Evening star., 1922-10-10
PLANTL|FECLUb
T0BE ORGANIZED
Horticultural Meeting Set for
Tonight at National
Museum.
COMMITTEES PLANNED
To Promote Love of Trees, Flowers
and Shrubs Object of Ma
tion-Wide Move.
COMMITTEES PLANNED

Impressed with the great need of
horticultural society in the Dis
trict of Columbia. lovers of trees.
flowers and shrubs will meet at 8
o'clock tonight in the small lecture
hall at the new National Museum,
10th and b streets. to organize such
society.
Firman Mulford of the bureau of
plant industry will preside. re-
port will be heard from the com
mittee, which has the meeting in
charge, two preliminary meetings al
ready having been held. The name
of the new society will be adopted, and
a constitution and bylaws presented
for adoption.
1t is expected that several hundred
from this city and nearby states viii
be in attendance, as the need for
such a society has been felt for
many years. The new organization
will be modelled somewhat after the
Royal Horticultural Society of Lon
don.
i Headquarters to BE Here.
Headquarters of the new organlza-
ton will be in the National Capital.
The membership will be composed of
members, life members, associates,
patrons and fellows. Committees
proposed to be formed give a good
idea of the scope of the society. They
are:
Committees on plants and flowers
fruits, vegetables, gardens. chill,
dren's gardens. exhibitions and
awards, lectures, publications and Ii
braries. research. and finance.
1t will be seen. according to those
interested. that the scope of the or
Sanizati0n is wide, and that much
beneficial work can be carried on by
n0teWnrfhV q
the preliminary plans call for two
garden committees, one to carry on
work in relation to adults. and the
other to help the children with their
gardens, get them interested in gar
dening, and give them advice and aid
at every step.
Plan Awarding Medals.
1t also is proposed to award medals
for work in horticulture. The OBJ
jects of the society are given as fol-
lows: To promote love for hcril-
culture in its various branches: to
give illustrated lectures; to inform
the people in regard to the cultira-
ton of plants and as to thu new
plants that come to the United States
from time to time: TO hold eNhibi-
tions and award prizes.
Ultimately the Soci--v hopes to es-
tablish and maintain trial grounds or
experimental gardens. whore Eorti-
cultural work can be carried on from
a thoroughly scientific standpoint. at
. the same time not forgetting any OF
the essential beauty which marks
this. one of the oldest Of the occupa-
tionS of mankind.
Those interested in the society de-
clare that a great need exists for its
firm It:"n. TheI. mas been no sucl
soc iety in the Die;-ict since the Co
lumbar Hort cul:.:al >-Ctt:y went
existence
The committee Of organization in
cludrs Charles Moore, cha airrlan of the
Commission of Fire Arts: John Small:
J. l.. Anderson. superintendent of
Charles J. Bells estlta. Twin Oaks:
G. NJ. Pappe and c. E. l.. tie-sd"rff OF
tie bureau of chem::s- ~. Department
OF .ler culture: +. |. Muifo'l bureau
of plant industry. Department of
Agriculture; David Lumsdeu, horti-
cultural board, and Peter Bisset, bu-
reau Of plant industry, Department of
Agriculture.