Evening star., 1922-10-24
GARDEN CLUB TO SEE
VOICE j! ! Of |! W|LDFLOWERS :!
Closing Session Of Autumn Meet.
ing Tomorrow Evening-Ex.
perts to Speak.

meeting of the Garden Club of Amer
at s o'clock in the auditorium of the
Interior Department, 18th and F
streets. when addresses will be made
by four scientific experts in the
flower world, DR.. Coville, DR.. Stafford.
DR.. Bartsch and DR.. Wherry of the
Department OF Agriculture.
Preceding the flower talks. prompt
ly. at 8 o'clock. THE Voice of the
Wildfowers" will be presented in
the name of the Wildfiower Preserva-
ton Society by a committee tnclud-
ing Mrs. FairfaS Harrison: Mrs: p.
more, Mrs James Parmelee. Mrs.
Louis Hertle of Gunston Hall, Mrs.
Charles J.. Bell, Mrs. Charles w. Rich
ardson, Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman,
Mrs. William Cannon Rivers. Mrs.
,Eliphalet Fraser Andrews. pr. Paul
Sn'"n ard Ren 4. Harlan.
THE Voice of the Wildfowers' is
a flower fantasy, pageant in minia-
urc. written by Mrs. Minnigerode
andrews. whose Gross Triumphant"
nroduced here last spring. eclipsed In
in Washington. Mrs. Andrews has
written this little wiIdfower fan
tasy il honor of the visit to Wash
ington of the Garden Club of Amer
-, and has dedicated 1t to Dr. Paul
'"~:sch of the Agriculture Depart
ment.
The production committee for the
fantasy includes Bess Davis Schreiner,
Caroline Mckinley, Paul Bleyden,
Iphn H. Small and Albert Parr. The
dances have been arranged and di-
rected by Miss Mckinley and the
,pl, NJ I'M h1rs u a al "a
ton of Paul Bleyden, with instrument
'al music by Gertrude McRae Nash,
Ielen Gerrsr. Walter Nash and Ar
nand Gumprecht.
The title role of the Voice Of the
Wildfiowers' will be played by Caro-
will appear as the spirit Of night.
Paul Bleyden as the priest and AL
hert Parr as the passerby.
The flowers and the forest folk will
hs danced by fifteen girls in rain
"ow colors-Rosemary Browning.
Tuliet Lyeth. Evelyn Davis. Marian
"hace. Florence Thompson. Emily
Hoffman. Evelyn Preble. Sara Hoover,
Josephine Gantley, Mabel Day. Mary
Schultz. Anne Schultz and Helen Min
nieereda
The Might Winds" will be played
nd sung by chorus of twelve. ac-
ornpanying Miss Wentworth. This
,horuS will also sing the wildfiower
ong. with incidental solos by Mrs. G.
3 weitzcli and Miss Martha Wcolley.
'1iss Margaret Callahan will sing the
Song of the White Flowers" The
hnrus Includes Mrs. Weitzell. Miss
'a'Iahafl,. Miss Woolley. Miss Frances
;herrier. Miss Helen Walten. Miss Ell
IN Waller. Mrs Mildred Potter. Mrs.
- Dulany, Miss Florence Holiday.
Tiss Lucy Hopkins. Miss Josephine
T1,her Miss Dorothy Knight
The stage in the auditorium has been
-Snsfoymed into veritable woodland
nder the direction of John II. Small
the setting for the visua lization Of
Ire wildfiowers. Albert Parr. who will
ppear in the prologue as the passer-
y. will also act as stage manager of
he production
A committee of hospitality will
serve as ushers in the seating of the
.ruests. attending the meeting. They
re ali members Of the STAFF OF the
american Red Cross. with Miss Doro-
hea Campbell as chairman, and in
'nde Miss Fauntlcroy;; Miss Azenath
Johnson. Miss A. f. Hardesty. Miss
Dorothy. / Thompson. Miss Elizabeth
Fisher and Miss Robina Rea.
. The -Garden Club members are on
, tour of inspection today. The club
'eft the Powhatan Hotel at 10 o'clock
COR Gunston Hall. Va. stopping at
ArlingtHn experimental farm. pass
= p,
70 Gunston Hall for a picnic lunch.
Then they proceeded to Mount Vernon
where a wreath was placed on the
tomb of George Washington. A tree
vas also planted there.
The club will meet this evening at
the New National Museum at 8
o'clock. Charles Moore. of the Fine
Arts Commission, and James l..
G-eenleaf Of the same commission
will lecture. At the conclusion of the
addresses Mrs. Charles D. Walcott
viii receive the club.
At last nights session an address
Fairchild. Mrs. Francis Crowninshield
ed discussion of The Problems of Gar
den Clubs" An address was also made
by DIR. Charles L. t1arlatt.
Reception by Mrs. walcott.
Following the meeting of the Gar
National Museum tonight the men,
bers will be received by Mrs. Charles
D. Walcott at the Smithsonian build
ing. where there will be shown a
collection of over $50 water-color
sketches of wild flowers. both east
ern and. western, painted from life
by Mrs Walcott The collection con-
'tains all of our familiar wild flowers
as well as many rare and little
known plants.
Beginning tomorrow. the exhibit
will be open, to the public in the
main hall of the Smithsonian build
ing. 49,.