The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Coming ComeNio Show Promises To
Be Outstanding Event January 3Ist

sponsored annually by the Wom-
ans Progressive Club. This year
the club will be joined by the
Mems Camellia Club and will ex-
hibit in cooperation with the
American Camellia Society, a
combination that should insure
the greatest show of its kind
along the coast.
The show will be staged at the
Elks Hall on Krebs avenue, Pas
cagoula, February Z unless alb
normal weather should make a
change to another place necessa-
ry. Doors will be open to the
public which is invited to attend,
from 2 TO o p. m. No admittance
fee will be asked.
All camellia growers are invited
to exhibit. Inquiries concerning
the show should be directed to
Mrs. Charles w. Smith, of the
Progressive Club, post office box
400, Pascagoula, or contact may
be made over phone 285 in the
same city.
Schedules may be obtained
from DR.. Perry A. Thompson,
chairman of the Mems Camellia
club, who may be reached at
his office in the Virgins building
in Pascagoula.
According to the rules and reg
ulations regarding the show, all
exhibits must be staged and rea-
dy for the judges by IL a. M,
February Z. Except in the ar
rangement classes, and Seeding
class, varieties should be named
if possible.
No exhibitor shall receive more
than one ribbon in a class. Any
ribbon may be withheld at the
discretion of the judges, whose
decision will be final.
All exhibits shall be from
bushes owned by the exhibitor,
Exhibits from amateur and COM
mercial growers will be separate
The show committee is not re-
sponsible for containers and 9TH
er property of exhibitors, though
, reasonable care will be exercised
} to safeguard all property, mem
, bers said. All containers should
be marked underneath with the
owners name, using adhesive
tape.
Entries will be received be.
tween the hours of $3.50 and II
a. m.
No exhibit may be dismantlec
or removed from othe show unit
9 p. m. Saturday, and must be re.
moved before 2 p. m. Sunday
February 8.
Division A, Arrangements
h Class l, An arrangement, or com
e position, using one or more camel
a las showing the Oriental influ
D ence; class 2, an arrangement, O
composition of camellias ant
Towering branches; class 8,
l free lance arrangement of camel
las without restrictions.
Division B, best specimen G
blossom) and best group of three
class 1, Sarah Frost; 2, Abb
Plena; 3, Pink Perfection; 4, Prof
C. S. Sergeant; S. Gloria de Nan
ties; 6, Hcrme; z. Pope Plus; 8
Monarch; 8, Laurel Leaf; 10, Ele'
gans; IL, Red Herme; IL, Jarvis
Red; Is, Purple Dawn; IA, Done
kelari; Is, Nine. Strekaloff; 16
Victor Emanuel; II, c. M. Hovey
Division c; best specimen q
blossom) and best group of three
of any camellia not listed above
Glass |, Single tAmabilis); 2, Sc
mi-double (Lady Claire, etc.; 3
Incomplete double (Nobilisima
etc.; 4, Complete double (Matho-
tiana, etc.; these classes will be
divided into red, pink, white and
variegated.
Division D; Seedlings, class |,
all types of seedlings.
Division E; Collections, class |,
collection of 5 to 10 named varie-
J ties exhibited in a basket or tray;
class Q, collection of 5 to 10 named
varieties exhibited on mirror.
Division F; exhibition of paint
ings of camellias.
Winner in each class will be Civ
en- blue ribbon, second, red rib
bon, and third, yellow ribbon.
A camellia bush will be award
ed the exhibitor having most
points.
Special awards; to be presented
by the American Camellia Socie-
ty, will be a fold certificate to be
| awarded to the winner of the
i most blue ribbons in the hort
cultural section, a silver certificate
to be awarded to the winner OF
| the second number of blue rib
bons in the horticultural section
and an award of merit for the
best new Seeding variety produc-
ed and introduced, or not yet in
trodUced, not disseminated prior