Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-01
BIG FLOWER SHOW
TO OPEN TONIGHT
SOCIETY WOMEN TO BE IN
CHARGE
Southern California horticultural AS
ISOLATION Gives Annual Floral
Exhibit at MorIey's
Rink

When Mayor Harper presses the but
ton at 1880 o'clock this eveing the
Southern California Horticultural as
sociation flower show and rose car
nival will open at Morley's rink, Ninth
and Grand avenue, and one of the
most beautiful scenes that California
is capable of producing will be seen.
The festival Is under the auspices of
the women of Christ church and sew
eral of the most representative society
women are acting as patronesses and
have charge of the booths. The show
this year is four times larger than any
preceding one, and the officers and dt-
rectors have spared nothing to make
1t attractive.
The women have brought all their
ingenuity to bear in constructing the
booths, which are marvels of artistic
skill and beauty, and the thousands of
electric lights will be half hidden be-
hind masses of foliage. Signor Camil-
10 Napolione and a woman's orchestra
of twenty-six pieces will play during
the entire show, which will continue
every day from 10 to 1890 o'clock
through Sunday.
One of the most delightful features
will be the May pole dance and the
fancy dances by $50 children, and it is
claimed that this show will have the
greatest collection Of flowers ever
placed on exhibition in Los Angeles.
Well known society women who will
act as patronesses are Mesdames Wal
ter Raymond, Jaro Won Schmidt, Wal
ter Raymond, Will Bishop, Owen Nc
Aleer, Robert ]. Burdette, C. N. Flint,
George P. Thresher, Charles Forman.
S. C. Hubbell, w. F. Botsford John
H. Norton, ]. T. Jones, T. j. Fleming,
Alfred Solano, Hugh K. Walker, 1. N.
Van Nuys, Adelaide Hellman, H. w.
O'Melveny, ]. F. Francis, Harris New
mark, Ida Hancock, Hans Jevne, M. A.
Wilcox, C. c. Desmond. E. F. c.
Klokke, Charles Praeger, w. B. Cline,
w. M. Caswell L. w. Blinn, Alexander
Caldwell, R. w. Pridham, G. j. Denis,
H. T. Lee, Wilbur S. Wright, Wright
Whiting and Willoughby Rodman.
Mrs. Theodore A. Eislen is chairman
of the executive committee and Mrs.
Thomas Davidson will preside at the
lunch counter. Her assistants will be
gowned in French waitress costumes.
Mrs. Frederick S. Langdon will have
charge of the Shriners booth, which
will be draped with the national colors
and will be decorated with the Shrin-
ers' emblems. At the Colonial booth,
where Miss Lillian Brown will be in
charge, there will be bevy of colonial
maidens, and Mrs. Baker p. Lee will
preside at the gypsy booth, where all
kinds of mysterious potions have been
brewed in the witches cauldron. Mrs.
Charles w. Braden and Miss Clara M.
Heintz will be assisted in taking care
of the candy and popcorn booth by
large asumber or boys and girls. and
Miss Alice Alisen will preside at "Der
Deutschen Heimat," where German
dishes will be served.
The Mexican booth will be gay with
the Mexican colors and Mexican dishes
will be served. Mrs. William Balm
bridge will be in charge. DIR. Fred
erick S. Langdon will have charge of
the hat checks and Miss Mae Field
Brown will be in charge of the chill
dren who will dance.
Little Wilma Faust and Rosetta Ash
ton will lead the fairies and Airline
Chase will give a fancy toe dance.
Miss Dorothy Alexander will be
crowned Queen of the May and June
Gilpatrick will dance the highland
fling. Many other interesting features
have been planned which the directors
will not divulge beforehand.
There are to be no prizes awarded
this year, but all the flowers will be
on sale.