Evening Star Newspaper, May 19, 1929, Page 8

PEONY EXHIBITION | EARLY NEXT MONTH ' Fanciers From All Over Country Will Compete at Willard Hotel. The peony, regal mistress of Junej gardens, will be the queen of flowers at the annual national exhibition of the American Peony Society at the Willard Hotel early next month. Thousands of blossoms sent to Wash- ington by peony fanciers from all over the country will be on display and in competition for the prizes and medals offered. The exhibit will be in con- Junction with the annual flower show of the American Horticultural Society. The tentative dates are June 7 and 8. These depend somewhat on the progress of the season. The greatest competition is expected o be for the $1,000 prize offered by the society for a pure yellow peony, for years the goal of breeders of these flowers. Thus far it has proved a bafing problem, akin to that of the black tulip of seventeenth century Hol- land. Scores of crosses have been made both in America and Europe but the unmistakably yellow shade has evaded the ingenuity of the botanists. Several entries are expected this year. In order to be considered for the award the flower must be nearly double, have no traces of white or pink, show clearly that it will not fade to white, and con- stitute a distinct new variety instead of merely an accidental blossom. Many Prizes Offered. A total of 38 prizes and medals are offered, including The Evening Star grand prize, a handsome loving cup, offered to the garden club or civic organization amassing the greatest number of points in the various com- petitive classes. A first place won in any class, excepting the open peony | class for professional and amateur growers, will receive five points, a second place 2 points and a third, 1 point. The Evening Star prize may be ! competed for by all bona fide members of garden clubs and points won will be accredited to the organization. The winning club will hold the cup for one year and have its name engraved there- on. The club winning the trophy three times will be awarded permanent pos- session. | The finest display is expected in the competition for the gold medal of the society for & collection of not more than 100 and not less than 80 named varieties. All must be double or semi- double and the collection must con- tain one bloom of each variety. Dr. | Earle B. White, in charge of local ar- rangements, already has received nu- | merous entries, so that several thou- | sand blossoms in this one section are assured. Other classes will be com- i d of white, dark and light pink 2nd red varieties and Japanese and ! Chinese peonies. A special section is peony breeders has been Prof. A. P. Saunders of Cornell University, whose efforts are largely responsible for the gresent increasing popularity and who taking a prominent part in arrange- ments for the forthcoming exhibition. Outside the peony field Prof. Saunders is best known for the production, in collaboration with his father and broth- er, of the celebrated Marquis wheat, the | value of which is now approximately $500,000,000 annually and which con- stitutes almost the entire crop of the Canadian Northrwest. He began rais- ing peonies from seed 25 years ago and now spends most of his spare time at this work. Last year he was the winner of the society’s gold medal at the an- nual exhibition in Boston. He is now producing new colors in pink, salmon, fl rose and cherry crimson besides working to produce va- | rieties which will blossom earlier in the Northern States. The production of a new peony, Prof. Saunders says, requires almost infinite patlence. After the cross is made the breeder must wait for about eight years before he knows whether he has anything worth pro- ducing, and the majority of the seed- lings are discarded after this long pro- bation period. After this it requires another six years to obtain enough stock for distribution. The peony seed lies in the sofl at least 18 months before it germinates. ‘The officers of the American Peony Society are as follows: President, Harry F. Little, Baldwinsville, N. Y.; vice president, A. H. Fewkes, Newton High- lands, Mass; vice president, Prof. Saunders; secretary, Willlam