Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1913 — WILL GIVE PRIZES FOR ATTRACTIVE LAWNS [ARTICLE]

WILL GIVE PRIZES FOR ATTRACTIVE LAWNS

John H. Holden Found It Easy / Matter to Interest Business ' Firms in Beauty Scheme. —. Make Rensselaer just as pretty as you can. _ ; ' That is the thing that-every person ought to try to do as a matter of city civic pride. We have been doing mighty well, too', in recent summers. And any one who mixes much with the transient visitors knows that they speak mighty well of our city. In comparison with other towns of its size we believe it is hard to beat, but it can be made much prettier by a greater effort on the part of property owners and tenants. A little extra time each day in the care of the lawn, a little study about the planting and culture of flowers and Rensselaer can be made to blossom and brighten until it has no rival in Indiana. John H. Hojden, the man who has made Weston cemetery more beautiful than ever before, is behind the effort to make Rensselaer one big flower garden, and he h receiving the backing of the businessmen of the city and we believe the money that will be spent in this manner will be the best investment that was ever made in the town. The plan is to give prizes about Sept. Ist for the most attractive lawns in the city. Three prizes are provided for, the first being $25, the second sls and the third $lO. The lawns will be judged by a landscape gardener from Chicago. Professional florists will not be permitted in competition, although any person can get all the suggestions he wants in the landscaping of his premises, and Mr. Holden offers, free of charge, to -aid any person by suggestion. The idea is a good one, has been u rged by newspapers in the past, and Mr. Holden’s plan to bring the idea into vogue will certainly prove very popular. Altogether now, “Let us make Rensselaer just as pretty as we can.”