The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-30
FLORISTS To FEAST
AT CAPITAL TONIGHT;
RECEIPTS $4,000

INDIANAPOLIS March 30--A ban
quest at the Hotel Lincoln in Indian
apolis, which will be attended by 200
florists and will include Governor Nc
Cray as a guest and speaker, will be
the feature of the day at the Indian
apolis flower show Thursday Cover
nor McCray, with military escort, will
nay an official visit TO the show in
the evening, before the banuet.
Children from the Masonic orphans
home at Franklin were guests of hon.
or at the show at o'clock Thursday
afternoon They visited the show
after viewing a movie at the Circle
theatre at l O'Clock.
Doormen reported last night that
about $4,000 persons filed through the
entrance yesterday. Total attendance
for the eight days of the show is ex-
pected to pass the 100000 mark
Patriotic day will be observed Fri
day, with John Paul Ragsdale as
chairman. Ex-service men in uniform
will be admitted free. Hanford Mac
Nider, national commander of the
American legion, has been invited to
attend. Flowers will be sent to the
wounded and disabled ex-service men
in Indianapolis hospitals
Yesterday was observed as Cleve-
| land (Ohio) and sweet pea day.
| Rare Sweet Peas
Rare sweet pea displays were placed
on exhibit by many Indiana florists
and sweet pea growers of national
reputation. The w. Atlee Burpee
company's 100-square foot display of
long stemmed sweet peas from Phila-
| delphia, Pa, was awarded the gold
medal A prize in the sweet pea dis
play was won by Peter Werland, New
castle, Ind. Sweet peas from the pri-
vate estate of Mrs. F. e. Lewis, Ridg-
field, Conn, comprising "a varieties,
were displayed by Jack Smith, super
intendent of the estate.
Three giant displays of cut roses,
each covering more than 300 square
feet, went on display yesterday Ecch
contained from 500 to 1000 blooms.
G. R. Cause, of Richmond, placed
a giant floral vase on exhibition yes
4 terday The vase was constructed of
orchids, carnations and roses and was
filled with rosebuds.
Table decorations of delicate acacias
and flags, arranged by Mrs. B. Ham
mond Troy, of Wenham, Mass, won
the first award in the table decoration
competition. Four individual vases
We're grouped about a centerpiece il
Mrs. Troy's decorations.
The fountain in the center of the
exhibition hall, topped by a replica O.
the Statue of Liberty, is a loan from
the A. L. Randall company of Chicago
At night colored lights play on the
fountain, sprays Prize winning fern.
! of F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, n. Y.
. surround the fountain. Inclosing The
fountain and it's fern banks are tn,
acacia plants from the Nahant, Mass.
: hothouses of Thomas Roland. Mr.. Ro
4 land received a recognition medal TO
? bringing his $4,000 plants to tht
Y show.
Y Latest Hill Rose.
VI The ltaest rose from the hothous'
of E. G. Hill, Richmond, Hills Amer
ica," is on exhibition in special boot
) devoted entirely to the Hill rose dis
plays The stand is draped in greer
| velvet with an electric light on a pic
ture of Mr.. Hill and his latest rose
g Orders are now being taken for de
! livery of "Hill's America" on Marcel
, l. 1928 Mr.. Hills other roses are thu
Madame Butterfly columbia ant
] Premier"
!. Receipts May Reach $4,000.
:, Patients in Indianapolis hospital
|, will receive the flowers from the SHOW
Sunday morning, Immediately afte
= the exhibition closes, according to MI
= Greene.
The sunken gardens are being re
. arranged every day by Arthur Herring
u ton, landscape gardener, to accommo
date the flowers that are beng brough
to the show each day for prize compe
tition. Today carnation gardens GOV
ering 80 square feet will be judged
= The finest display will receive a gol
; medal and $500.
Interested visitors yesterday wer
= students from the John Heron art in
: stitute. who grouped their easels abou
L the most beautiful blooms on display
Exhibition receipts for the week vii
/ reach 100000 S. S. Pennock, pres
5 dent of the national socifty, said. H
j. said that the next flower show cit
d would not be selected while the exc
; cutive officers are in Indianapolis.
/ is said that the mayor of Cleveland
q Ohio, has asked that Cleveland be 81
# lected for the exposition. Indianapoli
G was awarded the present show whe
t it was seen that Clevelands coliseum
t. would not be completed in time.
It An exhibit of Marinelli carnation
u was expected Thursday morning fror
i New York. The carnations are tn
!, largest grown measuring six to l
/. inches across.
n OPEN TRAFFIC BUREAU
(By Associated Press)