Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-14
PINEY BRANCH CITIZENS
: HOLD A FLOWER SHOW
First of Series of Annual Exhibits
Planned Is a Decided
Success.

A flower show under the auspices OF
the Piney Branch Citizens Association
was held last night at the Iowa Avenue
NJ f. Church l4th and Iowa avenue.
which marks the first of series of such
functions to he held annually hereafter
Entries were made only by people in that
section Professional florists and seed
men of this city exhibited floral designs.
tools and other objects of interest to the
small gardener, but were not allowed to
compete.
The judges were Messrs. Peter Bessel
and milford and DR.. Taylor
About fifty prizes. consisting of
choice rose bushes cont -ibuted by a
local specialist. We're distributed
among the winners. who are: Glass A
tsingle specimens). first and second
prizes to Mrs. N L. Collamer: award
for the best delphinium to Mrs. Won
Briesen: best rose 10 Mrs. lager. sec
ond best to f. W. Healy: first and sec
ond pond lily awards to Mrs. c. R.
Thompson; best snapdragon award to
Mrs. Fred Hillman. second to Mrs
Henry Thurtell: first prize of class B
tbouQuets of one kind) went to Mrs
r H. Hillman. second to Mrs. E. w
Harvey. both being awarded on baS-
kets of roses: prize for best peoples
to B. +. Howard for second best to
Mrs. F. n. Hillman: best in class. ex-
elusive of roses and poppies. was
awarded to Mrs N L. Collamer on
delphiniums. and second to ]. s. Mad
aux. on white phlox; prize for the best
delphinium went to Mrs. Won Briesen.
second to Mrs. p c. Adams: award for
the best columbine to Mrs N L. Col
iamer. second to Bernard H. Lane: first
award for pansies to Mrs. H. Thurtell.
second to Mrs. n. l.. Collamer.
Japanes iris: first award went to
Mrs. G. Thompson. second to Mrs
Lawrence: larkspur. first and second
awards went to Mrs. Henry ThurtelI:
campo nula.- first prize to Mrs. &C. G.
Morgan. second to Mrs. y. L. Collamer:
phiox. first prize to Mrs lager. second
TO Mrs: q. q. Morgan: sweet william.
nrst prize to Mr.. J. Lewis. second to
Mr. B. j.. Howard; coreopsis. first prize
to Mrs. F. H. Hillman, second to Mr.. J.
J. L. Parkinson Second to Mrs. F. H.
HiilnsAn: pink rose, first award to Mrs
G. A Finch. second to Mrs Henry
Thurtell; red rose. first award to Mr.
J. Lewis. second to L. G. Julihn: first
award for pink rambler to Mrs lager
second to Mr. J. Lewis: red rambler.
FIRST award to Mrs. lager. second to
MIS- e. q. Morgan; single climber first
nrst prize TO Mr.. Peabody. second to
Mrs. G. G; Morgan: single sIimber. first
Mrs. Henry Thurtell
Mfscrtfdueous roseseFirst prize to Mr..
f. Wc-Healey. second to Mrs j. l..
Parkinson--- Blowering- shrubs-First
award to Mr.. Bernard H. Lane, second
to Miss Nettie Browne Class (mis-
cellaneous ~bouquets)-Best of two
kinds to Mrs. L. A. Clinton, second to
Mr. Bernard H. Lane, honorable mem
fion to Mrs. Won Briesen: best of more
than two kinds to Mrs. c. G. Morgan,
second 70. Mrs Ramsey Glass D
.plants) for best ferns-First prize to
Mr.. E. 3. Henderson. second to Mrs
W. c. Henderson. Foliage plants-First
award to Mrs. j. w. Allen. second to DR..
e. G.. Rice Blooming plants-First
prize to Mrs. n. l.. Collamer, second to
Mr. j. H. Davis. Glass f (children's
exhibits)-First and second prizes to
BERTHA Howard, honorable mentions to
Dorothy and Betty Banded.
After awarding the prizes the COM
petitors voted to have the flowers sent
to the sick at John Dckson's Home
The committee having the show in
charz@wzscomp of N L. Col
lamer. chairman; V. G. Croissant, sec
rotary: l.. G. Julihn. c. G. Morgan, E. G.
Thompson. L. A. Clinton and B. H. Lane