Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-19
CLOUDS ARE OEF|ED
by FLOWER MARKET
kittenhouse Square Puts on
Gala Carb by Its Ar
y nuaI Display
CROWDS ON HAND EARLY

Although dark clouds shadowcd III"
sky Rittcnhousc square. where the
Annual Charity Flower show is being
held was bower Of gay flowers and
laughing maidcns, al lovely 70 behold.
today.
There arc approximately n dozen
booths. each wing with The other in
beauty and >Icndcr vivid red striped
awning tops against the green Of ih"
trees. pots of bright pink geraniums.
punches OF NeivrtS sweet peas. thick
stalks Of asparagus. everything from me
common garden variety ri vegetables
20 the HOT house display of flowers mad"
up the display
The Flower Marker did NOT open
cfhcially until = o'rl"ck in the after
noon bur long befor" noon found
busy thrcng admiring and purchasing.
section of the square has been laid
sout with tables and chairs for the Cnte-
terra. The helpers here are dressed IN
white. with streainCrs VI blue ribbons
Tapping aS tue wind caught them.
Elizabeth and Frames Ross. PaulIn"
Rollins aud Mrs. ucorge Mrlvrr. who
Vas formerly Jane Moore. wor" on the
Luncheon Committee.
Wear Special Gowns
a booth whi,h offered choice 80.
lection of flowers was supervised by
Mrs. Sydney Martin and Mrs. Allen But.
Ter. and all Of those who belonged TO this
particular booth wore green and whit"
checkercd garden aprons over white
dresses large green straw hats. with
a band of the chcckered green and white
around the crown. White shoes and
green stockings completed an effective
N,c mud
Miss Esther Lloyd also arc helpers Of
this green and white booth
Then there is candy booth vege-
tables for sale. even eggs and butter
and milk and cream At the dairy booth.
The booth which displays the things
made BY disabled soldiers holds an aud.
fence of admiring children. VII" long
for the saucy wooden ducks painted in
bright coIor>. and the hoops and
jumping ropes which have been hand.
painted.
Her white frock protected by an
apron Of lowered "retonnp. Mrs. Hazel
ton Merkle, .Ir.. was flirting about
with garden basket Of pink and lsv-
ender sweet peas which she had TO
repiensh frequently.
Those in Charge Of Booths
The booths and those in charge fol.
low:
CIT FLOWERS
Booth I.-Mrs Henry Br,ntop Cox. chair
nan, Mrs. Theodore w. cramp Mrs Joseph
Booth . Mr. sidney W. keith. chair.
man: Mrs. John y. P.pper
T. FARM BOOTH
Booth S-Mrs Howard Wood, Jr.. chair
nan. Miss Esther Lloyd
VEGETABLES
Booth Airs. John p. HoI!inE-~orth.
CANDY
Boch 5-Mrs william D. Grange. chair
man: Mrs: carol =. Tyson. Mrs. William
BOO h O-rhe Garden Club o, Philad.I-
sHnis' Mrs. Ihariss f Coxe, chairman
80 PLANTS. FLOWERS AND HONEY
Booth 1-society ~ Little Gardens. Mrs
Aenry D. Paxson. chairman.
PAINTED BASKETS. SEEDLINGS
Booth s-The Gardeners Mrs c Howard
Ciark. cha !r'naD. Mrs Casper W Hacker.
PLANTS AND FLOWERS
Booth s-'rhe New Garden Club Mrs.
Frank Graham Thomson. chairman: Mrs.
walter Thomson
NOVELTIES roTTEp PLANTS FLOWERS
Booth 1O--The w.ed.rs Mrs. J.. Casper
Wister. chairman: Mrs. O, II. Perry Pepper.
BUTTER AND EGGS
Booth li--Mrs Henry Pepper Naux, chair
nan
ARTICLES MADE BY INJURED MEN
Booth 1c Women's Overseas Service
League. Mrs. u. Brader Kyle. chairman
HERE'S. SPICES FLOWERS TOMATO
PLANTS
Booth i3-M.ss Helen Dougherty. chair
man.
ICE CREAM CONES. CAKES. BANANAS
Lemcnsde Roo:h-Mrs. samuel J. Hendsr-
son. chs irTan
Res,aursnt-M-s. Charles Stewart wurts
chairman.
Fortune ts,lsr-Mrs Waiter W Hopkin-
son. chairman.
Punch and Judy--Mrs. Thomas C. Ashton.
chairman.