Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-08
florist TO KEEP Green
MEMORY OF MOTHERS
|Tobn RatclifYo Will Give 5000 Rose
Bushes to as Many School
Children May Fl.
PRIZES EoR FINEST PRODUCTS
list OF Sponsors for "Rose Fair
Include Mayor AinsIic and MIS-.
Wcstmorciand Davis - Cnpitai
sauaro Scene Of Distribution.

Notbers. Day Npnd oscs! Because
mothers and roses are always asSo
slated I'm tho minds OF men, wd
Ind children OF America; ,hi. Year
.lorist has made 1t possible tnls Scu,
o keep the children OF RichinonfE
thinking about mothers and roses ~
To-day. the "chiidren's Rose Fair
I,tarty i'm Richmond with inc IN
Refinement that on Saturday. May
&j, John L. Ratcliffe VIII give h"ay
| n Capitol Square 5000 roscbushes 20
white school children. They a sf,hnr '
W., us' red a%' and pink Hybrid-Teas Of the
,cnutiful variety known as tad
ant" which. with good care. VIII De
blooming by the opening day or the
iirginia state Fair IN octoner. =,
1t was John Ratcline who gave
inner at the jefferson Hotel to/ooo
Richmond orphans several months
go and he is going to make. not 300,
tut 5000. children happy growlns
oscs ali the summer long for 500 In
I.rlzcs on the opening day OF the state
'rhc child who grows the very
inest "Radi "Radiant hose by DC
obcr viii have s25 deposited to has
her credit In bank. There are
twenty nine other prizes, as we'll.
hinslIc Itends Sponsors.
The list or sponsors for the chit
rcns Rose Fair" is headed by Mayor
;eorre AinsiIe and the FIRST Lady OF
'irginia." Mrs. Wcstmorcihnd DAVIS
Tho loves nothing 40 much as max :
ng a 10, OF Riddles happy
Other sponsors besides Mr.. Rat
ent OF the Federal Trust COMPANY
nd long list of prominent Rich
tond women. including Mesdaincs
Ohm SHELTON Williams. steward NJ.
ord. Norman V. Randolph. Floyd
leans. Robert Fitzgerald. Eula Young
Iorrison. II. ]. Myers. Jr,,. william y,
burrows. Thomas liaskins bigger,
Edmund e. Minor. Stuart Michaux
harles 4. Osborne. Thomas s. Wheel
right. W. W. Sale. ~. &. Patterson.
-ewis c. Williams. Miss Nora Spen-
er Hammer.
Select Capitol squire.
At the suggestion az MFs. John
kciton williams, Capitol square was
Elected as the most convenient point
Or the distribution OF tho rosebnshes.
nd permission TO use the square FOR
MS purpose has been granted BY
oioncl John W. Richardson, OF the
and Office.
Slides viii be run in all the moving
icture theatern this week nnnounc-
rs the distribution OF the rosehushes
no posters will ne prominently dis
iayrd in all white schools, Boy
couts will he asked 10 distribute
rculars among school children and
VERY possible medium OF publicity
III he used to let children know
". Ra;clinc will give away 5000
osebushes on May Il IN Capitol
lunrc.
The only condition ATTACHED is that.
nee the 1900 rose bushes are to he
iveu 20 the nrst 5000 school children
Richmond who nsk for them, Mr.
atclinG must know who th-sn 1000
iiidrcn are ty name. address and
.hcol. because there are $1,000 schooi
,ildrcn IN the public schools alone
Richmond.
Therefore every child who wants
compete for 125 prize growing
pink or red Radiant rose tt.s
immcr. muHt'scnd In his or her name.
idress. and gRchooi tn. the Fedora
rusi Co, sos East Main Street, i'm
,cdiately. and a card Will be sent the
lild in return when, on being pre-
.ntcd to the distribution committee
n May 81. Will cntttio the holder to
inc o. the 1000 rose plants.
Follow-up work inS Instruction In
jhc growing or roses will be done
hrouShout the summer ty tho James