New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-05-24
her bridge club at her home on
Clayton road next Thursday evening.
. CLUB EVENTS
High School Fraternities
Plan Annual June Dance
Plainville Club Organized.

Many prizes will be offered at the
June flower show to be given at the
Old State House. Hartford, June 4
and 8, under the auspices of the
! Connecticut Valley Garden club and
the Connecticut Horticultural So
| clety. Entrance in the various class
os is open to all. Mrs. Charles 3.
Parsons of the Connecticut Valley
Garden club is head of the commit
tee which will. allot space for the
| exhibits.
For the garden OF growing flow
er1ng shrubs, the first prize is sos,
the second, SIS; flower garden, first
prize, s25, second, SIS; Towering
border, first prize, s25, second. SIS;
green garden, first prize, SEQ, sec
ond, $40; rock garden. first prize.
SIS, SECOND prize, SIS; best collec-
ton of iris, one stalk each of II
varieties. first prize, $40, second
IS: best collection six varieties of
Iris, three stalks of each variety,
first prize, $40, second, IS; following
color classes for single stalks of iris,
each color mentioned predominating,
first prize, 81, second, honora Bile
mention: red,-purple, purple. yellow,
bronze tones, pink or lilac, blue Law
ender, dark blue, white and also for
Seeding.
For iris arranged for effect with or
without other flowers, first, So; sec
ond, $50; arrangement of iris, 9TH
er than bearded, first, 50. second,
$3.50; hardy shrubs, growing or cut,
arranged for effect, first. $40, second,
So; perennials and biennials arrang-
ed for effect, first, $40, second, IS:
ANNALS arranged for effect, first.
$40, second, IS; five specimens to a
vase, first, 81; honora BILE mention in
following classes, aquilegia hybrids,
pErethrums,, lupines. oriental pop
pies and any other flower.
For the best collection of peonies
arranged for effect there will be
first prize of $40 and a second of s..
and for the best single bloom of
peony a first prize of 81 and hon
orablc mention in the following
classes, red, white, pink and tree.
In addition there will be first. sec
ond and third prizes for arrange
ment by exhibitors in spaces Of three
feet by three, of one and one-half
feet by one and one-half; flower ar
ransements IN battery Jars, and for
baskets of mixed flowers arranged
for effect not TO exceed two feet by
two
Open to garden clubs will be prizes
for the best modernistic garden, out
door dining room, old fashioned gar
den, and for basket of mixed flow
ers arranged for effect.
The gold, silver and bronze medals
OF the Horticultural society will be
awarded respectively to the first.
second and third most meritorious
in the show.
Further information regarding the
can be obtained from Mrs
B. Parsons. Box 37-. New
Britain. Mrs. Parsons is being assist
ed by Mrs. William c. Skinner Mrs.
Robert 3. English, Mrs. Frederick
Kim ball and Mrs. Richard Phillips,
all of the Connecticut Valley Garden
club.
Plainville society has added TO IFS
line Of social activities a garden
club. The first meeting was held at
the "Old Milestone" in Farmineton .
last week, and the following were !
elected to office: President, Mrs. /
Pearl c. Pond; vice president, Mrs.
Howard Knapp; secretary, Mrs. Her
bert Dyer; and treasurer, BENJAMIN
Knapp.
The second meeting was held on
Wednesday evening, also at the odd
A committee was ap-
pointed TO act upon a constitution
and bylaws.
The members of the DeMolay are
making plans for their annual June
lance, the date for the big event
having been set for the 18th Of that
month. The party is sponsored by
he advisory council, and Horace
Iohnes is chairman in charge of af-
airs. Many OF the younger crowd
'elong to the DeMolay and the eve