HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



ate combination. The Fourth An- 

 nual New Hampshire Orchid Soci- 

 ety (NHOSI Show, -Gallery in 

 Bloom," will be held at the Currier 

 gallery in Manchester on April 

 26-30. This show will be the last 

 scheduled exhibition before the 

 Currier is closed for nine months 

 for the building of a new education 

 center, library and storage areas 

 and for the installation of climate 

 control- 



This will be an opportunity to 

 see the works in a highly regarded 

 collection (the Currier is consid- 

 ered one of the better small muse- 

 ums in America) along with a major 

 orchid display (30-40 exhibitors — 

 "professional & hobby; local & in- 

 ternational" — are expectedl. There 

 will be lectures and workshops; the 

 East galler>' will be a sales area. A 

 cafe will be serving food. 



The preview reception (wine, 



soft drinks, and hors-d'oeuvres) will 

 be held on Wednesday, April 26, 

 from 7-9 pm Tickets are 515.00 and 

 should be purchased from any NHOS 

 member before April 15. (You can 

 send your check or money order 

 payable to NHOS to New Hamp- 

 shire Orchid Society. PO Box 5375, 

 Manchester, NH 03108-5375.1 The 

 museum exhibitions will be open 

 as well. 



Hours for the general public are 

 11-5: on Friday night the exhibit is 

 open until nine. Tickets are 56.00 

 and include admission to both the 

 orchid show and the museum. 

 Tours are offered, including spe- 

 cial tours that include dinner at the 

 cafe. (For information about these: 

 603-669-6144). 



Underwriters of what promises to 

 be a very special event are Muro 

 Pharmaceutical Company of Tewks- 

 bury, Massachusetts, and the McLane 



Law Firm of Manchester. 



For information, contact |oanna 

 Eckstrom at 603-654-5070 



It is with Sadness... 



...that we learned of the death of 

 |ohn Crouse, of Sanbornville, New 

 Hampshire. He passed away last 

 October third. 



)ohn graduated from Stockbridge 

 in 1933. Shortly after graduation, 

 he was superintendent of Bellevue 

 Cemetery in Lawrence. In 1956, he 

 and his wife Dorothy founded 

 Windham Nurseries in Windham, 

 New Hampshire. In his retirement, 

 he remained active in the horticul- 

 tural field, raising perennials. 



He is survived by Dorothy, his 

 wife for forty years, a son and 

 daughter, five grandchildren, and 

 several cousins. 



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