Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-24
FLOWER SHOWA
DELIGHT; MANY
SPECIES SHOWN
Magnificent Display Staged AS
Part Of -Made-In-Georgia
Celebration


Hundreds of people today viewed
with surprise and delight the flower
'Made-in-Georgia" week celebration.
show staged in the Rylander garage
lobby by the ladies of the Chrsanthc-
mum club as a contribution to the
The flowers, in vases, pots and jars,
were arranged early this morning and
will be left on display throughout the
day. Mo st of the blossoms shown are
cut flowers, an dpractically all OF
them comomn varieties of the season
grown out of doors. There were
thirty-three species shown, and of
many of the species several varieties,
the largest number of these being
fgladioli, of which II varieties were
displayed. These gorgeous blossoms
were on hand in profusion and in all
shades and colors from the most deli
cate to the strongest.
Of particular interest was a dis
play from the garden of Calvary
Episcopal church, grown under the
personal care Of the rector, Rev. j.
b. Lawrence. This flower gaden,
maintained for the gracing of the
church at the services, is one of the
show places of the city. Lilies,
gladioli, and shasta daisies, all of
the choicest, were the chief varieties
from the church garden.
Among the ladies on duty at the
flower show were Mrs. w. D. Ivey,
Mrs. Thomas Harold, Mrs. D. R. An
drews and Mrs. Frank Matthews.
Following were the various kinds OF
flowers shown:
The Varieties Shown.
Fairy lilies, verbina, pink, rose,
red, white; oleander, pink, white, yei-
low; ornamental grasses, two varie-
ties; snap dragons, six colors; coreop-
sis, caliopsis, larkspur, four varieties;
cut and come-again, hydrangea,
white, pink, blue ;Amaryllis, sweet
peas, all varieties; cannas, ten col
Ors; plumbago, shasta daisies, gladi-
oil, II varieties; roses, several varie-
ties; poppies, al icolors; Easter lilies,
golden lily nasturtlums, althea, 8 va
rieties; smilax, fever few lantana,
zinnia, varieties; dahlia, a varieties;
ragged robins, begonia, spirea bal
lardi, budhlea or butterfly bush,
phlox, A varieties; marigold.
Factories Exhibit
In tho ca1,o 1obb,y
show was the Made-In-Georgia dis
play, to be shown all week. Manu-
facturers failed to respon as gener-
ously as they were expected. The
Farmers, Cotton Oil company has an
attractive showing of products of its
Americus mill, the products being
cotton seed, linters, hulls, cotton seed
meal, peanut cake, crude cotton seed
oil and peanut oil.
The Loving Oil company has a
showing Of Georgia-made gasoline
and kerosene, which may be had at
vario uslocal filling stations.
Browns Mill has a display of sew
eral sacks of flour, self-rising and
plain, made in Sumter county from
Sumter grown wheat.
The Americus Ice Cream company
has an attractive booth, the most
elaborate of the exhibit, where free
ice cream cones and candy were be-
ing dispensed to the public by Mrs.
l. E. Wilson, wife of the proprietor,
and Miss Eva Weeks. The display
consisted of samples of ice cream
frozen in numerous colors and shapes,
particularly suitable for parties or
special occasion. These samples
were In refrigeration under glass and
made an attractive exhibit
A number of local merchants are
making special offerings and special
displays of Georgia-made products of
many kinds this week in furtherance
of the in-Georgia movement,
which will reach its climax in Sumter
county, with a public basket dinner
IN the grove at the Third District A.
and NJ school at 1 :15 O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon. Prizes will be given
for the baskets containing the larg-
est and next largest varieties of
Georgia products. Barbecue and
drinks and confections and tobacco
will be on sale on the ground for the
accommodation of those not bringing
baskets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Lee announce