F. Christ- man, Northbrook, Ill.; treasurer, W. W. Cook, Clinton, Iowa, MODEL PLANE PRIZE WON BY CHEVY CHASE Capital and Potomac Clubs Second set aside for tree peonies. Exhibitors are divided into three classes—amateurs, | advanced amateurs and one open to all. in which the cottage gardener will | compete on a basis of equality with the professional peony breeder and raiser. The peony, according to Dr. White, . now is supplanting the rose as the queen of American gardens, but it has | made its progress in the North. The American Peony Society expects that the coming exhibition will arouse greater interest in the neighborhood of Washington, especially in the newer | varieties which represe: =t vances over the familiar red “pinies’ | of grandmother’s garden. One of the oldest of cultivated flowers, long en- | shrined in the sentiment and legendry of Europe and Asia, the peony in recent !! years has entered a period of trans- | formation at the hands of breeders which is making it larger, more double more fragrant. Prominent in Mythology. | The flower had a prominent place /' in Greek mythology from which it de- | rived its name. "An account of its legendry origin is given in Homer's || Tliad. According to this story, Aescula- pius, the physician of the gods, had a /| pupil named Pacon. When Pluto was /| wounded by Hercules in the Trojan ! War, the jealousy of Aesculapius was | excited and he plotted to kill Paeon. .'The grateful Pluto saved his benefactor | by him into a flower. ‘| It still is valued as an herb. In China the peony served as a sort | of forget-me-not which one friend be- “stowed on another at parting. It's roots ! also were valued as a food. The Chin- ese botanists early recognized the orna- mental possibilities and by intensive | cultivation greatly increased the size of the flower. In medieval Europe peonies spread from monastery gardens | to the cottage. Its seeds continued to be cherished for medicinal purposes. | In the words of John Gerard, physician and medical writer of the early six- | teenth century: “The black graines to the number of 15 taken in wine or mead ! is a special remedy for those that are | troubled in the night with the disease known as ephialtes or nightmare which is as.though a heavy burden were laid upon them, and they oppressed there- ! with as if they were overcome by their | enemies or burdened with some great and Third in District of Colum- bia League Contests. Scoring 58 points, the Chevy Chase Aero Club, was selected as winner of the interclub contest of the District of Columbia Model Aircraft League, held yesterday near Chevy Chase Circle, for hand-launched scientific, fuselage and baby R. O. G. planes. With a score of 26 points, Capitol Model Aero Club was second in.the contest and tPho‘t:amnc Club, having nine points was Flights considered best yesterday were made by Otho Williams, 6 minutes, 45 seconds; Douglas Bruce, 5 minutes, 50 seconds; Everett Meeks, 5 minutes, 27 seconds; Joe Galliher, 4 minutes, 25 seconds. ‘Winners of yesterday’s meet by classes; class A, Frank Salisbury; class B, Douglas Bruce; class C, Robert Swope; class D, Willlam Street; class E, Blair Bennett; class F, Morton Brand- enburg. —_— AD CLUB’S CANDIDATES TO0 BE VOTED ON TUESDAY Johnson and Guthrie Nominated for President—Election Meeting Announced. At a meeting of the nominating com- mittee yesterday candidates for offices in the Washington Advertising Club for the coming year were made. Nominated for president were Ernest Johnson, incumbent, and F. P, Guthrie, this year's first vice president; for first vice president, James Rotto and Earle Brown; for second vice president, James Hardy and Norman Bull; for treasurer, Sidney Selinger and Floyd Caskey, and for secretary, Miss Marguerite Sit- greaves. The following were nominated for directors: Howard Berry, Vincent Callahan, Charles Finney, Sam Hudson, Mary Jewby, Jesse Ramsdell. The club elections will be held at the next regular luncheon meeting ‘Tuesday at 12:30 o'clock in the ball- room of the National Press Club. Phil Taylor will present his dance orchestra with an entertainment pro- gram through the courtesy of Jack Mullane. THE : SUNDAY . STAR, - WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 19, 1929—PART 1. .