The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27


Mrs. c. Stewart Clark. director
of the recent Garden School in
Tacoma. The first meeting. elev-
en- years ago was held at the
home of Mrs. Clark and she was
its first president There are
| twenty members In the club.
The Flower-Growers have taken
part In city planting and have
supported the Washington State
Arboretum at the University of
Washington. In 1884 the Flower
Growers entered their own indi-
vidual float in the Daffodil par
ade.
Mrs. Clark manages flower
shows for the Tacoma and Pierce
County League of Garden clubs
Another member. Mrs. Robert
J. Lowery. was trained by the late
Mrs. Hazel Kenworthy to take an
active part In flower arranging.
and Is giving interesting talks to
the club.
Mrs. c. II. McEachron has taken
course in landscape gardening
She Il bringing this material to-
the club In q series Of talks.
While members listen to this
garden lore at the meetings. their
hands are not idle. They make
one or more comforters each year
to be given to q needy family.
Better Gardens Club
Twelve years ago q group OF
flower loving women organized the
Better Gardens club. At that time
It was the second garden club in
Tacoma. It's membership has in
creased until 1t Ia now one OF the
larger and more progressive clubs
In the city. The Better Gardens
club was the first club In the city
to Join the State Federation and
among one Of the first to join the
State Arboretum society. For two
successive years the group has
taken cash prizes for the exhibi-
ton of baskets OF roses at the
Western Washington Fair.
In 1895 the club entered the
Horticultural Magazine contest. Of
fering a prize for the most out
standing and complete year book
Of Garden clubs. In competition
with several hundred clubs
throughout the nation, the Better
Gardens clubs year book won the
National award.
The club also decorated the
stage at the stadium for the
pageant during the Golden Jubilee.
At Christmas time. members dis
tribute decorated Christmas trees
for the less fortu nate In the
County hospital. With untring
support members have achieved
the success Of raising funds for
the help needed In purchasing
property and for the development
of Franklin park. Women of the
club helped plant part Of the Wake
| field Park grounds with some Of
their own garden shrubs and
plants.
The organization is a memoe'
of the Tacoma Rose society.
Green Finger Garden Club
| One of the newest Of Tacomal
many garden clubs Is the Greer
Finger Garden club, which hell
its first regular meeting in Aug
ust of 1899. Twelve member
comprise the club which meet
for the informal study Of garden
ing. A round table discussio'
marks the close OF each meetin'
Of this neighborhood group. AIS
on each meeting day program.
speaker is presented. The gronl
/ Is not yet affiliated with th'
i pierce County League OF Gardei
. clubs but expects to be before en-
close Of the year. Mrs. w. h
/ Coering is president Of the clue
Madison Garden Club
. The Madison Garden club wa
I organized in 1888 and has g mem
4 bership of Is active members. Tn
I object OF the club Is to promote
! interest in civic enterprises. 10
the preservation Of natural beau
E ties in wild lie, and to stud
plant life that members may beau
: tify their homes and gardens,
D Kenilworth Park Garden Gu
was organized on June IA, lss'
e and has fourteen members. Tn
: object of this group Is to cooi
U dinate the interest in better an
. more gardens, the development 9
;. home gardens. to aid in the PR
q lection OF wild flowers and bird
e and to study all the aspects Of tn
, fine art Of gardening.
: The club presented the chic
q rem Of one of the schools in sout
Tacoma with garden seeds
. 1885. Sc and 81 and each fal
= the group holds flower show
which the juniors enter the
flowers and vegetables. for whic
+ they are given prizes.
:. Fircrcst Garden Club
Fircrest Garden club Is eel
!. brating its sixth birthday tn
: month. II has a mem oership
= 20 and meets the evenings of U
!, second and fourth Tuesday
= each month. Its officers .or q
coming year are Mrs. Roy Congo
"a president: Mrs. John Dunsmoi
"A vice president; Mrs. Arthur Eros
90 secretary, and Mrs. Wesley Q
Il borne, treasurer.
ne In addition to teaching its mel
T. bers more about gardening. {
Re. club awarded q prize one We
ub to the person whose grouu Is sho'
he ed the most improvement duril
In the summer months. II also I