, 1906-04-28
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WEEK s
: In SOCIETY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Now that Arbor day with its newt
able snow storm has come and gone,
the arrival of spring may be antici-
pated and plans for the improvement
of public and private grounds are inter
esting and timely. The city fathers
were wise in placing Guardian Gilman
in charge of Undine park early this
year, and his services should be on
tinued until after-the advent of killing
%frosts, without regard to the exact day
of the fall on which these occur. This
TACT was impressed upon those es-
pecially interested in the park last sea-
son, when untold damage was done by
ruthless vandals, who literally tore
blooming plants up by the roots in the
absence of n having the authority to
protect blossoms which would have
been a qualification to many during
several weeks longer, the season being
particularly long for this climate.
Aside from the damage at the time.
the loss will be noticed again this
spring, when the roots so needlessly
destroyed would have sprung up again
and bloomed brightly much earlier
than seedlings can be coaxed into
blossoms. Indeed, the idea has been
advanced that there is every year a
marked waste of energy in the attempt
to propagate ANNALS in a situation so
exposed, Il seasons being ordinarily
brief. The Union Pacific Railway COM
pany maintains greenhouses in the
east and these furnish thriving plants
which fill the beds in the company
parks across this state, the plan en-
surfing markedly beautiful results.
Some time Laramie will have it's
greenhouse, in which stock will be
grown for Undine and its other parks,
but in the meantime it might be wise
to conduct the flower culture on
Slightly different lines. Close observ-
ers of local conditions realize that the
best results are obtained from hardy
perennials, which thrive here when
carefully chosen. These plants live
from year to year in the ground and
come up in the spring in spite of the
snow and chill, actually in many in
stances being ready to burst into bloom
at the first breath of real warmth and
before annual seeds can be safely
planted. The beautiful Story gardens
in North Laramie exemplify this with
their treasures of Sweet Williams.
columbines and similar plants, the lux
uriant masses of Dialetra and golden
glow in the Beltz grounds are further
proof, n mention may also be made
of the splendid hedge of London Pride
which is a marked feature of the Mad
sen yard or Sixth street. The most
satisfactory bed in the park last sea
son was one of dianthus pinks which
Mr.. Gilman tr~ansplanted from his own
yard. These lovely flowers bloom until
very severe frosts, remain green dur
ing the winter and would now be grow
ing finely and preparing to rival last
years beauty could they have been
preserved from the ravages of destroy
ing fingers. In a Massachusetts city
some years ago the public common was
used as a playground by the children
of a large school building. 1t had
been thought useless to plant trees
under such unfavorable conditions, but
public sentiment at last rebelled
against the barren blot upon an other
were discussed for its improvement.
1t was at length agreed that each fam
lily should set and care for a tree, and
the result was all and more than had
been anticipated. The children's in
terest was aroused and maintained,
and family pride was fostered, as well
as the spirit of municipal improve
ment. The Brown boys were too busy
protecting their thriving little oak to
NEEDLE with the Smith elm, and the
Johnson maple with its remarkable
growth was a ource of great satisfac-
ton to its clan. 1t would be possible
to substitute perennials in our park
and work out the same idea to a result
as satisfactory, the plants thus propa-
gated furnishing not only abundant
and unfailing bloom from year to year,
but serving as perpetual reminders of
the public spirit of those who planted
them. This summer and those to come
will bring an ever-increasing number
of strangers to Laramie, and plans of
some sort should be at once formulated
to make the park worthy of our pres
ent prosperity and brilliant prospects.
4 & 4
The ladies of the Cathedral Guild
spent a busy afternoon Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. Jacobus, completing
at that time arrangements for the sue
cessful supper and fair which they
gave last night at Maennerchor hall.
The Guild will meet on Tuesday after
noon of next week, at 8 O'Clock with
Mrs. G. A. Campbell.
4 q
The regular meeting of the Charity
Whist club will be held on Wednesday
evening of next week, the change of
day being through courtesy to Damon
lodge, Knights of Pythias, which has
made arrangements with the Polmatier
sisters to give a concert here on Thurs,
day evening.
4 4
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Houghton enter
tanned the April session of the Presby-
terian Missionary society Thursday