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WILDFLOWER i
SHOW I
OPENED I
'We are very pleased with the M
variety and standard of the ex- M
hibitton,' said the Rev. Linooin H
Sullivan, secretary of the West H
Australian Wildflower Exhibition, w
which was officially opened by the Mm
Commissioner of Railways (Mr. JC|
A. Ellis) in the Perth Town Hall W
this afternoon. ^H
'The standard is well up to that 6lH
last year, and we have gone in foi'jj
quality rather than quantity to pre^
vent congestion,' Mr. Sullivan addedAjW
Wildflowers of every description ar«B
on show. The stage is banked with biffVS
jars of the finest blooms. A snaciat||
feature of the display is the wildflojBj^H
stall, convened by Mesdames 'W#BBH
Doran and J. P. Brown, who't^H
been in charge of this stall for ? l9«
years. Kangaroo paws, everlastin— ^
red bottle brush arid orchids a
among the varieties of wildflowors J
sale,
The needlework section is of ?
high standard, and a fire-screen '
patterned In a wildflower design. i
composed of pieces of colored
paper attracted much attention. !
Musical items were given during t '
afternoon. Mrs. H'. R. Howard u
the soloist and Mrs. ..Jack Tyler t
pianist.
Little Leila Mather presented bea I
tiful bouquets of wildflowers in bh
mauve and autumn ton ings to Mr
J. A. Ellis and Miss Ellis, Mesdam j
H: R. Howard, Jack Tyler and A. '
Reid, wife of the president of the cor
mittee. The bouquets were made 1
Mrs. Doran. /
A huge block of ice with wildflowe
frozen inside it is a special feature.
The exhibition, which is in aid ]
the Home Mission work of the Co .
gregational Union of Western Au?tr j
lia, will be continued tomorrow. Mer
bers of the Gilbert and Sullivan Op? |
Company will be present and one 1
them will entertain the visitors wi
songs. _-* ±
Results: — Most artistically .arrartpa
basket (one variety): Government H*
ways, 1: Mrs. A. H. King, 2:: briB
suite, Mrs. Dedman, 1; lady's posy, G» I
ernment Railways. 1; Mrs. Dedman.*' -
gentleman's buttonhole, Mrs. Dcdmari. i
Government Railways, 2: most artistica M
ly arranged basket (mixed species) , TjMfll
A. H. King, 1: Mrs. C. E. Rankin. ZJ&R
Finest specimens of 500 different vaJWl'B
ties, Government Railways. 1; finest fjpr 1
cimens of 60 distinct varieties, GovV,?rr jj
ment Railways, 1; best bunch o£ v'f' 3
flowers, Government. Hailways, 1; sp'ri, 1
country Sunday Schools exhibit. Mirfr;
ret River Sunday School. 1. M
Finest specimen of 40 distinct van- t
ties. Mrs. Keix.ey. 1: Epcr«ne mix- ' i
flowers. Mrs. King, 1: Epergnc orchid
Mrs. King, 1: best decorated tr.hle. Mr
Keis;y. 1: Mrs. Dedman. 2; jarJinicr- . I
Mrs. 'Keisey. 1; Mrs. Keisey. 2. j
Water color W.A. wildflowrrs: few -1
Maygar. 1. Pencil drawing W.A. v/ilr. I
flowers: Tom Deering, 1; Pauline Si:ll 1
van, 2. 1
Best two varieties Geraldton w? 9
flower: Mrs. Dedman. 1; any other v.?ri -? . J
cultivated wildflower, Mrs. C. V.. Rpi ',
kin, 1: Mrs. Sharman. 2. Best six v^n.
ties kangaroo paws: Government P.pi - 1
wavs 1: Mrs. Dedman. 2. Best 12 v.ivi' ? j
ties cut leschenaultia f distinct slnt'cs I
Government Railways. 1: Miss Dedmar;.^^
Best 12 varieties everlastings: Mrs. D~-~Tj
man 1* Government Railways. 2. 1
Best three varieties oC orchids: Of' - m
eminent Railways. 1: Mrs. Dedman 8
Best 36 varieties of orchids: Miss Vm f
man 1: Mrs. James. 2. Be;-t six sdoc 1
mens of oi-chids: M'.ss Dedm.nn. 1; G-r H
ernment Railways. 2 M
Fancy work fin W.A. wilclflo\ver= ?
Apron. Mrs. L. Bcurtraux, 1: Miss All' M
Randell. 2. Doyley. Miss A. RandeT] I. kj|
Miss T. Sullivan. 2. Table cloth. M»|B
R. Young. 1: Miss Ruhv Parker. 2. Cus«H
ion cover. Miss A. Randell. 1: Mrs. JBH
Watson, 2. ? ^H
An independent Hollywood compagB
is to film 'In His Steps,' claimed to W|
the best seller of all time. CharlaH
Monroe Shedlon wrote it in 189!) ar|H
the book has since sold approximatcHB
eight million copies. BH
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Eddie Cantor has signed a ncw.rnM
contract in America. He will br^BBJ
cast once every week and will henJH
£1400 each time. JBBbI
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