The The Thirteenth Annual Dahlia Show of the Short Hills 
Short Hills Garden Club was held in September at the Short Hills Club in 
Dahlia Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kenwdck's beautiful setting of Cedars and 
Show Oaks with a foreground arrangement of superb Chinese bronzes, 
unusual garden seats and an adorable fountain figure, a portrait 
bust of Mr. Ren wick's little daughter, this rich dark setting for 
the gorgeous colorful Dahlias was extremely effective. 
The Public came in crowds, many Garden Club 
delegates were entertained at luncheon, the weather was fine, 
though the heat made many an exhibitor anxious about her 
wilting darling Dahlias. 
Mrs. C. H. Stout the well known Dahlia grower, won most 
of the blue ribbons. Mrs. Tysilio Thomas was a close second, 
with two firsts, eight seconds, five thirds and three honorable 
mentions. Mrs. Layng, a Short Hills Exhibitor, a close third. 
A\'hat was left of the prizes went to the women who pursue 
the gentle art of growing Dahlias with less vigor, but as much 
love. Mrs. Stout was awarded the Silver medal of the 
American Dahlia Society for having the greatest number of 
wins, also the Horticultural Medal of the Garden Club of 
America for the most meritorious exhibit staged by a member 
of the Club and the silver medal of the Dahlia Society of 
California for the most artistically beautiful Dahlia. The 
space I am given will not allow a catalogue of names and 
types of dahlias. Of the many beautiful and interesting ones 
were Mrs. Stout's Insulinde (decorative), Shudow's Lavender, 
and Gladys Sherwood (white duplex). Mrs. Thomas' lovely 
lavender Attraction and Annie Bussell, another fine hybrid 
cactus of an indescribable salmon-pink with yellow flushings, 
Mrs. J. A. Stewart's Millionaire and Mrs. Bereford's Superha. 
In the section for artistic arrangement of Dahlias, Mrs. 
Norman McPherson was awarded first prize for an arrange- 
ment of Wolfgang von Goethe and Wodan Dahlias combined 
with sprays of Nannyberry (Viriurnum prunifolium) in a 
brass vase. 
In the class of artistic arrangement of any flowers other 
than Dahlias, Mrs. Prince took a first with a really lovely 
arrangement of autumn red Woodbine, white Petunias, grey- 
green foliage in a red brown vase. Second went to Mrs. F. 
M. Moffat; third to Mrs. P. Beresford. Mrs. McPherson got 
an honorable mention for a lovely arrangement of wine-colored 
Scabiosa in a mulberry-colored glass dish. 
Annie Russell Yorke, 
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