Gilpin observer., 1917-09-13
cHlLoREN's GARDEN ExHIsIT
A Wonderful Showing of Vegetables
and Flowers.

Last Saturday al, eInoon at the
Black Hawk school gymnasium, was
held the final exhibit and awarding
Of prizes for the thildren's garden
work, conducted by the Tuesday
Reading club, during the summer.
This is the second year the Club has
done this work and he results GER
tainay justify the effcr.s rMt forth.
If the pessimfsts who say that gar
dem work is wasted. that vegetables
and flowers will not grew here, and
that government seeds are a failure,
could have seen the FIVE long tables
laden with fire vegetables and flew
ems brought in by he happy children,
as a result of their work, surely they
would think differently.
Last sIring gcvec nment seeds sent
by Represen.aiNe Keating to the
/ Club were distributed to the school
children. They were allowed to add
other seeds to these, SO as to pro-
dmce as great variety of vegetables
as possible, and the PARENTS were
asked to aid them in having success
fCa gardens.
| The Central City and Black Hawk
schools were divided into six sections
according to grades and twenty-five
prizes were offered as fellows:
Cue dollar each for the best vege-
table garden in each section by Mr..
/ ParSCnS
e:ables in each sec:io by the Club;
so cents fer best flowers in each Sec
tfon by the Club; 25 cents fer Sec
end best flowers in each section by
the Club; $1.OO for the one best com
bina.icn garden. given by Mrs. Pat
terson.
After the exhitis had been viewed
ard judged the following program
was carried out:
| Song, "Amerixa" = led by Miss
Craze Rule.
Awarding Of Central City Prizes
Mrs. Parsons.
Awardtng OF Black Hawk Prizes
Mrs. Fritz.
Song, Columbia"
| Awarding of High School and
Srecial Pnzes-Mrs. Floyd.
Announcement OF Best Exhibits =
Mrs. Parsons.
Song, Star srangied Banner" and
Flag Salute.
Alter this a table was cleared and
scune Of the children who wished,
found a market fer their produce.
There was more inspection and ad-
miratdcn Of the heavily laden tables
after whichrthe children as they pass
ed out were treated to ice cream.
Mrs. Parscns, as chairman of the
Garden committee, wishes to thank
every club member who in any way
contributed to the success of the
work and also In behalf OF the Club
would thank the children for their
willing response wi h it's wonderful
results. their Parents, tea, hers and
friends who aided them, the newspa-
pers for their notices, those who gave
special prizes and anyone else who
has shown amy appreciation Of the
patriotic efforts OF this little army
to raise more feed for the nation In
this wartime Of need.
Mrs. Geo. Williams, whose term of
office as president of the Club. ex-
pred September LIST. worked diigent-
ly for the cause OF gardens until call
ed to take up her residence iu Denver.
Since then Mrs. jos. Floyd has rem
dered able assistance in her place
Mdss Grace Rule ard Miss Gladys
Matthews, who are not club members
also assisted I'm the work.
We give below the names of the
prize winners:
Section l, Black Hawk. Grades /,
2. and 4:
First vegetable-Edward Blake; End
vegetable, Clarence Mackey; list flow.
er, Karina Svaldi End flower France
krell; extra, Bird vegetable, Walter
Rule.
Section 2. Black Hawk. Grades 5.
Is. and 8:
First vegetable, George Meyer; 2rd
vegetable, Joe Heppberger; LIST flow.
er. Clarence Stroehle; 2nd flower,
Helen and Mildred Fairt hild.
Section 3, Central City, Grades 1,
2 and 3:
First vegetable. Benjamin, Mary
and George Anderle; 2nd vegetable,
F'rantis and Clement Bertagrolli; 1st
Flower and vegetable. Morgan Gray;
Ind flower and vegetable, John Laner.
Honorable mention, Charles Bishop,
Leona Davey. Loretta and Florence
sfeneck. James ard Ada Reiva.
Section. 4. Central City, Grades 4.
and 6:
First vegetable. Helen and Margar-
ct Mitchell; 2rd vegetable, Pauline