Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-13
INATEUR GARDENERS
OPEN SPRING DRIVE
Woeks' Course Under
'V 'rnolish Woman Expert Be
oins at Runnymede
cu1LDREN TO BE TAUGHT
md Army Volunteers to 60 20
whitford Lodge for
Training

.,,ur gardeners are now given
onportunity to become proficient in
aartime endcayors to help sup
msn .o,ion with more foodstuffs ana
P 49,. en- direfully needed by our
'@,. that Germany may be crushed
VIZ. .,nrirr today Miss Edna Gunncll,
,s,,s Of Reading University, Eng
and connected with the School
Agriculture, in conducting ten
1' ,r,onsivc course in gardening at
N''' ,,odo The. chosen site belongs
,bc old Drcxcl estate and is situated
rorvav's lane and SiXty-ninth
street. . a.. ,i,rrod ,o moot
..ds of teachers who desire to he-
W leaders in the land forces OF tfo
e ,n,r,, and impart their knowledge to
c "s amateur gardeners and. in fact.
.n ,bose Interested in gardening as
,easurc will he accepted as stu
,'I,," The lessons however. VIII
=. rrscticed under the persona care
" ,bs English expert only on saturday
mornings and afternoons.
raIion-widc campaign was launched
.A,,,lv 10 instruct all boys and girls
..,rccn the ages of nine and sixteen
I, backward gardening. II is antici"
.,,sd that by the time the movement
|, IN full swing millions Of children,
nader the direct supervision or their
s.hoo, teachers will he tillinE the soil
/. ,bsir own back yards and utilized
!, belp the farmer in case Of necessity.
n ls estimated that under this plan 2
ouarter billion dollars worth Of food
vim be produced each year.
The course started today at Runny-
r,ds Is intended to supnly many Of the
rar.garden teachers. who will i'm turn
Impsrt their agricultural knowledge to
gsse millions Of youngsters. anxious
"a do their share in aiding to sound the
doom, Of the German arms.
MANY Of the girls affiliated with the
Pennsylvania Association OF Women
Workers will spend their vacation pc
RODS helping to tin the soil Of tho plots
N land In the vicinity of Bryn Nawr
Whhford Lodge will be another target
N these women farmers"
Miss Martha Thomas. of Rryu Mawr
College, who is member of the Penn
glvanla Association for Women Work.
srs and in charge Of the land army" to
h sent TO Whitford. declared today that
already the farmers i'm her chosen dis
trict were clamorinE for assistance from
her girl forces She feels that these
women will accomplish much She said
that those girls taking their vacation
for the coming week win plant potatoes
end perform other tasks preliminary
for the Spring drive" for larger food
crops and a greater amount of food
derived from less ground space.
Ihe girls will live i'm tents. which are
70 be erected to house them. Already
many OF the women workers have "en.
Hs'ed IN the womans land army. units
winch are to be assigned to certain
teld.gardening tasks.
lne PhlIadelphia Vacant Lots CuIti-
Nauon Association issued its ruIcs
S'e.nhg the use Of gardens assigned
'he association to thousands of nri.
"e FAMILIES. wb have been growing
Hsat quantities OF good food.
Inc association expects each rcceivor
lot to pay the cost of the seeds
ana other incidentals used to furtbor
ne productivity Of the lots. No CHARGE
made for the use of the land =
aso makes 1t clear that the privilege
" caring for the lot must rest upon
se shoulders Of the receiver and cannot
be transferred.
Inc pennsylvania Association Of
women Workers will give little pIay
y meiF Philadelphia headquarters this
Gernooh' instead OF taking a long hike
NV he woodlands. The uncertain
.Alner has caused this change. Fead.
quarters are located at 146 West lie.
high avenue. "''' le'