Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-07-22
GARDEN LOVERS FLOWER SHOW
WAS A RIOT OF BEAUTIFUL COlORS

" beautiful SolSNS
The undcrcroft VI 81, Peters
AME church was transformed In
tn an enchanted flower garden.
when the Garden Lovers" Min
neapolis Garden Club held their
Flower Show Exhibit on SATURDAY
July Ia. from To 7 y, m.
The beautiful setting with ita
white brick bordrrcd flower bcds
greeted one on entering the gar
den, with lts umbrella table, bird
bath and white iron garden furui.
turc on one side variety OF gar.
den flowers In varied hura were
growing in earth against one wall
and against another wall was a
bed nf goraniumA In hues ~ pink
shading To deep rose red ~ well
as yellow shades. and a large col
lection of tubcrous bcgonias In
snft lemon yellow rose and red
made an eye catching picture %
beauty
In arrangement class a Madon-
ma vase conferred with white giadi
ola and containing phioS and
other flowers was entered by Mrs
zerlina Bradley A wicker garden
basket filled with red plum
foliage and yellow and gold gail
lardi. entered by Mrs Mao Mar.
shall, a large cup and saucer con.
taincr by Mrs Matte Corners,
an Easter tree Complet. with eggs
and birds by Jacqueline Watson,
Shadow boxes holding Japanese,
Colonial and modern vases ~
flowers was done by Mrs Ivy
Maasengill
A collection Of miniature con-
tanners holding bachelor buttons,
pstunlas and other plants was
done by Mrs. Lucille Shivcrs. Mrs
Estella Sims. rose arrangement
Mrs. Florence Cassiua. red tuber
Gus begonia arrangement,
In the house plant entries. Mrs,
Ethel stevens collection Of Art
can vtuleta were an outstanding
contribution. a lemon tire. by Mrs
OyquaI watson. croton plants by
Mrs Walter McElroy, philaden-
druns by Mrs. James Oliver, Mrs
Ann Mann and MrA Ahivcrs
CllmaSing the show was the
special arrangement exhibit which
included q wedding table with It's
white embroidered cloth over pink
taffcts. undermining conferred with
a bowl Of white gIadioli with pink
nutcd edges, between silver can.
dsIabra holding white tapcrs. \
silver tea service Rfacsd one end
and a. the other end the silver
cake knife with streamerH Of
white satin ribbon This was s"t
by Mrs. Shivers
The Christmas table done by
Mrs. Hazel Clark was very un-
usual The round tnbls was coy
cred With deep red no, over red
taffetR drsped a. the floor with
Christmas tree ornament at
tached around the skirt n was
centrred with q chrnation Christ
mas tree with green glass tnbl.
appointments
A beautiful mantsI arrange.
ment with coffee tabl" be-.
tween twin chairs and a hall table
Arrangement were cleverly done
by Mrs Ivy MaSssngill
There were two male entrants:
Mr. Spencer BhIverA who entered
u beautiful basket 81 green yege-
tables. broccoli. green beans. mus
tard. spinach. green peppers and
cucumbsrH all grown In his gar,
den and a beathfui red Innis
grown by Benjamin Nellie,
The landscaping, archways, stc.
were done by the Mines Florence
CsNsius. Hazel Clark and Estslls
Sims
This show could we'll be CHASED
~ . professional and not an anna
tcur exhibit ms there was NJ much
beauty. artistry and creative art
displayed that u IL hard 10 dss-
critic and DO justice
Committees responsible for The
shOv include Mrs Mae Marshall
general chairman, Mrs Lucille
shlvsrs, publicity. Mrs, Florence
CassiSu. schedule and staging,
Mrs. y Bins. telephone and IN.
formation and Mrs oyquai Wat
son. entries
Other members ~ the club are
the Mines Whsle White. Theresa
Granger, Helen Thomas. Marion
Williams, Ella Russell. Glorins
Faasst, Ethel Stevens, Alice
Webster, Laura Mae Oliver. Ivy
AAHs@nRiil. ThslmA Mann. Ann
Mann Bonita Nellie. Eunice As.
ton, Hazel Clark. president. Grace
Claok, zsriina Bradley and Mat.
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