The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-10
GARDENING REPORT
oivsn by Kiss Cecilia spsysr, Chairman
man OF the Civic Department., Who
was the Promoter OF Movement

The following Is the gardening re-
port given by Miss Cecilia Speyer at
the meeting OF the Civic Department OF
the Woman's Club Friday afternoon:
II the children OF the free and indie
pendent district OF Wheeling lived IN
Iriadelphia or some nearer point they
would nave the advantage of Mr.. VIM.
Hendricks or Miss Guseman'R expert al d.
rections In the boys and girls clubs
that the extension department of the
University OF West Virginia have been
establishing. In other words, the rural
districts get all the attention and our
city children do not come in contact
ton or Morgantown. The school chill
dren have never heard OF a bureau OF
Plant Industry In West Virginia. there
were over 5000 boys in corn clubs In
our city the first corn grown under
F, supervision was in Belle Isle on w. ~.
Franks property, and these boys did
5000 was given away In prizes Last
March. when the idea first presented
itself TO the Civic Department OF the
Woman's Club as distinctive civic WORK
We wrote for advice Cleveland report
ed eight gardens in connection with
their public schools They have a plant
the curator OF school gardens, Will
gladly tell us what they have done
there. Mr.. John Randall. OF the Pitts
rector OF nature study and gardening
sent us his booklet. which gave us many
helpful IDEAS In Wheeling the situa-
eral Thousand OF men out OF work. BE-
lieving firmly that the experience Of
producing something has remarka-
BILE effect on a chiid's mind and that n
garden would be the first great impulse
TO business life-reRarding gardening
in the light OF thrift proposition, that
show the value OF the work-we had
several meetings 10 talk "a over.
Gardening Can he Done.
the grounds. the money. the boys. the
enthusiasm. and the crops. We had the
interest and cooperation OF the chill
not possible for the work TO be con-
i tlnued. the Civic Department Of the
! Woman's Club made at least seventy
/ the summer OF 1914. The success OF this
work was due almost entirely TO the
able gardening committee Of which Mrs.
] McFadden gave us the use Of her own
property on Ohio street. Mr.. NJ w
Maxwell and Miss Martha Ross worked
] dren. until the Ohio street garden was
| In fine shape-all kinds OF vegetables
being planted there. and n splendid
I den. Mrs. J. w. Bryan. who secured
4 the Bowers property at Forty-flrsi
street. was also on the sob with Miss
| MCGOWAN. This property was cleared
and cleaned for our -se by the board Of
! control. Mr.. Hal Bruce also giving rs
water and electric light. We were for
I
| 81 Mr.. Otto Kalkrsuth. an expert gar-
| dener. who gave freely Of extra time
| and spared no pains - helping the chill
/ dren make their gardens the success
/ that they were. Mr.. W. IT. Frank al
4 lowed us 20 use five lots In Relic Isle
and was most generous IN giving US
! money for prizes. Mrs. Harry Franzhctnl
| also gave rs prize money. Mrs Kim
/ beriand gave us money 20 help with the
/ blowing; Mss Mary Scott encourage
rnent and time. IN fact. u was only
] through Miss Scott that the dav nur
, Us the monetary assistance. without
] which we would not have been able a
| carry ne work along on a. broad lines
as we did
Mrs. Allen Interested.
i The Playground Association returned
! ans club had given them. ~ f. almost
4 impossible. IN "a short review ~ the
| work { mention all the kindnessea Tor
| which no account was officially made
I and which a. the Time were such q
\ heir. To our president. Mrs O. r. r.
/ from The first day when We went N
I Mr. Andy .Fischer's mill and begged the
l stnkea FOR each garden. carrying tho m
l ourselves through the streets IN order
! ~ have them there for the children
] when school was out and they would
own Fardens-to the last dav. when fhs
/ prize money was distributed. Mrs. Al.
/ len was n great help
Mr. r. X Johnson. ~ Pittsburgh On
1 agricultural expert. smoke 90 the chill
/ dren AZ each garden. Mr. Morris fazer-
/ AIRED the children a. the Fortv-flrs'
l street rarden when the tools werf
/ were taken there was an ovation
Mr. HYDE. the Playground director