Evening star., 1926-06-03
FLOWER EXHIBITION
TO CLOSE TONIGHT
Display of Entries Will End
Rhode Island Avenue Citi-
zenS' Show.

| The Ella borate two-day flower. fruit
and vegetable show. staged by the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens .Asso-
! citation in the parish hall of the Sher'
wood Presbyterian Church. Twenty
second street and Rhode Island ave-
nue. northeast will close tonight with
an exhibit of more than $40 entries
displayed by the 50 exhibitors.
Several hundred residents of the sec
ton last night attended the show dur
ing the award of prizes. Only amateur
horticulturistS were eligible for the
contests and all the flowers. vegetables
and fruits on display were grown by
persons living in the Rhode Island
avenue section. The show is said by
lis organizers 10 he the largest anna
teur exhibition ever held in Washing
ton.
Harold !. Clay. chairman OF the law
and garden committee of the associa-
ton. was in charge Of the show and
y. Wise Byrnes. superintendent of the
division of gardens and grounds Of the
Department of Agriculture, was judge
of the entries.
Exhibit on Display.
The exhibit will be on display from
until 10 o'clock this evening. Win
ners in the various classes who last
nlEht were ava rOPr flDDpf1S, IOIlnN.
Flowers: G.. t. CIeorgeus. best ar
ranged basNnt Of mixed flowers; Har-
old !. Clay. hest arranged vase; Louis
Belheld. best bouquet by boy or girl
under Is years. and second, Faith
Carlson.
Mrs. a. II. Engelbrecht. best red
tea rose: G. r. Georgens, best white
tea rose: Mrs. A. II. Engelbrecht.
best pink tea rose; Mrs. NJ. X. Root,
best yellow tea rose: G. r. Georgens,
best in other colored tea roses,
!. r. Schumacher. best red hybrid
perpetual rose; H. J. Clay. best white
perpetual; G. r. Georgens, best pink
hybrid perpetual.
s. G. Boernstein, best pink climb
ing rose of cluster type, and Mrs. y.
l.. Williams. best yellow cluster.
Mrs H. y. F'oss. winner of the red
class of the long stem climbing rose
and of the white class Of the same
species; Mrs. A. H. Engelbrecht, pink
long stem climbers. and Mrs. II. y.
Foss. best yellow climber.
Five Roses Awards.
Christine Levin. hest five roses of
one variety; G. X. Georgens. hest FIVE
roses Of mixed varieties; Mrs. a. H.
EngIebrecht. hest collection of FIVE or
more varieties, :. &. BOernStein, hest
pink peonies of specimen bloom: Mrs.
G. Fl. Otis. best white peony Miss
Elizabeth Castell. best red poony.
Mrs. John Scatter best three peonies
Of the variety; 5. G. Boernstein. best
peonies of three. or more varieties;
Mrs. y. II. Howell. best bouquet of
peonies; l.. NJ. Clarke, best iris bloom:
l.. NJ. Clarke. best iris collection Of
five varieties.
J. T. Schumacher. best vase Of iris
of five stalks of one variety; l.. NJ
Clarke. best iris vase of mixed va
riety; Mrs. A. p. Williams. best flower
ing shrub: L. NJ. Clarke. best bowl
of perennial pansies: Mrs. NJ *. Root
best other perennials: II. j. Clay. best
sweet pea ANIMALS; Mrs. G. 7. Roul.
special award for sweet peas; II. j.
Clay best other ANIMALS.
F'ruits-Mrs l.. NJ. La France, best
strawberries: Mrs. a. n. Engelbrecht.
cherries.
Vegetables es-Mrs. l.. Nutter. best
asparague; II. J. Clay. rhubarb:
Eldridge Jones, radishes: H. ]. Clay.
lettuce; +. A. Bolen. onions: H. j..
Clay. spina ch; Mrs. John Knapp. peas;
II. j. Clay, other vegetables.