Evening star., 1914-10-02
Choice Flowers Exhibited at
BrookIand Distributed
Among the Patients.
PRIZE-WINN!NG JELLIES
ALSO AMONG DONATIONS
Special Premiums Awarded at Close
Of Competition Under Auspices
of Brotherhood.

Those confined to the. hospitals OF
Washington have had the Brookland
flower show brought to them. The
choicest specimens exhibited at the
competition held under the auspices OF
the Brookland Brotherhood have been
distributed where they will bring cheer
to the sick.
Besides the smaller contributions
from those who had but a relatively
small number. of blooms in the show.
the entire exhibit of Charles H. Hos
pital, more than 1000 of the finest
dahlia blooms--many of them origi-
mated by Mr.. Hospital-have been di-
vided among the patients at the larger
institutions.
One of the most attractive bouquets
was a huge armful of aurora cactus
blooms-a soft pink, shading to yellow,
very large, with long twisted petals.
Another large cluster that had won
honors in the decorative dahlia class
was the :. B. Boss. magnificent large
flower of deep velvety red overlaid with
2 much deeper shade. giving the blooms
a rich crimson maroon effect. which
was rated the very best decorative
dahlia of it's color.
Canned Goods and Jellies Distributed
Besides the flowers being sent to the
hospitals. nearly every woman who had
exhibited canned goods and jellies con-
tributed several jars of the prize-win-
ming specimens to a collection that was
made by the committee in charge of
the show for distribution among the
sick.
Those who had exhibited vegetables.
not to be outdone. distributed practi-
cally bushels of specimens, comprising
every kind of garden truck, among the
poor.
At the closing of the two-day show
III special prizes contributed by nur-
serymen and Washington and Brook
land merchants, valued at about $780,
were distributed as additional incen-
fives to the people of the community
who have taken leading part among
the citizenship of the District in i'm
proving their section.
Special Prizes Awarded.
Special prizes were awarded as fol-
lows:
Eighteen best climbing roses; one to
each of eighteen grand premium WIN
ners- One climbing rose each to the
three ladies making first, second and
third best displays of flowers in any or
all classes-First, Mrs. NJ B. Downing:
second, Mrs. Adolph Doeing: third Mrs
Fernando Carpenter
One climbing rose each to the three
gentlemen making best displays of
flowers in any or all ciasses-First,
Fred Barnes; second. Arthur A. Car
penter: third, c. H. Etz.
Eighteen choice apple trees; one to
each of the eighteen grand premium
winners; one tree to each OF the three
exhibitors mot grand premium win
classes-First, Mr.. and Mrs w S.
Ayers: second, Mrs. Fernando Carpen-
ter: third. Mrs. Carrie Harrison.
One tree to the best exhibits of either
or canned goods produced by boys un-
der hfteen-Chauncey Hutchinson,
Walter Luckie and William Baxter.
Same for boys fifteen and over-First,
Hutchinson; third. C. C. Heider
One dollars worth of flower seeds to
the lady making the best display of
cut flowers, of all kinds-Mrs. NJ. B.
Downing.
One dollars worth of flower seeds to
the lady making the best display of
potted plants-Mrs. E. q. Benson.
Three ferns, one each to young ladies,
eighteen or under, making the best
displays OF jellies prepared by them in
1914-First, Miss Laura Remsburg; sec
ond. Miss Mae Burton.
Ferns to the three young ladies,
eighteen or under. making best dis
plays of canned or preserved goods
prepared by them in 1914-First, Helen
Geiger; second, Rowan McHugh; third,
Dolly Bowling
One two-dollar-and -a-hslf gold piece
for the best display of flowers, c. H.
Hospital; one dollars worth flower
seeds to lady making the best display
of roses. Miss Rowan McHugh: fifteen
pounds bore best competitive rose dis
play, c. +. Tansili: ten pounds bone
best non-competitive rose display, DR..
j. b. Parker; one dozen best dahlia
bulbs each for best displays dahlias. D..
II: Oertly. A. A. Parker and c. f. Tan
sill; half dozen best dahlia bulbs to the
lady exhibitor making the best display
of .dahiias. Mrs Adolph Doeing.
Six choice monthly roses best individ-
ual rose in the exhibition. Mrs. S. X.
Herman: white roses. c. F. Tansill: pink
roses, Mrs. Fernando Carpenter: red
roses, Mrs. NJ B. Downing; yellow roses,
Mrs. w. s. Ayers; miscellaneous roses,
c. F. Tansi1l One dollar to winner of
best dahlia display. c. H. Hospital. One
dozen choice dahlia bulbs to the fam
lily winners of the greatest number of
premiums, J. F.. Bingham and wife on
vegetables, fruits and canned goods.
One dozen young climbing roses, suita-