Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-21
Of ROSES,
AWARD OF H0NORS
Large Crowd Views Floral Dis
play Made at BrookIand
Last Night.
PRIZES WON BY GROWERS
ON QUALITY AND VARIETY
Postmaster General Burleson, Repre-
sentative Bartholdt and Others
Prominent Among Visitors.

For the best individual exhibit of
roses. c. F. Tansill carried Off first
| honors at the Brookland rose exhibit,
conducted under the auspices of the
\ Brookland and neighborhood citizens as
| sociations. The exhibit was open all
| day today. and will close tonight.
Mr.. Tansill was winner of a num-
Der of premiums for varied excellence
! In his display. Mr.. NJ. B. Downing and
| Mrs Mary w. Burr took second and
| third grand premiums. respectively. for
! individual collective exhibits. which con-
sfdered quantity. quality and variety.
! A pink rose exhibited by DIR. A. Pat
ton received first award in two classes.
and was the recipient Of much atten-
| ton. "Radience' roses were shown In
brought prize to DR.. r. w. Frisch-
kOrn. Van Fleet climbing roses, ex-
hibited by Mrs. Mary W. Burr. was
also display that received fiattering
attention and a first prize.
| Prominent Visitors.
Among the visitors at the exhibit last
night were Postmaster General A. S.
Bprleson and wife. ex-Representative J.
A. T. Hull Of Iowa, wife and daughter:
Representative Richard Bartholdt of
Missouri Mrs. J. L. Burnett. Mgr.
Shahan. rector of the Catholic Univer-
| sity: Representative Pepper of Louisi-
ana. Joseph E. Ralph. director OF the
| bureau of engraving and printing. and
Mrs. Ralph. and Mai Sylvester and wife.
The following awards were made:
| For best individual collection eX-
hibit. considering quantity. quality
| and variety-First grand premium. {.
| F. Tansill second grand premium, Mrs.
NJ. Il. Downing: third grand premium.
Mrs Mary w. Burr.
For best display of red rOses-Flrst
I premium. c. r. Tansili: second pre-
ird mr.
| MUM. DIR. a. Patton.
For best display of pink roses-First
premium. S. S. Rider; second premium.
| G. F. Tansill: third premiuIn, DR.. A.
Patton.
For best display of white roses-First
premium. c. F. TansiIl: second pre-
| MUM, Mrs. NJ. B. Downing; third pre-
| MUM, Mrs. Eberle.
First premium. S. S. Rider: second pre-
MUM, Dr. John +. Parker; third pre-
MUM Mrs Fred Barnes.
For best individual white rOse-First
premium, Mrs. NJ. B. Downing: second
premium. Mrs Eberle; third premium.
c. F. Tansill
For best individual pink rose-First
premium. Dr. A. Patton: second pre-
| MUM. Mrs. Mary w. Burr; third pre-
MUM Mrs NJ. b. Downing.
For best individual yellow rose
First premium. DIR. J. B. Parker: second
premium. 8. S. Rider; third premium
Mrs. C. P. Judge.
For best individual rose of miscel-
laneous color-First premium. DR.. A.
Patton: second premium. A. A. Car
penter: third premium, A. A. Ormsby
For best individual rose regardless
of kind or color-First premium, DR..
| a. Patton.
| Display of Climbers"
For best display Of climbing roses
| First premium, w. S. Ayres; second
premium, c. F. Tansill, third premium.
j. e. Eastlack.
Exhibits of special merit. not included
| i'm above Observation-Disclosures premium.
Mrs. F. T. Howe second premium ps,ns -. :, Fl +
premium. Mrs. j. F. McBeth.
| First premium. Miss c. Harrison: sec
ond premium, Rev. DIR. Thomas; third
premium. Mrs. E. M. Edmonds and Mrs
r. T. Davis
| For best display of miscellaneous col
! ors-First premium. =. F. Tansill' sec
third premium. e. H. Etc.
For best vase or receptacle of red
| roses = First premium. G. r Tansill;
second premium. r. Carpenter: third
premium. Mrs. Eberle.
For best vase or receptacle of white
roses First premium. c. F. Tansill:
second premium. Mrs. NJ. B. Downing;
third premium. W. S. Ayers.
For best vase or receptacle of pink
roses--First premium, Dr. X. W..
Frischkorn: second premium. Mrs Mary
w. Burr: third premium, DR.. A. Patton.
For best vase or receptacle of yellow
roses-First premium. s. s. Rider; Sec
ond premium, D. H. Oertly; third
premium Mrs. F. Barnes.
For best vase or receptacle of miscel-
laneous colored roses-First premium.
c. H. Drummer; second premium. Mrs.
A. J. Doing: third premium. Miss
Rowan McHugh.
For best individual red rose-Ftrst
premium. c. F. Tansill: second pre-
MUM, DR.. r. w. Frischkorn third
premium Mrs. Mary w. Burr.