The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-09-02
! NJ c A AUXILIARY
NETTED $40 FROM
FLOWER SHOW
Exhibit at Gymnasium an Un-
qualified Success
ARTISTIC DECORATIONS
Large Auditorium Transformed into
Beautiful Bower of Late
Summer Bloom.

Seventy dollars above expenses was
cleared by the Woman's Auxiliary OF
the Y NJ. c. A. through the flower
show held in the gymnasium Wednes-
day afternoon and evening, substant.
ial evidence that the initial effort OF
the women in this direction was lib
orally patronized
The. exhibition was one Of the most
successful ventures In the way of To-
cal entertainment carried out in Ben
Inington in years. 1t not only reflect
ed credit upon the members of the
auxiliary for their enterprise and en-
ergy in carrying out the original plan
and the multitudinous details, but 1t
also gave wide publicity to the fact
that this community numbers among
its residents large number of flower
growers who rank second to none in
this latitude and cline.
The individual exhibits we're beau-
tiful in themselves, but collectively
they constituted gorgeous and at
the same time harmonious display
which brought forth expressions OF
oPbfONlAtACA liOAn SNNiy bbV PiNHthbs
The general effect was heightened
by the decorations for which the aux.
iliary and the fortunate ones who at
tended are indebted to the excellent
taste and effort of Miss Maude Bel
den.
Much Of the success of the exhibit
was due to the numerous entries
of Mrs Clarence Bonynge of North
Bennington, each and every one giving
evidence Of flower growing in its
most artistic development A rare ex
hibit was the large vase of hibiscus
from the greenhouse at Ben Venue.
A strikingly artistically designed fea.
ture was the decorated banquet table.
the entry of Mrs. e. H. Everett.
Now that the women of the auxii-
AIRY have made a beginning 1t is to be
hoped that the flower show becomes
an annual feature Of summer life in
Bennington. The women of the aux
iliary wish to extend their thanks to
every exhibitor and to each and every
one who in any way aided in making
the show such an unqualified success.
The different awards were as follows;
Asters-1st prize, Mrs. Clarence
| Bonynge; I'd, Mrs Clarence Bonynge:
Sd, Mrs. F. f, Howe.
I4illies-lst prize, Mrs. ]. c. Col
gate; I'd, Mrs. George F. Graves; Sd.
Mrs w. H. Bradford.
Zinnias-1st prize, Miss Ruth Car
r.er, I'd, Mrs. Clarence Bonynge; Sd,
Mrs. w. II. Bradford
Marigolds-1 prize, Mrs, Andrew
Gardner; I'd, Mrs Andrew Gardner.
Scabiosas--1st prize. Mrs. Clarence
Bonynge; I'd, Mrs E. W. Bradford,
Gladiolus-1st prize, Mrs. A. w.
Varney; 2nd, Mrs. Clarence Bonynge;
Sd, Mrs. A. w. sVarney,
Annuals--1st prize, Mrs. E. w. Brad
ford: I'd, Mrs. W. ] Meagher; Sd,
Mrs. Clarence Bonynge.
Sweet peas 1st prize, Mrs. w. H,
Bradford; I'd. Mrs, Clarence Bonynge.
Begonias-1st prize, Mrs. Harbour;
I'd, Miss Richmond Sd. Mrs, Harbour.
Pond Liies-1st prize, Mrs, E. L.
Sibley.
Dining room center piece-1st prize
Mrs. l.. Fl, Ross; I'd, Mrs. Clarence
Bonynge; Sd, Mrs A. w Varney.
Best display of perennals-lst
prize, Mrs. ]. c. Colgate; I'd, Mrs. W.
| ]. Meagher.
Best display of roses-Mrs. James
Eddy
Best display of pansies-Miss Flora
Kennon
Best display Of calendulas-Breard
Hawks.
Potted ferns lst prize, Mrs. w H.
Bradford I'd, Miss Etta Streeter.
Potted plant-1st prize, Mrs, Caple.
Old fashioned bouquet-lst prize,
Marquis McAdoo.
Wild flowers arranged by children
LIST prize, Miss Helen Winslow I'd.
Miss Esther Winslow; Sd, Burton
Hanish.
Four special blue ribbons we're
awarded, one to Mrs. Clarence
Bonynge for the largest and finest
display in the exhibit; one to Mrs, f.
II. Everett for the handsomest decor
ated banquet table; one to Miss
Maude Beden for the artistic decora-
tions at the gymnasium and one to
Mrs. George Hawks for display or
gladiol not entered in competition.
The Judges were Mrs. George M.
Hawks q T. Endrese and H. c. Hol-