SPRING SHOW.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1477, 25 November 1915, Page 3

SPRING SHOW.

RECORD ENTRIES. The local Horticultural Society’s Spring Show takes place at the Town Hall to-day and to-morrow. The entries in the various classes are as follows ;—Pot plants 24, cut blooms 121, sweet peas 28, fruit n, vegetables 23, dairy produce u, cookery 66, home industries 26, fancy work 60, patriotic work 12, decorative 88, miscellaneous 7, birds eggs 7, school work 327. The entries this year total 80S, as against 704 in 1913. and 74 1 in 1914. The school work this year constitutes a record, and is a distinct feature of the show, entries coming in from Palmerston, Oroua Downs, Moutoa and the local school. The judge, Mr Watkin’s of Wanganui, being well pleased with the work as a whole, which also reflects credit upon the schools represented.

SCHOOL WORK.

The following is the list of prize winners in the school work division : Drawing, freehand, St. 1., Eric Healey 1, Jas, Hlrlni 2, Theo. Walsh 3, S entries ; do St. 11., Bertie Chalk 1, Ralph Pelterson (College St.) 2, Bert Spooner (College St.) 3, 9 entries ; do St. 111. Arthur Black (College St.) 1, Blechyndeu (College St.) 2, Pat Anderson (College St.) 3, Reuben Jones (College St.) v.h.c., Grace Gerrand (CollegeSt.) v.h.c., Harry Marchant (College St.) h.c., 31 entries ; do St. IV., Ernest Hemmingseu 1, Basil Teviotdale 2, Hazel Newth v.h.c., Raymond Dredge (College St.) v.h.c., 15 entries; do St. V., Ella Patterson 1, Mary Mundy (College St.) 2, ' Agnes Skellen 3, Stella Barber v.h.c., Darcy Ball v.h.c., Una Mowlen (College St.) v.h.c., W. Schwartz (College St.) h.c., 27 entries; St. VI., Cecil Lawton 1, Evelyn Smith 2, Roy Bullard 3, 6 entries. Brushwoik Design, St. 11., Vernon Daniell x, Bertie Chalk 2, Keri Hirlni 3, Cecil Frances, Kenneth Robinson and Louie Harrison v.h.c., 15 entries ; do St. 111., Myrtle Bell (College St.) 1, Madge Barber 2, Herbert Newth 3, Joe Williams v.h.c., 18 entries ; do St. IV. Hazel Newth 1. Ethel Griffin 2, luez Austin 3, Ernes: Hem mingsen v.h.c., S entries ; do St. V. Darcy Ball x, Annie Persson (College St.) 2, Muriel Strong (College St.) 3, Winnie Humphries (College St.) v.h.c., Stella Barber v.h.c., Mona Scott (Oroua Downs) v.h.c., Bert Short (College St-) v.h.c. May Brewer h.c., i4entries ; do St. VI., Evelyn Smith 1, Winnie Walls 2, Eileen Cummerfield 3, Rena Barber and Felicia Owen v.h.c., Florrie Chalk h.c., 11 entries. Writing, St. 1., Philip Honour 1, Joseph Huff 2, Josephine Nielson 3, 9 entries ; do. St. 11., Keri Hirini 1, Vernon Daniell 2, Leslie Levett (Moutoa) 3, Lois Shuker (College St.) v.h.c., Olive Andrews v.h.c., Ailsa Turner (College St.) h.c., 34 entries ; do St. 111., Agues Brewer r, Gwen Lawton 2, Vera Anderson 3, Joe Williams, Nita Fraser v.h.c., Joyce Jordon (College St.) v.h.c., Madge Hopwood (College St.) v.h.c., Helen Hastie and Arthur Fuller h.c., r 5 entries ; do St. IV., William Hurst i, Rhoda Wakelin (College St.) 2, Hazel Newth, 3, Winifred Bailey, Grace Elliott, Milicent Foster, Cora Watkins (College St.) v.h.c., Doris Ruback h.c., 22 entries ; do St. V., (showing variety) Ella Pattersou 1, Hilda Robinson 2, Mary Mundy (College St.) 3, Raymond Jordon (College St.) v.h.c., Flora Lacey v.h.c., Darcy Ball h.c., r 5 entries ; do St. VI., Evelyn Smith 1, Lorna Fowler (College St.) 2, Cecil Lawton 3, Dudley Vile (Oroua Downs) v.h.c., Gavin Park (College St.) v.h.c., 9 entries. Mapping, (North Island) Slds., 111, and IV., Ernest Hemmingseu 1, William Signal 2, Inez Austin and Basil Teviotdale 3, Herbert Newth v.h.c., Reuben Jones (College St.) v.h.c., r2 entries; do Stds, V. and VI. (Australia, India ‘or United Kingdom), Evelyn Smith x, Noel Robinson 2, Gwen McKenzie (College St,) 3. RHornblow, Eileen Cummerfield and Ella Patterson v.h.c., Cecil Lawton and Willie Johnston h.c,, 13 entries.