San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29

try room Of the st. Anthony Hotel,
and continue through the day and
pvsning of Friday, May 4. Mrs. A. ID.
Norden and Mrs. +. +. Stauffer, as
5oint general chairmen, have been as
sited by most capable committees in
arranging what promises to be the
best flower show San Antonio has ever
had.
Mrs. David Schein and Mrs. R.
Campion, chairmen Of the prize COM
mittee have met with unprecedented
response in the donation of prizes, and
q very attractive display of rewards
for the different varieties of flowers
entered, will be shown in the Vogue"
windows, beginning on Sunday and
continuing until the show opens.
First and second prizes are offered
for the following entries: The best
collection of roses and the finest
single specimen; the finest examples
of Paul Neron, Radiance pink,
Aaron Ward, Sunburst, Carolina Tes-
tout, Etoile de France, Marechal Mel,
La France pink, Killarny (pinkl,
Los Angeles, American Beauty, tred),
and Dorothy Perkins roses. First and
-Sscond prizes are also offered for
single and double peoples, and for
the golden California peoples; for
maiden hair fern, phlox, snapdragon,
nasturtiums, verbenas, sweet peas,
larkspur, pansies, magnolias, dolphin
iums, begonias, pinks, hollyhocks, and
marigolds. Prizes are offered for the
most artistic arrangem, Mt and group
ing of old-fashioned flowers, and OF
void flowers; and for the best formal
designs of any kind of flowers. School
exhibits are offered prizes for the
best design, the best collection of
roses, the best collection of flowers,
and the finest single specimen. Two
classes of prizes are offered for army
exhibits, for the best collection and
the best design.
Owing to the unusual 1ateness OF
the spring, few entries, 80 far have
been made of sweet peas, and snap
dragon, and the committee on entries
are urging everyone who has fine
epeciments of these flowers to bring
them for exhibition.
The chairmen of entries, and the
ehairmen of arrangements, as well as
the general chairman, will be at the
st. Anthony Hotel at Q o'clock Thurs
day to receive and place all flowers.
No entry can be received later than
noon Thursday. All entries must be
plainly marked on tag, with the
name Of the flower and the owners
name and address, and, when it is
possible owners are asked to bring
their flowers in display containers.
Attractive cabaret programs will be
given each day Of the flower show, and
tea and sandwiches will be served
while the numbers are being enjoyed.
Mrs. Fred J. Maurer and Mrs. Everett
Love have charge Of the program for
the first day, and will offer a play
let written by Miss Irene Hubbard OF
the Edna Park Players, and acted by
Edna Park, Jack Edwards, and mem.
bers of that popular company. Miss
Russell Hughes and Miss Georgia
Cain will both give several solo dances.
~ Mrs. Lewis Krams-Beck and cap
able committee are planning an elab.
crate program for the second dag OF
the show, in which small dancers who
distinguished themselves in the coro.
nation ceremonies will play and i'm
portant part. Star Woodman, Marsh.
all Neill and Grace Noble will re-
peat their goldfish dance. Gilbert
Fraser, tenor, who is leaving shortly
for two years of study in Italy and for
whom his present teacher. Mary Jor-
dan, predicts a very brilliant future,
will be heard in a number of songs
Surprise attractions in other dances
and musical numbers will also be
featured.
The San Antonio Pen Women met
Tuesday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Marion Shaw, 1112 West Russell
place with Mrs. A. G. Pettus. second
vice-president. in the chair. Roll call
was answered with quotations from
Shakespear's sonnets after which the
I club went into a short business ses-
sion.
Mrs. John Hagy was elected press
reporter for the coming year. Mrs.
j. X. Blackstone was elected parlia-
mentarian and Mrs. W. r. Parker
elected to fill the newly created office
pf librarian.
The subject for the afternoons study
Woo tuc' bOuHct, oAie. william 0kouo-
Vier gave a talk on the "Construc-
hon Of the Sonnet" She defined
The sonnet as brief poetic form of
fourteen rhymed verses and traced Its
Development from its origin in Italy
10 the present time. She gave the
two principal kinds of sonnets, the
Petrarchan and the Shakespearian,
clearly setting forth the difference
between them. As an illustration of
he Petrsrchan type she read "A Som
bet On q Sonnet" by Glider, pointing
ut the characteristic octave and sec
et She concluded by reading two
original sonnets of the Shakesperian
ype, containing the prescribed three
uar-trains and the couplet. They
rere entitled, ITO A Face / Know"
nd might"
The original work followed. Mrs.
w. Mathis read a Shakespearian
ype sonnet called Autumn Woods"
frs. W.. R. Parker read a sonnet
Hope" also Shakespearian type.
[rs. A. G. Pettus gave from memory
Texas Was Not Bough," Mrs. j.
Walter McDade read three original
bnnets, one serious and two humorous
An Apology to Sonnet Forty-Six"
I'D ~How / Might Have Written |
pnnet Seventy-E Eight" Mrs. Marion |
baw read poem, "The' Cloud and |
be Wind" Mrs. G. G. Robbins read
sonnet sent to the club by Miss
Woodruff, called "The Answer"
RS. Ellen Willett read a child's |
bem, Little My Dearie." BY re-
rest Mrs. Robbins and Mrs. b. s.