Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-05
ANNUALFLOWER SHOW
Expected This Year to Eclipse
All Previous Exhibits.
BEGINS NEXT THURSDAY
Florist Club Members Now Busy
Making Their Plans.
SOCIETY WOMEN TO HELP
Many Will Lend Blooms From Their
Private Gardens-The Com
mittees in Charge.

The members of the Washington Flor
lists Club are sparing no effort to make
q success of their annual flower show. to
be held in old Masonic Temple from No
vember L. to Is. A number of rare plants
from the Botanic Gardens will be upon
exhibition and all flower lovers who visit
the show are promised sight to please
their vision.
The annual show of the florists has come
to be looked upon as one of the signs OF
the opening of the social season in the
capital. and although last year the local
organization outdid all its previous ef-
forts this year they declare an intention
of doing even better. For weeks the Of
fcers of the florist club and the members
of the various committees appointed to
take charge of tic show have been busiy
engaged with the preparations. Hundreds
of tickets have already been sold. Much
work has been done in preparing the hail
and II needs but a few hours to trans
form the somber auditorium into verit-
able bower of beauty.
George Cook in Charge.
Thousands of variegated carnations,
making the air redolent with their per-
fume will vie with glowing American
beauties for favor. ana stately chrysan-
themums orchids. violets, lilies and sweet
peas will adorn the hall in lavish profu-
sion and make up harmonious whole.
George Cook, who for many years had
charge of the floral work for Inaugural
ton balls and who is considered one of
the best experts in the art of floral deco
ration. is in charge of tine general ar
rangement of the exhibits, and he has
worked out a scheme for the show. Each
florist has been assigned a place in the
hall. and in order that the whole may be
symphony OF color and arrangement
rather than a discorded tumble of flow
erS, the plan of each exhibitor must be
approved by him.
F. H. Kramer president Of the club, is
in general charge of the preparations. and
is working with the hearty cooperation
of all the other members. He declares
that the show will be the greatest exhi-
bition of flowers ever seen in Washing
ton, and will If some of the ambitious
plans materialize. be the greatest ever
held in the United States.
We have been putting in some hard
work very quietly on the show until now
We are confident that we have prepared
Il real treat for the people of Washing
ton" he said today. Every member Is
working hard, and the resUI,s so far are
astonishing We had a show last year
that won the praise of experts from all
over the country, but this year we intend
to do even better.
Society Women Exhibitors.
We have been offered the assistance Of
many of the best known society women
in Washington to make the show sue
cess. and number of them have asked
for space to exhibit the choice floral prod
ucts of their private gardens I believe
few people have any idea of the extern
siveress of some of the private gardens
of Washington people, or the remarkable
results they have achieved. But, of
course, il will be the exhibits of the
professional florists which will make the
show such a wonderful one"
One of the exhibits consists of a foun-
tain of American beauties. This will &C.
cupy the center of the hall, and it will re-
quire over a thousand roses to complete
il. These must be renewed daily, and
the cost for. this alone will run up to
several hundred dollars a day.
The florists will have the cooperation
of Prof. Smith, head of the National b.
tanical Gardens, and many fine sreci-
mems will be brought up from the gar
dens and placed on exhibition in the hall.
President Kramer has announced the
following committee chairmen: w. F..
Guide. finance; John Robertson. awards:
Elmer Mayberry. entertainment: d. T..
Blackstone, reception; George Cook. SUI
perintendent exhibits: George c. Shaffer,
secretary