Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-01

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stroyed some of the flowers which
would otherwise have been entered
the display was satisfying in it
variety and in its arrangements
flowers being we'll placed for color
! and classification.
! Perhaps the rose exhibits were
/ the finest. a great collection oi
exquisite flowers in every hue and
variety occupying one o. the larg-
est sections of the show.
This year the flower show took
a new turn and was designed to
create in the school children an
appreciation of flowers and a de-
sire TO grow them another year
for themselves. AS a result each
school chilo was permitted to en-
ter flowers, whether grown by
himself or someone else and out
of $50 youngsters. 248 made entries.
The show was sponsored by the
Holtville Women'S club and the
Junior Women'S club. these organ
izationS giving prizes for entries.
the grand prize being awarded to
the youngSter entering the most
flowers from his own garden.
Norman Sharp was winner OF
this prize, entering - varieties.
Two contests were sponsored, one
which consisted OF arranging flow
erS before the judges and which
was won by Juanita Nelson and
Margaret Burke, and the other a
contest in naming flowers. won by
Claire Cooper. Ruth Acker and
Dick Rice. each being the victor
in his division.
Judges were Mrs. James Mackie,
Jr., Mrs H. B. Graeser, Mrs. j. K.
Fahring, the general committee in
charge OF arrangements and recep-
ton being composed of Mesdames
r B. Harmon. L. E. JeSSen, Charles
Sayler. A. P. Shibley, Wilbert Gar
rick, Miss Marie Edwards, Mrs
Anna Gay, Mrs. Carl Hartzog, Mrs.
E. Langley, Mrs. Arthur Hill.
individuals and firms donating
awards for the show were: Mes
danes A. Boren, G.. Sawyer, Carl
Morford. James Mackie, w. Harris,
A. p. Shibley, S. Stolker. Peggy Rog-
ers. Florence Nelson, r. Claiborne,
H. Parker, Clara Taylor. Ina Will
liams E. J. Smith, Kathleen Hart
zog, w. Reynolds. H. B. Graeser,
John Kavanaugh. Sam Webb, Con-
ners' Meat Market, Stationer'S Cor
poration, Holtville Hardware, w. l..
Huebner, Wilbert Garrick. I. V.
Hardware, / v. Milling Co., Hosea
Neidiffer, Walt Neidiffer, ConSum-
er's, Germaine'S. Howard and Smith,
Armstrong;, Bruce Watt. j. K.
Fahring.
In the list of prize winners, only
those winning first awards being
listed here except where a second
prize only was given, the first name
is that of the grower and the sec
ond, of the exhibitor.
Hibiscus. Norman Sharp. Norman
Sharp: Scizanthus, Lena Briden-
stine. Claire Cooper; gailardia. dou-
BILE, Mrs. A. wilkinson. Warren
Lookadoo; bird of paradise, Mrs.
Horace Cross, Harold Thiesen; pit
tisporum, J. E. Newcomer. Betty Lois
Edwards; tamrack, NJ rgare t
Haynes; petunia, dark purple, E. j.
Smith, Allen Harris; petunia, light,
Single, MTS. OOIlll hdfdiloOSIl' u l.
Bartlett; petunia, window box Mrs.
Anna Gays third grade room; pc
tunia, double, light, w. H. Harris,
Joyce Kaiser.
Petunia, double dark, Mrs. A. P.
Shibley, Ruth Acker; honeysuckle,
Mrs. Howell, Hazel 10 Scroggins;
window box, mixed, Mrs. Gays
third grade room: bridal wreath,
single. Mrs. John Kavanaugh. Fran
els Longuerville; gypSophilia, Mrs.
Dave Vencill, Lois Yeargin; palo
verde, Mrs. Fahring, Barbara Stolk-
er: venca, Mrs. Huebner, Christine
Samuels; salpiglossis, E. j. Smith,
Virginia Stull; gaillardiaS, Mrs.
Huebner, Waldine Peck; pomegran-
ate, Mrs. Neidiffer, Hilda Allen;
clarkia, Henry Harris. Joyce Kaiser;
Ar,,eh eraad H.