The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-16
SCHOOL CHILDREN
IN FLOWER SHOW
Third Annual Exhibit Under
Auspices of Aftermath,
Saturday
MANY PRIZES OFFERED.
WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THOSE
HAVING GROWN THE BEST
FLOWERS DURING SUMMER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AID.

MONTHS-ASSOCIATlONS AID.
The third annual exhibit of flowers
grown by the pupils of the Richmond
public schools will be held under the
auspices of the Tuesday Aftermath
society, Saturday afternoon, September
-, from = to ) o'clock, and in the eve
ming from I to 10 O'Clock, at the Gar
field school building, and is open to
the public. Music will be furnished
in the evening probably by the High
School orchestra.
The exhibit this year has the act
i've cooperation of the local florists,
the West Richmond improvement asso-
citation and the South Side Improve
ment association. with the definite aid
of the teachers, superintendent and
school board, and it gives promise Of
{ large and successful flower show.
The women of the Aftermath request
the children to bring the flowers en-
tered for the prizes to the Garfield
school building on Saturday
morning September 10, before 8
O'Clock. being careful to cut the flow
ers with long stems and to keep each
variety separate. also being careful to
regard the quality, rather than the
quantity. The Aftermath committee
having charge is composed of Mrs
Harry Dalbey. chairman, Mrs. Franl
Clark, Mrs. NJ. F.. Johnson, Mrs. Viii
liam Hiatt, Mrs. n. G.. Heironimus
Mrs. Nelson. Mrs. Guild, Miss Wilsox
Miss Norman.
Mrs. Dalbey will be at tho building
at s o'clock to receive the flowers. The
judges chosen for awarding the prizes
are Mrs. George Cause, Miss Sarah
Hill and Herbert Bell.
The different prizes that are Offered
by the Aftermath are: To each of thu
eight school districts, $1.O0 for tn,
best exhibit, and 80 cents for the sec
ond best exhibit.
School board prizes are SO to tn,
school having the best exhibit and ST.
to the school having the second hes
exhibit.
The money is to be added to the ar
fund of the district winning for tn,
purpose of purchasing pictures an
other things for the schools. Thor
promises to be quite a rivalry for al
the prizes.
The West Side improvement asso
citation has a number of prizes offere
on each species of flowers and are a
follows:
Nasturtium-First prize, 60 cents
second prize, 40 cents; third prize =
cents.
Zinnias-First prize, 60 cents, sec
ond jrize, 10 cents; third prize 2
cents.
Asters-First prize, 60 cents; secon
prize, 40 cents; third prize % cents.
Salvia-First prize, 60 cents; secon
prize, 40 cents; third prize % cents
Marigold-First prize, GO cents; SC
ond jrize, 10 cents; third prize
cents.
Feverfew-First prize, 60 cents; Sc
cents.
Larkspur-First prize 60 cents; sc
ond prize 40 cents; third prize Z
cents.
These prizes are only offered to II
pupils of the Baxter school district.
The South Side Improvement ass
citation has also offered a series
prizes for the exhibits from the Hi
berd school alone and are:
F~irst-$5.OO to the Hibberd scho
art fund if their exhibit excels a
others in the contest.
The regular prizes for the lowe
are:
Nasturtiums-First prize, 80 cent
second prize 40 cents.
Salvia-First prize so cents; secoI
prize. 10 cents.
Feverfew-First prize, so cents; sc
end prize, 10 cents.
Larkspur-First prize, so cent
second prize. 40 cents.
Marigolds-First prize, so cents; sc
ond prize 40 cents.
Zinnias-Firot prize, so cents; sc
ond prize. 40 cents.
This makes $50 from the Aft,
math, S25 from the school board. 81
so from the South Side Improveme
association, and $S.75 from the We
Side Improvement association, viii
makes a total of S47.45 offered
prizes. so that it will repay the schot
to get the best exhibits possible 1
displays from their district.