The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-20
FLOWERS SOLO IN
AID OF CHARITY
Buying Is Brisk in Breitmeyer's, Pro-
ceeds of Afternoons Sales Going
To Anti-TuberculOsis Society.

Pretty young girls In fashionable
frocks playing saieswomen among
beautiful pOsies, was the novel mag
net that attracted all Detroit and her
husband 10 the florist shop OF John
Breitmeye r's Sons Thursday after
noon. 10 help the good cause OF Tuber-
culosis Flower day. To many gal
liant male customer II was difficult to
decide which was the sweetest flower
that blows" when SO much American
beauty In dainty gowns, prettily
colffed hair and sparkling eyes was
matched against the gorgeous roses
that bore the name of American
Beauty also.
Among the bevy OF girls were many
whose looks and manners might have
been compared TO the modest violet,
the delicate forget-me-not, the lovely
lily and the brilliant roses. Although
the young ladies used all their wiles
of sweet smiles and honeyed phrases
TO increase their sales" they also ex-
hibited an astonishing sense OF busi-
ness acumen and the game OF barter
and trade went merrily along TO the
ever-increasing piles Of bills and cur
rency which will eventually find its
way TO the Golfers Of the Detroit So
ciety for thu Study and Prevention OF
tuberculosis.
The BTeitmeyer store had been
cleared Of all unnecessary furniture
and the flowers were disposed attrac.
lively in the windows, while tai! golden
standards, filled with fragrant purple
and white lilacs, were tastefully ar
ranged In groups about the store.
Above the rosary a stringed orchestra
was stationed which played lively and
popular airs throughout the afternoon.
On a round table was placed large
star made OF smilax and maiden hair
fern, with blue ageratum filling In the
center and points OF the star TO repre-
sent the emblem which the society has
adopted for its charity work this year
the Blue Star.
Mr.. Breitmeyer had provided about
$4,000 carnations OF varied hue AMI
about 5000 roses of every tint and
name, from the pretty little moss rose
bud to colorful American Beauties
with stems as tall as the little sales
girls themselves. AS roses sell from
Sl5O per dozen 10 the same price
apiece, and carnations bring IS cents
per dozen, some idea Of the generosity
OF Mayor Breitmeyer in providing so
large a stock for the charity sale may
be gathered. In addition to these cut
flowers were posies of many other
kinds and towering plants galore, so
that the result of the afternoons VEN
ture should be such as to gladden. the
hearts Of all interested In the earnest
efforts now being put forth to combat
the dread white plague In Detroit.
The beautiful weather was a large
feature in helping to swell the crowds
that visited the Breitmeyer store, and
on every hand were heard expressions
of satisfaction from those interested.
Mrs. Herman Day and Miss Marion
Thurber had charge of the following
young women. who acted as sales
girls: Misses Laura Butler, Eloise
jerks, Gwendolyn Currie. Natalie
Nelson. Claire o. Johnson, Isabelle
Bradbeer, Edith Seyburn, Carol New
berry, Gertrude r. Osburn, Elizabeth
Miller, Helen Pessano, Sadie Hirsh.
man, Amy Rosengarten. Marguerite
Stroh, Serena Murphy. Virginia Brush,
Margery Brown. Florence Wolf, Ma
thalie Arthur, Mary Doyle, Elsa Aron-
helm, Fanny Strassberger, Frances
Simon, Vera Parshall, Irene Toll, Mu-
riel Arthur and Lillian Wertheimer.