Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-04
WINNER announced
IN LAWN CONTEST
W. B. Gutenberg Given First
PIace-OtherS Awarded
Prizes and Praise.

w. b. Gutenberg of 290S South
Dakota avenue was announced the win
ner in the 1926 lawn and garden con-
test of the Rhode Island Avenue Cit
liens Association at a special meet
ing in the Sunday school hall OF the
Sherwood Presbyterian Church last
night. The lawns were Inspected d!
Engineer Commissioner j. Franklin
Bell and e. Y. Morrison. expert OF
the Department of Agriculture. tues
day, at which time the winners were
chosen. but the names of those who
had the coveted honor of winning
prizes were not made known until
last night. General artistic arrange.
ment Of a premises was considered
in the Judging. -,
There were 80 prizes in all, while
20 additional persons were given hon
orable mention. The first 10 prizes
consisted of horticultural material to
be chosen by the winners. the winner
of first place being allowed $40 worth,
second place $3.50 worth, third S.
and the remainder of the 10 So each.
Silver bud vases were awarded the
remaining 90 prize winners.
II. J. Clay. chairman of the citizens
lawns and garden contest committee.
presided at the meeting while the
prize awards, were made by Maj. w
f. r. Covell, assistant engineer com.
missioner. Congratulating the win.
ners. Maj. Covell said that if Wash
ingtOn is not the most beautiful city
in the world now it is well on it's way
toward becoming the most beautiful
The remainder of last nights pro
gram included an address on Land
scaping a Small Place." by Mr.. Nor
rison, and vocal solos by Thomas N
Leef, accompa MED by John j. Thomas
Beginning with second prize the va
riOus winners were as follows: A. v
Becke. 2307 Woodbridge street G. w
Pearson, POOL Lawrence street. A. S
Henderson, 23O4 Woodbridge street
Mrs. c. NJ. Kaulbeck. 301S Twenty
sixth street; II. A. Vieth, 1882 jackson
street: j. p. Schumacher. 171a
kearney street; Mrs. G.. F. ROdrOck
1904 South Dakota avenue; Mrs. II.
Meader. 1850 Myrtle avenue; f. w
Foerester. 5000 South Dakota avenue
l.. NJ. Allen, 1903 Monroe street: l.. c.
Stephens. 3002 South Dakota avenue
H. G.. Bergling, 1885 kearney street
r. G.. Goodhart, 2913 Twentieth street
a. p. Woodson, 1901 Monroe street
ID. Sawyer, 1926 Kearney street: Il. L
Fox. BOIL Twenty-sixth street: J. L.
knopp. PALS Monroe street: Mrs. c.
II. Otis, 1905 Lawrence street; HI. A
I.inger, 1905 Woodbridge street: a. II
Engelbrecht. 1912 Central avenue
A. J. Peterson, 3217 Seventeenth
street; l.. NJ. Clarke. 244O Monroe
street; j. l.. Mitchell 27o7 South Da
kota avenue; W. p. Mcdowell 230C
Woodbridge street; j. T. Breast. 2614
Rhode Island avenue: Ambrose Hig
don, 1887 Girard street; r. w. Conklin
300 Twentieth street: J. A. Hendrix
2631 South Dakota avenue. and j. III
Cole. 3019 Twenty sixth street.
Honorable mention was awarded Il
the following 20, any of whom. 1t i:
stated, might have scored higher thar
the 80 selected for the final Judging
G.. J. Cass. 26O7 South Dakots
avenue; G. v Collins, 1912 Irving
street: W. W. Cookson. 242O Rhode
Island avenue: A. w. Davenport, 26O!
Monroe street: v. o. Dinger, 1915
KearneX street: w. II. Dunn, 312;
Central avenue; f. G.. F,aston, Ell
South Dakota avenue: ]. l.. Freeman
1921 Twenty-fOurth street: r. ]. Has
kell. 1902 Lawrence street; w. l.. Hay
hoe. 2606 Monroe street; Mrs l.. l.
Hotel, 2910 Bladensburg road: J. fl
kesecker. 1881 Brentwood road; II. ID
Miser. 3017 Sixteenth street; l.. NJ
Morton, 2721 Hamlfn street; f. F. Me
meyer. 1917 Jackson street; A. G.
Proctor, 2501 Irving street; Johr
Rubino. zoos Sixteenth street; j. J
Scheuch. 1925 Lawrence street; G.. +
Tucker. 1900 Jackson street, and ]
G. Winkjer. 1925 Lawrence street.
Honorable mention for the best
lawn. other points not considered was
given o. G. Orris. 2O19 Monroe street