| one of the dramatic stars of the orga A good plant of La Rosiere, one of the new varieties of peony to be ex- hibited by the American Peony Society next month, is pictured here, with Prof. A. P. Saund oted peony grower. MONTGOMERY SUBURBAN GARDEN CLUB LAUNCHED Officers to Be Elected Tuesday Night, When Members Meet at Somerset School. Preliminary steps toward the forma- tion of the Montgomery Suburban Gar- den Club have been taken, and election of officers will complete the organiza- tion next Tuesday night at Somerset School. Nominations for the election will be made by & nomination committee which was selected at a meeting Fri- day night at the school, and consists of the following: Aubrey B. Carter and Joseph Meyrson of Chevy Chase Ter- race, Howard R. Watkins and C. A. Linstrom of Somerset, Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Kline of Friendship Heights, Mrs. F. C. Wallace and W. C. Powick af Drummond, and Mrs. A. W. Hummell and Miss Rose Royce of Chevy Chase Gardens. The proposed boundaries of the club are Wisconsin avenue on the east, Brad- ley lane and Chevy Chase drive on the north, B. & O. railroad and River road on the west, and the District line on the south. Speakers at the meeting Friday night, when a constitution was adopted and the nomination committee was selected, included Prof. David Lumsden of the Department of Agriculture, and Miss Margaret C. Lancaster, president of the ‘élntg)nll Capital Federation of Garden lubs, Downtown stores on F street; rent ranging from $175.00 to $250.00 per month. Address J. B. STEIN, 482 Louisiana Ave. N.W. Nearly everybody in Washington Knows the Fidelity Co. This is to remind you. MOTHPROOF STORAGE RUG CLEANING SILVER VAULTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FURNITURE LONG DISTANCE HAULING 1420 You St. North 3400 « James L. Karrick .. President = FARCE TO BE PLAYED BY ST. PATRICK’S GUILD Orme Libby and Elizabeth Gorman to Be Featured in Program This Week. Departing from musical comedy for the first time in its history, the Play- ers’ Guild of St. Patrick’s parish will present a straight farce, “Good Morn- ing, Sheik,” Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week in Carroll Hall. A capable cast has been assembled, featuring Orme Libby and Elizabeth Gorman. Alice Cush, for several ye: zation, will make her bow as stage di- rector in this production. Others in support of the leading roles are Earl Grimes, Rose Fitzpatrick, Maurice Ely, Jane Roberts, William McClure and CHff Yeomans. The performances will be for the benefit of the funds for memorials to Harry A. Hegarty and Emma Gillett and the scholarship fund of the St. Patrick’'s Academy Alumnae Associa- tion. Saturday matinee and evening performances will be given in Norfolk, Va,, in the Blair Auditorium. ‘The Chinese control 80 per cent of the retail trade in the Philippine Is- N PLAYERS’ GUILD CAST Left to right: Mary St. John and Orme Libby, members of the cast of the Father Hurney Players Guild. which will present “Good Morning Sheik” on Tuesday evening at St. Patrick's Auditorium. Funds will be applied to the pro- posed memorials to Emma M. Gillette and Harry A. Hegarty by the alumni of the Washington College of Law. HAMILTON HONORED BY PHONE PIONEERS ;Chesnpeake and Potomac General | Manager Elected President at Chapter Meeting. Hanse Hamilton of Washington, gen- eral manager of the Chesapeake & Po- tomac Telephone Co., was elected presi- dent of Alexander Graham Bell Chap- hhe seventh annual meeting here yester- ay. N. O. Wood, Roancke; J. W. Talbot, Baltimore, W. Willlamson, Charleston, W. Va., were elected vice presidents.” Miss Carolyn H. Martin, | Washington, was re-elected secretary- treasurer. The executive committee in- cluded Miss M. K. Tancill, Washington; Miss Elizabeth R. Cuff, Baltimore, and S. S. Flannagan, Huntington, and W. L. ‘Wagner, Norfolk. Gen. ‘Charles McK. Saltzman of the Federal Radio Commission addressed the 500 members present, telling of his | experiences in _constructing telephone and telegraph lines in the Philippine Islands 30 years ago. D. S. Porler, president, presided. 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