Evening star., 1941-09-21
A. P. Hofmann's S Entry
Wins First Prize at
Potomac Rose Show,
Dinner Concludes Annual
Convention of National
Organization

SISSh'Aet'S"
Award for the best rose in the
annual Potomac rose show at the
Smithsonian Institution was won
last night by A. p. Hofmann, presi-
dent of the Woodbridge Garden Club,
who lives at 1716 Evart street NE.
Mr.. Hofmann's rose is called the
K. A. Vicktoria. 1t and hundreds
of other roses at the exhibit will be
open to bhe public from l:30 to 10
pm. today.
Additional awards. a rose vase
from The Star for the outstanding
new rose introduced at the show,
the Nicholson bowl for high point
winner, and the Ruffner bowl for
high point local winner, will be
made at noon today.
A. G.. Davis Gets Second Prize.
Second best rose, Editor McFar-
land, was exhibited by A. G. Davis,
vice president of the Woodbridge
Garden Club. who lives at 1905
Twenty-fourth street NE. Third
best was Mrs. Eugene Scotts
Eclipse. Mrs. Scott, a member
of the Rockville Garden Club, lives
in Kensington, Md.
Awards were made by the ID
Judges just before the informal
dinner at the Raleigh Hotel which
concluded the American Rose So
ciety's annual tWo-day convention
last night. The Potomac Rose Show
was part of the convention.
Main speaker at the dinner was
A. F. Truck of Tulsa, Okla, presi-
dent-elect of the national society.
Also speaking were w. H. Young
man, president of the Potomac Rose
Society, and DR.. L. M. Massey. re-
tiring society president. DR.. Cloyd
Heck Marvin. president of George
Washington University, was toast
master
Full List of Awards.
Other awards were:
Tea, hybrid tea and hybrid per-
petual rose varieties. single speci-
mems RIOWA ny chIllpitol
Glass Red Radiance, first, Will
liam J. Mccarthy; second, E. W..
Lloyd; third, George F. Gates.
Glass 2-Etoile de Holland, first,
none; second, Mrs. Lomax Tayloe;
third, Mrs. E. C. Powell.
Glass 3-Texas Centenniel, Mrs.
Lomax Tayloe.
Class 4-Crimson Glory, first, Mr..
Stanley P. Young: second. L. L. Pow
ers: third, Mrs. H. c. Albin.
Glass 5-Ami Quinard, first, Mrs.
Eugene Scott: second, F. w. Tracy.
Glass 6-Chas. K. Douglas, second,
A. P. Hofmann; third, George
Thomas Dunlop.
Glass Better Times, F. w.
Tracy.
Glass e-E. G. Hill, F w Tracy.
Glass l2-McGredy's Scarlet, sec
ond, Miss Louise Fenby; third, VIM.
J. Mccarthy.
Glass l3- Other varieties. first,
American Beauty, Frank S. Pohanka:
second, Francis Scott Key, F. w.
Tracy; third, Rouge Mallerin,- j.
Preston Swecker.
Glass AK. A Victoria. first.
A. P. Hofmann; second, Mrs. Lo-
max Tayloe; third, George Thomas
Dunlop.
Glass 15-White Briarcliff. first.
Mrs. j. o. John; second. George
E. Doying, jr.; third, Mrs. j. O.
.Inhnson.
Glass le-Mme. Jules Bouche,
first. A. G. Davis; second, A. G..
Davis.
Glass 1s-Frau Karl Druschki,
first. Mrs. Lomax Tayloe; second,
W. T. Simmons; third, w. T. Sim
mons.
Glass 21-Other white varieties,
first. Caledonia, Mr.. c. E. Ross;
second. Snowbird. Mrs. Lomax Tay-
loe; third, Nuntius Pacilli, Mrs. Vic
tor Alfaro,
Glass 22-Golden Dawn; second.
Mrs. J. o. Johnson; third, Mrs
Benedicta Regenstein.
Glass 23-Mrs. P. S. Dupont, first,
A. G. Davis.
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j, o. johnson; second, L. L. Powers;
third. Mrs. Benedicta Regenstein.
Glass 2S-Feu Pernet Ducher,
first. Mrs Lomax Tayloe; second,
william J. Mccarthy; third, Mrs
S. Ha1en Bond.
Glass 29-Soeur Therese. first,
Mrs. E. c. Powell; second. Mrs. E.
C. Powell: third, Mrs. Lomax Tayloe.
Class 30-Mme. Jos Perraud, first,
A. G. Davis; second. A G. Davis.
Glass 3l-Luna, William J. Nc
Carthy.
Glass 32-EcIpse. first, Mrs.
Eugene Scott; second. Mrs. Lomax
Tayloe; third. F. w. Tracy.
Glass 33-Other yellow varieties,
first, Vile de Paris, George F. Gates;
second, Sun Kist, C. A. Aspinwall;
third, Max Krause, r. K. Windham
Glass 34-Brisroliff, first, Mrs
Eugene Scott; second, Mrs. Lomax
Tayloe; third. A. j. Davis.
Glass 35-Betty Uprichard, first,
Frank s. Pohanka; second, Mrs. A.
Coonley.
Glass 35-Editor Mcfarland, first,
A. G. Davis; second, Frank S.
Pohanka: third, A. G. Davis.
Glass 37-Other dark pink varie-
ties. first, Margaret McGrady. Miss
Louise Fenby: second, Margaret Nc
Grady, Miss Louise Fenby; third.
Margaret McGrady, Miss Louise
Fenby.
Other dark pinks, first, r. w.
Tracy; second, Mrs. A. r. Hester;
third, Mrs. Marguerite Peacock.
Glass 38-Radiance, first, A. P.
Hofmann; second, Mrs. Benedicta
Regenstein; third, Mrs. Parker.
Glass 39-Mme. Butterfly, first, A.