Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-30
WORKING OUT THE
GARDEN PROJECT
-Four Schools Selected by Civic
League Where the Grounds
Will Be Touched In
COMMITTEES FOR PEoNY DAY

Plans for a more centralized garden
project Of development than has existed
In Tho past we're made az meeting Of
The garden committee of the Omaha
Civic league yesterday. According 70
Stanley NJ. Rosewater. secretary Of the
league, the demonatrative idea will be
tried out Ibis year II the present plans
materiallze.
II has been suggested that four schools
be- picked Ia different portions Of the city,
Saunders. CASTELAR,. Lake and Farnam
have been suggested as they are widely
separated.
Through the proper workers, including
tho children. under tho supervision OF an
expert the schools viii be boautified,
without encroaehing, however, on the
Fairgrounds The present plan IL through
beautlfying Of few schools and the
work Of the pupils Of those schools In
their home gardens TO illustrate what
can be done IN this way. rather than 70
spread the work all over the city and
accomplish very little. After q good
start this year, Il Ii hoped then 10 use
the work done as a model TO be fol-
loNeu 10 MI inc heh0olss
Baths for the Birds.
Thomas kimbali. president Of the
league. reported on plan for bird baths
10 be distributed among the schools.
Little cement tronghs OF an artistic de-
Sign filled with water. are to BIO placed
At as many schools ~ possible. Mrs.
George T. prlnz guaranteed that her hus-
baud would furnish designs for the win
dow boxes to be filled with flowers and
placed ia tho specified schooia
r.. u. Graft. superintendent Of schools,
told Of the work Franklin school did last
year, where there we're about 100 pupils
and each one planted a tulip. making a
beautiful tulip bed. He commended the
principal or this school. Miss Anna
Hutchlns, and said that II tho princl-
pals Of the various schools became IN.
tsreated tho garden plan suggested would
DO successful.
The garden committee Of the league
has finance committee which raisos all
funds for the work proposed from mem
bera Of the league and othsrs who arc
Interested in the development work about
the city which the organization IL boost
ing. II 10 planned 20 raiso several hun.
drer dollars for the work outlined this
year.
Mrs. George d. PfinE was made chair.
man OF the peony button committee Mrs.
Lawrie chlids u chairman Of tho peony
contest committee. Mrs Charles Offutt
and Mrs. G. NJ. Wilhelm we're appointed
az a committee on arrangements for
pcony day. and Mrs. Milton T. Barlow,
chairman OF the recording COMMITTEES,
which tags all poonlos brought in for the
contest
Last year there were thousands Of
peonies brought In and the court house
and steps we're literally covered with
pink peonles.
Mrs. Joslyn and Mrs. kirkendali we're
appointed an q distribution committee TO
see that the hospitals received their share
OF the flowers after the exhibition.
c. II. English was made the chairman
Of the committee on education. He made
some suggestions along practical work TO
be carried out. lie has named AZ mem
bers OF that committee. Mesdames G. M.
wilhelm, Lawrle childs. Charles offutt.
William ". Baxter, Warren y. Blackwell
and Miss Mona CoweIl.
Tho garden committee will meet again
May 10.