The Washington herald., 1919-11-02
WEEK
BEGINS MONDAY
100000 Blossoms Will Be
Given Churches. Hospi-
tails and Schools.

{ ..Say- 1t with Flowers week begins
in Washington tomorrow. according to
ihs program outlined by the floral
committee. but in actuality the annual
l..sI event held by the local growers
has its inception today when every
Washington church congregation and
every Washington hospital will have q
floral piece as a gift from the profess
sion which adds more than any other
one, perhaps. to the business OF max
ing this a more Beautiful Washington.
The Say II with Flowers" week Is
part Of q nationwide campaign on the
part of the florists of America to fam
fliarize the various communities in
the meaning Of flowers, their culture
and the message which gifts OF flow
ers from one loved one to another car
ries-
Dasket to Red Cross.
Not overlooking an opportunity to
spread a message of happiness the
floral committee sends huge basket
Of chrysanthemums today to the LIB
erty Hut to express their undivided
support in the Red Cross Thanksgiv-
ing Victory Roll Call which will be
opened at 4 o'clock by General Persh-
Ing. Three thousand workers who are
to canvass Washington in the coming
days for the Red Cross will be encour-
aged IN their work by a few remarks
from a member of the floral commit
tee, and a huge offering from the
flower beds of Washington. Say II
with Flowers Is the only inscription
which the basket Of blossoms will car
ry. thus signifying a message from
the hearts Of q nation of flower grow
ers.
During the Washington Say it
with Flowers" week more than 100,-
600 blossoms will be distributed
among the city's hospitals, churches
and institutions of learning. and the
school children in both the high
schools and graded schools have been
offered gold prizes for writing the
best essays on the theme of Say
it with Flowers" Householders who
grow their own flowers have been
invited to exhibit their ''front-yard"
products in a competition which has
been arranged for them and every
Effort will be lent by the florists
during the floral week in enhancing
o." chanting and developing of more
flowers in the home.
Message Of Flowers.
Flowers speak a message and a
L. ...&Gr which cannot be COM
- 81 in any other terms or in any
other Eift. Say it with Flowers" Is
Tie sIUE8n of the American Society
Of Florists and the Florists Tele-
grFph Delivery Association, and it
is the effort of the artists here to
have the message of Say it with
Flow eTS" caught UP on every tongue
during the week. during which spe-
cal attention to flowers will be
made. Every flower establishment
in the city will have it's doors open
during the evenings to entertain
visitors who go to see the individual
displays which system was decided
upon rather than a central flower
show. as used to be the custom fine
florists wish il understood that the
purpose OF the flower week is not to
enIarc" commercially their calling.
but rather to engender in the public
a closer. more intimate knowledge
of flowers and the real part they
play in making for a happier. more
cheerful world.
So every pulpit will today have a
doksn from the local lighthouses and
Csrdens with message of cheer
from the florists. as will the hOspi-
tails located in oil sections of the
city. Last Tuesday 5000 blossoms
y ere sent to the Walter Reed Hos
pital, as a gift from the Washington
florists. and the effect the flowers
had on the patients was. so encour-
r~inE to the commanding officer
that he has suggested to the fioral
committee that a similar offering
be sent to the civilian institutions.