The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-13
HUNDRED YEARS OLD FLOWER SHOW NETS
TROY TAKES DAY OFF s1o,oooFO CHARITY
Ends Just in Time to Save
Many POsies' Lives-HOs-
pitals Get LeftOvers.
10000 VISITORS DAILY

The big flower show at Grand Central
Palace closed last night. and the end
came barely In time to save the lives OF
the flowers. not to mention their looks.
1t was evident that the poor dears were
all In. Torn from their quiet green
houses n forced for eight days and
nights TO live In the glare OF publicity.
with 10000 persons daily staring at
them and making the most personal re-
marks about them. they had borne up
bravely till the closing hours were In
sight.
Then some simply collapsed. Otb.rs.
Knowing they were to be sent to cheer
the patients In the various hospitals.
managed to ON through the ordeal
with some beauty left, and the 1900
plants and 10000 cut blossoms which
were despatched to institutions early this
morning were lovely enough still Ia
carry a lot Of spring into the wards.
Every year this show. which is under
the Joint auspices OF the Horticultural
Society OF New York. the New York
Florists Club and the International Ex-
position Company. brings together a
larger number OF flowers and of people.
The daily attendance was 30 per cent.
larger than last year. There were 1900
more rose blooms than in 1915.
In round numbers there were 5000
rose blooms gathered in Grand Central
Palace. Flower lovers remarked with
pleasure OH the number of sweet peas
which, they said, looked as though this
Old time favorite were coming back into
popular favor. The show had more
sweet peas. It is said. than had ever
been exhibited before at any one time and
place In the United states.
a. y. Plerson. who had the principal
rock garden of the show. valued his
rocks so highly that III loaded them In
automobiles and took them back ,c
Cromwell. n. J. Some OF the rocks in
the gardens at the show were limitations
mere concrete-but Mr. Persons were
real.
Mrs. William kinnlcutt Draper. chair
man OF the Red Cross Tea Garden, said
that the gate receipts had been "A little
more than $4,000 for the eight days
As the refreshments were donated h,
hotels. and the artists who appeared
gave their services. the money is ciea'
gain for charity. The Red Cross take
a half, the remainder going to the Wa
Relief Committees cooperating. 4 differ
ent one on each day. The Red eros
will use its portion toward ~e1uIppin!
hospital units.
Edna May was TO have sold a new
flower wonder in the Tea Garden yester
day. but was i'll and couldn't appear
There was dancing. with Conrad's or
chestra. Miss Lucy Gates. Tom Dosoi
Pauline Curley. Mile. Ossini. Frank Poi
lock. Heinrich Meyn and Marguerit
Hall sang, and Miss Mildred Gau,ie
Rice gave exhibition dances. Mabs
BeddOe. who has done recruiting In can
ada. appeared at the head OF a band O
Scotch Canadian p!pers. as y.sterda
was Canadian day.
Miss Maud Kahn. who was a waitres
in the Tea Garden In a gorgeous Or
entail costume. lost one Of her earrings
Otherwise the day passed without mis-
hap.
Cabot Ward. Park Commissioner. 70
ceived word Yesterday that the Par
Department for the ~horoughs of Mar
haitian and Richmond had won the rol
medal for the best exhibit, II being III
second consecutive time that his depar'
ment had achieved this distinction