The Washington times., 1914-10-01
AWARDS ARE MADE
IN LAWNS CONTEST
Rhode Island Avenue Suburban
Citizens Association Holds
Sixth Annual Event.

Awards in the sixth annual garden
and lawn contest of the Rhode Island
Avenue Suburban Citizens Association
were made at a meeting of the organ
Ization in the Sherwood Presbyterian
"hurch, Twenty second and Irving
streets northeast last night. Engineer
Commissioner Chester B. Harding and
+. l.. Mulford, of the Department of
Agriculture, We're the judges.
Marked improvement in the grounds
embraced by the citizens association
has been noted as the result of the "on-
tests, according to Mr.. Mulford, who
has aided in the judging of the competi-
tions for the past three years. This i'm
provement was particularly noticeable
in the arrangement of the paintings.
Mr.. Mulford also indicated that the
lawns were in far better condition than
might naturally have been expected
from the unfavorable summer. A large
part of his address was in the form of
questions and answers on specific prob
lens.
Many Women Present.
The meeting was in charge of the COM
mittee on lawns and gardens, of which
Bristow Adams was acting chairman,
and was open not only TO members of
the association, but to all residents of
the vicinity. A feature of the meeting
was the large attendance of women.
There are four classes of competition
in the contests carried on by this as
sociation, the most important one being
that for entire grounds, which are
marked on the basis of plan and a.
rangement of paintings, the placing of
the lawn. and care and cultivation. Tho
second class is for lawns alone, and
lakes into account the quality and tex
lure, upkeep. and situation in respect
10 the rest of the grounds. The third
lass is for vegetab BILE gardens. and con-
siders variety and tillage.
Class For New Places.
i,he fourth class is for the greatest
Improvement during the year, and. ac-
Cording to the officials of the associa-
ton, is meant particularly for the en-
engagement of new places which would
nave but little chance against the older
places in the contest for entire grounds
The prizes consisted of subscriptions
to magazines, and of plants, trees, and
bulbs, all donated by members of the
association.
Each contestant was also given a
hand-colored certificate of award, upyn
which was entered his name. the date.
and the class, and his relative position
in the contest
A feature of the evening was a musi-
cal program, including selections and
solos by members of the Woodbridge
- luartet consisting of c. Risdon, Allen
Paul D. Cook, c. r. Engel, and W.
Banft
The Prizes Awarded.
The prizes awarded were as follows:
For complete grounds-A. S. HenGer-
son, Woodbridge street; II. p. Baldwin.
jackson street; l.. D. Chapman, Jack
son street; Lucia F. Adams, South Da-
kota avenue, and ]. L. Kause, Jackson
street
For lawns-C F. Terrell, Twenty
fourth and Irving streets: }. +. Ortn,
Jackson street; NJ. p. Cackey, Twenty
second street; j. Schaeffer. kearney
street. and c. T. Putnam, Twenty-sec-
Ond street.
For vegetable gardens-W. F. Sands, |
South Dakota avenue; c. r. Smith. |
hearney street; Julia Slater, Twenty
second street, and G. P. Mangan, Jack |
son street
For improvement during the year-A. |
F. Sievers. 1906 jackson street, and c. |
w. keil, 1871 Hamlin street.
Special a,wards-W. lockwood Seven
teenth street; W. Mcconnell. Jackson
street; Charles o. Duras. Eighteenth
street; W. r. Love, Irving street. and
?. c. George, South Dakota avenue.
For business places-M. o. Bull,
Rhode Island and Mills avenues.