Evening star., 1914-09-30

First prize for canned goods and jel-
lies awarded to a boy under fifteen
years old. a special grand prize for
the best Individual rose awarded to
woman eighty-one years old and
highest honors given new seeding va
:eties of dahlias were features OF
the sixth annual flower, fruit and vege-
table exhibition under the auspices of
the Brookland Brotherhood, which
opened yesterday and is continuing
through this afternoon and evening.
One hundred and seventy-one special
awards have been made, all of which
prizes were personally solicited by the
secretary of the exhibit, B. E. Hutch
fnson. through whose efforts during the
last three weeks the show was made
one of the most successful ever held
by the brotherhood There are also
$50 brotherhood premiums.
all parts of tSs Daf,c9 red
nortculturists and gardeners from
Maryland and Virginia. Lord Memorial
Hail of the Brookland Baptist Church,
18th and Newton streets, is devoted to
ice cream and cake sale is being held
to help defray expenses, as the admis-
sion is free.
Practically every citizen of Brook
the show. and a new incentive was
given the women of the community
this year by dividing the canned goods
and 5ellfes department into two Sec
OF the housew1fely art and the other
Tor preserves from fruit and vegeta-
bles grown elsewhere.
The homegrown showing was by far
the largest and finest. in the opinion
of the judges, all Of whom are recog-
nized experts in their particular line.
Special Glasses for Children.
Interest of the children of the com.
munity was aroused by inauguratinE
special classes for boys and girls, with
subdivisions for those under fifteen
years old. Beautiful ferns contributed
by Washington florists were given the
girls having the most attractive dis
play of canned goods and jellies. and
young apple trees from the Berwyn
nursery were awarded to the fifty boys
making the best showing in vegetables
canned goods. jellies. fruits and flow-
cTS.
iirst prize for boys under fifteen years
old with canned goods and jellies of his
9'.ii preserving and vegetables of his
- 4 raising.
- Z Scannell, who has just finished a
.;o!ticultural course at the Maryland
agricultural College, had an especially
-ateresting showing of tobacco four
set tall, lettuce, tomatoes, peas and
pcDers. He won first prize easily.
Mrs. j. X Herman, eighty-one years
old. was a center of attraction for her
Iaany friends last night, who rendered
an Impromptu reception to her in hon
or of her having won a special grand
prize for the best individual rose in
the entire collection.
Recognized throughout the United
states as an expert on dahlias Charles
Fl, Hospital made feature display in
tus, quilted. fancy, single. He has
been propa eating new seedlings each
year and showed several beautiful new
specimens
Leading Rose Exhibitor.
Charles F. TansilI was the leading
exhibitor of roses. He won the gold
medal in the show last June under the
auspices of the Brookland Brotherhood
Association, and in the present show has
been awarded first prize for the best
collective display of all kinds of roses.
D. H. Oertly won the second grand
premium with a large and beautiful
showing of dahlias and roses, and took
second grand premium on vegetables
B. 4. Hutchinson, the secretary de-
spite the fact that he has been very
busy as manager of the exhibition and
could not spare the time to arrange his
own exhibit to the best advantage,
carried Off third grand prize on vege-
potatoes, Irish potatoes and watermel-
OnS.
". S. Ayers and A. J. Doeing and J.
r. T. Reeves also had very fine show
Ings of vegetab bles.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Shaw of Kenil-