The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS
This is the story of a eond work.


 This is the story of good work. | How many of you know anything about | I confess I knew little, and cared less, until found out that it was more than
 body engaged in mining and selling
 coal.
 1 Being greatly interested in every organ ization urging the need of planting more
 foodstuffs, I called on my friend, James
 L. Davidson I always refer to him as old Safety First" as he is always urg- 1 ing it,
 What's new?' I asked Gardens" he replied. Whose and where?" fired back
 at him. "The coal operators" he an swered. What" said I, 'has the car
 shortage converted them into farmers"
 Not just that, but I've got story that's worth printing.
 l knew then l might as we'll Set OOWH' l for Jim has never yet broken the speed limit in the drawing wag in which he
 spins out his yarns; but when he gets
 started it's worth while to give him pa- tient hearing even if it takes the entire day, for he generally has something worth while. So I dropped in a chair and he began It was about the new work the
 coal operators had put into the hands of ! H. c. Miller, man eminently qualified | for such a job.
 1 Most preambles, whereases, therefores, | be it resolved, etc, make mighty dull
 reading, but the document from which I'm going to quote Is an exception. i Read every line of it. It isn't copy lighted. If you want to organize a. club on it's lines in your town or community,
 I'm sure the coal operators will be glad to have you do it and use their constitu-
 ton in full or modify it to suit the needs Of your locality.
 The preamble is fine in spirit and in | words:
 In order to furnish ourselves and our neighbors with abundant, fresh, palatable,
 substantial and hygienic bodily susten- ance, and to reduce the cost of living; To encourage thrift and industry among
 our people, and to provide those not other
 wise engaged with beneficial exercise, wholesome entertainment, enjoyable avo- cation and profitable employment To improve living conditions, make our
 habitations more homelike and promote domestic tranquility and contentment, health, happiness and industrial efficiency; To beautify and render the home and
 surroundings more sanitary and attrac- tive:
 We, the --- people of the town of --- Alabama, have associated our selves together and formed a club for the purposes hereinafter set out and do adopt and establish the following consti- tuition and bylaws for the government l of same.
 l CONSTITUTIONS 1.-NAME. I Section 1. This organization shall be known as 'The Peoples Garden Club of Alabama"
 ARTICLE II.-OBJECTS. Section 1. It shall be the aim and pur- pose of this organization First-To induce each of it's members, their families and neiGhbors: (a) To make, prepare and maintain home vegetable garden (b) To plant, cultivate, raise and gather therein and therefrom edible vegetables, for immediate use, in season, on the ta- ble, for market and for canning and pre- serving.
 | Co To adorn their home grounds and artisticaly arranged, in the open yard
 and in pots, tubs and boxes on the porch
 and at the windows. l (d) To procure, set out, plant, cultivate,
 keep and care for flowers, ferns herba- ceous plants, shrubs, vines fruit trees
 and lawn grass about their houses and premises.
 | oeCOHu-lO aSSlSI us IlemDeTS, Dy pro- curing for them the services of qualified Lecturers, instructors and demonstrators
 and by causing the circulation and distri-
 button of books, pamphlets and publica-
 tions among them, to obtain knowledge
 and information on the following sub fleets:
 l Truck raising. flower gardening; horti-
 culture and husbandry. Renovation, sweetening, fertilization, preparation and
 keeping moist the soil for successful. veg
 etable, flower and plant culture Time
 and methods of planting. cultivation and
 care of vegetables, flowers and plants. Crop rotation and succession. Stand
 ard varieties of seeds, bulbs. sets and
 plants. vines and trees and how to select them.
 Garden tools appliances. devices and
 supplies. Gathering and cleaning veg
 etables and fruits for home use and for sale. Canning and preserving and stor- ing vegetables and fruits. Preparation
 and cooking of vegetables and fruits for
 the table The care of food in the home and kindred subjects.
 Third-To bring together, at frequent Intervals. our people for social inter- course and for collective study of the
 subjects mentioned above; and by friend lily discussions, mutual exchange of infor-