Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07

| gest n high type Of competitor. So many
|. Professionals architects, landscape archi
tects, art students and decorators-have
written that I hope we shall have some
very fine designs After the judging We
shall have nm exhibition and the the prize
winners will be published in House and
Garden.
That is as far ms the story goes. bu,
we 60 further in desire. We want to bring
before the whole country, us far as eau.
what we have obtained, that small house
owners and those who are building new
homes, or rows OF homes. may be shown the
way that n little back yard can be planned.
II have sent out 140 programs.
'Now, will you be good?
Very sincerely yours,
BERTHA A. CLARK,
President
IS THE date set for the closing of the
~ competition is October 10. 1921. il is
rather lntp for any one who learns of the
plan for the first time to get the data and
submit plan Still think the matter is
so interesting and important that | shall
print the general conditions. as they came
to me from the Society of Little Gardens.
leaving tito the late but would BE- romcrs
to communicate without moments delay
with Mrs Charles Clark in the manner spe-
Gifted in the directions which follow
"PROGRAM OF A COMPETITION FOR
THE DESIGN OF GARDEN
TREATMENT FOR THE TYPICAL
SUBURBAN BACK YARD
First. The Society of Little Gardens.
Of Philadelphia, announces n competition In
tn" design of garden treatment for the
typical suburban back yard.
Second The purpose of the competi-
tion is to procure one or more designs which
may be presented to the public to stimulate
and guide the development of the out of
doors spac" Of the average American dwell
ing house and to bring it clearly within the
meaning of tho word home. now too gen
orally limited to the space within four walls.
''Thrd., Eligibility. All students Of the
garden problem are invited to submit designs
under the terms of this program: this invi
tation comprchcndnC professional garden
designers. craftsmen and students in schools
Of architecture and landscape design. Nor
is the amateur garden lover excluded pro.
vided only that his iGcas are presented in the
technical form here prescribed.
Fourth. Compensation. Garden design
has long stood as recognized phase Of the
profession of architecture. but its benefits
have been restricted by the cost of Dr0feS-
sionNl services to the owners of properties
of the more costly type and have extended
to the general public only through their
parks and Fairgrounds. 1t is here the pur-
pose Of tn" Society Of litr" Gardens 10
offer to the average small house owner with
out cost an aid in the form OF suggestive
sketches. to be obtained through this com.
petition. In So doing III" society recognizes
that the competitors will hav" rendered TO
the public II service Of substantial valIe and
II. therefore, proposes 10 compensate N uart
for this service by the payment Of an non
"rarium TO each of the authors of the three
designs selected in the Judgment and also to
include in the publication of each the name
of its author with its pnc" in the competi-
tive award. The honOrarium will be aS
follows: TO the author of the design placed
hrSt. $3.50: I" III" author Of the design
pla"cd second. 500 and to the author Of
the design placed third, SO Honorable
mention. in the discretion Of the Jury, NAV
;.sC be awarded. but designs So rated will
be published only with the written consent
of then authors.
'Fifth. Jury. The designs will be
judged by jury to bC composed Of three
architects, Messrs. Wilson Eyre. Jr.. War.
r'u i. Laird and Horace Wells Sellers, Nho
rave prepared this program and arr acting
rs the protest. 'ionui advisers of the society
Should a vacancy occur in The mnnlbership
ct the jury, II VIII be- hll"d by an architect
selected by the icmnning members,
Sixth. lnformation Cnpie, Of this
program may be obtained upon nppliration
- Mrs. Charles DAVIS Clark, pre-, idCnr rnI :
Spruce street, Philadclphin
Eighth. General Provisions The net
"t person submitting design in this com
p"tit0n shal constitute his acceptance of
IN" terms Of this program and guaranty
on his part that tn" design ~ submitted
was prepared by him or il produrrd with
assistance, then that such assistance was
rendered under his personal drrctiun \o
competitor may submit more than one de-
sign: flaps and alternative drawiug arc moi
permitted, and no design shall be- accom-.
panied by drawings. models, diagrams or nny
means of illustration other than those called
ior, so nom dr plume or other identifying
name or mark Is 10 appear on the wraIurr in
which the design dc, iNprp1