Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31
BEAUTIFUL CARNATIONS
AWARDED CASH PRIZES
AT BIG FLOWER SHOW
Medals Also Distributed Among
Growers of Fragrant Blooms
for Remarkable
= Exhibits
MCFARLAND TO LECTURE

The final prize awards at the Fourth
National Flower Show Of the Society OF
American Florists and Ornamental Hor-
ticulturists will be made nt Convention
Hall today, when $3.50 in cash and
number of coveted medals Will be dis
tributed among private commercial and
retail carnation growers who are staging
special exhibits today.
The exhibit which arouses most in.
terest among the thousands Of flower
lovers who are visiting the exhibition
today 81 carnation exhibit, covering 100
square feet of floor space aud containing
1900 blooms II is staged by the Stranord
Flower Farm, STAFFORD Pa.
Awards I'm this class will be based upon
the quality of blooms, the artistic ar
rangement and the general effect OF each
display. The first prize is 5000, the sec
ond $3.50 and the third 800
Great interest is manifested in the class
calling for the display of 500 carnations
by each exhibitor. Prizes aggrcEatng
800 will be awarded to the winners,
The American Carnation SoCietys Silver
jubilee" medal will be awarded to each
winner of one or more premiums In the
various competitions
Prizes aggregatlng $3.50 will be awarded
in two classes open to retail florists. The
first calls for carnations to be used with
other flowers as table decorations, and in
the other, awards will be made for basket
arrangements of flowers with carnations
as the predominant note in the displays.
There will be $3.50 in prizes awarded To
private growers for various vase displays
of carnations.
MCFARLAND TO SPEAK.
Two Of the best lectures to be given in
connection with the flower show are sched-
uled for today. The first will be at 1880
o'clock this afternoon when Miss Elizabeth
leighton Lee, of Amber, will deliver an
address on "The School of Horticulture
for Women and Its Work" The second
lecture will be given this evening, at
o'clock. when j. Horace Mcfarland, presi-
dent of the American Civic Association.
will speak on "Civics for Home and
Municipality" Both lectures will be
illustrated
The Society of Little Sardens will be
in charge of the tea garden this after
noon, with Mrs. Charles Davis Clark sup.
ervising. This evening the Alumnae AS
sociation of the Philadelphia High School
for Girls will be in charge of this attrac.
tive feature of the flower show. Miss
Helen NJ. Neher will direct the efforts of
her associates this evening
SHOW OPEN SUNDAY.
The officials of the flower show have
definitely decided that a very large pro-
portion of the fower.lovinE public of this
city may visit the exhibition at Conven.
tion Hall on Sunday If they desire to
do so.
In relation to this matter the officials
of the exhibition have issued the follow
ing statement:
'"The Executive Committee of the fourth
National Flower Show is pleased to an
nounce to the public of Philadelphia and
vicinity that the Flower Show will be open |
next Sunday to those who become as
sociate members of the Society of Amer /
ican Florists and Ornamental Horticul-
turists The executive directors OF the |
Society of American Florists and Orna-
mental Horticulturists. in session in Con-
vention Hall this evening, authorized the
creation of associate members who, upon
payment of 25 cents will hold membership
as associate members and as such will be
entitled to view the Flower Show on Sun
day, April g."
Tomorrow will be "Anna Jarvis Day"
at Convention Hall. The officials in charge
of the National Flower Show yesterday
wired Miss Jarvis that in honor of the
work she did in establishing Mothers
Day" they intended to devote tomorrow's
exhibit to her. They win donate 5000
carnations to be sold at 10 cents each.
the proceeds to go to the Anna Jarvis
Fund. Today Miss Jarvis telegraphed in
reply:
National Flower Show, Broad street and
Allegheny avenue:
81 greatly appreciate the honor implied
In your telegram and heartily thank the
officers of the show for promoting Moth !
er's Day as indicated. / hope Satur- |
days flower sale will be a big success. 1 !
am sorry 1 cannot he in Philadelphia.
Friendly greeting to all.
ANNA JARVIS"