ALL SAINTS' CHURCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20721, 14 November 1930, Page 14

ALL SAINTS' CHURCH.

ANNUAL ROSE SHOW. FINE DISPLAY OF BLOOMS, j A largo number of Auckland's finest blooms was displayed at ilio second annual rose show of All Saints' Church, which was opened in (ho church hall yesterday. The show was not confined to roses, and many beautiful flowers, including irises, stocks, Iceland poppies and pansies, combined to mako the display ono of much beauty. The. flowers were contained on two long stand?, which occupied tlio centre of the floor, on ono being placed the prize-winning roses and oilier roso entries. At llio end of this stand were pot plants, the exhibits of maidenhair fern being particularly fine. On tho opposite tablo were Iceland poppies, irises and stocks, surrounded on each side by smaller vases of pansies and anemones. Attracting particular notico on this tablo was a gold basket filled with sweet peas in varying shades of mauve. The show was declared open by (ho Countess of Orford, who congratulated the competitors on the beautiful display of flowers. She was presented with a lovely bouquet of crimson roses, and her daughter, / Lady Ann Walpole, and her niece, Miss Poppy Oakes, who accom- ! panied her, received posies of sweets from two tiny members of the Sunday School. Prizes were awarded as follows: Dost collection of stock, six spikes, i! i... C. Brown; three spikes, white, Mrs. Diilington; three spikes, redi'Mrs. C. Palmer; three epikes, salmon, Mrs. C. Palmer; three spiltes, pink, Mrs. C. Palmer; three spikes, purple, Mrs. C. Palmer; best spiked stock. I any colour, Mrs. A. CI. Frankham. Best collection of antirrhinums: Mrs. Cole. Hose Section.—Best collection, six varieties; Miss McKinstry, 1; Miss Brown ntid Miss Lawson, 2. Three blooms, red: Miss C. Brown, 1; Mr. Hardinse and Mrs. Seiners, 2. Threo blooms, white: Mrs. Wilderspin. Three blooms, pink: Miss Williams. T; Mr. Laws and Mrs. S. Bennett, 2. Best rose, ono bloom: Mrs. W. T. Brown, 1; Miss C. Brown and Mrs. S. Bennett. 2. Best white roso: Miss McKinstry. Best red rose: Mrs. Ponsford. Best pink rose: Mrs. Cole, 1; Mrs. McKinstry, 2. Best bowl of cut flowers: Mrs. Ponsford, 1; Mrs. Cole, 2. Best ladies' spray: Miss Felton. Gentleman's buttonhole: Miss Fulton. Best decorated basket: Miss E. Ball. BeHt, banning basket, maidenhair fern: Mrs. Anderson. Best hnneinß basket, asparagus fern: Mrs. Anderson. Best, rose (open), any variety or shado: Mrs. Clark, 1; Mr. Laws. Apart from tlio flower exhibits, stalls wero conducted by tlio Ladies' Guild, those in charge being as follows:—Produce, Mrs. M. Billinglon, Mrs. A. Goldie. Mrs. W. Manning, Mrs. J. Irwin, and Mrs. W. Hunter; sweets, Mrs. Cyril Aickin, Mrs. J. West, Miss Edwards, Miss Weir, Miss Hill, Miss L. Kennedy, Miss Foley, Miss Daley, Miss Wright; work -stall, Mrs. G. II Palmer, Mrs. C. J. Scott. Mrs. C. A Coppins, Mrs. G. Curries, Mrs. W. MlitUicws, Mrs. J. Archer, Mrs. F Dawson; Christmas gift stall, Mrs. V. Usher, Mrs. (J. F. Bennett, Mrs. j Worsfold, Mrs. D. J. Thomson, Miss Worsfold, Mrs. Peter Macky, Miss Noreno Bennett; cakes, Mrs. C. 11. Palmer, Mrs. 11. Heinus. Mrs C. It. Reiincr; toy beach, Miss Gladys Wilson and All Saints' Girl Guides; lucky stall. Mrs. 1). O'Brien and Miss O'Brien; produce, Mrs. F. Anderson, tlio flower stalls, Mr. C. Morloy. Piano music by tho Rev. W. A. Chitty was greatly appreciated during tho afternoon. Tho flower show will be continued to-day. All loading brands of cigarettes and togacco in our now smokers' section on tlio ground floor.—Miluo and Choyce, Ltd. Just to hand.—New shipments of famous Peggy O'Neil fast to washing and sunlight limbric, only Is 6i,d yard, also oxclusive artificial silk georgettes iu new designs.—Smith and Caughey, Ltd,