Evening star., 1934-01-23
TAK0MA PARK CLUB
D|SCUSSESPLANTS'
Horticultural Body Holds First
1884 Meeting to Appoint
Committees.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TAKOMA PARK, Md, January "a
The first 1884 meeting Of the Takoma
Park Horticultural Club, held last night
in the Takoma Public Library. was fea-
tured by discussion by c. c. Thomas
of the Division of Foreign Plant Intro
duction and announcement of standing
committees.
The speaker referred to the fact that
during the past IS years more than
100000 plants have been introduced by
the Division Of Foreign Plant Introduce
ton of the Bureau of Plant Industry.
He enlightened his audience on the
showing the recent introductions are
making in the test gardens at Bell and
at Arlington.
Announcement was made Of the res
ignation Of Mrs. Sol Shappirio, Sec
retary Of the club. Mrs. John GULL.
vice president, will act in that capacity.
The following standing committees
will serve during the coming year:
Membership.
Membership. o. E. Sweet. chairman;
Fred L. Harries. Fred C. Duehring. B.
Reeder, John L. Bishop, Mrs. c. B.
Smith, Charles Howard, Mrs John
Wolfe, Mrs. Sol Shappirio Byron P.
Parry. j. E. Goodwin, Marjorie Hansen
Stone and Roy Magruder.
Program, Edwin c. Powell chairman;
B. Y. Morrison. ]. w. wellington, w.
j. Morse C. c. Thomas.
Exhibition: Herman C. Heffner,
chairman; Mrs Edwin c. Powell. Fred
Youngman. John T. Gable. DR.. Will
liam H. England. John L. Bishop. Mrs.
C.. G.. Carr, Walter H. Gannaway. Mrs
E. F. Lines.
Purchasing: Dr. William H. England.
chairman: c. NJ Purves. John T. Gable,
Paul Burk, w. H. Youngman. N. L.
Gibson, Elmer Bradley. E. c. Rowley,
Roy Magruder, B. A. Chandler. w. l..
Holt, Capt. Merle H. Davis, Joseph F.
Rose. Byron A. Parry
Exchange: Roy G. Pierce, chairman;
Miss Agnes Carleton, George ]. New
man, Mrs. c. B. Smith, c. w. Moore,
E. A. Hollowell.
Instruction.
Instruction: Miss Margaret Lancaster,
chairman; c. G. Carr. w. H. Young
man. Dr.. D. N. Shoemaker. Winn T.
Simmons. DR.. William H. England.
Publicity: w. H. Youngman. chair
man: Marjorie Hansen Stone. j. w.
Wellington, c. C. Thomas
The following show committees were
also announced:
House Plant Show: Mrs. Edwin O..
Powell, chairman; Mrs. c. G. Carr. Mrs.
w. H. Youngman, Mrs. E. B. Brown,
Louis VOelker.
Narcissus Show: Fred L. Harries,
chairman; DR.. David Grifhths. H. A.
Axtell, Mrs. c. H. Aspinwall, Mrs.
Joseph KurZ, Mrs A. F. Lingle, Patricia
Pierce.
Tulip Show: DR.. D. N. Shoemaker.
chairman; DR.. NJ B. Waite. O. E, Sweet,
B. Reeder, Mrs R. D. Turpen. DR.. Will
liam Stuart, Mrs. C. w. Moore. A. j.
Brylawski, c. r. Long. Nancy Avery.
Iris Show: w. H. Youngnlan. chair
man; Fred L. HarrieS, j. w. Wellington,
Mrs. C. B. Smith. w. ]. Morse. Mrs.
Harry Friedman, Charles w. Ayars. Mrs.
H. E. Suter.
Rose Show: John T. Gable. chair
man; DR.. William H. England. Louis
tOClhCI, 1cOlSC 2>C"IhoAs
Stuart, John Kurz, Miss Marian Crit
tenden, N l. Gibson, Mrs. r. B. Wea-
yer, B. A. Chandler, Mrs. Walter Wyatt.
Peony Show.
Peony Show: DR.. William H. Eng
land, chairman: DR.. H. R. Watkins,
Mrs. E. E. Riley, C. G. Carr. E. A.
Hollowell, c. M. Purves, Fred c. Dueh-
ring. Joseph F. Rose, Philip Kurz:
chairman; Charles E. F. Gersdorff. John
r. Gable, C. B. Axline, c. c. Thomas,
Mrs. Paul Carter, Capt. Merle H. Davis,
E. A. Hollowell, Marjorie Anderson.
Fall Flower Show: Mrs. c. G. Carr,
chairman; Mrs. Edwin c. Powell. Miss
Margaret Lancaster, D. s. Patterson,
Mrs. H. A. Morrison, Mrs. j. N. Quinn,
Mrs. w. J. Graham, Mrs w. H. Burk,
Paul Burk, John Wright
Dahlia Show: Walter H. Gannaway,
chairman; Winn T. Simmons, Frank D.
Hobbs, Elmer Bradley, Mrs. Paul Car
ter, Mrs. Harry Friedman. T. w. Lewis,
H. /. Houston, Will Carleton.
Chrysanthemum Show: Mrs. z. F.
Lines, chairman; Mrs. John GULL, Roy
G. Pierce, F. j. De Moll, Mrs. George j.
Newman, d. S. Patterson, Mrs. Wallace
Ashby, Miss Agnes Carleton. w. L. Holt.
The meeting was presided over by the
new president, j. Preston Swecker, who
also presided at meeting OF the EX-
ecutive Committee held prior to the
regular meeting.