Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-30
WAS WINNER LAST YEAR
Awards Made by Rhode Island Ave-
nue. Citizens Association.
IMPROVEMENT Is NOTICED
Report of Committee Comments on
Strides That Have Been Made
in Twelve Months.

T. n IulleS OIL lIOt JACKSON street
northeast was awarded first prize for
having the best laid out and most COM
plete grounds by the committee on garden
Improvement of the Rhode Island Ave-
nue. Citizens Association, at a meeting
in Langdon Lodge Hall, 10Th street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast, last
night. Mr.. Guiles, who won similar
prize last year, was awarded special
certificate for maintaining the first place.
The prize awards to others in the COM
petition Of this class were: First, j. L.
kause, SO worth of merchandise from
Peter Henderson; second, W. G. Lieullen.
fifty feet of garden hose from Barber &
Ross; third. c. E. lockwood. one years
subscription to The House Beautiful;
fourth. c. w. Santmyers, 81 worth of
merchandise from Stark Brothers nur-
merchandise from same firm; sixth. A.
T. Howison. similar award; seventh, l..
D. Chapman, similar award; eighth, H.
Harbers, similar award; ninth, L. H.
Clarke. similar award from Harris nur-
series; tenth. F. c. Wrenn: one hardy
rose. F. H. kramer; first mention. c. r.
Allen, certificate and one hardy rose,
same firm; second mention. D. d. Lore,
similar award, same firm; third mention,
r. verbuchen. similar award. same firm;
award, same firm.
In the garden class H. Featherstone
won first prize. s. worth Of merchandise
from J. Atlee Burpee: J. d. Ashby. Sec
Co. and r. S. Campbell. third, certificate
and one haJdy rose from p. H. Kramer.
For Best Kept Lawns.
First prize for best kept lawns went
to ]. L. Knopp, who received a ball
bearing lawnmoweS, donated by l.. G.
Orndorff. Other awards in this class
were: Second, Arthur II. Rossall, s.
worth of privet hedge from the ]. G.
Harrison nurseries; third. George A. ST.
monds. lawn sprinkler from Louis Hartig;
fourth, w. P. Mcdowell. certificate and
one hardy rose from ]. H. Kramer.
For improvement of grounds the awards
were: First, H. P. Baldwin. subscription
to Suburban Life; second. c. E. Leisin-
ger, s. worth of merchandise from Stark
Brothers nurseries; third, j. p Benfer
subscription to Garden Magazine; fourth,
F. H. Rooms. 81 worth of merchandise
from Stark Brothers nurseries; fifth, T.
Rupert, 81 worth of material from
Stark Brothers nurseries: sixth, ]. Slater
similar award. same firm: seventh, T. S.
Mallon, six months subscription to the
House Beautiful; eighth G. c. Fletcher
one hardy rose, f. H. Kramer; NINTH
j. l.. Norris, similar award, same firm:
tenth, r. III. Roberts, similar award, same
firm; first mention, William Grosskurth
certificate and one hardy rose from F.. H.
Kramer: second mention, B. A. Watts
similar award. same firm; third mention
W. W. Stein. similar award, same firm:
fourth mention r. B. Thomasson, GER
tificate; fifth mention, II. A. Vieth. GER
tificate.
A special award of "a certificate was
given j. A. Magruder for having the
best-kept hedge seen by the committee
The members of the committee on gar
den improvement are Bristow Adams,
chairman: c. r. Allen. ]. l.. Kause, P.
v. Heating, d. D. Lore, Arthur Minnick
and c. f. lockwood. The committee
made a preliminary examination to de-
termine those places they deemed deserv-
ing OF final judgment by the jury selected
for this purpose, which was composed of
of the firm of Glenn Brown, architects,
and DR. Lee c. Corbett. horticulturist of
the Department Of Agriculture.
Report of the Committee.
The report of the committee, submitted
to the association at last nights meeting,
says in part:
LAS a whole. the final judging was
more thorough, critical and strict than
that of last year, and the places them
selves presented higher order of merit
and a more difficult problem for judging.
There were 1O5 entrants. as compared
with seventy-nine in the previous year.
These were eliminated down to forty six,
and out of these forty-siS there were
awards, in the shapes Of prizes or spe-
cial mention, for thirty-fve, as against
thirteen the year before.
Comparing the scores Of last year with
those in the contest just finished, the
report gives the names Of the previous
winners and comparative criticism of
their grounds. based on the two years
showing. or these the following adj
vanced the rating Of their property in
one or all classes: c. II. Guiies. w. G.
Lieullen, c. E. lockwood. w. E. Sando.
c. r. Wilson. ID. D. Lore and A. T.
Howison.
AS the names of the winning contest
ants were called out each stepped to the
platform and received his certifio ate from
Chairman Adams of the committee
amid applause from the other members
Of the association.
The report compliments the association
on having obtained such thoroughly capa-
BILE judges, who worked absolutely in
harmony and reached decisions little
likely to be challenged.
Pleased With Progress Shown.
The report continues:
The judges were delighted with the
progress shown. general criticism,
community as whole shone more i'm
the line OF industry, care, patience. in
tereet and willingness than 1t did in
| knowledge.
I'm conclusion. the committee begs