Evening star., 1954-11-07
Silver Spring Man
Wins Takoma Club 5
|Chrysanthemum Fete

Donald 3. Hanley, S1l Bonl-
FAINT street. Silver Spring. last
night was declared the 1854 win
ner Of the Presidents Perpetual
Trophy. donated by the Takoma
Horticultural Club, at the -37th
annual chrysanthemum show
held under the auspices of the
club.
Mr.. Hanley not only exhibited
the best bloom In the special
varieties class, a Pink Chief. :"
but won second honors in the
same class with an Indianapolis
Yellow" bloom. Keeping up his
winning streak he next won first
award in the spider class with
q greenish "Nightengale" va
riety, concluding with winning
the sweepstakes with 1872 points.
Runnerup was Quitman j. Her.
ring, 1908 Dublin drive, Silver
Spring, with II points.
The best spray in the show, o
''Pink Dot" shown by Mr.. Her
ring. was followed by Rixey s.
Gray, 3046 Monroe street Me-,
in second place. with a lavender
variety.
Four Judges.
Judges were Matthew Kearney,
Mr.. Gray, j. Morton Franklin
and Albert r. Martin.
In the arrangements classes.
Mrs. Clarence Casey, 504 Elm
avenue, Takoma Park, captured
highest honors. Her display con-
sisted of small maroon colored
NUNS" in a tiny pitcher, as part
of the theme: Flowers that
skirt the frost" It was selected
by the judges for originality, dis
tinction, color, combination and
design. She also was second,
with a display of red and gold
"mums" in a bowl with fall leaves
as a background, Outlook on
Nature" under the theme. An
other winner was "A Little Bit
of Heaven" a miniature arrange
ment, using material, fresh or
dried; also NUNS the Word, I"
an arrangement of NUNS" with
foliage.
Interpreting Titles" an ar
rangement or composition sug-
gested by the title of a book, play
or poem was won by Mrs. j..
Marshall Wilhelm. In the same
class with exhibits open only to
teachers, lecturers and judges,
non competitive, Miss Isabelle
Smith won.
Double Winner.
"a Bright Farewell" a COM
position for the buffet. using
fruits or berried shrubs with
appropriate foliage with one or
more candles, was won by Mrs.
M. l.. Dieffenderfer as well as
Beauty Lingers On" which con-
sisted of a composition using
driftwood and other woodsy ma
terial combined with fresh
flowers.
"Keep On The Sunny Side"
an arrangement not over eight
inches in any dimension, using
any plant material in warm
colors, was won by Mrs. Albert
A. Mattera. ,taf @
"Noah's Ark" for juniors
under 13 was won by Gretchen
Zieg. Exhibit consisting Of ami
mails made from vegetables,
fruits or nuts, made without
adult help at home. One animal
Of each pair was a figurine or
both made by the exhibitor.
They were required to be entered
as pairs.
Novice Glass.
Thanksgiving" called for an
arrangement for the end of a
| Thanksgiving table, using any
FLOWERS, fruits, vegetables, or
foliage. This was the novice
class. open to those who have
never won first honors in any
arrangement shows. Winner was
Mrs. Henry Bison.
"Autumn's Beacon Lights" an
arrangement using brightly col
ored wayside material. The win
ner was Mrs. Otto H. Sylvester.
Judges included Mrs. Ellis
Middleton, Miss Margaret C..
Lancaster and Mrs. Horace But
terworth.
The show will be open today
free to the public. from 2 to 8
pm. in the Takoma Elementary
School Auditorium, Dahlia street
and Piney Branch road, N. w.