The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-29
CROWD ATTENDS
FLORAL FESTIVAL
sTiny Earl Redwood Wins Second
81 and Little Archer Child the
Third Prize.
RUTH GORDON WINS TROPHY
Buster Brown and the Elocution-
ary Recital Were Entirely
j Successful.

Beauty, animation and gayety were
" nt+s,in IN evidence at the Floral Bazaar
last night, and the scene was one thut
stands unsurpassed in the history OF the
show. The assemblage was never more
brilliant, and never lave the ladies' nad
"a greater success in dlsposlng OF tlle
wares OF their booths.
IN the afternoon the Baby Show was
n 4he feature and there was n crowd Q
&,nothers bringing their babies oil OF
II which seemed TO deserve prize, ana
y they so bewlldered the Judges with their
varying and contrasting charms that 1t
n was hard to determine upon whom should
be given the prizes. The verdict. now
ever resulted in the first prize gong 70
Y little Miss Ruth Gordon In the three three
yea old class. and to tiny Earl Redwood,
who Is only eleven months old, In the
h Younger class The third was given TO
{ the child of Mr.. and Mrs. Archer.
THE prize for the best dressed doll
N was awarded little Miss Benelu Mayheld,
8nnd the second to little Miss Archer
$ At night tho features were Buster
y Brown, who delighted vast audience
I with his winsomcncss and his innocent;
childish reforming Of the burglar anu
the Evolutionary recital by the pupils OF
fhe Richmond School Of Expression, un-
der the direction Of Mrs. w. Z. Thurs
y ton. Tho entire proceeds Of this per-
Torrance was devoted to the Baptist
booth. Those who took part are Misses
ii Eulah Bailey, Myrtle Owen. Edna Dll-
lard, Maggie Bryant, Marie Anderson,
bessie Moss and May Stacey
Many Buying Sweets.
Il At the Tulip booth, where are sold the
y best OF home made candles, were seen
an ever thickening throng buying up
8the sweets made by the eight lassies be-
hind the booth-NIisses Norah Randolph,
Z Isabel Carter, Chloe Cook, Zaydc Branch,
Belle Willard, Elizabeth Cooke, Elsie
{, Harrison and Mary Boyd. Skilled In the
II culinary art these young ladies' had
a manufactured sweets Of chocolate and
& other mixtures that seemed verltable
4 nnnnna from the way they were sold:
AT the Episcopal BOOTH Miss Kate Nc
81rtyre and Miss Amy Werth sketchcd
away with might and MAN, and few
were those who passed by who did not
8Et for their profile by these charming
u young artists. AS the children still come
vi, droyes to be sketched the special day
for them is to be extended to Monday
afternoon and Tuesday morning. On
Tuesday at the Episcopal booth, Me
4 chancar Toys" q sort of wax work shot..
v will be given at p. M. under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Crump. Only children Will
4 take part, but the show will be of that
s3Sarets mi..e', =, ;ch was
given Friday night under the auspices
8of the Baptist booth, supervised by Miss
u.s. T. Roberts, was q, complete success,
VI a1ioS sei'eu many ,sa,aa1,, ~ ho.t
s8 E et.i's e,o"u ~, w.. ~, ~ pontIst
IN , .iil ii'iu peen snsn ~ ,,,,.t snti.-
iffnootn' aliu 'i'e ploceeus "eet '''o''
e lying 70 tne Pioiiio'e,s, ..,,,a,
Inc MolneI S'oose VIZ olM9' ",,,a
4 was given Weahesu'y ut. n,l,," u,,oa
" great success 'a'su .no n.saotion
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