Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-06
cHRysANTHEmum SHOW
 A BIC SUCCESS.
Huge Crowd Thronssd, ,ohlanbousr Fri day Afternoon and Evenins--Heauti-
 full Display and Fine Entertainment.

ful Display and Fine Entertainment'
 The Japanese festival and ehrys- anthemum show held at Ghlanbouer, the residence of Mrs William Camp Lanman, Friday afternoon and eve ming, for the benefit of the Halle club, was a great success. The evening att tendance especially was very large. hundreds of people being present. so that for the greater part of the eve ming there was standing room only. and hardly that some of the time
 A brilliant line of Japanese lanterns led from the street entrance down the curving driveway to the stable, in which the festival was held. This was prettily decorated under Mrs. Lam mans directions, with overhead fes- toons of heavy ropes of laurel, many colored flags and the national colors, Japanese lanterns and several beau tiful specimens of the Gloire de Lor- raine Begonia, similar to those which recently received the prize in Hart ford.
 Those who were there early before the crowd was so dense and before the flowers had been sold. had much better opportunity to see the pretty ef- feet of the decorations and the splen- did show of chrysanthemums and plants. These were all contributed by Mrs. Lanman and were All grown on the estate by her gardener. Charles T. | Bessley. Among the largest and hand | somest chrysanthemums were Colonel l Appleton, yellow; Morton F. Plant pink; Kittie Lawrence, fawn; Mrs Henry Partridge, crimson with gold reverse; T. Richardson. flesh pink; | Miss M Hankey, crepe pink; A. T.. Miller, loose white: May Sedden. white reflex; Beatrice Mack, white incurve. Black Hawk, deep maroon; W. NJ. Moier, incurve white; Reginald Val lice, cerise.
 | These were all six to, ten inches in | diameter. the largest being the Kit | tie Lawrence. There was a large coll | lection of single chrysanthemums in | all colors. Also a beautiful specimen of Cissus Discolor, of which MT. | Beasley Is justly proud. The members | of the Halle club to the number of one | hundred, in their bright and pretty | Japanese costumes, added to the CT | feet serving as flower sellers, waiting | in the tea rooms, or selling oriental delicacies, candy, preserved fruits. 1el- | lies, etc. or taking the names of those | who took chances in the Japanese
 game for the many handsome prizes to be given later.
 The tea rooms. besides the other decorations, were further embellished
 with choice oriental rugs from the | house.
 Miss Mary E. Richards and Mrs | Gilchrist were kept busy all the eve | ming serving tea, their assistants be-
 ing Misses Jennie Kimball, Marion
 Bartlett, Marion Powelson. Gertrude
 Fletcher. Ellen Murphy, Lena Leahy
 Katie and Mary West. Mary Connell
 Julia Skelly, Jennie Clifford. Rose Hermon, Dora Bode, May Duggan ano
 Myra Matthews.
 Music was furnished throughout the
 evening by Miller's orchestra in cos
 tune and the Japanese juggler. Pro-
 lessor Montague, gave continuous
 exhibition of sleight of hand tricks tc
 the company's amusement. This was
 only interrupted by the various songs
 and dances given by the several girl!
 of the club. The dances were prettilS
 and gracefully given.
 There was the Fan Tan dance by
 Misses Elsie Grumert, Nora McCronan
 Mildred Hourigan and Elinor Barry
 The solo dances were the. Fan dance
 by Elsie Grunert. the Patti dance bY
 Bertha Woodmansee and the specially
 pretty Chrysanthemum dance by Ros'
 Leopold.
 The songs were appropriate ones
 also. Grace Elliott givir- a Japanes'
 Love Song Bertha Woodmansee Good bye, Sweetheart, Goodbye, and DowT in the Old Cherry Orchard, and Ser tha and Della Woodmansee The Gar
 den of Dreams. Miss Mildred Gilchris
 accompanied.
 The programme was attractive an'
 we'll done. the girls reflectlng credi
 upon their club instructor James T , Holland. who had charge of the pro gramme and the training for it's exc
 cution. Everett Byles assisted him.
 Mrs. Lanman. as the head of tn committee of arrangements, was a , usual most generous contribute
 and factor in the beauty and success z of the festival Those associated witl her on this committee, which was al so the receiving committee. were Ms [ Mary F. Richards, Miss Grace Ben iamin, Miss Mary de Celles, Miss Su sic Gallup and Miss Mary Kane. Ms de Celles acted as cashier and Di Clarence R. Capron as doorkeeper.
 The festival continues this afternoon [ and evening In the evening the pro } gramme will be made shorter thal ? before and room will be made 10
 dancing for all who wish