Illinois News Index

Highland Park Press, 27 Mar 1930, p. 13

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Of spectocular benuty Ind interest will be the semi-tropical plenting which will occupy the west end of the stadium, climbing as high " the upper balcony Ind with a waterlnil dropping 50 feet through the muse- of dense foliage Ind exotic Bowers, this will be rivaled by the garden be- ing installed by John Seheepers, Inc. of New York, which wi11.oeeupy the opposite end of the stadium Ind in which 17,000 bulbs will be in full bloom. _ - The north woods of Michigan and the forests of Kentucky and Missouri were invaded this week by tree ex- perts who are selecting more than 1200 trees up to 25 feet in height, balsam, cedars, spruce and other northern evergreens and southern ce- dars, which will be shipped to the Chicago Stadium where they will form the backgrounds for the full size gar- dens which will occupy the 40,000 feet of main floor space in the huge exhi- bition hall. At the same time re- ports from greenhouses near Chicago, where thousands of flowering plants are being grown for the show, indi- cate that the recent sunshine has brought the plants along in good shape and that a wealth of gorgeous bloom now is assured. Notable Exhibits Among the gardens which will be of outstanding interest will be those of the Lake Forest Garden club. the north, south and west Chicago parks, the Cook County Forest Preserves na- turalistic wild wood with its running stream, the North Shore Horticultural society’s formal garden and those to be installed by a number of Chicago and eastern commercial growers. A pleasing feature of these gardens, aside from their individual beauty and site; will be their variety in type and treatment, among them being a formal Italian garden, a new depar- ture along purely moderniatie lines, rock and water gardens, informal plantings, formal gardens with foun- tains and hedges, as well " an entire. ly new thought in bringing a greater appreciation of nature to the public. a bog garden. Not to be outdone by the parks and commercial growers the 90 garden ‘clubs composing the Garden Club of Illinois will exhibit a series of small gardens which will give the public an opportunity to see many new ideas in the treatment of various phases of gardening end the arrangement of plants and flowers. Home owners will get many vsluable thoughts for use in their own gardens from these displays. EVERYTHING READY FLOWER SHOW SOON After months of hard work the Garden Club of Illinois, with its mem- ber clubs in more than 90 communi- ties of the state, has completed prep- arations for the Central States Gar- den and Flower Show to be held un- der its auspices " the Chicago Sta- dium for nine days starting April 6, and Mrs. Frederick Fisher, president of the state organization states that it will be a magnificent spectacle with a wealth of bloom and greenery that will amaze visitors. ' Chicago Stadium to Be Trans- formed Into Beautiful Gar. den in Show April it Thursday, Much 27, 1930 The cordon clubs will also be gen- erally represented in the prize com- petitions for which they on eligible. Among the chase: which are bring- ing in a lune number of entries and which also have a strong popular Ip- peal are the arrangements and phat for treating the garden “to: the dem- onstration of porch 'trrntteetttenta', the miniature models of houses and gardens, a class which at put show: has been most popular; and living room Bower nrrlnzements. The garden club exhibitn will be located on a satin of terncu which will be built entirely mound the [min floor of the stadium and their dilplly will be more effective and enlist to inspect than has been possible in the past. According to present prospects the arms conference mny hat all Inm- mer. Well, it's an ill wind that blows no one good. There'e the London hotel keeper, for example. The table decoration gluten will attain this year form an inure-tins exhibit, the entriel exceeding in num- ber those of any previoul show. The section of the show devoted to plants and cut tlowers will prove the Mecca of hortieulturista from cont to coast as the exhibits will include rare Ind choice specimens from I“ parts of the country. The valedietorinn and ammo:- ian of the Deert1eldahields senior class will be announced next week. Mr. Peru, Ichool trtn.thrtieittrt, in working on .11 the records of the senior clue in order to determine who they are. The tii/st seven semesters of the student's work are used in determ- ining the ranking. PICK VALEDICTORIAN, SALUTATORIAN SOON 536 Central Avenue '-Fele8?jjisreirt "Mt?,iiigsiaqir Prize Competition HIGHLAND PARK PHARMACY THE PRESS SUNDAY DELIVERIES Laat meeting the Girl Scout. of Hichwood. Troop No. l “and th.ir courae in Brat aid, An huts-actor from Chicago is giving a uric: of eight ieuom. On March 10 m loam. ed first lid in drowning. Thin wool: we learned tavern! dieerent bunting“. The girls Ire buy working on the second clan um. cooking and table setting especially. Our Iyltem of V. T. McWON. R. Ph. G. Oak Tome: Philadelphia and Dutch Chocolate Ice Cream With Walnuts Phone Highland Park 2404 W Chin. You would have to travel far and long to and a were touting of an unsorted Christan rabbi-h which uud to tempt our parent: to I "may of qlvtttg,--The American luulu. checking upon the Girl Beam out- nte end equipment in working well. Each week the number of girl. on the honor roll lacunae. "

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