Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-09
PRIZES TO GROWERS
Flower, Fruit and Vegetable
Awards Made.
BROOKE AND SHOW SUCCESS
Judges Declare Exhibition Is Finest
Ever Seen South of
Philadelphia.
BROOKE AND SHOW SUCCESS

The judges at the fourth annual
flower, fruit and vegetable exhibition
of the Brookland Brotherhood, which
opened last night, have declared the
exhibition to be the finest of it's kind
ever seen south of Philadelphia. The
exhibition is being held in Lord Memo
rial Hall, 18th and Newton streets, and
will continue tonight and tomorrow
night.
c. H. Hospital besides having several
exhibits in the competitive classes, had
an elaborate display of Seeding dahlias
which covered the whole stage of the
hall s. S. Rider also had a special
non-competitive exhibit of the same
flower.
Long Stalk of Corn.
A feature Of the vegetable exhibit
was a stalk Of corn shown by Denney
Waters From the ground to the tip
of the stalk it measured 10 feet 10
inches. and from the ground to the
lowest ear of corn the distance was II
feet 8 inches.
The Judges of the cut flowers and
NOTED plants were DR.. Walter Van
Fleet of the Department of Agrlcul-
ture. Miss Belle c. Saunders OF the
same department and Alexander Nc
f. r. Lake of the Department of Agri-
culture Mrs. f.. r. Lake and William Z.
McGrath of the Soldiers Home acted
as judges of the fruit and vegetable
exhibits. Those who judged the can
ned and preserved goods were Mrs.
Alexander Mcpherson. Mrs. Daniels
and Mrs. Judson B. Hurd.
Prizes Awarded.
Those to whom prizes were awarded in
the five classes We're:
Glass /, individual collective exhibit
cut fiowers-C. II. Hospital. d. H. Oertly,
c. f. Tansill.
For best display Of fiowers-C. F: Tan
Sill, F. A. Carpenter, A. A. Carpenter, =
H. Etz D. H. Oertly. {. II. Hospital. W.
s. Ayers, Fred Barnes, J. L. Whiteside,
E. H. Drummer. Mrs. George r. Gartrell
Exhibits of special merit not included
in the above-Franklin 7. Howe, G. Y
Graft, b. E. Hutchinson. c. P. Judge.
Mrs. NJ A. Downing. Rebecca Lennon,
Mrs S;zen.
Class >. potted plants-D. II. Oertly
Mrs c. E. Remsberg, Mrs. NJ. d. Hess
Exhibits of special merit not included
in above-F. A, Carpenter, Fred barnes g. .S
f. II. Drummer, Mrs. n b. ParR, >. w.
Burgess, G. Y. Graft
Class 3, fruits. best individual col
lecton-Fred Barnes, G. Y. Graft, Ed
ward r. Davis.
Best display or frultS-D. ii. OeTtly, VI.
Y. Graft, Fred Barnes, Mrs. M. A. Down
ing Miss Alice Gartrell.
Vegetable Glass.
Glass four, vegetables; best individual
collective exhibit. d. Primm, Fred
Barnes, w. S. Ayers. Best display. OF
vegetables-Mrs. c. f. Remsberg. ID. HI
Oertly, Frank l.. Hess, G. Y. Graft, J. L.
Primm, Mrs. Remsberg, Fred Barnes
g. E. Hutchinson, John B. Lord, j. L.
Primm. W. S. Ayers. Rev. Thomas.
Exhibits of special merit not included
in above-Hardy Burgess. A. a. Cafpen-
ter, E. H. Drummer ]. T. Williams, Denny
Waters.
Glass five, canned and preserved goods
individual collective exhibit-Mrs f. A
Carpenter, Mrs. NJ. d. Hess, Mrs. d. H
! Oertly. For best separate display-Mrs
Oertly Mrs Carpenter. Mrs. Whiteside
Mrs. w. S. Burgess. Mrs. Hess, Mrs. Fred
Barnes. Mrs. B. NJ. Hutchinson.
Exhibits of special merit not included in
above-Mrs E. A. Carpenter, Mrs S. W.
Burgess, Mrs. Whiteside.