Evening star., 1953-05-17
Two Highest Awards
In Iris Show Go 10
Silver Spring Couple

Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan H. Rich
mond, 1900 Flower avenue, Silver
Spring. last night won two of the
three highest awards in the 36th
annual iris show of the Takoma
Horticultural Club and captured
the sweepstakes with so points.
Runnerup was Charles M. David
son, 9208 Flower avenue, Silver
Spring, with 33 points.
Their yellow blended "Tiffania"
iris was judged the best in the
show, while a copper-colored
Cascade Splendor" variety iris
won third prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Yano,
87O6 Garfield street, Bethesda,
exhibiting THE Red Douglas"
specimen in the iris classes, were
awarded second honors.
F. Irwin Finch, 1905 Dale drive,
Silver Spring, swept the field in
the artistic arrangement theme
Jewels On Parade" and won
both first and second honorS. His
first best arrangement, by The
Garden Pool" consisted of white
Siberian iris in a square bowl
with the water showing. Mr..
Finch in his second best arrange-s
ment displayed in the Jade of
Emerald" theme a green bowl of
tiny green fruit with foliage.
Glass Winners Named.
Judges of the iris classes were
Howard r. Watkins and Lee M.
Clarke of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Iris Society. Arrange
ment classes were judged by Mrs.
Charles F. Peace, Round Bay.
Md; Mrs. G. Frank Harris and
Mrs. Dennis Corrick, both of Mt.
Airy, Md.
Winners in the various classes
were as follows:
named varieties: Mr. and Mrs Rich
mend: six named varieties: Mrs. Berntce
Mrs shehorEe sioF9a bSbo9 or oeen5sis tails
Specimens, white: Mr.. Davidson. Mr..
SON white bicoIor or amoena: Mr.. Dav-
Mr. Davidson, Mr.. and Mrs. Richmond,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mcnamara; layen-
der light blue or mauve bicolor: Mrs.
ns sylVester est nHnTs Mrs E ,ES. Steal Sr AL
Richmond a6n NM Mrs NsRSno steRa dark m & bGe @ red
steeall; pink: Mrs., Frank + Copeland;
uelen; pink bicolor John Mueller.
Albert A; Mattera; Mr.. copsland; red
asqTey PleqIG5 MI Mrs sPa sheIhorse S % FR3 %tlends
Mr.: and Mrs Richm0ndii, Mr R paYidSGd I'd son
da3k aon Sfndi Mr Davds6n MF SeoR M" Mr.
Mrs. Yano Mr.. Davidson, Mr.. and Mrs,
Richmond; yellow bicoloT: eG NJ and .,.S1dz: Mrs
Rishmond M DavidhSSon nsIidsnn Mr.. MueleT Mr
and Mrs. Yano. Mr. and Mrs; Richmond;
DGatas MI and MTS Mrs Rish%@n6 MI
Irises other than bearded sibiricaa:
Mrs Harvey. Mr.; and Mrs RichmSond, a,laS
Mrs, Preston or9ome; 3tneTs snsISnrse sTSn as
Mr' Herring, Mrs. Sylvester; white: Mr..
Herring, Mrs. sheihorse;, Mr.; Herring
blue Mr Herring gopsand Mas Myron L. DEL
Jewels on Parade. .h.r
Specimens. other than irisss' otnsr
shrubs We1gel1a: Mrs. OoroLny n. SnAgn'
Mrs. Shelhorse, Mr.. Copeland; rhooo9
dendron: Mrs Harvey: columbine, 3
stalks: Mr. Copeland, Mrs. Robert ".
Buckner; hemerocallis, 8 stalks: MI.
Copeland, Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. Ralph M.
Berry; pansfes, 12 stalks: Mrs. sylvester;
other flowers one or more stalks: Mira:
6. E. Davis, Mrs. Copeland, Warren
"lnEe' Artistic arrangements, theme "Jewels
on Parade" BACKGROUND gray-blue corr
fugated paper.
: MAY Basket" arrangement not over
Is inches high. using any flowers and
foliage, open to children under 13: John
Mattera, Bette Robertson, Anne tSchwab;
honorary mention. Marjorie Robertson:
Jewel Box" small arrangement Ia
Jewel colorS, not over 7 or less than 8