Evening star., 1948-10-03
Nine. Chang Bloom
Takes Top Honors at
Potomac Rose Show

Ain example Of the mime. Chang
Kai-shek" rose took top honors yes
terday at the 18th annual rose show
of the Potomac Rose Society.
. The delicate yellow flower won the
"best rose of show" award for Har-
old j. Holt Of Baltimore. Mr.. Holt
also won the 1t. Col. Ray K. Wind
ham Trophy for the best group of
single specimens of five varieties and
the A. c. Barrett Trophy for the
best long-stemmed hybrid tea or
f1oribunda specimen.
More than $500 persons visited the
show in the National Museum
Building, Tenth street and Con-
stitutton avenue NV.
The exhibits will be on display
again today from 1e am. to 8 pm
There is no admission charge.
Mrs Hannah Brown of Washing
ton was runner-up to Mr.. Holt for
the principal award with her ex-
ample of the Crimson Glory vari-
ETY.. DR.. and Mrs. H. c. Albin OF
Arlington placed third with a Mrs
Sam McGredy."
Mrs. Lang Wins Star Cup.
The Evening Star Cup for the
highest score in the arrangement
division went to Mrs. Fred Lang OF
Kensington, Md. She used the
American Flagship" variety.
Miss Isabelle Smith and Mrs.
william George. both Of Washing
ton. placed second and third, re-
spectively, In arrangements.
The Duval Bowl for the best
Observation-Disclosures" rose went
to Mrs. E. c. Powell of Rockville,
Md, for an example of the Eclipse" "
The registered exhibitors totaled
110, far above last years figure,
show officials said.
Concurrently with the show, Divi-
sion Four of the American Rose So
ciety held its annual meeting. After
noon and evening sessions were
marked by a discussion of rose
growers problems and a dinner at
the Raleigh Hotel DR.. Freeman
Weiss and A. c. Barrett reported
on tests of new spray and dust
formulas last night.
Awards Listed.
The group awards at the show
were the following:
Group "A"-growers having to
IS bushes-Mrs. John E. Adams,
Manassas. Va. first: Miss Lucy
Brookfield. Springfield, Va, second;
Mrs. r. L. Hutchings. Arlington,
third.
Group "B"-36 to 100 bushes-Mrs.
Brown, first; Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
P. Young. Chevy Chase, Md. second;
L. v. Perry. Arlington, third.
Group Cover 100 bushes-Dr.
and Mrs. Albin, first; Mr.. Holt.
second; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w.
Harweu. Petersburg, Va, third.
The Blackstone Bowl, marking
z. D. Blackistone's 50th anniver-
sary as a florist, and cash award
of s25 went to the Takoma Horti-
cultural Club for being the club
whose members amassed the most
Garden club submitting best
Other awards included:
Commercial division-George c.
Shaffer, Inc. first; A Guide Sons Co.,
second; Nosegay Flower Shop,
third.
Garden club submitting best ar
arrangement - Woodbridge Garden
Club, by Mrs. H. A. Linger.@
Special award, collection Of "a
varieties-A. E. West of Washington
The Rose Bank Trophy, donated
by r. E. Scanned, for high point |
scorer in the novice exhibitor class
Mr.. Perry.
The judges of the show were Mrs.
Perley G. Nutting, Frank Prevail,
Col. William H. England and Capt.
Walter S. Diehl of Washington;
Mrs. J. Hanson Boyden of Bowie,
Md; E. D. Duval of Norfolk, Mrs.
Herbert H. Greger Of Rockville, Md,
C. H. Lewis and John r. Van
Sickler of Roanoke. Va, Mrs. Lillian
Smith OF Chevy Chase, Md. and
!. w. Staalman of Oakton. Va.
Col. Windham is general chair
man of the show committee.
The show Is dedicated to Niels
J. Hansen, a charter member, Of
ficer and director of the Potomac