Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-18
WILL MAKE OFFICIAL
TOUR OF CITY GARDENS
Central Garden Committee Write,
Governor and Mayor to In
speCt It's Work.
FoosHE MAKES GOOD REPORT
Shows What Has Already Been Ac-
complished and What Yet Remains
to BE Done to Mako Home Garden
Movement Successful.

June 20. will be y. p. T. day in Rich
mond. This announcement means that
. this city is to be treated to some thing
| entirely new, not only for Virginia. but
Tor the whole country. Tho central
garden committee. under whose direc-
tons this 3. p. 7. day is to be observed,
announces that the performance OF that
day Will result in tremendous boost
to tho causes of production and con-
servation. The details will be given
out in full this week. In the meantime
the public may figure out for itself lust
what is meant by n b. p. T. day
On the afternoon of the previous
day. there will be an official tour OF
the gardens of the city headed by Gov
crnor Stuart, Mayor Ainslie, Commits
sioner of Agriculture koiner. and other
prominent officials OF city and state.
together with the officers OF the various
organizations forming tho central gar
den committee. This little journey to
tho gardens will give these officials an
opportunity to see how Richmond is
responding to the call for increas ed
production.
In order to further aid this garden
movement the central garden commit
tee announces that it will not only con-
tinue the work OF preparing land. but
will assist In the cultivation OF gardens
rs we'll. Within the last six weeks
over sixty acres of land have been
prepared by its blowing force The
assistance this committee will be able
TO give In the cultivation OF gardens
already planted will make 1t possible
for those who are working vacant lots
TO care for them to much better ad
vantage. 1t will greatly aid this COM
mittee in the preparation and cultiva-
ton OF gardens for all parties who want
such work done to call at once at It's
headquarters at Room ol6. American
National Bank Building.
DOING MUCH FOR
FooD CONSERVATION
In addition to what the central gar
den committee is doing TO help the gar
den movement. it is also doing much
for food conservation through the can
ming clubs organized at ten of the city
| schools with about 400 women as mem
bcrs. This work is in charge Of Misses
Mondy and O'Sull;ran. each OF whom
will have five classes. For carrying
on these activities. this committee is
raising fund of $1,000. in addition
10 $4,000 placed at its disposal through
the American National Bank. Seven
hundred and nifty dollars OF this
amount has been collected. Another
500 is now in sight. This leaves an
additional $3.50 that will have TO be
raised SO as TO insure continuance
of the work OF this committee. In the
report made to this committee at its
meeting yesterday. by J. Frank Fooshe.
director OF the garden club. 1t was
shown that the total cost OF teams TO
date has been s6lS.60. or this amount
s+64.S0 was on contract for individuals,
while the remainder was a contribution
10 the various groups being aided by
il. Seed costing ss4.S3 have also been
contributed 10 these various groups;
sl29.6S has been expended for com
plete blowing equipment. and the cost
OF supervising the teams has been
ssS.35.
The following association or firms
have made this work possible by their
contributions: Equal Suffrage League
Sl3l.S5: Federation Mothers Clubs,
500: Chamber of Commerce. 800; Par
cnt-Teachers Association. $40; Council
Jewish Women, $40; Social Workers
! IS; Watt Plow Company. $40: First
National Bank, $40; Virginia-Caro!ina
Chemical Company. $50; J. e. Moshy
/ e Co. $3.50; National League for Wo-
mans Service. 800; James River Gar
! den Club, $780, and American Red
Cross. 500.