HORTICULTURAL SHOW
DISPLAY AT NEWTOWN. Yesterday afternoon the Mayoress of Wellington, Mrs. J. P. Luke, opened tho St. Thomas's Horticultural Show, which is being held in St. Thomas's Hall, Newtown. There was a good attendance. The curate of St. Thomas's, Rev. E. Rich, in introducing Mrs. Luke, apologised for the unavoidable absence of the vicar, but stated that he wished them every success. He briefly referred to tho bad weather which had characterised the past few weeks and which had destroyed n large number of flowers, greatly reducing the number of entries for the 6how. Mrs. Luke, in declaring the . show open, referred to the good work which was being done in the various schools, and said that she was very glad to see such a large number of children present. Sho wished tho show every success. On tho motion of Mr. M. J. Greuside, «. member of the committee, a vote of thanks to Mrs. Luke was carried by acclamation. A small child, Gertrude Collins, presented the Mayoress with a bouquet of (lowers. The recent bad weather and particularly the storm of last Sunday greatly interfered ■' with the number of entries received, which, however, numbered 372. 'Die display of blooms, pot plants, vegetables, and home-made articles was very fine. The champion rose was a British Queen bloom, exhibited by Mrs. F. K. Porteous. A special feature of tho show was a Beau Nash carnation bloom, of a light pink shade, entered by Mr. A- J. Jackson. The bloom is i\ inches wide, ■and tiio judge remarked that it was the finest he had ever seen. In the home section, the outstanding features were various articles made out of keroseno tins, including a camp stove, watering can, shovels, candlesticks, and miniature chairs and a miniature house and garden. This latter was designed by Mr. A. H. Petterson, a returned soldier, and wns a remarkable piece of workmanship. Tho grounds around tho house were laid out in gardens and lawns, and bordered by a hedge. In the exhibition only class, Mr. T. Waugh, of Lower Hutt, had a very fine display of gladioli, roses and carnations. There were several stalls, and these all did a good trade throughout the day. The following were the stall-holders:— Cut flowers, Mrs. Croull and Mrs. Linton; pot-plant?, Mrs. Startup) and Miss E. Baillic; sweets, Mrs. Baillie, Misses Gaby, Christie, and Davis; and soft drinks, Masters Willie Gaby and Howard. Gillespie. Mrs Cooper, assisted by Mesdames Drunimond and Rolbns, and Miss Allan, had charge of the afternoon tea and refrshments. In tho evening music was provided by an orchestra under Miss Pilco. , ' The judges were as follow:—Hoses, Mr. S G. Pearce;, carnations, pansies, and violas, Mr. G. T. Jeffrey; sweet pens, .Mr. J. J. Kerslake; dahlias, gladioli, pot-plants, and miscellaneous, Mr. J. G. Mackenzie; ladies' and childrens classes, Mrs. Tarrant; vegetable and fruit, Mr. Westbury; home section, "Mr. Bell; and miscellaneous, Messrs. Johnston, Drunimond, Christie, and Cooper, and Miss C. Allan. In the rose section, Mrs. F. K. Porteous took four firsts and ono second. In the carnation section, Mrs. M. Ruesell took four firsts and a second; A Ward, two firsts; Mrs. Porteous, a first, a second, and a third: A. J. Jackson, two seconds and a third. C. F. Lippitt, a. second and a third; Mrs. Bennett, J. Cooke, and Mrs: Sargeant, ono second each and Mrs. J. A. MacDougnll a tlrnl. Sweet peas-Mr. Burgess took two firsts and three seconds; Mrs. Ewing, twu firsts, two seconds, and two thrds; Mrs. Croll, one first and three thirds; Mrs. Spencer, a first and a second: Miss Piko and Mr. Cooke, one first each. Pansies—Mrs. Porteous took a first and two seconds; A.'Ward, a first and n third; -Mrs. Ewiug, a first; A. J. Jackson, a 'second, and Mr. Burttess a third. Violas—A. J. Jackson, a first, two seconds, and a third; and Mrs. Ewing, a 'Dahlias-Mrs. Salmon Sargeant. one first each, and Miss Allan n second. , , ~ ... Gladioli-Mrs. Wilson took three firsts and a tlrrd; Mr. Butterwfirth, a first and two seconds; A. J. Jackson, a jirst; and Mrs. Croll, two seconds. Tho champion bloom was "America," grown by J|» R"Horwnrlh. ■ , Miscellaneous collection—Mr J. Cooko took two firsts and two seconds; Miss Wise and Mrs. Ewing, a first; Miss Allan, a first and a third; H. S. Anyon, Mrs. Hilder, and Mrs. Butts, a second each; and Mrs. Croll, a third. Pot-plants—Mrs. Linton and J. tr. Castlo each took two firsts; Mr. Startup, a first and tv* seconds; and Mr. Harnier, H. S. Anyon, and Mrs. Startup, a , first each. .Miss J. A. MacDougnll took first pmo for a vase of carnations in the ladies' classes. Children's classes (15 years and under) -Hilda Greuside, two firsts and a second; Dorothy Cooper, a first and a second; C. Denny, a first; and May Bolt, a second. Children's classes (eleven years and under)— Thomas Sargeant took a first and tv second; and M. Wise, a first. Vegetable section—Mrs. Hilder took three firsts, a second, and two thirds; Mr. Milner, three firsts, a second, and a third; Mrs. Barnard, two firsts; Mrs. C. Cooper, a first, two seconds, and a third; Mrs. Linton and Mrs. Ludwig, a first and a third each; Mrs. Lawrence, .i first, a' second, and two thirds; Mrs. Porteous, m first; A. Ward, a second; Mr. Salmon, two seconds; and Master F. Randle, a third. Fruit—Mrs. Ludwig took a first, a second, and a third; JUiss Piko, a first; and Mr. Milner, a second.
Home section—Mw. Hilder took two firsts and a second; Mrs. Cooper, a first, two seconds, and four thirds; Mrs. Startup, n first and threa seconds; Mrs. Linton and Mre. Davis, a first each; and Mrs. Croll and Mrs. Russell, a third each.
Miscellaneous—Miss D. Rollins took a first and a third; Miss Johnson, a first and a second; S. Cooper, E. G. Cooper, and Miss D. Cooper, a first each; Mrs. M. Russell, a first and a second; Miss Gladys Collins, Mr. Harnier, and Mise Tlielnia do Nitt, a second each; Miss G. Rollins and Mr. Startup, a third each.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 94, 15 January 1920, Page 3
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