Evening star., 1914-11-11
ROSE GROWERS ASKED
| TO Join GREAT WORK
Brookland Society May Help Man
age the Trial Garden at
Arlington.
Planned to Make Government Ex-
pertinent Station Most Com
plete in the World.

Invitation to the Brookland Rose So
iiety to unite with the American Rose
Society in making the trial rose gar
den at Arlington the most complete
rose garden in the world was extended
at a lecture before the Brookland
Brotherhood last night by Robert Pyle,
secretary of the American Rose So
fiety
1t was pointed out that the Brookland
Organization could hold an important
position in this work. being on the
ground to confer personally with the
Department of Agriculture officials in
tharge Of the farm, and to act as an
Executive and general arrangements
fomnlittee for meetings here of the ma
fional association.
Mr.. Pyle was introduced as executive
bflcer of the American Rose Society.
organized in West Grove, Pa, in 1899,
With the motto "A rose for every home
md a bush for every garden" He was
baid to be the only living American
member of the Royal Rose Society OF
England.
In illustrating his lecture Mr.. Pyle
Fhowed views of the rose farm at Ar
Uington, and described how the various
seedlings are to be plotted out He
Hartford Comm rose gardens, as IL
ustrating what is to be the general
Iffect of the rose garden here, and OF
Famous gardens and nurseries through
Put the entire world.
Duty Grows Out of War.
That the American hybridizer and
osarian has had thrust upon him the
kuty of developing the rose, since many
Europe have been swept over by the
ar. was emphasized by Mr.. Pyle. lie
howed some of these acres of rare and
ostIy blooms which he had visited a
ear ago, and which are now shambleS
n the wake of a decimated army:
The quality of the rose exhibitions
Ield in Brookland was commended ana
|fficially indorsed. Pictures showed
hat the winner of the first prize in the
amous rose festival of Oregon was the
ame variety that has won in the
1rookland show for the last three
ears. 1t was also brought out that the
anne variety of rose that won the first
Individual prize for the best bloom in
he fruit and flower show recently held
|y the Brookland Brotherhood. being
Fon by Mrs. Mary Herman, aged eighty
hree, also won the first prize in the
oyal exhibition in Great Britain.
Among the other interesting pictures
hown was the homestead house OF
thomas W. Lawson on his summer es-
hte in Egypt, Mass. completely over
rown with rambler roses.
Other contributors to the entertain
bent last night In honor Of the Brook
and Rose Society were Mrs. Henry
Eeef, who sang three solos, accompa-
led by Mrs. C. V. Burnside, and w. H.
eeleh, who told a number of amusing
tories.
Newly elected officers of the Brook
md Brotherhood announced last night
ere: President, George L. Clayton:
ice president, D. H. Oertly; treasurer.
Committees were appointed. and Presi-
ent Clayton announced that 1t is the
m of the brotherhood to win fifty new
hembers this year. For this purpose
ames begin with B have been named,
be known as the busy Bs."
List of Committees.
The committees named are as fol-
,ws:
Social-T. K. Saunders, Frank o. Cole.
bhn r. Benjamin, j. L. Whiteside,
oel b. Parks, Denny Waters, George
Johnston.
Membership-Henry C. Butler, James
Benfer, Sidney w. Burgess, c. V.
urnside, G. T. Boyer, John F. Bing-
AN, E. X. Buriew.
f. Reeves. A. A. Ormsby, A. A. Car
enter. Frank B. Hunt, W. Grant Lieu
len, Arthur Sargent.
Ways and means-C1aude B. Phelps,
f. Corning, Fred E. woodward.
harles Gooch, William Quinn, j. L.
rimm, NJ. F. Norwood.
Program-Charles A. .Harbaugh, John
Williams. Henry A. Lee. c. NJ
atheney, w. S. Ayers.
Athletic-E. c. Saltzman. William
Farren, Harold A. Clayton, E. NJ.
bss, Walter o. Parks.
Religious-Fred Barnes, W. H.
vans c. P. Judge.
Fellowship-George B. Johnston, c.
Reinsburg, Charles F. Tansill.
Press-Franklin T. Howe. Charles H.
eavell, c. H. Etz.
Finance-Don C. Fithian, A. ].
oenig, DIR. A. Marschalk, ir.