Evening star., 1948-09-19
Garden Club Activities

The Bethesda Chevy Chase Sixth
Annual Harvest Show being held
today from 2 to 0 pm. in the Be
thesda Chevy Chase High School
on the East-West highway In Be-
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Entries were invited for this show
from all amateur gardeners in the
classifications Of flowers, fruits and
vegetables and from amateur crafts
men and lobbyists. Displays may
still be entered. but none will be
received after II am. today.
Large sections are reserved for
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and perennials in general.
Crafts will include:
Photography. pictorial and portrait:
knitting and crocheting; hand.made russ
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stenciling; art; ceramics, metal work.
woodworking and plastics.
Hobbies, different from the crafts
in that the items are not actually
made by the exhibitor, include:
Miniatures dolls, stamps, relics, china,
glassware. handwork. jewelry. buttons
art ceramics.
A trophy will be awarded the
garden club winning most points on
a membership basis. Another will
be given the club having the best
educational exhibit.
An outstanding event Of the year
is the annual show of the National
Capital Dahlia Society, its 18th to
be held next Saturday and Sunday
at the Botanic Garden, MARYLAND
avenue and First street S.W. There
is no charge to the public, the dis
play to be thrown open to callers
at 3 pm. Saturday and 10 am. Sun
day, closing at 10 pm. SATURDAY. and
10 pm. Sunday. Prizes Will De
awarded at 8 pm. Sunday.
Show chairman is j. Leslie Bowl
ing. 815 Philadelphia avenue, Silver
Spring. Md.
| Anv person may exhibit without
fee and a wide representation OF
exhibitors is desired. Containers
will be furnished by the society ex..
cept in the basket, vase and bow
ARRANGEMENTS. Artificial support Of
blooms is prohibited.
The Evening Star, Bowling, Bal
timore Dahlia Society, Times
Herald, Kelsey, Phillips, Parker
Cory. Hirst, C. c. Clark, John L
Bishop, Barrett, Geo. c. Shaf1er
Inc: Hitchcock, Nosegay Flower
Shop, Shipley, Klein, Florists Teie.
graph Delivery Association anc
Grossman trophies are to be award
ed, in addition to numerous bene'
fits donated by commercial firms.
In each classification, as a rule
awards are made for best entry IN
addition to the sweepstakes award
Numerous medals of the society ano
certificates are also to, be given.
The Evening Star Trophy is open
to growers of less than 100 plants
with the specimen bloom 8 lnches
or more in diameter.
The other sections include:
Dahlias from novices who have
never won an award at a dahlia
show; medium Towering classes
open to growers Of less than 100
plants: large and medium flower
ing classes open to growers OF up
to $50 plants.
Large and medium Towering
classes open to all; large and me.
dunn Towering classes open to all
but requiring three blooms in each
entry; 1948 American introductions
open to all; small Towering classes
open to all: Seedlings; three blooms
undisseminated varieties: dahlias
most nearly perfect; foreign intro
ductions; baskets and vases for
amateurs; baskets, vases and bowls
for amateurs; section for retail f1o-
rists; artistic arrangements for
amateurs only, but not restricted to
dahlias.
A meeting of the Silver Spring