Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-05
GARDEN CLUB FUND
AVAILABLE FOR USE
Mrs. Wetmore Turns Over to
Central Committee ST, 085,
Already Subscribed.
OFFICES OPEN TOMORROW

Mrs Charles W. Wetmore, presiden
of the Capital Garden Club, announced
today that the fund of S1,0S5, subscrib-
ed by that body to start the garder
movement, has been turned over to thu
central committee on gardens. which Ii
to open headquarters tomorrow morn
ing In Room 304, Star building.
Further funds Will be raised by the
Capital Garden Club. For this purpose
q meeting will be held early next weel
at the home of Mrs. Samuel Spencer
2012 Massachusetts avenue Carl Vroo
man, assistant secretary of agriculture
and Charles F. Nesbit, who represent:
the Commissioners in the garden cam
Saign. are to be speakers.
BY tomorrow a telephone will be in
stalled in the headquarters, an eNecu
tive secretary will be in charge. and the
work of the central garden committee
of which John Dolph is chairman, VII
be under way. y meeting was held a.
the Office of Mr.. Nesbit in the District
building at ! o'clock this afternoon tc
complete organization plans
Announcements will be made tomor-
row regarding the distribution of fer
tilizer and for blowing many of the
larger tracts which have been offered
TO the CenlTai COiHIllIISc-
Committee Can Go Ahead.
With the money subscribed by the
Capital Garden Club available for i'm
mediate use the committee can go
ahead at full steam with it's work The
Underwood Typewriter Company do
mated a typewriter and table for use
In the Office of the committee in The
Star building, and desks were obtain
ed from the District building and the
Agricultural Department. Henceforth
all communications regarding garden
ing work should be addressed TO Gen.
trail Garden Committee, Star Building.
Committee members announced they
are especially gratified by the numer-
Gus prizes offered by citizens associa-
lions and by other organizations. Ihe
more prizes that are offered, II Is
stated the greater will be the incentive
to work. All organizations and in
dividuals offering prizes are request
ed to inform the central committee.
More than $50 boys and girls were
enrolled in the home garden movement
at meeting last evening at the Iowa
Avenue NJ. E. Church. John Dolph, .. H.
Benson. Mrs. G. S. Rafter and Mrs. g.
Kernodle addressed the meeting.
H NJ. Connolly of the Department or
Agriculture addressed a meeting last
evening at the Brookland School. Yes
terday afternoon children and their
parents from the northeast section en-
rolled in the movement at a meeting
called by Miss Flora L. Hendley, super
yfsing principal, at the Apollo Theater
Today Mr.. Connolly visited the Fair
brother and Wallach schools, where
gardens are being started, and later
visited Friendship House to advise
families about community plot.
Secretary Baker has approved the
campaign of the emergency food gar
den commission for a million back
yard and vacant lot gardens this year.
This" wrote Secretary Baker, seems
to me to be a real contribution to the
strength of the nation
Asks Citizens to Aid.
The central garden committee has
compiled a letter to be sent to all
citizens associations, home and school
associations and other civic bodies.
asking them to name members who
shall serve on the extension committee.
This letter states, in part:
THE central garden committee has
divided the city into districts as fol-
lows:
4 Anacostia, Congress Heights,
Randle Highlands. and Twining City.
So Benning. Deanwood, Kenilworth,
Capitol Hill, Southeast Washington and
Rosedale section.
,"s. Woodbridge, Langdon, Brookland
lexington, central section of Washing
ton south of Euclid street and South
west Washington.
-. Georgetown, Cleveland Park.
Chevy Chase, Conduit road, that is all
area west of Rock Creek Park.
Is. Mount Pleasant, Columbia Heights,
Petworth Brightwood, Takoma Park.
that is all the area east of Rock Creek
Park and north of Euclid street.
1T is our intention TO have H. NJ.
Connolly. expert of the Department of
Agriculture, visit each section once a
week and give to those interested any
advice or assistance they may seek in
home gardening. Certain plots will be
set aside in each of the five sections
70 be used for demonstration purposes.
I've will have secretary located in
room No. 304 Star building. who will
assist as far as possible with the out
side and keep a record of all garden
activities. All inquiries relating to
home and vacant lot gardening, fer
tilizer, lending of lots and bulletins on
gardening, should be referred to this
office, which will open Friday morning
at 8 o'clock.
Expenses Provided For.
"Your participation will not involve
you or your association in any expense,
as all expenses will be assumed by a
number of residents in this city who
wish to assist in this patriotic move
ment.
I'VE seek your assistance and CO.
operation and ask you TO appoint a
member of your association to serve
on a subcommittee of garden extension
of this central body. Please forward
the name and address of your repre-
sentative soon possible to John
Do1ph. chairman of the central garden
committee. room 304 Star building.
This work must be organized at
once TO make IL effective"