community. A love of the beautiful In
nature will be inculcated in the mind of the
child. 1t will give them an opportunity to
appreciate the esthetic and economic inn
portance OF plant life They will learn the
practical lesson OF seed time and harvest.
They will see that 1t is what plant today
that / reap In due season, lesson thar
has Just as forcfble an application Hsufa-
lively as literally.
flower show were Mrs Hill. member OF the
ChaneelIor Mr.. A. T. Stuart, director OF In
termedfate Instruction.: Miss s. b. Sipe. Mr.
7 Fairbrother, supervising principal fourth
division; Mr.. C. N. Thompson. principal JET
ferson School; Mr.. J. T. Petty. DR.. Willard
Thompson and many other school officials
and citizens OF South Washington