South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-28
FLOWER SHOW To
Be HELD sept. 5
Garden Department of ReCrea-
ton Bureau Launches Plans
for Big Exhibition.

ever held in South BEND are Wen uh-
der way as a result Of a well attended
meeting OF the garden department of
the bureau of municipal recreation
held Friday afternoon IN the office OF
+. r. Barnes in the high school
Twenty-Five members Of the depart
ment representing almost every schoOl
in the city were present and the
meeting was presided over by Bruno
Nehriing. chairman
The annual school flower shows
will be he'd in each school on Thurs
day, Sept 9, and the central show
Will ehheld the following afternoon
at the nigh school ON the occasion
OF the district shows the prizes will
be awarded 10 the rooms having the
most attractive tables and TO the IN
dividUal children having the pretuest
bouquets. These prizes viii be pre-
scented. as has been the custom for the
past few years. by the Parent
Teachers and Civic clubs Of the re-
spectivO districts. The local shows
will also be made the occasion for the
presentation of the prizes for the best
home gardens of the district, these
prizes TO be awarded by the Cham
Der OF Commerce according TO the de-
cision Of the judges who have inspect
cd the gtrdens during the summer.
To show Best Bouquets.
on the following day at the central
show will be exhibited on separate
tables the 1 > best Bouquets from each
school, vegetables from school and
home gTdens and the flowers TO be
entered EOr the long list of special
prizes. Cash prizes are TO be awarded
To the 80 most attractive tables, be-
ginning with "a first prize of So and
reducing the amounts by 80 cents for
each Of the other nine prizes. This
money will be raised by means Of
motion picture show To be held in
connection with the central flower
exhibit and by the sale Of ice cream
and cake.
The enc requirement. throughout
will be tlat the flowers and vegetables
were grown by the children or taken
from g. nome sar0en and arranged
BY the children. The children them
selves viii be asked to certify that
such has peeu the ease.
Committees Appointed.
Following is list of committees
appOinte1 yesterday TO take care of
the various phases Of the show:
ARA nSements, Mrs. +. p. Nicely,
Mrs. j. -. Bowsher, Mrs. John r. In
wood and Mrs Ryell 4. Miller; re-
CeptiOn. members TO include the prln-
cipals OF the schools and a represent
ative of the school district selected by
the principal; refreShment Mrs. Otto
y Beyrer. Mrs. thinner man, Mrs. II.
r. WhitComb and Mrs. oscar Wise;
selection OF judges, Bruno II. Nehr-
ling. Mrs. Fred Keller. Mrs Homer j.
Miller and Mrs. W. r.. Miller; motion
pictures, Il. H. Barnes Grace Mitchell,
Mrs G.. Il. kowaiski and Mrs. NJ. G.
Balsley; vegetable show. Frank Waffle,
AIRS. Frank Tritt, Mrs a. Redding,
Mrs. elem Smogor and Mrs. Place;
prizes. Mrs. l.. 5. Fckenscher, Mrs. c.
Curry and Mrs. \. l.. Peltz.
An innovation TO be introduced this
year will be the presentation of the
prize winning bouquets 10 the donors
of the prizes and the sale of all other
flowers to help raise money for the
cash prizes and TO dcfray other eN-
penses OF the exhibit
Prize List
Following is a list of the special
prizes 10 be awarded.
Mixed Bouquet OF Old Fashioned
Flowers.
First priZe-kive dollar hat IL a girl,
five dollars in merchandise If boy,
given by the Ellsworth store.
Second prize-Pair OF shoes. given
by the Union shoe store.
Third prize-Stockngs, given by
Mrs. l.. G.. Fickenscher.
Fourth prize-Ten theater tickets,
given by The LaSalle.
COCkScOmb-CcIOSia
First prIze--Five dollars in mer-
Chandise given by samuel Spiro x CO.
Second prize-"The Garden Maya
zine years subscription. given 10y
William Happ.
Third prize-Set of garden tools.
given by l.. III. HammerschmdL at
torney.
Fourth prize-Book given by the
philanthropy department OF the Pros
Tess club.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
First prlze-boN CO.. stockings. given
by Brandon 4 Durrcn
Second prize MaEazine. Youths
COMPANION, given by Che philanthropy
dep ment of Progre>S club.
Tnrd prize-15 tickets given 10y
the Auditorium.
GIadioU.
First Prize-Boys suit OF clothes or
girls dress given by Robertson Bros.
Go.
Second prize-Collcction Sladiolus
bulbs. given by the Swain Maplewood
Floral 60.
Thtrd prize-Book given by Mrs.
MARY Il. Hine
Dablia.
First prize-Watch fob if boy lava
here sirL given by George H..
Wheelock a Co
Second prize-Bo0k given by Herr
4 Hcrrs book store.
Inlrd priZe-Half dozen CrOcheted
doihes. AIRS. Eyell r. Miller
snap Drason.
First prlze--1en douar Ansco cam
era, given ay the PuuHc drug store.
Second prize. Cash two dollars
given by Dr j. A. Stoeckley. dentist
Inlfd Hrize-AlH gaziuc subscription,
judge Herbert Warner
Fourth collection pencils and
tablets. airs. Homer .. Miller
PCtunia.