The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-23
ACES AND TANKS
At GARDEN EXHIBIT

The garden ace" and the garden
tank" as the chimney swift and the
toad are respectively known to the
little soldiers OF the United States
school garden army, occupy positions
Of honor in the garden exhibit of the
L. :. :. q. 4. at the Department OF
the Interior exposition.
But the garden ace" with its rec
ord Of zoo harmful insects at one meal.
including fifty-six aphids. ffty-ninN
leaf-hoppers. and siXty-three two
winged flies. has not attracted more
attention on the part of tho younZ
visitors than has the massive repro
duction, two feet by three feet, Of the
famous insignia of the United states
school garden army. which il now
worn by millions Of children in the
garden army ranks in the United
States, Hawaii. Porto Rico. and tn"
Philippine Islands. This gold and
black enamel service bar shows the
familiar crossed hoe and rake" OF
the garden army flag, with the letters
u. :. :. g." in the angles. surmounted
by an eagle.
show "ReaIIy, Truly Garden"
Among the features Of the exhibit
is a really. truly garden. as the chill
dren say. i'm which are growing-and
fiourishing-tiny tomato plants. let
tuce, and other leading families" Ia
the vegetable world The garden
surrounds model school house. and
also includes schOoI-sUpervised
home garden. Here, TOO, il shown
reproduction OF the pied Piper" pos
ter OF the L. :. s. G. army. which was
designed under the direction of
Charles Dana Gibson. and is one of
the most famous recruiting posters in
the world. An army Of children, mil
lions strong. was recruited under this
poster.
Dolls. dressed 10 represent the fig
uros in the poster with Uncle Sam in
the foreground as the pied Piper"
have been used To carry out the idea.
COlored views Of children in various
divisions Of the United States school
garden army in many sections Of the
country are shown. and huge map Of
the United states gives a graphic eN-
ample OF the work OF the garden
army. Red pins, placed in the map.
have been used TO designate towns
and cities throughout the United
States IN which regiments Of the gar
den army are at work. These red
pins appear from the sequoia groves
Of the West 10 the oil fields Of Okla
hOma and the shores o. New England.
Especially interesting j. the pin that
deSiEnates Boston. Mass as the IA
nous Boston Common has provided
gardens that arc now being cultivated
by the children enlisted in the United
States school garden army.
Pictures Framed In Moss.
Moss has been lavishIy used 10
frame the pictures and the various
posters and other wall decorations in
the exhibit. The Garden ace" shown in
its particular habitat: a chimney and
the garden tank" the clumsy brown
toad that camOUflaEcS itself in the
soil share interest with a group Of
blue birds pcrched above a card that
says Help the Garden Helpers"
Last year. in the first six months
Of ITS existence, the United States
school garden army raised SlJ,O0O,O 600
OF roodstUffs and cultivated 10000
acres Of land that would otherwise
have been nonproductIyc. This year
tho objective is placed at the raising
OF 500 OO0. 600 Of foodstuffs and the
cultivation Of 100 900 acres Of land.