TIMARU FLORAL SOCIETY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14659, 29 January 1912, Page 3

TIMARU FLORAL SOCIETY.

IHE ATJTCHN SHOW. Meeting to push on -he iuiangeuienls 111 connection .rith Ue amnjal dutuma skcra- to bo beid „u loth and IGtii February was he'd ca Saturday evening, when an excellent attendance of members was ore-sent. Tp. Russ-oil being in the chair. Tho chairman made icehng rc'-tivnvO to tiie loss by d<huh oi tlio' into S. lyo (who was to "have keen' one <;/ iht judges at tho forthcoming show). lie that Mr Pye had given 1-olp to tins society as a judge on i-nd oft lor the past 25 years, and he uiovjJ that a letter of sympathy from ihe Pimaru Society he forwarded to Mrs Pye, Con--1 Toying their deep sympathy 'ln ]ifr bereavement. This was ix-coodod by Schmidt and carried in -.i'oa.p. Correspondence was read from Mr -.7 a-o.•opting a pos-t-io.o r*s jtujge in the pot ph.nts and f, nt Jlowi-r classes, from Mrs E. Pai;;icr-'-h ipman, agreeing to assist in the decc-ra-I tivo class. I Ihe ladies committee which r-iet to make arrangements for the owning eon.orts reported that- ready rcsnnn.-e was forthcoming from the 'ladies* r.nd gentlemen who had boon asked to ;ussist. A first-class convert will I'e {jivtn ! each evening by tho leading singers j and musicians of this district. The i ladies comiu-tteo wdl meet tliJ3 week. Through tlie death of IMr l'-e. a vacancy iras <-aus«l, and Mr F. S.nmdcre. of Tt-imilca. :s to be: to ill] il- q p!:t ,-us nidi;.::'. The children's oxbifcis are 1o l-e looked al'lcr In- 51-,- l~!it:hmus nt. who has »b!y eninc-d out 'his c ety since Ins comic I'on v.-itb 4 he society. The photographic ami i'l-eeU-.-id mg exhibits were le't to .Mr Grant to arrange with two gontlomeu to -do tho judging. The competition v. |[ again this year be judged i,y Mr }Y. F. Alexander, who has kindly CMU-eat-ed to act. The usual display of the cups i.d me<laU iu cone/ticn wifli the shew, will l>e made in t: wn. Tho ad w of +,!>o >liow was left in the iiands of the eha'rntar. and secretary. ! Tli-.? nominatif)!L< for class srownrdnext proeeded w : t]i. and the following -were apr--.intod .—Pot Hants and rut flowers. Me-sr< 0. .T. £eal<'\\ Geo. Crews and G. I\. Kuow'es; fruit. Messrs J. 11. Smith and J A. Mac-d'-.nald: gpn, T. D. Young, nnd A. Eoe!:: dcrovrtive clsiss, ?de.«rs '-V. J rg. i). H- Kdgar and W. G-. Ir.vin ; olvbits, Mr X}. Crn.iit. lunno Industries, yir A. u-ith the ;ir>- i:t a tie-" of l: :e i.uiien; ndvisorv (■< mmittee. 31-f.=srs Gc >. rWss. 1). 11. Harpnr. and (•'eo. Kno,vlr<.:' ;ionenit siii'ci-r;=or. iTr Tf. S. dunr-l-.oeper;. sl"os=rs Smith nd Mardonald. u:lh rel-c-rins nis'stnnro. The rfimniitfoe v.- : ll oacli Saturday up till tho data of +be f!:oiv.