Evening star., 1952-09-28
Baltimore Man Wins
Top Show Prize Here
With 13-Inch DahIia


over inches in diameter in the
National Capital Dahlia Society's
show yesterday went to Arnold T.
Hens, ST., of Baltimore. He topped
102 contestants, a new high rec
ord.
Mr.. Hens won the John L.
Bishop Memorial Trophy with his
bloom of powder puff lavender.
The flower was 13 inches in diam
eter.
The show. an array of color.
which began yesterday, will be
open today at the Botanic Garden,
Maryland avenue and First street
S.W. from 9 am. to 9 pm. Prizes
will be awarded tonight at $3.50
O'Clock. They will be distributed
by the society's president, S. Owen
Hatfield, and the show chairman,
George E. Dodrill. The show is
free.
Star Trophy Awarded.
The Evening Star trophy, given
In the large Towering class. went
to Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald r. Blount
of 1906 North Stafford street, Ar
lington, who also won last years
trophy. Mr.. Blount was entered
only three years ago in the novice
section. Yesterday, the Blounts
also won the Gilmer Trophy for
the best entry in the large flower
Ing class section.
He said yesterday that having
one of The Star trophies. I'VE
needed a pair. as one looked very
lonesome. Mr.. and Mrs. Blount
won yesterday with the salmon
pink Kelvin variety. He is in the
Agriculture Department.
H. Dewey Mohr. one of the
judges, who operates a large
dahlia commercial establishment
on Long Island, N. Y, said the
show here would be the biggest in
the Nation this year. He attrib-
uted its success to the expanding
interest in dahlias, competition
and the reputation Washington
has acquired as one of the top
three shows IN the country. Dah-
llas in the show range from POM
poms an inch in diameter, up to
those in excess of IA inches diam
eter. up to those in excess of IA
inches diameter.
j. L. Bishop Honored.
The top trophy in the show is
named in honor of John L. Bishop
an administrative assistant in the
Bureau OF Operations, Navy De-
partment, who died April %. He
was one of the founders of the
society, its first president and
chairman of a number of shows
He was an organizer of the Ma
tlonal GladioluS Society and pres
1dent OF the Woodbridge Garden
Club. His widow lives at 1912 Law
renee street NE. and is taking an
active interest in the current show
Winners in the show included:
,oror For most nearly perfect dahlia in the
s07 PSilsdeiphia Avsnae, ns SILVER rsslips sprips
vod Won Inc! tne Mason Trophy: Ruby Charm,
sherSood Tassas N %fnssqTe entereS by John
Trophy for the most nearly perfect mir,is~
ture dahlis. two to four inches in dame
the Hatfield Trophy hfnqerfc; for Atom 5aItimosf s@s
orange grange pompom. most perfect Of that
Perhaps the largest dahlia in the show
lame ccioFed ioeemsn forms Sf Arthur G9dtrey
diameter of more than ii inches. entered
By ~ the ebw sh9w chairman. Mr.. Dodrill Of
A-,erican Howe A,b,o,,.u.A ,.,
mos mos: worthy gndisssminated dahlia. three
ha to enteTed T6tS Sy fSra Prank
TOmcsak Of Jamaica: Long Island. N. 7.
ehS M; Phillips received the George G.
Nosegay flower shop trophy for the best
basket of dahlias six to eight inches in
diane diameteE. L: N: Clarke. 244o Monroe s
Trophy for best basket Of dahlias Of four
Dr. H c. Parker. s14s Thirtieth hfrs street
Sases oVen th esbt l. inches Clarke ar Trophy fo
the Trophy e Tor dahIias III fonr to ana six
inches in diameter. The Leon Levy Trophy
%spt 1OT vases Is Of dahias aalss sig sS eight inches
nue. NV. - " 1'aSAeA4 o'oS nevada ave-
In the classes for dahlia arrangements,
Mattera. 415 E. Melbourne "a avenue, ; Silver Silver
a5 0s psss mace = MIS- X,b IP3ss
sunny South. sarretts 'sn Pink uFPs Flsmingo ihHm
won the best entry in the class open to
Phillips Of Fails Church. Sweepstakes in In
tnat class went to Mr.. Sherwood of Balti-
,.,rf. The ! N9segay e; Floral Shop Of ea4. 18th
N sSe sSenqe 1st NV anS George
one or more blue ribbons Top score in
Hsnt 5ns florist tbe section and the FTDA Trophy
Medal certificate Of the si Society He went oo TO
Fort Reno Florist.
erowers Of up to $50 plants the sweep
stakes award. the Baltimore Dahlia So
eiety Sst,,. Trophy went to John 3; Gilmer. /
best entry in this section, a specimen Of
MARION Ma M.h Glen: p.s purple cactus receiyed
Mrs siount tls In the saRn same medium ned foR oRo
fog pss eaSs I of less
Monroe street NV Ths Sweepstakes win win.
Twelfth street, Arlington.
er51 tIye 5miniature lat was swaEded the MinkeT
Mehr. $500 First street NV: received the
Windlassie,, a fine medium-sized white
dahl dahlia. won the best entry award in the
thl %sson medum ID GEsfng ttasf class
Arlington received the .Dodrill. Trophy in |
the sweepstakes. Mr.. Mason also won the 1
Chevy Chase Garden Club Trophy as |
SWEEPSTAKES winner in the specimen
In this section. E. r Phillips had the best Il
entry with q seeding.
Tops Seeding Glass.
.trD6srt Dr. Henry PSskeT Par s142 Thirtieth
points in the Seeding section and re- 1
ceived the Parker Trophy. The best dahlia 4
in this section was one Of DR.. Parker
seedlings
In the three-bloom large Towering class,
open to all, the best entry was seeding, 4
entered by A. Egan Of Bloomfield. N. J.
Of SILVER Spring. Mr. Egan SS viii r. receive F Tor
e.y one year the J; E. c. Jordan Memorial
memory Of her husband. Mr.. Bowling re-
ceiyes the Christensen Trophy.
Considerable interest was exhibited in 4
the arrangement class. May the Best Man
Win" which was for men only. This was 4
won by. Fred Lang. 410S Everett street. \
Kensington.
New Voters Enroll tuesday