Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-20
ANNUAL FLOWER
ANO VEGETABLE
EXHIBIT WAS HELD
QUANTITY OF EXHIBITS AZ
FECTED BY UNUSUAL SUM-
MER WEATHER 4

The showing of flowers and vege-
tables at the annual exhibit of the
Children's Garden club held in the
auditorium of the city hall last Sat
urday was most commendable con-
sidering the season the children had
for their work. Scores of children
that entered the club for prizes were
compelled to withdraw by the dis
couraging weather in the spring
which prevented the early starting
of plants and seeds.
The major part. of the exhibit was
flowers of the more hardy varieties.
Some every choice squash, peppers,
tomatoes and other vegetables were
shown, but the quantity was small.
One gourd, grown inside a bottle,
ELECTED remarks from every visitor
to the exhibit.
The attendance at the exhibit was
liberal. Almost all the parents of
the children having entries visited
the rooms during the day. Business
men who offered prizes also went to
the rooms and saw the exhibits for
which they were giving premiums.
The. Children's Camden club is
held under the auspices of the
Teachers club, the board of educa-
tion and the Ladies' Literary Ex-
change club. The members of the
Belding Grange are asking that the
annual exhibit be combined with the
one they make and thus enlarge the
usefulness of the work.
Following are the winnings in the
different displays:
Best individual vegetable garden
by pupil of any grade up to and in
cluding the eighth grade, Kelso Sow
ers, $3.50; James Johnson, $1.50;
Gladys Burns, $1.00.
Best individual flower garden by
pupil Of any grade up to and including
the eighth grade, Eleanor Curtis,
$500; Frederick Hall, $1.50; Mar
garet Steele, $1.00.
Best crop of any products produced
on full vacant lot by any boy over
IL years, Joseph Costello, $500; S.
d. Goodman, $500; Howard Brown,
$500.
Best round flower bed, any size or
variety of flowers, Margaret Dickens,
$1.00.
Best combined vegetable and flower
garden by child under IL years of age,
Geo. James, SOC; Juliametta Arnold,
SOC.
School Displays
Best display of flowers by grades /,
.2,3, or A. Masterpiece by Rosa Bon
heur, second grade, second ward.
Best display of flowers by grades 5
or 6. Steel engraving of Lincoln.
Fifth grade.
Best display of flowers by z or 8
grade room. Steel engraving Lin
coins Gettysburg address. Eighth
grade.
Flower Exhibit
General display of cut flowers, six
or more varieties. Prize, Savings
book with $1.00 credit, given by Peo-
pies Savings Bank. Valentine Nc
Nally, Ellis school.
Best display of asters, prize, $1.00
in trade given by Bricker's Bazaar.
Lila Parent, third ward.
Best display of nasturtiums, prize,
watch given by Geo. Thomas. Mar
garet Friedly, third ward.
Best display of cosmos. prize, SOC
box of candy, given by Underwood
Bros. Nova Bradish, second ward.
Best display of zinnias, prize, pair
of shears or pocket knife, given BY
George Wagner. Eleanor Curtis,
third ward.
Best display of pansies, prize, soc
box of candy, given by Batchelor q
Brown. Anna Johnson, second ward.
Best display of double sunfowers.
prize, book, given by j. A. Langston.
James Johnson, Central building.
Best display of verbenas, prize,
book, given by l. l.. Hubbell. Eugenia
Mehney, third ward.
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