Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-31
HOME GARDENS
COMMITTEE TOPIC
Heads of Subdivisions to Be
Announced at Meeting
Tuesday Afternoon.
SUGGESTIONS FOR WORK

of the central committee on gardens Of
the District of Columbia today are
awaiting acceptances from persons
elected yesterday to head subcommit-
tees to carry on various phases of the
home and vacant lot garden campaign.
A second meeting of the executive
committee has been called for Tuesday
afternoon at 1 o'clock, at which the
personnel of the subcommittee will be
definitely announced.
H. NJ. Connolly, assigned by the De-
partment of Agriculture to devote his
entire time to garden work. in Wash
ington, today procured a list of citizens
associations and checked off on a map
of the District the territory included
within each.
A statement from the central COM
mittee regarding the in which
the work will be carried on says:
1T is the aim of the central commit
tee on gardens to work with the citf-
zens' associations in the various sec
tons of the city or with existing Or
CARNATIONS which are interested in
the promotion of vegetable gardening.
1t was thought best to work through
the citizens associations because of
lack of time to create other ~organiZa-
tons"
Present at the meeting yesterday aft
ernoon were John Dolph, chairman of
the central committee; Charles F. Mes
bit. representing the District Commits
sioners: A. j. Driscoll. Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter n Miss Gertrude Marley.
Garden Work Suggestions.
H. NJ. Connolly today gave to The
Star the second of a series of brief in
terviews which deal with specific in
formation on what to do now in the
gardening work. Mr.. Connolly will
continue to present one of these state
ments each day, so that those who fol-
low them and clip them will have COM
plete directions regarding the work of
blowing. planting and cultivation of a
home garden.
More extended information about
in the Bulletins of the Department of
Agriculture being printed in The Star.
There can be good gardens only
under the following conditions" Mr..
Connolly said today. There must be
enthusiasm on the part of the gardener.
If this important element is present
then it is possible to supplement it with
many other requirements for good gar
dening.
Care and attention is essential. and
they should be exercised by planning
before the garden is started. as well as
IN its care afterward. Exercise care
in selecting the ground where the gar
den is to be made. In many vacant
lots and back yards the soil is so poor
and in such condition that no matter
how much enthusiasm the gardener
may have, or how much care he gives
the garden, a good result is not pos
sible.
"A few bricks and mortar and tin
cans can be cleared out of a yard and
from\a vacant lot, but an impervious
clay soil from which several feet of
surplus soil has been removed cannot
often be improved in n year without
an excessive expenditure of time, labor
and money After the garden is select
ed care and attention must be given to
the preparation of the soil, the plant
ing of the seed n to the cultivation
of the crop.
After the soil has been spaded or
plowed it should be chopped up fine or
narrowed. Fine sifted coal ashes may
be applied and thu worked into clay
soil at this time"
Mr.. Connolly will give a definite pro-
gram of planting, explaining what crops
are suitable to soil in this vicinity, in
The Star tomorrow.
Conference to Be Held in April.
Impetus will be given to the garden
movement in Washington, it is ex-
pected, by the annual conference to be
Iitld III tIlS CITY VI III WOIIldH ) ma
.tional Farm and Garden Association. Ar
engagements for this meeting are being
made by Mrs. Charles w. Wetmore,
president of the Capital Garden Club,
the organization which voted to give
the Fairgrounds department of the Dis
trict $1.0S5 for garden work. The con-
ference will V on April 25 and
continue it's sessions through April IS
and 81.
Mrs. David Houston is the honorary
chairman of the convention, at which
Mrs. Lansing and Mrs. Baker will take
turns in presiding with the national
chairman, Mrs. Francis King. Mrs.
among the officials of the government
in cooperating with the association.
Topics of Speakers.
Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary of
agriculture. will give the address of
welcome, and Herbert Quick of the fed
eral reserve board will speak on What
the Government Will Do for Farmers"
DIR. Knapp of the states relation serv-
ice will speak on Balance in Farm
ing" and DIR. L. o. Howard of the De-
partment of Agriculture will address
the meeting on how the government
aids farmers in fighting insect pests.
MISS ElIltl bdSS Will c VI II WI n
of the women's agricultural and horti-
cultural associations of England dur
ing the war. Marketing Women's
Products will be the subject of an ad-
dress by Miss Anne Evans of the bu-
reau of markets, and Mrs. Charles
Thompson will speak on Waste" Col.
w. w. Harris will give an address on
the development of Washington" The
work of the Department of Agriculture
in canning clubs will be explained by
Miss Creswell. Mrs. Charles d. Wal
colt will talk of Canadian Wild Flow
ers" and Miss Scidmore on Japanese
Gardens" School gardens will be dis
cussed by DIR. p. P. ClaXton and Miss
Susan B. Sipe.
David Fairchild has invited the mem
bers of the association to visit his
Japanese cherry trees at his country
home "in the woods" and Miss Hege-
man will give a garden party in their
honor.
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