The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
OBSERVE B. ?. I. DAY
IN RICHMOND SHORTLY
Believe IL will Result in Tremendous
Boost for Production and
Conservation.
FURTHER GARDEN MOVEMENT
Central Garden Committee Announces
IL win Assist In Their Cultivation
rs Well as Continuing to Prepare
Land

June % viii be 3. p. r. day in
Richmond. This announcement means
that this city is to be treated to some
thing entirely new. not only for Nir-
ginia, but for the whole country. the
central garden committee, under
whose direction this b. p. I. day Is
to he observed announces that the
performance Of that day will result
in a tremendous boost to the causes
of production and conservation The
details will be given out in full this
next week. In the meantime the pub
lie may figure out for itself Just what
is meant by d. z, T. day.
On the afternoon of the previous
day. June 70. there will he an OFF,
cial tour Of the gardens of the city,
headed by Governor Stuart. Mayor
Ainslie, Com missioner of Agriculture
Koiner, and other prominent officials
of the city and state. together With
the officers of the various organiza-
tons forming the central garden com
mittee This little journey to the gar
dens viii give these officials an 'oppor-
tunity to see how Richmond is re-
spending TO the call for increased pro-
duCtion.
In order to further aid this garden
movement the central garden COM
mittee announces that ii will not only
continue the work OF preparing land.
but Will assist in the cultivation OF
gardens as we'll Within the last six
weeks over fifty acres have been pre-
pared by its ploughing force. The
assistance this committee will be able
TO give in the cultivation of gardens
already planted will make 1t possible
for those who are working vacant lots
TO care for them to much better adj
vantage. It will greatly aid this COM
wit fat IN he "a etsftiV =
ton of gardens for all parties who
want such work done to call at once
at it's headquarters at room Il b
American National Bank building.
For Food Consers alton.
In addition to what this committee
is doing to help the garden move
ment. it is also doing much for food
conservation through the canning
clubs organized at ten of the city
schools with about four hundred wo-
men as members. This work is in
charge of Misses Mondv and o'Sull-
van. each of whom will have five
classes
For carrying on these activities,
this committee is raising a fund OF
ISL. 600 In addition to $1,000 placed at
It's disposal through the American
National bank Seven hundred and
fifty dollars of this amount has been
sight. This leaves an additional 81 SO
that viii have to be raised so as to
insure continuance Of the work OF
this committee. In the report made
to this committee at its meeting yes
terdav. by J. Frank Fooshe, director
of the Garden club of the American
National bank. it was shown that the
total cost of teams to date has been
Is61S60. or this amount s464.S0 was
on contract for individuals. while the
remainder was contribution to the
various groups being aided by It,
Seed costing s84s3 have also been
contributed to these various groups;
Is129.ss has been expended for q. com
! plete ploughing equipment. The cos'
| Of supervising the teams has beer
s8S.35.
/ The following associations or firms
have made this work possible by their
ntributions: Equal Suffrage league
s131.S5; Federation of Mothers Clubs
! 800: chamber OF commerce, 500
| Parent Teachers association, $40
Council Of Jewish Women. $40; Socia
Workers So: Watt Ffow company, 81 o
| First National bank. $40; Virginia
Carolina Chemical company. $50:
n. Mosby & Co. 1880 Nationa
League for Woman's Service, 800
James River Garden club. 500, ant
American Red Cross, 800.