Show 1 FLORAL MR IN FORCE opened yesterday under auspicious circumstances bebop county Y L M I 1 A devote their services to aha cause of charity details of iho chrysanthemum aeto feto the committee in ahe assay contest the chrysanthemums the fad and the fad of the hour is an invincible tact that enst be recognized and ao ready are the american people to acknowledge the whim of ano day that even the football players imitate the blossom with their locks A few years bince the chrysanthemum was relegated to an obscure position among garden flowers there was florist that deemed it worthy of cultivation and its meek looking small blossoms blose oms were tolerated only because they were thoughtful to boom in the autumn when the garden beauties bad faded away alien there came the japanese craze and along with other artistic ideas from the orient came a duo appreciation of the chrysanthemum the product of many seasons of careful cultivation in the gardens of japan american flower lovers alive te the latent possibilities of the floral world have developed several hundred varieties each possessing peculiar charm to recommend it to the experienced eye the members of the young ladies mutual improvement association of weber county recognizing the fact of the widespread wide spread admiration of the chrysanthemum decided to hold a chrysanthemum fair their object being to raise money to aid the poor 0 the county A year since a similar fair waa held by the Y L M I 1 A of the fifth ward and as a result over was raised to help the worthy poor this year the entire society participate in the fete and they leave spared no effort to make it a success florally and finan bially for several days the spacious store room in the stevens brock on washington avenue near twenty fourth street lias been a transformation under the fingers directed by ake active brains of the members until yesterday afternoon the doore were thrown hospitably open to the general public which lies chown an eager interest and a willing helpfulness toward the enterprise bince 1 inception before entering the doors a casual glance at the windows shows the observer graceful garlands of smilax and bunches of cut presenting a pleasing appearance against the draperies of lace two arc lights furniss the apartment with a brilliant illumination while the national celers are conspicuous in the elaborate ceiling decoration the walls are bunting of various colors and along the sides of the room are arranged the booths eix in number and are presided over by the following ladles each choosing her assistants for the different days sire ella woodmansee first ward mrs mary second ward mrs jeannette nelson third ward mrs belle foulger fourth ward miss rose canfeld fifth ward misses joan wood maiseo and miss maggie chambers in charge 0 the cut flowers F J hendershot has had the chrysanthemums mums under his care all summer and the gorgeous blossoms testify to the fact that they have been most carefully nurtured there are on exhibition several plants of the variety known as the major Bonn afore which obtained the 1000 prize at the worlds fair this is a lemon yellow in color and has ii burying petals A variety nearly es noted and possessing characteristics bears the an extremely ragged looking white blossom is dignities or otherwise ath the name of trilby tho sunset does not belie its name with its yellow petals bordered with red A very striking scarlet bloom ie named the john lewis childs while the lillian bird can tw recognized by its elender pink petal each one forming needlelike needle like tube the queen ie a fluffy white bloom and the capitola ie an equally striking one iu pink besides these there are a number of varieties whose catalogue names betray no idea of what they are as bloe soma lunch of oyster is served in the ear of the room and it is intend ed to have a program each evening the first and second wards liavine charge on thursday evening the third and mound port on friday evening and the fourth and fifth wards on saturday evenice eveni cz during latt evening mies joan wood manceo rendered a number of selections on the piano A novel feature will bo the public babool contest the pupils of the fifth seventh and eighth grades will write essay on the chrysanthemum these compositions will be submitted to the principal who will emelect the most meritorious to be passed upon by the judges yet to be selected and the successful capil will receive as a reward one of the choicest of plants displayed at the fair anero will also be a voting contest for the to ascertain which Is the most popular school the officers of the society who act as a committee are president mrs E Y stanford fart counsellor coun miss rose cannold counsellor liea mercy II 11 burton secretary MEB margaret chambers treasurer miss anna D taylor aides hedvig garff mrs letllia richards miss lizzie stanford mrs maggie IIo beon they will be assisted by the officers of the ward societies consisting of a president and two counselors who are as follows FIrt mia J 0 woodmansee mary E gritchlow mary A tr second ward mrs mary ellen J stephens ella wilcox third ward jeannetie nelson marian Jo linson alice anderson fourth ward mrs isabel foulger martha anna anderson cidh ward roseltha Ros eItha canfield hannah poulter armeda brown Wils onElla wilcox eliza mcfarland isabella mcfarland pleasant view eliz blees florence wade emma maycock plain city isabel bramwell mary M geddes anna E raymond liberty kate ward polly E davis eden elizabeth J ciric merintha eccles Ri verdale martha stimson ayune anna E wilcox anna R sha merriott tt S perry mary hodson ellen morris slaterville Slat erville mary E slater may J perry lizzie hunter farr west christine hegsted louise murdock suean paynter west weber fannie greenwell isabel mcfarland cha lotto mills harrisville Har riville cornela nela shurtliff serepta coles caroline swenson mound fort anna shaw vincie R barker huntsville Hunts vilIe jeannette mckay sarah anderson hooper elizabeth manning Man dora arave rosabel fowler north ogden georgiana montgomery jemima campbell ella brown |