Evening star., 1939-04-01
The Future
Activities
Miss Emma Hahn
Will Speak on
Delphiniuns
possessions,
By FRANCESCA MCKINNEY

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Club will meet on Monday at the
home of Miss Emma T. Hahn. 6036
Oregon avenue NV. The hostess
will be assisted by Mrs. Otis w.
Elzey. Mrs. Mark Lansburgh and
Mrs. Frank Meloy. Miss Hahn will
speak on "Delphiniums."
Mrs. Elmer Higgins is chairman Of
the benefit card party on April 26,
which will be held at the adjoining
homes of Mrs. Paul j. Christian, 37l1
Huntington street. and Mrs. Lee D.
Latimer, 37O5 Huntington street.
The Woodbridge Garden Club pro-
gram ON Monday evening is to be
devoted to the various phases of
chrysanthemum culture. F. L. Null
ford will discuss varieties and adap-
tation and culture Of the older
varieties.
On Freeman Weiss will talk on the
enemies Of the chrysanthemum, cul-
tural, environmental and parasitic.
DR.. ]. F.. Christie will discuss the
leaf nematodes of the hardy fall
garden flower.
The club meets in the Sherwood
Presbyterian Church. Twenty-second
street and Rhode Island avenue NE,
and cordially invites all those who
are interested.
Mrs. Charles Henry Smith, presi-
dent of the Garden Club OF Alex
andria, Va, will be hostess to the
members of the club at their meet
ing on Tuesday morning. Following
the meeting their will be an exhibit
Of arrangements of daffodils and three
prizes will be awarded.
The Garden Club Of Chevy Chase,
Nd, will meet on Wednesday after
noon at o'clock at the home Of
Mrs Herbert Moffitt, 120 Chamber
lin avenue, Kenwood, Md. Mrs.
Dion Birney will lecture on Flower
Arrangements Practical for the
Home"
The Garden Club of Virginia will
present its eighth annual narcissus
show at the Armory, 210 South
Royal street, Alexandria, Va, on
Friday, April ID, and Saturday,
April Is. from 10 O'Clock in the
morning until o'clock in the eve
ming. Admission will be so cents
and for children Is cents.
The committee in charge of the
show includes Miss Martha Harris,
Aldie, Va, chairman of the Narcissus
Test Committee of the Garden Club
Of Virginia; Mrs. William G. Seipp,
Middleburg, Va, co-chairman of the
Narcissus Test Committee, and also
chairman of the show, and Mrs.
Charles F. Holden, Alexandria, Va,
co-chairman of the show. Miss
Martha Harris is chairman of the
club exhibits, Mrs. Warner Snider,
Leesburg, Va, chairman Of arrange
ments; Mrs. Gardner L. Boothe,
Alexandria, Va, chairman Of judges
and awards; Mrs. Rathbone Smith,
Alexandria, Va, chairman Of pub
licity, and Mrs. Louis Scott, Alex
andria, Va, chairman of programs.
The awards for the show include
the Garden Club of Virginia Cup for
exhibit /, Mrs. Thomas S. Wheel
wright Cup for exhibit 2, the Eleanor
Truax Harris Cup for exhibit 3, the
Presidents of Member Clubs Cup for
special class XII, Mrs. w. w. Gibbs
Cup for special class XIII, the Stoke
Cup for special class XIV and the
Amos Chilcott Cup for special
class XIV.
Mrs. Louis N. Dibrell Cup will be
awarded to the best vase of three
stalks, one variety, in class ! to
XI, inclusive. The sweepstake win
ner will be awarded the Mrs.
Leslie Gray Trophy. The Fauquier
and Loudoun Garden Club will pre-
sent the Eleanor Truax Memorial
Bowl to the outstanding novelty of
the show. The American Horti-
cultural Society Silver Medal will be
awarded to the outstanding horti-
cultural exhibit of the show.
The Neighborhood Garden Club
of Gaithersburg, elected the follow
ing officers at its first meeting of
the season:
Mrs. Sprigg Ward, president; Mrs.
George Ninas, first vice president;
Mrs. Lewis Reed, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Bates Etchison, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Harvey Selby,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Al
fred Christie, treasurer, and Mrs.
Etchison, historian.
Mrs. Clyde Thomas gave q very in