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The Newmarket Era and Express Thursday 1 1957 ernational Glad Show At Newmarket Centennial Will Be Largest In Canada will undoubtedly be the largest flower show ever held in ft an ad a the Canadian Interna- tonal Gladiolus show is to be at the Newmarket arena Thursday and Friday Aug The exhibition will be ed by the Toronto District society and the New- bet Horticultural society and will be an important feature of m Centennial celebra- On flower Day Thursday Aug IS at pm the show will be officially by the mayor of market Herbert president of the Toronto SERVING YORK COUNTY JOHN TYRRELL This in what happening the world today NEWS 230 610 NEWS OnTheHour DIAL 1300 Gladiolus society is Harold TWright and of the Newmarket Horticultural society A Kent The combined committees have planned this show to be the larg est and most attractive ever stag ed one which will give the maxi mum enjoyment to all visitors There will be demonstrations of flower arrangements on both days of the show and these demonstra tions will be done by experts in this field In addition to the competitive classes there will be the big flow er displays by leading Canadian and American growers who spe cialize in the growing of the fin est gladiolus varieties Some of these growers will bring several thousand blooms to make up their displays and it is in these exhibits that the newer and choicer vari eties are to be found The true gladiolus fan will find the seedling division of great in terest Here may be seen the new and better glads of tomor row the ones that the glad en thusiast has always dreamed about Many new seedlings will be shown from New York State Ohio Michigan and various parts of Canada A special feature of the show is the New Introduction Division which is comprised of varieties having been not more than five years on the market Every color imaginable can be had in gladiolus and visitors will see hues they never believed could possibly exist in a single flower Yet not all these blooms were grown by big growers many were selected for the show from the backyard of the average amateur Many of these amateur gardeners are in reality experts at the art of growing exhibition flowers Everything from wee oneinch size blooms to the tremendous se ven or eightinch giants will on display each competing against the other for top honors and these top honors really mean Magnificent trophies will be given to the premier win ners and for the others not quite so fortunate there are prizes of choice bulbs of the most valuable show gladiolus and other prizes in cash and merchandise A new e a t r e of this years show is a special competitive class open only to employees of A V Roe Co Ltd Nine trophies vill be awarded by the company for best entries in single spikes NEWMARKET Social News Mrs J of Aurora was a guest on Sunday of Mr and Mrs Thos White of Kes wick Mr Howard PhD of Baltimore Mary land USA visited Mr and Mrs M White on Sunday Mr and Mrs Charles Willis and Mr and Mrs Wilfrid Traviss spent the weekend at the summer cottage of Mr and Mrs Gordon Traviss Parry Sound Queens Scout Jack Cain of Aurora called on his aunt Mrs Arthur Evans last Tuesday prior to leaving the next day from Mal- Airport to attend the Scout Jubilee Jamboree in England Mr Fred Peel Mrs A Knox Mr and Mrs Ivan Leach and fam ily Chatham were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Leach Pro spect St Mr Bert Vancou ver BC is visiting his Mrs Albert Bailey and Mr Bail ey Marie Ryan accompanied by her friend Nancy left for Toronto on Sunday after a 10day visit with Maries grandmother Mrs Clara Evans Mrs d 1 1 returned home on Saturday after a weeks visit with her brother and family of Burlington and two cousins of Chatham three spikes and basket and vas es The arrangement division will be as always the focal point of interest at the show This divi sion is under the chairmanship of Mrs W Caul field Aurora as sisted by Mrs C In keeping with the centennial celebration the theme for the ar rangement division will be Through the Years each section portraying songs of the past hund red years F W Caulfield Aurora is the show chairman and supervisor of judges in the cultural classes is the Rev J Sicbert Judging the arrangement division will be Miss Margaret Dove Mrs C Hooper and Mrs A Lyle all of Toronto The show will be open to the public at 3 pm Thursday Aug and on that day will close at pm On Friday Aug the show will be open from 10 am until 10 pm Starting at pm on Friday the 16th all the blooms in the show will be auc tioned Committee Collecting Antiques For Centennial Historical Show Expert advice was given to the relic and antique exhibit commit tee by Mrs H Neil historical consultant for Metropolitan Tor onto and surrounding regions when the committee met at New market July 26 Mrs Neil was most enthusiastic and will help set up this display to be- shown in the library from Fall into Heavenly rest All lighting fixtures such as rush and grease lamps and can dleholders which could be used to show the evolution of lighting are being anxiously sought also old deeds documents small books letters before postage stamps old glass and china small pieces of kitchen equipment sam- 230 pm to 5 pm and pm piers petitpoint pewter old to 9 pm each day of the celebra- spectacles pipes snuffboxes A beautiful petitpoint screen will be on display It is the pro perty of Mrs worked by Miss a resident here of powder horns o 1 d buttons and toys Citizens having any of the above please telephone the com mittee Fellow citizens be sure your years ago It was much ad- ancestors arc represented and mired when at the CNE honored in this exhibition says Another item of great historical the committee interest is an inlaid wooden snuff- A meeting of the committee box made by a prisoner of the will be held on Friday Aug 2 at pm in the Newmarket Lib rary OUR READERS write Hie Editor I believe that some readers of your reference to Waterloo spon soring the book The Trail of the Black Walnut by Dr G man of Waterloo inferred that Waterloo sponsored the book fin ancially It should be made clear that Waterloo did not contribute any money for the publication of the book They just gave it The Trail of the Black Walnut is an historical book and deals with much more of Ontario than Waterloo County Yours truly SM rebellion while he was in jail The inscription reads as fol lows presented to Elizabeth Col lins from Joseph Gould while a state prisoner Toronto July 3 This carries a poem remi niscent of the times My aged friend long mayest thou live Lifes blessings to enjoy And may no evil word of strife Thy happiness destroy May peace and plenty crown thy board With health and comfort blest Till thou like fruit maturely ripe OFFICIALS GATHER AT TOOLE FARM Officials of the Toronto and York roads commission gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Earl Toole prior to the opening of the Don Mills extension on July 25 They were joined by the county warden and commissioners and the special guests of the day 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