Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-10
COOL SPRING PARK GAY
FOR FLOWER MARKET
Place Thronged Today With
Young and Old in Aid OF
Worthy Cause.

Inc F1OWCT oPChCu WIZ
morning In Cool Spring Park with n
good attendance. Tho booths are
grouped near the Park Place end OF
the park, 30 that there will be no
interference with the May pole dance
which Miss X. A. McClafferty's little
dancers will give at 4.30 this after
noon.
The booths are all attractive, their
wares forming both decoration and
merchandise. Bright colored garden
aprons distinguish the committees of
the various booths.
Entering the park from Tenth and
Jackson, after noticing the canoes on
| tho lake, where children were given
boat rides this afternoon, one was Mt
| tracted to the booth where potted
plants were sold. xanging from tall
J purple Canterbury bells to tiny sturdy
green sprigs In little pots. Mrs. w. c.
Spruance and Mrs. Harlan G. Scott
and their assistants wore white aprons
with gay appliqued flowers. The cut
! flowers booth, In charge OF Mrs. Har-
| ry G. Haskell and Mrs. Eugene du
Pont. was rich with all sorts OF
flowers that are now In bloom In gar
dens. The attendants wore gray
aprons and purple hats.
| Garden accessories were sold by Mrs.
Henderson Wicr and Mrs. Thomas w.
Miller and their purple -aproned as
sistants, under large gayly striped
garden umbrellas. Bird houses, brooms
for sweeping garden paths. quaint lit
tie toy scare crows and other keep
off the grass" signs. painted flower
baskets vases and Jars for flowers,
and other things to make garden
attractive were sold here. The vege-
table seedlings, presided over by Mrs.
Henry Bancroft. Mrs Samuel G.. Rum
ford and their assistants in white and
green aprons, were deservedly popu-
lar, for the plants were all healthy and
strong. The flower seedlings booth
was also very popular. where Mrs
lrenee du Pont, Mrs. Alban Richey
and their helpers, all in rose aprons
sold all sorts OF tiny plants. Amateur
gardeners also found bulbs. roots. and
shrubs at a booth presided over by Mrs
! Irving Warner. Mrs. Frank G.. Tall
man. and their helpers.
| NtV bVtNh Nhti iii'tf Bbi
, chasers gathered than any other was
the one where Mrs. Josiah Marvel anc
, Mrs. Charles l.. Reese and their com.
mittee in Jade green aprons solo
fresh eggs, milk. vegetables, and Other
market produce.
Another attractive booth was tn,
one where garden hats. aprons, ant
other garden apparel was sold by Mrs
Philip ID. Laird, Mrs. William Prickett
Jr., and their committee. who served
as models for the charming costumes
AT an attractive table Mrs. Clemen
w. Miller. Miss Deborah Scott. an,
their committee dispensed lemonade
= punch, and candied apples on a stick
They wore bright orange aprons an,
Mrs Donald Ashbrook and Mrs. Ethe
u Ball Stsnisr and their helpers wor,
goldenrod yellow aprons at the cand.
!, table. This afternoon they mad
!. candy In chatting dishes.
From IL to 2 Mrs. Frank l.. ID
, Almond and Mrs. Robert Tomlinso'
, kept their Mattresses busy serving tn
p crowd that came TO enjoy the deliciou
!. cafeteria luncheon that was serve,
I near Park Place, while Madden's Or
8 chestra furnished music.
s Popular with the children wer
= the balloon girls who in fuzzy whit
e aprons and garden hats strole
- around selling their gay wares. Popu
lar also were the pets on the roped oi
:. Van Buren, street driveway. where Mr..
d J. Saunders Taylor and Mrs ALA
=
q pigs, and other animals. The san
box grab bags gardens. one for boy
and one for girls, were busy all after
noon. Miss Cornelia Draper. Mis-
. Amy du Pont and their corps {
y helpers wore blue and white TIL
pony rides around the reservoir ais
q" delighted the children.
d The receiving and distributing com
u mittee. headed by Miss Madelein
- Draper and Mrs. L. \. Fert1day wer
kept busy all morning tending to tn
q" material brought by the motor SCI
- vice committee, of which Mrs. Etht
u Ball Staniar and Miss Elizabet
" Hastings were chairInen. The groL nc
committee also were kept employees
i seeing that everything was in order
. During the afternoon ]. Norris Rot
y inson's band furnished music. K
cream was sold this afternoon at III
3 green covered tables at the north en-
x of the park by Mrs. William Denhar
~ The flower market will close at
'S o'clock.
- The directors, Mrs. A. Felix du Pom
'e chairman, Mrs. c. Marshall Barto
secretary and treasurer, Miss Made
cine Draper and Mrs. William
l,f hn