Evening star., 1923-03-25

greenhouse and the central table does
not make an ideal promenade. Such
gorgeous blooms as could be admired at
the amaryllis show were entitled to ele-
gance Of surroundings and back
ground which would bring out both
color and contour. Imagine these flow
ers in a tastefully decorated room where
palms and ferns Were masSed against a
wall and the flowers arranged in tiers.
IN signify vases and in harmonious
groups 1t would remain 4 memory to
comfort the most cheerless hour. and
then the inspection of them would not
be an ordeal to be endured" as II Is
IN the present surroundings. Surely.
the many buildings Of the Agricultural
Department contain 4 more agreeable
setting for the glorious NUNS" which
absolutely startle the benolders Ia the
size and the Splendor Of their hues, the
vivid amaryllis and the tender beauty
or begonias and snapdra2ons which
make separate attraction IN the open
ing Spring. Mrs. Wallace would be
happy to make use OF another place for
the department flower shows but no
room has been found available. In the
city OF Des Moines. smaller and not
nuch less important. where she was so
iohs president OF the Garden Club Mrs
Wallace and her aides spent days dress
| ing up special rooms in the city library
| Tor Just such exhibitions, and they
| worked with conspicuous success
Polo contests rage from the Sand
Hi!Is and Ptnenurst clubs Of North
Carolina to Aiken and Camden. s. G.
ana TO the active clubs. which have
SprlHs quarters near Augusta, Ga
| The polo enthusiasts follow as def
mite trail as marks the running OF
! the PONIES and the southern fields are
now nliing with the champions and
| their friends. New records were made
at the tournaments AZ the San Mateo
peninsula and at Del Monte. Aiken
| just now is seething with excitement
| over the tirst running of some Aus
| tralian ponies imported by Quincy
| Shaw. End. Averill Hartman and
Howard Havemeyer. All Of these
young men will ride their South Sea
unusually large number Of spectators
| among poloists. At present no ac-
! tivity is noted on the Mali. where Gen.
| Pershina's heroes are to be seen gal
! looping about in practice. But several
! dates are under advisenert for early
June. The prolonged wet season is
not favorable to polo and the su-
perintendent OF public grounds and
buildings, Col. Sheriff.. though most
sympathetic to the riders and fond
OF the game. cannot permit the prac-
tice to damage the grass sod perhaps
permanently. But in the southern
states near by and even as close as
Hot Springs. in Virginia. the spring
grass is well advanced and has been
thicllly sown with seed some six or
eight times already. and is in prime
condition for the polo players.
An excellent example Of patriotism
and civic pride has been shown IN
Wilmington, Del. where the Spanish
war veterans and the American
Legion have purchased the venerable
city hall. used for I30 years. as Il
community center and for all formal
! gatherings OF the small but important
state of Delaware Wilmington years
ago outgrew its municipal building
and has erected splendid structure
of steel and granite on its public
square back of the imposing hostelry
and offices OF the du Pont Company.
But the old hall, wherein the fathers
had gathered from the early days
after the American independence was
Away we'll cared for and no one was
| brave enough to suggest It's demoli-
ton to make room for more modern
structures. Its recent purchase by
local posts of Spanish and world war
veterans Is deeply gratifying to the
citizens, since It inSureS a prolonged
! life and an honorable usefulness
a conspicuous announcement over
the door contains its recent dedica-
titon by sons Of Mars now following
peaceful pursuits and 1t says, furt err
more. that the ancient dwelling viii
be SacreGly preserved as memory Of
Wilnlingtun's founders and the rec
ords Of all Delaware's military
achievements will be added to the
archives Of men who fought the bat