The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-21
Gardeners
Eager for
ParkTour
Women Take Advantage
of Favorable Turn
in Weather.
BY BEATRICE BURGAN
Society Editor


WHILE Park School Mothers
W Association members are at
tending to details facing them be-
fore their annual garden tour May
8 and 10, many of the women who
are to open their gardens for in
spection are taking advantage of
belated warm weather.
Mrs. Bowman Elder enjoys dig
ging and cultivating plants in her
rose garden at her home in Traders
Point. She believes that early yell
low roses will be in bloom along
with spring wild flowers, tulips and
lilacs at tour time
Mr.. and Mrs. Elder, who live st
the country place with Mrs. Elders
father, William Fortune, have had
their garden laid out in keeping
with the informal farm-like coun-
try Of Traders Point. The low ram
bling house fits into the natural set
ting and faces a hillside lowered
with wild plants.
The Elders visitors always cross
the road to the peacock house where
number of the proud fowls preen
their brightly colored plumage.
Mrs. Elder and Mrs. Cornelius
Alig are co-chairmen of tea at
Park School to follow the tour.
Tudor Hall pupils are to assist
mothers in serving the guests.
Mrs. @. H. A. Cloves, general
chairman, has been watching shrubs
and plants in her garden grow into
blossom and foliage. She has
planned fowery path north of her
home; series of vistas of blooming
shrubs are being set out under her
supervision.
Mrs. Samuel DoWden, whose home
is at Traders Point near that of the
Elders, was expected back today
from trip to New York. She is to
oversee putting her garden in shape
for the tour visitors.
Mrs. William Henley Mooney has
supervised the committee which has
distributed posters announcing the
tour. Mesdames Don Test. Anna
Marie Gall-Sayles, August G. Bob
len, Charles Sommers, Harold West,
George Kuhn, Doherty Sheerin and
Paul Fisher have made trips about
town to place the posters.
Mrs. d. ForteScue Modrall is
working with dealers who are to ar
range exhibits at the school. Mrs.
j. K. Lilly Jr., subchairman, is in
charge of the private exhibits, and
Mrs. r. Hartley Sherwood is arrang-
ing the florists and merchants dis
plays.
Mrs. S. r. Weaver is taking charge
of out-of town garden clubs exhibits.
Mrs. Sylvester johnson is to super
wise table arrangements, while Mrs.
Ward Hackleman is to oversee ar
rangement of all the entries in the
school gymnasium.
The problem of "Where to send
my son to college annually is of
mutual concern to Park parents.
Every year the school sponsors a
meeting of parents of upper and
lower schools to discuss college
preparation. A meeting is to be
held at tomorrow night when
parents and students are to discuss
the question.
Mrs. Frederick E. Matson is at
home after two-month visit in
Arizona and Los Angeles. At Los
Angeles she visited her sister, Mrs.
M l.. LaSley.
n
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer L. Ferguson
with their daughter, Miss Elise Fer
guson, Newport News, Va, are to
arrive tomorrow morning to visit
another daughter, Mrs. Lyman
AyreS, and Mr. Ayres.
The Fergusons timed their visit
so they might see Mrs. Ayres appear
in Accent on Youth" the current
Civic Theater production. They are
to attend the theater tomorrow