ST. MARY'S FLOWER SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 August 1917, Page 8

ST. MARY'S FLOWER SHOW.

FINE DISPLAY. The bulb and spring flower show opened in St. Mary's schoolroom yesterday afternoon aflorded a convincing proof of (he horticultural capabilities of the district, and very considerable pleasure to the many visitors. The entries for competition and for exhibition only were so numerous that the benches and tables in the hall were taxed to their utmost capacity, but so artistic And eli'ective were the staging arrangements that no Bense of overcrowding was conveyed, and certainly no signs of overcrowding apparent. The hall was one blaze of floral beauty looked at as a whole, and when the collections and individual blooms came to be examined the means by which the excellent general effect had been gained were re,it I; i.y understood. A special feature was the table decoration section, in which the exhibits were so closely equal in merit that some difficulty was experienced in awarding the prizes, but in buttonholes, baskets, and vases of flowers the show was also much above the standard usually attained by similar displays. Apart from the competitive sections, there were magnificent exhibitions by the Morshead nursery, Messrs Duncan and Davics' nursery. Miss Pelham, Messrs Stanley Slww, R. Cock, T. French, G. F. Robinson, G. Xeal, and C. S. Sanders, all beautiful blooms so arranged as to be strikingly elective. Of course there was not the same riot of color as is evident at summer and autumn shows, but there was still a variegation of tint and hue, brilliantly vivid or delicately subdued, that presented a particularly charming spectacle. The promoters are to be con. gratulated upon the fact that although the season is late and many exhibitors iveve therefore unable to show as many varieties as usual, the show is a highly successful one, one that will attract many visitors to-day, and command their unqualified admiration. The committee in charge of arrangement is as follows: Messrs S. W. Shaw (chairman), G. Gilbert (secretary), E. B. Kvngdon, S. Robb, Moverlev, Mesdames Gilbert, Maekie, Misses Pelham, Curtis, Stephenson, Smith, Wilson, Webster, Godfrey, Arden. • The stalls, etc. are under the management of the following ladies: Afternoon tea—Misses Curtis, A. Wilson, W. Webster, and the primary Sunday school teachers. Produce.—Mesdames Maekie and Gilbert. Misses Pelham, 'Phillips, Eerridge and Eva. Sweets.—Misses Winfleld, Renaud, Arden and Reube. Shilling parcels.—Miss Godfrey. Bran tub. —Misses M. Smith and L. Buckle. PRIZE LIST. The following was the prize list for the children's competitions, judged by Mrs. Denny Brown: Table decorations.—Helen Wilson 1. Rita. Ilempton 2, May Rerridge and Jean T-Tcaly (equal) 3; Ruth Eva, Marie Ruckle, and Joan Wilson, highly commended, Baskets of flowers (special prize).— Hazel Buckle 1. Vase of flowers.—May Berridge and Maud Hargrave (equal), 1. Buttonholes—Girls under 10: Lois Wilson 1, Hazel Buckle 2. Girls over 10: Eva Hargrave 1, Maud Hargrave 2. Boys under 12: Willie Yates 1, Jack Healy special. Boys over 12: Kenneth Keal 1, Cyril Lash 2, Mayo Kibbell 3. The show will be open again this afternoon and evening.