Evening star., 1947-10-10
Takoma Show Gives
HIGHEST Dah|ia Honor
To Silver Spring Man

BY One-polnb margin, y. Leslie
Bowling, 815 Philadelphia avenue,
Silver Spring, Md, won highest
honors at the opening last night of
the 30th annual dahlia and fall
flower show at the Takoma Horti-.
cultural Club.
The show is open again today to
the public from 9 am. to 8 pm. at
the Takoma Branch of the Public
Library, Fifth and Cedar streets
NV.
Mr.. Bowling's pink Flamingo"
and Bright Cherokee Brave" won
first and third prizes respectively in
the show. He captured six blue rib
bons, three seconds and six thirds
to score Al points and nose out E.
r. Phillips of 807 Philadelphia ave-
nue., Silver Spring. Mr.. Bowling is
an instructor at Strayer's Business
College.
Dahlia Winners Listed.
Mr. Phillips, exhibiting rose
colored Jane Lausche," took second
prize for his dahlia and second in
points, with 40. Third was DR.. H.
C. Parker, 6142 Thirtieth street NV,
who scored 33 points. Judges of
dahlias were Walter H. Gannaway'
and DR.. E. ]. Humphreys.
Winners in the dahlia classes:
Medium and large h9wered dab dahlias
Dr.. Parker: blended, Or. Parker; Gnform-
pink or rose, Miss Ruby Hardesty; mauye-
lavender. pr. Parker: purple or violet. Miss
NJ, Phillips, Nj; Bowling: bi,eoler.. r..
PaikeT esetus red shadss b.
Mr.. Phillips, M. Bowling; pink or rose rose
Bowling, Dr.. Parker; bi-coior, Mr.. Phillips
Mr., Petrlik: blended, Mr.. Phillips Dr.
Small fiowering dahlias. miniature for
NAL Mr; Phillips; miniature semicact9s'
Phillips. Mr. Bowlne. M fstTlik: other
small towering types. Mr.. Phillips, Mrs
Ssn ssDs neses in pr Pafer
In the rose classes, A. G. Barrett
of 4719 Brandywine street NV, an
operating engineer, won first prize
with Peace" and third best in the
show with his *. A. Viktoria." Sec
ond honors went to j. Mark Albert
son of COG Aspen street NV, divi-
sion chief in the United States Tariff
Commission, with his peach-colored
Good News" Mr.. Barrett scored
| 20 points and Mr.. AlbertSon 13. Col.
William H. England was Judge.
Winners in the rose classes:
f$rtr Mr par-
rett; red radiance, Mrs: Irene Haggerty;
other red, Mr.. Barrett. MI Albertson Mrs.
RI Mns yelo1 M oranee
Barrett, Mr. Aibertson. Mrs. Mullendore;
white. Mr. Barrett. R: E scammell. M M,
Scammell. A. E. West.
The outstanding exhibit IN ar
rangement was shown by r. E. Scam
nell of 2810 Bladensburg road NE,
with his setting of purple asters and
roses in various colors.
Mrs. Sazama Leads.
High point winner was Mrs. Sa-
zama of 1924 9Th street NV, who
scored 80 with eight blue ribbons,
one second and one third. Runner
up was Mrs. Charles Grover of 1902
Glenville road, Silver Spring, with
20 points, DR.. Parker scored 1s
points.
The winners:
Artistic ARRANGEMENTS. basket of large.
fowered dahlias,. Or. Parker; basket OF
. small-howered dahlias, Mrs. Sazama, Mrs.
Charles Grover; vase of large-fiowered
danlias, Dr. Parker; vase of medium.
fiowered dahlias,. Mrs. Grover: vase OF
:, small dahlias and other flowers or foliage.
Mrs. Sazama. Mrs. Grover; basket. OF
roses, Mrs. ,sazama; vase Of roses Mrs.
SaZama; miniature not more than sdenT
inches, Mrs Mullendore, Mrs. Grover. Mrs.
sazama miniature not more than. si,'
inches, Mrs. Haggerty, Mrs. Peter koks,
Miss Mae E. Simpson; arrangement OF
hardy asters, Mrs. .Koka, Mrs. Haggerty;
Mrs. E. G.. Harding: arrangement Of
French marigolds, Mrs. SazAna. MrF,
Koka, Mrs. Grover: arrangementS 6f sAfri-
cam ma rig olds, Mrs. Grover. Mrs. Sassms:
large zinnias, Mrs. Sazama: pempon sins
Of floating dahlias, Mrs. Sazams. Mrs.