Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-01
estChrysanthemum
Honor at Show Goes
To Mrs. Graft
Mrs. Gray Is Awarded
Sweepstakes Prize at
Tokomu Exhibit

Graf the honor for the best flower
in the 14th annual chrysan-
| themum show Of the Takonla Hor-
ticultural Club, which closed last
night in the Takoma Park Branch
of the Washington Public Library.
Second honors went to DR.. Roy
Magruder, displaying a group of
Evening Star" variety of deep pink,
while R H. Fielder won third place
with 'Rena," consisting of several
bronze chrysanthemums of the but
ton variety. All are residents of
Takoma Park.
The sweepstakes prize. an Indian
stone bird bath. awarded by R. M
Shenk to the winner in all classes,
was presented to Mrs. Rixey F.
Gray of 3046 Monroe street NE. In
this event Dr. Magruder scored rs
points, Mrs. Graft 81 points and Mrs
Gray 80 points. The two former ex-
hibitors. having previously won a
bird bath, were not eligible to re-
ceive the award last night. DR..
Magruder won IS first prizes and
Mrs. Graft 6; Mrs. Thomas B.
Powell 6 second prizes and Mrs
Gray 5. Seven third prizes were
won by Mrs. Gray and five by Mrs.
Graf.
Winners in Events.
The winners in the various events
follow.
Collection of IS varieties-Dr. Ma
gruder, Herman G. Hefner. Mrs.
Gray. Collection of IL varieties
Mrs. Graft. Frank S. Pohanka, Miss
Isabel Smith. Collection of six va
rieties-H. c. Kinner, Mrs. M. J.
Murray, R H Fielder
Japanese or exhibition, Powered
varieties-Mrs. Graft, Mrs. T. B
Powell, Mr.. Kinner.
Single varieties-White, Mrs
Gray: pink, Mr.. Pohanka: lavender
or purple, DR.. Magruder; yellow,
Mrs T B Powell; red, DR.. Ma
gruder, Mrs. T. B. Powell; autumn
or multicolored, DR.. .Magruder.
Semi-double varieties - White,
Mrs. R H. Fielder; pink, Mr.. Kin
ner, Mrs. Gray, Mr.. Pohanka:
lavender or purple, Mrs. Gray, Mr..
Fielder; yellow, Mr.. Pohanka, Mr.
Fielder, Mrs. Graft; red Mrs. Graf
Mrs. A K. Goodman. Mrs. Gray;
autumn or multicolored, DR.. Ma
gruder. Mrs. Gray.
Double or aster lowered varieties
White, DR.. Magruder; pink, Mr.
Kinner: lavender or purple. DR..
Magruder; Mrs. Gray, Mrs. T. B.
Powell; yellow, DR.. Magruder, Mr..
Kinner, Mrs. Gray; red, Mr.. Po-
hanka, DR.. Magruder, Mrs. Gray;
autumn or multicolored Dr. Ma
gruder. Mrs. T. B. Powell, Mrs. Graf.
Pompon- button-White, DR.. Ma
gruder, Mrs. T. B. Powell Mr.. Kin
ner: pink, Dr. Magruder. Miss
Smith, Mr. Pohanka: yellow. DR.
Magruder, Mr. Heffner, Mr. Po-
hanka; autumn or multicolored,
Mr.. Fielder DR. Magruder, Mrs.
Graft: anemone lowered, Mr.. Heff-
ner, Miss Smith; other types, DR..
Magruder, Mrs. Graft, Miss Smith;
seedlings, Mrs. G. E. Ellis.
Mrs. Sazama Wins Arrangements.
Arrangements Of chrysanthe-
NUNS with or without other flowers
or foliage, chrysanthemums to pre-
dominate-Vase of chrysanthemums
Is inches or less over all, Mrs.
Joseph Sazama, Mrs. Graft, Mrs.
Gray; over Is inches in height,
Mrs. Graft, Mrs Gray. Mrs. T B
Powell: basket of chrysanthemums
18 inches or less over all. Mrs
Graft, Mrs. Gray, DR.. Magruder;
over 18 inches, Mr.. Kinner. Mrs
Graft, DR.. Magruder; bowl of chry-
santhemums, Miss Smith, Mrs T. B
Powell, Mrs. Graft
Other fowers-Berried shrubs
Mrs. T. B. Powell, Mrs. Sazama,
Mrs. M. j. Murray; other flowers,
Mrs Graft, Mrs. Sazama, Mr.. Po-
hanka: bold arrangements of fall
foliage, ornamental grasses, etc,
Mrs. Sazama, Mrs. Herbert Powell
Miniature arrangements-Minia-
lures not over inches in any
dimension, Miss Smith Mr.. Fielder
Mrs. Graft; not over 7 inches nor
less than 3 inches, Miss Smith,
Mrs. Graft. Mrs. Gray.
The judges of the show were
J. Wise ByrneS, chrySanthemumS,
and Mrs. V. L. McKinstry, other
flowers and arrangements.
The members of the Show Com
mittee were George U. Graft
chairman; DR.. Magruder, vice chair
man; A. P Brodell, Mrs. Theron
C. Brooks, j. M. Darracott, Mrs
Graft, DR.. Clarence Ross H. A
Mariner. C. M. Purves, Mrs. Henry
S. Rawdon, Mrs. C. E. Ross, Mrs.
Sazama Eugene w. Bond, Mrs.
] w Wright Henry B Arms