CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW

Grey River Argus, 11 May 1928, Page 2

CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW

DISPLAY AT ST JOHN’S HALL. A splendid display of chrysanthemums was staged at the Wesley Hall yesterday, the occasion being the annual Flower Show held in connection with St John’s Church. The show generally, and particularly the decorative section, reflected much credit upon the Greymouth and Runanga exhibitors alike, many of the blooms being remarkably tine both in regard to size and quality. Tn addition to the flower display, there were numerous stalls, all of which were well patronised. A feature of the show was a section for juvenile cookery, some very creditable specimens of culinary art being exhibited. The stallholders were a s follows: — Guild work stall, Mesdames Lowe and Graham; Cookery, Mesdames Drake ami Wilson; Sweets. Misses M. McKay and Edna Wise; Girls’ Guild, Misses N. Tenn ent and R. Shannon; Vegetable, Masters J. Kyle and W. Tennent; Flowers, Mesdames J- Leitch and C. Rose; Books, Miss K. Kerr, Secretary, and Mrs J. Forbes.

The Mrs IL McLauchlan Cup for the most points in the Chrysanthemum section was awarded Mrs Mead (Cobden), the runners-up ■ being Mrs Black and Mr A. Grogan.

The various awards were as follows, the number of entries being shown in parentheses. — Chrysanthemums: —Six Japanese, district varieties (1): Mrs G. Black 1. Three Japanese, one variety (1): A. Grogan h.c. Three Japanese, three varieties (4): Mrs G. Black 1, A. Grogan 2. Four Japanese, two white, two yellow (2): A. Grogan 1. Two Chinese, two varieties (4): Mrs C. K. Miller 1, Mrs J. Mead 2. Two Chinese, one variety (5). Mrs J. Mead 1, A. Grogan 2. Two Japanese, white (4): Mrs J. Mead 1, Mrs G. Black h.c. Two Japanese, yellow (3): A. Grogan 1. Two Japanese red (3): Mrs T. Greancy 1, Joyce Larkin h.c... Two Japanese, pink (4): Mrs J. Mead 1, Mrs G. Black h.c. Vase of Five Chrysanthemums (6): A. Grogan 1, Mrs G. Blacl/h.c. Three vases single Chrysanthemums (9): Mrs D. McGregor 1, Mrs W. Haglund 2. Bowl outdoor grown Chrysanthemums, budded (4): Mrs F. Smith 1, Mrs W. Haglund 2. Bowl disbudded outdoor grown Chrysanthemums (6). Mr s J. Mead 1, Mrs" McLauchlin h.c. Three Trusses (3): Miss Clements 1, Miss T. Greaney h.c. Twelve Cosmos (4): Irene Walter 1, Mrs J. Mead 2. Six Cosmos (2): Irene Walter h.c. Any flower not classified (9): Mrs G. McGlashan (Cobden) 1. Three Chrysanthemums, any variety (for those who have never win a prize) (2): Irene Walter 1. Champion Bloom of the Show: Mrs G. Black, ‘ ‘ Jessie Cook. ’ ’ Decorative:—Bowl Chrysanthemums (5). Miss C. Tennent -, Miss Clements h.c. Bowl Flowers (not chrysanthemums) (1): Miss C. Tennent 1. Basket of Flowers (3): Mrs P. Hambleton 1. Three Vase s of Flowers (2): Miss C. Tennent 1. Lady’s Spray (1): Miss C. Tennent 1. Vegetables:—Marrow (2): Mrs Cameron 1. Pumpkin (3): Mrs G. Wilson 1, Mrs J. C. Wilson h.c. Six Parsnips (2). Mrs Cameron 1. Six Carrots (1): Mrs G. Wilson h.c. Six Swedes (1); Mrs Cameron h.c. Tomatoes (1): Mrs G. Wilson h.c. Collection Vegetables (2): Mrs J. Tennent 1. Juvenile Cookery:—Plate afternoon tea cakes (9): Gladys Shannon 1. Heath Thomson 2, Stella Shrives h.c. Little cakes (2): Kathleen Cuttle 1, Elva Leitch h.c.