BRILLIANT DISPLAY

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21211, 6 September 1940, Page 3

BRILLIANT DISPLAY

NATIONAL SHOW OPENS RECORD CROWD ATTENDS Delighted and appreciative comments were to be heard on all sides at the annual North Island National Daffodil Show, held in the Bledisloe Hall yesterday, which, combined with the spring show of the Hamilton Horticultural Society (Inc.), provided a sce-ne of outstanding beauty and charm, long to be remembered in the hearts of all lovers of flowers. The masses of perfect blooms of never-ending variety testified to the presence in Hamilton of the many lovely gardens which had produced them, and the careful attention lavished on them by their proud growers to bring them to their present state of perfection. In the ample space provided by the Bledisloe Hall, the exhibits were able to be placed to their best advantage, and could be viewed by the large attendance with ease. Some idea of the size of the show this year can be estimated by the fact that in the daffodil section, alone, there are some 2500 blooms, while never before have the entries in the decorative sections been as large.

Lovely displays of massed flowers exhibited by the Waikato and Cambridge Lyceum Clubs, and an artistic stand of floral work by Mrs F. J. Tattley, were most attractively arranged at one end of the hall, the other end being reserved for the serving of afternoon tea. With daffodils banking either side and the centre entirely filled with cut flower exhibits and decorative work, the effect achieved was one of enchanting beauty. Tha Decorative Section Once again the decorative section attracted many interested admirers, the still life tables, as usual, causing much speculation. The winning table, which depicted the interrupted work of a painter, complete with palette and artistic accessories, was charmingly thought out in every detail, although the second and third created very strong pictures in the mind of the beholder. A set of draughts, glasses of sherry, etc., indicated the leisurely after dinner game, and the third table painted a vivid picture of war conditions with its open daily paper, globe and war maps. On all the tables were lovely bowls of toning flowers. In the wedding and dinner table exhibits an excellent sense of colour and balance had been employed, the winning entries in both these sections being of a very high standard. The holding of the National Daffodil Show in this town, was, indeed, an outstanding event for the daffodil growers in Hamilton and the surrounding districts, and everywhere were to be seen enthusiasts with intense faces earnestly studying the blooms and comparing the entries. The Officers The women officers of the Hamilton Horticultural Society are as follows:—Mesdames Douglas Seymour and E. C. Day (vice-presidents), committee, Mesdames C. W. Armstrong, T. A. Blake, C. L. Mac Diarmid, H. H. Toombs, A. G. Downes, H. M. Hammond, R. A. Johnston, A. E. Sandford, T. Simpson, Misses B. Pinfold, S. Tudhope, I. Vercoe, P. C. Von Sturmer, G. Wyatt, C. Farrer. Among those present noticed were:— / Mesdames Hugh Douglas, A. W. Ward, E. V. Riesterer, G. Vosper (Cambridge), H. Heddon, E. Rhodes (Pukeatua), C. Haverbier, A. D. Lock, S. B. Larsen (Eureka), V. Towers, Ray Arbury (Thames), J. W. Arbury (Thames), A. H. Hadley (Thames), J. Storry, L. McCormick (Te AroEa), D. K. McMinn, V. R. Jamieson, W. Bell, p. Pile, O. R. Farrer, J. McNicol, F. J. Tattley, J. F. McCullagh, L. M. Swales, W. T. Luxton, C. Clark, W. Y. Kirkman, W. Lints (Wanganui), D. Andrews, K. Paterson, N. A. Palmer, A. M. McKenzie, T. Hawke, T. Parker, ,L. Coldwell, Clive Henry, L. Wenham, P. T. Powell, R. B. Cranwell, H. D. Curling, B. Bagley, F. Bullock, J. M. McWhannell, H. C. Wallace, F. Brewer, R. McLean, T. W. Platt, S. Bennett, A. P. Nelson, A. H. Jacka, J. H. Hammond, E. R. Roskruge, J. R. Fow, R. Street, W. S. Dingle, C. R. Cooke, R. S. R. Seddon, A. L. Yule, G. Hobbs, J. Taylor, W. Hopkins, W. Taylor, G. T. Wilkins, A. Joseph, G. P. Rogers, J. M. Horton, | L. J. Tompkins, R. O. E. Carey, W. Danby (Thames), G. Wood (Thames), I E. G. Scrimshaw, H. H. Clark, E. J. ; Mears, A. S. McKenzie, Guy Bindon, W. Ranstead, J. E. Cowles, W. Lambie, A. L. Tompkins, H. T. Gillies, H. M. Montgomerie, G. I. Clark, Ivan Clark, D. Robertson, A. St. C. Belcher, F. G. Wooller, T. A. Burtenshaw, Gordon Smith, H. G. Loveridge, D. S. B. Heather, F. C. House, L. Reid, S. R. Cox (Te Kowhai), J. R. Fow, Barnett, Pickering, Kirk, D. W. Ariel (Cambridge), T. Hall, A. A. Edwards, A. English, W. F. Wallis (Morrinsville), Rogers, A. Fow, J. Oliphant, A. H. Piper, A. W. Green, Harris, P. Honeybun L. A. Powell, A. C. C. Hunter, G. R. Wilkinson, N. S. Johnson, W. H. Whewell, C. H. Erson.

Misses G. Eggleston, F. Young, M. Bell, N. McCormick (Te Aroha), B. Finlayson, Bell, Murray, H. Bonefant (Christchurch), Pederson, E. Davies, B. Farrer, G. Willetts, McKenzie, I. Fow, Betty Joseph, Barbara Rogers, Del Yule, I. Carey, E. M. Ansenne, Patty Blake, Edna House, S. Empson (Te Awamutu), Phyllis Cox (Te Kowhai). Helen Heywood, Annette Gillies, Heather Stewart, M. Shanahan, Shirley Tudhope.