Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-14
THE FLOWER SHOW At
STONY MAN CAMP
John c. Fell, Son Of President Fell
Of St. Johns College Wins
Prize.
LATE LOCAL ARRIVAL POPULAR
At Skyland, Va. Summer Colony
Flower Carnival Under Direction
Of Edgar Fell, Of Annapolis.
Especial to Evening capitsl.l


Stony Man Camp. Skyland, Vain
terest throughout this entire region
was manifested in a flower show held
at the camp on Saturday afternoon
last under the direction of Mr. Edgar
Fell, of Annapolis, and which was
among the most successful and appro-
pirate public entertainments which
has ever occurred here.
BY means of small evergreens and
shrubs, the whole of the casino was
converted into an immense woodland
bower, within which was massed in
original designs the numerous varie-
ties of flowers grown upon the noun
tain, many being shown in their nat
ural wild setting. To add interest to
the occasion, prizes were offered for
the best exhibits, the awards being
as follows:
Rarest wild flower, mountain orchid
Carl Somers, Skyland; greatest vari-
ETY. of wild flowers DR.. Fell of Annap-
oils most artistic arrangement of wild
flowers first prize, Mr.. G. Freeman Pol
lock. Skyland; second prize, Mrs. Geo.
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rangement of wild flowers, Mr.. Jim
Kenly, Washington; best design in
wild flowers, '"The Mountaineers' Bri-
dal Bouquet" Miss Wedgewood, New
York; second ,Messrs. Caleb Sherwood,
Wilmington Del, and Tom Kenly. of
Washington.
Best house decoration in house flow
ain; most unique decoration, garden
flowers, Messrs. John c. Fell Annap-
oils, and McNier Smith. Washington;
most artistic arrangements of wild
flowers, first prize, Mr.. Edgar Fell, An
napolis; second. Mrs. George III. Judd,
Washington third, Misses Lorraine and
Jane Sickel, New York Estelle Sterl-
ing. Baltimore and Elizabeth Steward,
Wilmington, Del; for a very original
exhibit entitled"The Garden of Allah;
best arrangement of grass leaves first
prize, Miss Mary Davis; second, Miss
Matte Stamper, both of Washington;
most artistic arrangement of ferns,
Mrc. Kloeher, Washington; second,
MissFrost, New York; consolation
prize, for lost dahlia. Mr. Charles j.
Hepburn, Philadelphia.
This exhibit was cleverly portrayed
and was q cartoon by Miss Margaret
Winship,of Washington, in which were
cleverly portrayed an open gate adj
mitting a wandering COW and an emp
ty dahlia bush. draped in black. Dur
ing the hours of the show, tea was
served and a delightful musical pro-
gram was rendered.
Another important event of the week
was a reception given on Tuesday af-
ternoon by Mrs. Harry w. Hunter, of
Baltimore, at her cabin. Hunters
Lodge" in honor of her niece. Miss
Mary Davis, of Washington. The wide
piazza attached to the cabin and over
looking the Kettle Canyon was enclos-
ed with red draperies against which
were arranged vines and mountain
shrubs, while all about were baskets
and jars, tall vases of flowers, giving
a charming al fresco atmosphere to
the event. Assisting Mrs. Hunter were
Miss Annie Craighill and Mrs. Frank
Evans. of Baltimore.
The interesting feature of the oc-
ion was an address made by Miss Mary
Johnston, the distinguished Virginian
authoress, in behalf of woman suffrage
of which she is an ardant advocate.
After Miss Johnston second effective
talk on the same subject was made by
Mrs. N. Briggs Ellis, of Baltimore. AT
the conclusion of the speaking a hand
some collation. was served A large
number of guests were present in
cluding both ladies and gentlemen.
During the latter week Miss Powell
of Baltimore, gave an informal tea, to
which the guests were invited to enjoy
a reading of some clever short stories
by the author, Mrs Sarah Chichester
Page of Leesburg Va.
Major Earl c. Carnahan, U. S. A.,
now stationed with the army I'm en-
campment at Texas City, Texas, is
spending a months leave at Stony
Man, where he has with him his
young daughter. who is a pupil of one
of the fashionable schools in Wash
ington, d. c.
Miss Mary X. Lamberton, daughter
of the late Rear Admiral Lamberton
q. S. N. and her friend, Miss A. ID
Beard, are two attractive young wo.
men from Washington who are occu.
pying cabin together at the camp
where they have recently been joined
by Miss L. G. Weld, Of Newport News
Mr.. Samuel Brooke, Jr., of Annap.
oils. is a very popular arrival from
Annapolis. who has been spending ths
past week at the camp.
SARAH HARRISON POWELL.