Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-06
GARDEN CLUB MOVEMENT
PROVES ITS SUCCESS
intcrcntins Exhibits Are Made in Base
ment OF American National
l}nnk.

mat the garden movement. AZ a mu-
hcipal affair. was not failure was
proved beyond question yesterday at
ternoon by the combined exhibit OF the
central Garden Committee and the Gar
zen Club of tho American National
Bank In the bank building. at tho cor
her OF Tenth and Main Streets The
exhibit was beautifully arranged and
embraced a wide range Of food pro.
ducts. band furnished excellent
music and the rooms were crowded
during the entire afternoon with in
tercsted isitors.
In charge OF the exhibit were the
ohcers OF the Central Garden Commit
tee. or which Oliver ]. Sands is chair
man; Mrs. VI. &. Patterson, vicc-chafr-
man; J. IL. Binford. secretary and
treasurer. and j. Frank Fooshc gar
den director. To Mrs. Patterson. who
Is president OF the James River Gar
den Club, and n writer OF note on ar-
ricuitural and horticultural topics, is
"ue. IN large measure. the impetus
whlch started tho garden movement in
ltchmond. Before even Mr.. Hoover he
gan to aSitate food conservation men
sures all over the country, Mrs Pat
tcrson was already telling people that
sEtgetab les must be raised Instead Of
flowers this year or else there would be
shortage of food products all over
the country
MIR. Fooshe has done a wonderful
work In actually getting the gardens
planted and cultivated. and in working
up To the exhibit Of yesterday after
noon. The amount Of $500 was award
ed In prizes at the close Of the exbIhIt
yesterday. OF the prizes awarded by
the Central Garden Committee tho erat
prize OF Sc. given by Mrs. FaIrfax Hars
rison, through the James River Garden
Ci"b, was awarded the Jewieh Neigh
borhood House. The second prize OF
S". given by Mrs. 81. c. Patterson.
went to the settlement workers.. Te.
nell montgomery. Second Avenue. won
the prize for the best record by hoy
or girl. and Gladys Dukes, Of Belyi-
dere Street. won second prize. NJ
Pollock. of Floyd Avenue, won the
lawn mower, and the set of tooIs pa
won by Mrs. X. II. Sisson. Second Ave.
nue..
rharo Cage won another set of
TOOLS and Robert Lipscomb, the sec.
ohd priZe. junior set OF tools. There
was long list Of prize winner, In
the American National Bank Garaan
Club. the FIRST prize in each instance
being $40 and the second prize IS Tba
list is as follows:
s@sss, s5sss ~,
hRu pa.s, ,sa Haynes Avenue, f1ss: II. Il.
l Aae Frs, . Ssenae G l.;
1f D!i Sari5on. lVo3 Second Avenue. second
Mon;r s,on A Z; Glass IL T. stansbury. $40
H.%y Is XHI fs,n. s 1ssna.
Brown Brown. zos Chs Ghsm6srleyne Avenue. second:
pi nenue p. n5s' Mrs. Mrs j. II. AardwIcke. 10
Ps!sG $rs. ri. H o Gtss%sy 1ss
tfss?d S s4ss H n:st Mi.
H.? May Vt % Carer 4!oS BELLEVUE: second
nrs,: Miss 81 S. Cook. Sc West Grace Street.
Division 2asi s: Harvey Jones. 1915 Beverley
lss asst seesnd Class BIMoise onesty. 1910
naTk Ave yma s, sssond c!ass cMrs G. y
l.; b. strst,on. :2ls beverley. second.
h na Go MontIose. ,n.a;: Harvey. Jones, ISIS
$50 pl beverley. first; r.. +. Slaughter, 2935
i.undiey. 2S7 South Cherry, nrst: Mrs. L. 3.
Best garden rccord-A. L. Smith $40
Fourth Avenue. FIRST; Mrs. T. NJ. Tienor 1854
First Avenue. second.
Best story on Eardening-Rov. F. F. War
Ben; ,o2 Hawthorne, frst; Vivian C.ump 1919
Best collection OF s.ed-A. l. smith, 6l2