Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-16
Flower Show Exhibit
Will Be Transplanied
ToEisenhower Farm

To Eisenhower Farm
President Eisenhower now
knows the answer to the mystery
Of the Mystery Garden" which
was named In honor Of his wife.
Mamie, at the Flower show.
The information came as .
complete surprise to him during
his surprise visit to the show ct
the National Guard Armory late
yesterday. It was simply this:
Every last plant and bulb Of
the nearly 1000 growing in the
special plot at the Armory will
be transpianted to the Eisen-
hover farm near Gettysburg.
Pa, when the show ends at IL
o'clock tonight.
Gets Bricks, Too
! Also to- be transferred to
GETTYSBURG are the hundreds Of
handmade bricks specially
nodded for the show to construct
q Colonial Old Georgetown-style
serpentine wall-a 60-foot-long
4-foot- high parapet that has
been q chief attraction Of the
show. since it began last Thurs
day.
This is the first I've heard
about It," he remarked when
the plan was pointed out to him
during his 30-minute tour Of the
show yesterday.
Mrs. Eisenhower had been
scheduled to open the show last
Thursday, but an attack Of In
fluenza kept her abed most Of
the week.
AS a pinch-hitter for his wife
the President threw himself en-
Enthusiastically into the show
touring job. Before he was
through he covered every major
display on the floor. And he
was presented with q big bunch
Of red roses to take home to
Mrs. Ike.
Slows Down Escorts.
The President refused to be
hurried too much. either. AS he
stepped from the Mamie Gar
den" he was caught in the usual
wave OF haste-conscious secret
servicemen.
He Immediately called a halt
In front Of the snapdragons.
Here, wait a minute" he said.
Lets not go so fast"
In his relative leisure, then,
the President cruised past:
An exhibit Stimulating a Paris
ian flower cart inscribed "Ache-
tez mes belle fleurs"- yes. the
President interpreted, "buy my
pretty flowers"
A Corcoran Art Gallery stu
dent, Denis Bourland, sketching
q general vista of the show from
a vantage point near q bed Of
rose bushes. Observed Amateur
Artist Eisenhower to the lad:
"Good work." Said Student
Bourland later: II just stood
there with my mouth open" In
the running elbowing contest
among the White House pl1otog-
raphers, one got showed into
the rosebed and emerged with
thorns ia his hand and thorny
invectives.
No. Residential Bite fiAi|
The tropical garden where aii |
attendant, Bill Cusimano, thrust
out the displays 3-foot-long al
hgator, Boris. Someone in the |
Presidential party inquired, win
he bite? He sure will, answered
Mr. Cusimano. well he won't
bite ne,p the President laughed,
moving on without any prompt
ing shoves from the Secret Serv-
ice.
The garden pools inviting spec
tators to toss in coins for the
benefit Of the Society for Grip
pied Children. The President.
lacking coins. changed couple
of bills with one of his party and
pitched quarters into the pools
with gusto.
Remarked President Eisen-
hover to the show officials who
escorted around the huge
Armory: Mrs. Eisenhower felt
disappointed because she couldn't
be here. She's going to feel
worse about 1t when I tell her
about the show
New Rose Patented
Later in the evening United
states PATENT RECONNAISSANCE ROD
ert C. Watson presented q plant
patent to Woburn. Mass. rose
developer, Mrs. Gladys Fisher,
for new hybrid rose called
Love Song"
And before. President Eisen-
hower's surprise visit The Eve
ming Star trophy was presented
to Walter Charron, owner Of
the Nosegay Flower Shop. for
his best-in-the-show arrange
ment Of orchids. This was the
sixth of The Star awards in the
fifth annual National Capital
Flower and Garden Show.
Other awards presented yester-
day included trophies offered by
Woodward and Lothrop to Mrs.
Ben Grant. member-at-large. of
Bethesda. and Mrs. Joe Bailey,
Arlington Neighborhood Club,
for best in their flower arrange
ment classes.
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