Evening star., 1926-04-24
CLUB TO PROMOTE
WINDOW FLOWERS.
Newly Organized Body Elects
Officers and Lays Plans
for Activities.

The various garden clubs In Wash
ington and it's environs combined their
efforts In the establishment OF q CEN
trail organization which will have for
It's purpose the Identification OF the
National Capital, at q meeting called
by Mrs. Frank B. Noyes. chairman OF
the committee of the National Capital
of the Garden Club Of America, at her
home, 1899 Vermont avenue. yester-
day.
Following the election Of officers the
newly formed organization, which will
be composed of representatives named
from the various garden clubs and
interested organizations, indorsed the
idea that it devote it's activities this
Summer to furthering the use OF
window boxes as a means of beautify.
ing the residential and downtown Sec
tions of Washington. Representatives
of each organization pledged their
assistance in promoting the use of
window boxes not only in their own
localities, but in the business section
of the city.
Officers Are Elected.
The officers elected were: b. Y.
Morrison. chairman; NJ. ]. Clay, first
vice chairman; Mrs. Thomas Brad
ley, second vice chairman. Victor
Lumsden, secretary, and Miss G.
Lancaster, assistant secretary. These
officers, together with b. w. Anspon
and Ivan n. Anderson. were consti-
tuted an executive committee to out
line the activities Of the organization,
to make suggestion of a suitable name
and to formulate the policies which
will govern the new body. This ex-
ecutive committee will report to the
full body upon call.
Hope was expressed by Mrs. Noyes
that the newly formed body would
meet at least once each month TO
discuss the various problems con-
fronting the individual organization
members. and that much might be ac-
complished by the combined effort of
the central organization in undertak-
ing to solve the problems OF the in
dividual
The campaign for the encourage
ment OF the use Of window boxes met
with favor because of the attractive
results that can be obtained from this
type of flower decoration within
minimum amount of time and at a
moderate expense. Residences and
business houses will be included in
senting prizes to arouse interest was
favorably looked upon.
Work to Start Soon.
At the next meeting OF the organiza-
ton the definite plans to be followed
by the organization will be threshed
out and the work of the new body will
start at once. Efforts will be made to
create the use Of window boxes in the
National Capital on large scale.
Among those who were present, in
addition to Mrs. Noyes, were: Repre-
senting the Georgetown Garden Club,
Mrs. Thomas Bradley. Miss Emily
Matthew, Miss II. Hollerith; the Ia |
koma Horticultural Club, B. Y. Nor |
rison. II. f. Allanson. Miss NJ. G. Ian |
caster: the American Horticultural /!
Society, Victor Lumsden. F. l.. Null |
ford the Chevy Chase Womans Club. |
nature section, Mrs. F. w. Powell |
Mrs. p. Abee. Miss Truman Abee; the |
National Capital Dahlia and Iris |
Club, l.. G. Parker, Mrs. George Rut- |
ley. Miss Edna Reinohl; the Wash |
the Wild Flower Preservation Society. |
p. l.. Kicker; the Vienna Civic |
League. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis B. Flohr: |
the Capital View Citizens Associa- |
ton. James E. Malcom. c. III. Hansen; |
the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens AS |
ISOLATION, Chester r. Smith. II. j. Clay, !
r. j. Haskill; the Hyattsville Horti- |
cultural Society, T. D. farrell, Edna |
NJ. Reinohl the Arlington County |
Garden Club, II. A. Webb. Miss Lii |
liam Guernsey, Ivan n. Anderson; the |
Potomac Garden Club, Mrs. J. F. Nc |
Guire and n. G. Watts.