Evening star., 1917-03-16

Plans were announced today for gen.
eral conference of all the organizations
and individuals interested in the home
and community garden movement in
Washington.
This conference will be held in the Of
fee of Miss Anne Beers. supervising
principal of the eighth division. at the
jefferson School next Friday afternoon
at $50 o'clock. Speakers will be Ernest
L. Thurston, superintendent of schools;
o. H. Benson of the Department OF Agri-
culture and Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. who
called the conference. Other addresses
will be arranged for later.
To this meeting will be invited the
heads of Washington's three trade bodies,
representatives of the Federation OF
Citizens Associations and officers of vari-
GUS associations leaders in the Mothers
Congress and parent-teacher associations
and experts of the Department OF Agr1-
culture. Special invitations also will be
extended to Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, su-
perntendent of Fairgrounds; to Mrs.
Charles w. Wetmore of the Capital Car
den Club, and to David Fairchild. presi-
dent of the Peoples Garden Associa ton.
and other members of that pioneer soci-
ETY. for encouraging home gardening.
Will Ask for Volunteers.
Following this meeting efforts will be
made to obtain volunteers in each sec
tion of the city to supervise garden
clubs. Mrs. Rafter will explain to the
conference the plan of the Home
Achievement League. which is to be
the central body for series of home
garden clubs she hopes to organize all
over the city. Special efforts will be
made to have these clubs formed under
the auspices of individual citizens as
sociations and parent teacher organiza-
tions.
Miss Beers who is directing the ef-
forts in Southwest Washington, will in
vite teachers of her division who are
interested in this work to attend. Rep
resentatives of the successful garden
clubs of Takoma Park and Sauis Addi-
tion will be invited.
Miss May Riley of the Department of
Agriculture. who lives at 1871 X street
northwest, has written to Mrs. Rafter
that she will take charge of club.
Mrs. Rafter is seeking to obtain names
of other volunteers for this work.
Department Bulletin on Topic.
The Star today prints the second of
the bulletins from the Department of
Agriculture dealing with the cultiva-
tion of a home garden. These Will be
printed daily, and they will form a
compendium OF information neeueu 1Or
home or group garden work.
Mrs. Lyman F. Kebler has announced
q series of meetings at the Wilson Nor
NAL School, at which experts will make
addresses on various phases Of the
work One of these will be held next
Wednesday, with Miss Susan B. Sipe.
in charge of the garden work in the
public schools, as the speaker. The
talk will be illustrated with slides.
The first monthly meeting this sea-
son of the Children's Garden Club of
Takoma Park will be held at the Ia
koma Library tomorrow evening at 1880
o'clock This is the pioneer children's
garden club in that vicinity. 1t has
been in successful operation for three
years.
This club is directed by a committee
consisting of w. T. Simmons, D. N.
Shoemaker and H. B. Hendrick. These
were appointed by the Takoma Park
Citizens Association. Members of the
club are children from ten to fifteen
years old. inclusive, who agree to cul-
tivate at least square rod of ground
and report on results.
Special Prizes Offered.
In addition to the regular achieve
ment badges, to which every member