St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-10-23
CARNIVAL Meeting


the annual report of the Rose
Carnival committee and opening the
campaign for the coming season.
The hall was packed to the limit
and number were turned away
for lack of room. The following
very interesting program was ren-
dered in splendid manner:
Rand ....,......P Peninsula Band
Last year S work .......,........
............P President Peddicord
Recitation ..... Miss Ruth Turner
Song g......... Miss Edna Weber
Recitation 90. Miss Laura Hilton
Song .............N Young Ladies
Recitation Miss Mollie Rhomberg
Rose planting committee Mr.. Nolta
Recitation .... Miss Edna Weber
Song Parody on Oregon .......
....A number of splendid voices
Band selection 80. Peninsula Band
The Peninsula band did splendid
work considering the fact that they
have been practicing only two or
three months. They played like
veterans.
Mr.. Nolta opened the exercises
by recounting the manner in which
the Rose Carnival association orig
mated OIL the Peninsula. 1t oc-
CURED to him one day that It would
be good thing TO have such body
to work in conjunction with the
West Side Carnival association
and wrote the different push clubs
OIL the peninsula asking for a meet.
ing to discuss the proposition and
it was very gratifying to him that
the Rose Carnival association here
is the result
The minutes of the entire year
were read, showing the work done,
aud the financial condition OF the
association. After all obligations
there was left in the hands of the
treasurer the sum of S2S.27.
President Peddicord then gave
an address in his usual elegant and
interesting style. lie spoke retro
spectively of what the association
had accomplished and of what was
laid out for il to accomplish in the
near future.
lie was very optimistic Of the fu-
ture and expected to see work OF
the association this year that would
far outdo the efforts OF last year.
He spoke Of the work OF the Realty
association that expended last year
1900 in connection with the Car
nival association work and this
year that il expected to Use $500
or $4,000 in the same way. lie
said the Rose Carnival was operat'
cd for threc'fold purpose, to de.
velop rose culture, intellectual cul-
,ure aud social culture. lie dwell,
at length OH the elevating influence
of the bright, beautiful ilowess, OF
which the rose is the acknowledged
queen. God" he said, would
not regret the tall OF the monarchs
OF the forests by man, II he should
replace these noble firs with tree,
a shrub or flower. " lie also
called attention To- the new tracts
opening up around us and the de-
STABILITY OF having the homes in
the fine tracts beautilied along with
our own. lie therefore urged all
present 10 come forward and be-
come members Of the association
by signing the membership roll,
]. II, Nolla, one OF the most en-
thusias,ic rose culturists on the Pc
ninsula, told how to prepare the
ground lor a rose bed Ills meth |
od is To dig trench Is inches OF
feet deep, and as wide, and in the
bottom put old scrap iron, Tin cans,
chips, sawdust, old rags until the
trench is about half full; then ill |
Tn, french the balance of the way
up with well rotled barnyaTd COM
post. In putting in the old tins
II will be found very beneficial to-
put them m with the open end up
aud so that the dirt viii not fill it,
which will permit the water to get
in during the rainy season and IN
dry season will evaporate returning
the moisture To the soil, As to
pruning he said to cut the bush
back until you thought YOU had 1t
about killed then cut lot more
and You would then have II about
right, that there should be but two
OF three buds to the branch, The
time to pruue is any time between
the falling OF the leaves and the
swelling of the buds for the next
year. Nh Nolta promised MS some
articles Oh rose culture and eN'
pec,ed to have the first one for us
this week but was prevented by
business engagements.
The recitatlons were fine and the
songs splendid, particularly the par
ody on "Oregon" 10y a. {. McDon-
aid of Peninsular, which took the
house by storm. We will publish
the song next week, not having
room for it in this issue
Mr., Nantine, secretary OF the as
sociation, announced that members
of the association could secure or
ders OH Mr., Pilkington from Mr..
]. +. Hendricks in St, Johns and OF
Sibray & Hart at University Park
and thus save from 81 to $3.50 per