Evening star., 1948-09-26

Since the blooms are rare and costly
the exhibition will represent large
investment in culture.
Linnaeus T. Savage, assistant
secretary of the bank, is chairman
of the Program Committee of the
local orchid society. So far, this is
the general program arrangement:
National officers and trustees will
hold their business meeting in the
boardroom of the American Secur-
ity Building, 730 Fifteenth street
NV.
A noon luncheon for these officers
will be served in the dining room
of the American Security & Trust
Co.
Judging of the blooms in the lobby
of the bank in the afternoon.
At pm. visiting guests and the
local society will join in a dinner
at the Willard Hotel.
At pm. there will be general
meeting on the 10th floor of the
American Security Building to hear
William A. Frederick, senior land
scape architect and horticulturist
of the Botanic Garden, and other
speakers and to witness colored
slides and take part in general
discussion.
On December the visiting dele
CATION and others will see local
orchid collections such as the ones
at the Botanic Garden and Dunn
barton Oaks. A sightseeing tour
is planned.
The Board of Trade has whole
heartedly given support to enter
tanning the national delegation.
The 31st annual dahlia and fall
flower show sponsored by the Ia
koma Horticultural Society will be
held at the Takoma Branch Library
October g. Open to all exhibitors,
the specimens and collections must
be in place by pm. Judging will
require an hour. The show will then
be open from 3 to 9 pm. for the
public to see the blooms. There
will be more than 100 classes,
including dahlia collections, ar
rangements and single specimens,
all types of flowers now in bloom
to be represented. There are eight
classes for roses only.
Pasadena, home of the Rose Bowl,
will be the scene October IL to Is
of the 1948 fall meeting of the
American Rose Society. Members
of the Pacific Rose Society will act
Hotel Huntington. Visits will be
made to the Arcadia Park test gar
den and for the first so registrants
from outside Southern California a
trip has been arranged to the whole
sale flower market in Los Angeles.
For program, write box 687, Har-
risonburg. Pa.
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens. 1701
Thirty second street NV, are open
to the public every Saturday and
Sunday from 2 to pm. There are
some roses on view now and these
will be more prolific. The chrys-
anthemums will not be ready until
October.
DR.. r. C. Allen, secretary of the
American Rose Society; DR.. j. Hor-
ace Mcfarland, president emeritus,
and Robert Pyle participated in a
rose forum that was one OF the
features of the celebration Septem-
Der 18 at the West Grove (Pao
gardens of the Conard-Pyle Co.,
which owns part of a tract conveyed
to William Penn in 1881. Penn, the
grandson of Pepnsylvania's founder,
upon taking possession Of his 5000
acre; grant, agreed to tender the
rental of one red rose yearly to the
heirs of the elder Penn. The pres
ent owners of the tract are con-
tinuing the tradition. In the latest
such payment this month, Philip
Penn-Gaskell Hall. British Consul
General, received the payment. In
1871 roses were so rare that bot
tie of distilled rose water was
fit present for royalty and a rose
sufficient rent for house and land.
A delegation of approximately 100
from the District and vicinity at
tended the event, going by special
bus and private cars Most of those
in the delegation were members OF
the Potomac Rose Society. which
had more members present than any
other society represented.