The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-28
BROOK[.AND ROSE A.
SHOWON TOMORROW
Fifth Annual Exhibit viii Be
- Opened at Masonic Temple.
Many Exhibitors.

Tomorrow Brookland will stage its
nth annual rose exhibition.
This event IL held under the auspices
Of the .Brookland Citizens Association,
the University Heights and Vicinity
Citizens' Association. and the Rose So
ciety Of Brookiand It will be held at
Masonic Temple, Twelfth and Monroe
streets. B.,
No admission charge Is made and the
Brookland exhibitors are inviting the
public to attend.
One Of the principal exhibitors will be
Joseph Il. Ralph. director Of the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing. He and a
handful Of the other 'fifty-eeven ex-
hfhitors were ready with their roses on
the date originally set for the exhibi-
ton, but the majority were not. 30 the
event was postponed.
For the past few days Mr.. Ralph's
garden has been one OF the beauty
spots Of Brookland. There may be
found incredible numbers OF Rii arr X.
Mock. the glowing star Of France and
handsome bushes Of Ulrich Brunher.
Another Attractive Garden.
A beautiful garden adjoining Mr..
Ralph's is that Of DR.. and Mrs. Robert
w.
GLIDING two boys OF eight and ten. have
been working in this garden for weeks.
DR. Frichkor1 Is trying for the sha-
han gold medal the highest award OF
the Brookland Rose. Society.
He has nearly 400 bushes under the
than thirty bushes Of the Radiance
rose and the DR.. Van Fleet. the SILVER
Moon. Dorothy Perkins. Hcnriette
Marie. and Hiawatha are represented:
III DIT JAaN NJ a
society. has several hundred bushes of
which the Caroline Testout Ii the ia
vorite. He Is seventv-five wears old. but
oultivates his own garden :.
has been throneed with visitors to see
the gardens. There is rrofusion OF
bloom everywhere. The President and
Mrs Wilson have been invited TO visit
of Cabinet officers and members Of
Congress are expecte6 to attend.
Boy Scouts viii he MT the hall to as
sst visitors. 1he- exhibit is entirely
from amateur gardens.
Garden Parties for Visitors.
A number Of garden parties are in
progress in Brookland this afternoon to
entertain visitors to the different rose
collections and many Of the hostesscs
will be at home tomorrow afternoon to
those who have visited the exhibition.
Among those entertaining this after
noon are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tansail,
pr and Mrs Patter, Mr.. and Mrs
Elizabeth Daniels. Mrs. Mary Ward
Burr. and Miss Ella Reese.
Among the largest evhin,tcrs who will
enter the contest at the Roee show to-
korn. Mr.. Tansill.. Mr.. Rnlph DR.. Will
Esstisck. Mrs; s. x. Kernani Mrs, I,' ST:
Miss Reese. Mrs Daniels Mrs. Down
= Doeing. frthers ot the franciscan
None stery Mrs. ". Rider, Mrs Charles
Hospital. c. M. Etc. ana J. ID Hay
wood. SO
~ Exhibition Committees.
The joint committee on exhibition is
made up of the following: Marvin NJ.
Mclean. B. e. Hutchison. Lee r. Will
son. DR.. William Turner. c. II. Etc, A.
J. Doeing. Fred ". Murphy, Charles J..
Cassidy. c. II. Hospital. Joseph r.
Ralph. John McPhaul. c. F. Tansili. A.
os%ssy nG:hfoa aSs AShur Allan br
John B. Parker. f. c. saltzman George
I. Clayton. r. A. Bolen. A. Minnick.
ing. II. J. Savage. C. B. Phelps. CAorge
starkey. Or; r ": Frischkorn. r. A.
Carpenter. J. = Esstiack, Harry Eaton
ON the ladies' committee are: Mrs.
NJ. b. Downing. Mrs. Joseph #. Ralph.
Mrs. Arthur Allen Carpenter. Mrs.
Elisabeth Daniels. Ms. Mary W. Burr.
Miss Nann,. Fitzwilliaru. Mrs 7. T..
whiteside. Mrs. Alice Murphy. Mrs. ].
y. Eastlack. Mrs. D. II. Oertley. Mrs A.
Patten. Mrs. J.. L. Sherwood Mrs,
GEORGE Eberly, Mrs; c. p. judge. Miss
Carrie Harrison. Mrs. Franklin r.
Howe, Mrs. 8. 8. symons. Miss Ella NJ.
Rec Mrs. Emma ~. Fdmonds Mrs.
4. =: Landry. Mrs. 8. 8. Rider, Mrs.
4. Minnick. Mrs w. 8. Avres. Miss
9. Herman. Miss Mabel White. Mrs.
Charles =. Cassidy. Mrs. J. L. Kause,
Mrs. A. J. Doeing. -. =
The jndres are Furman L. Milford,
T. w. stallman and g. W. Hess.