Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-06
BROOkLANO GROWERS EXHIBIT
FINE DISPLAY OF FRUITS AND
FLOWERS.
Prizes Awarded by Brotherhood for
Best Exhibits From Home Gar
dens-Closes Tonight.

Throngs OF people attended the flower,
fruit and vegetable exhibit of the Brook
land Brotherhood at it's opening in the
basement rooms of the Baptist Church
last evening. All during the evening the
residents of Brookland and many friends
from the city crowded the available space
and admired the display of autumn flow
ers and the products of the vegetable and
fruit gardens. which had been set out In
attractive manner on long tables.
The exhibit. the first of It's kind ever
attempted in Washington other than by
professional growers. has proved sue
cess in the beauty, quality and number
of exhibits and in the general interest 1t
has attracted.
In addition to the display made by the
citizens Of Brookland under the auspices
or the brotherhood, many exhibits were
sent by outside firms, by florists in WASH
ington and by persons identified with the
Department of Agriculture, while the
showing made on behalf Of the Brookland
school children of the products of their
little farms during the summer was highly
credltable Flowers of exquisite beauty.
embracing all those that show to the best
advantage in the fall. choice fruits Of all
kinds indigenous to the soil in the local
lty and vegetables of excellent quality,
appropriately displayed. showed the re-
suits of months of effort on the part Of
the people Of Brookland A sunfiower
with stalk more than ten feet high.
with its flower foot in diameter. and a
sweet potato four pounds in weight were
among the many noticeable exhibits of
garoen growth The show will be open
today and tonight and the public Is IN
Vlted: A program of exercises tonight
Will form feature OF the exhibition.
Prize Winners Announced.
The judges last night announced the
list of prize winners to whom red and
blue ribbons were awarded for excellence
in exhibits. They included the following
Class /. Cut Flowers.-For the best in
dividual collective exhibit, first grand
premium, s. S. Rider; second grand pre-
MUM, s. H. Hospital
For Best Display of Flowers-Roses (red),
first premium, s. S. Rider: second. c. H.
Etz. Roses pink, first premium, J. E.
Eastlack; second c. F. Tansill. Roses
(white), first premium. c. H. Hospital
second. c. VI. Tansill Roses (yellow),
first and second premims, D. H. Oertly
Roses miscellaneous varieties). first pre-
MUM, d. III. Oertly: second c. F. Tan
sill. Dahlias tdecorative), first premium
S. S. Rider; second, C. H. Hospital: Dab
pital; second. w. E. Hall. Dahlias Show
| first premium. c. F. Tansill second, c. H.
Hospital. Dahlias (quilled), first pre-
| MUM, c. H. Hospital; second, S. S. Rid
err Dahlias (fancy). first premium S. s.
Rider; SECOND. c. H. Hospital. Daalias
second, W. E. Hall. Dahlias %, choice
display, first premium, G. H. Hospital:
second c. F. Tansill; (2l choice display,
first premium, c. H. Hospital; second,
premium. C. H. Hospital: second c, F.
Tansill "a choice display, first premium.
S. S. Rider: second. ]. E. Eastlack: 90
choice display. first premium. s. S. Rider;
second, w. E. Hall Asters, first pre-
MUM. s. S. Rider: second, A. o. Potter
Cosmos, first and second premiums John
A. Gross
Glass ., Potted Plants.-(A) For best in
dividual collective exhibit: First grand
premium. A. o. Potter: second grand
premium. D. H. Oertly. OBJ For best dis
play Of hanging baskets: First and second
premiums, A. o. Potter
Fruits and Vegetables.
Class g. Fruits.-(A) For best individual
collective exhibit: First grand premium,
Fred Barnes; second. B. E. Hutchinson.
CD For best display of fruits: Apples.
first premium. B. E. Hutchinson; second,
J. L. Sherwood. Crabapples. first and
second premiums Fred Barnes. Pears.
first premium, ]. L.. Whiteside; second,
D. H.. Oertly; second, Fred Barnes.
Glass i. vegetables-ta) For best in
dividual collective exhibit. first grand
premium. J. E; Eastlack; second, Fred
Barnes. CD For best display of vege-
tables: Beets, first premium. B. F .Hutchn-
son; second, ]. E. Eastlack Cabbages.
first premium, A. L. Grimm; second. j.
NJ. Long. Pumpkins, first and second
premiums John Bingham: squaShes;
Barnes. Onions. first premium. ]. NJ
Long; second, J. F. Bingham. Egg plants,
first premium, j. E Eastlack; second, D.
H. Oertly. Satisfy. first, and second
premiums, ]. E. Eastlack. Sugar corn
e. Hutchinson. Field corn. first and
second premiums, James May. Par
ships. first premium, J. E. Eastlack;
second, FRED Barnes. Carrots, first prem
Barnes. Celery first premium. ]. E
Potatoes. first premium. ]. NJ Long;
second, Fred Barnes. Tomatoes, first
premium, s. S. Rider; second. J. E. East
lack. Turnips. first premium, d. H. Cert
first premium. J. H. Bingham; second. ].
F. Eastlack. String beans. first premium,
B. E. Hutchinson; second A. L. Grimm.
Kohlrabi. first premium. Fred Barnes;
premium. ]. E. Eastlack; second J. NJ.
Long. Peppers, first premium, J. NJ.
Long: second. D. H. Oertly. Radishes.
first premium, B. E. Hutchinson: second,
]. F. Bingham. Chard, first premium, ].
E. Eastlack: second. ]. NJ Long. Lettuce.
first premium. Fred Barnes: second. D
H. Oertly. Watermelons. first and
second premiums. J. F. Bingham.
Sweet potatoes. first premium, B. E.
Hutchinson; second, ]. NJ Long Spinach
flrst and second premiums. James May.
Gourds. first premium. A. o. Potter. Won
derberry. first premium. A. o. Potter.
Sunfower. first premium. ]. F. Bingham
SEED collection. first premium. R. w.
Werth. Cannas, first premium. C. F.
Tansill. Cauliflower. first premium. Fred
Barnes. Nasturtiums. first premium, w.
G.. Camerer. Pansies, first premium, D.
II. Oertly; second. C. F. Tansill. Petu-
Mas. first premium. c. F. Tansill. Phlox.
first premium, d. II. Oertly. Heliotrope
first premium. c. F. Tansil. Pinks, first
premium. w. f. Hall. Pink geraniums,
first premium. c. F. Tansill; second. J.
L. Whiteside.
Honorable Mention.