Evening star., 1940-05-05
ChevyChase
Tour Includes
15Gardens
Mrs. p. E. Bradley !
Heads Committee
For Benefit

Mrs. Philip E. Bradley heads the
Garden Tour Committee for the tour
Of the Garden Club of Chevy Chase,
Nd, which will be held May "a for
the benefit of the Montgomery
County General Hospital.
Gardens large and small, informal
and formal, will be thrown open
from II TO 6 o'clock on that day.
The president Of the club, Mrs.
Robert Ash, Is co-chairman with
Mrs. Bradley and others in charge
are Mrs. E. Percival Wilson, hos
tess; Mrs. J. Gilmer Korner,
tickets; Mrs. Frederick Stohlman,
information booth; Mrs Ridley Nc
Lean, art posters; Mrs. Hartley H. T.
jackson and Mrs. James w. Murphy,
distribution of posters; Mrs. Richard
B. Winder, publicity; Mrs. Karl D.
Loos, refreshments, and Mrs Egbert
A. Clark, flower arrangements.
Rain to Postpone Tour
Until Following Day.
Fifteen gardens are included in
the tour and as an added attraction
flower and table arrangements will
be displayed in eight of the homes.
In the event of rain the tour will be
held the following day.
Prominent among the larger gar
dens to be open is that at Arbremont,
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Parsons Erwin, with its beautiful
lockwood, roses and evergreens OF
every kind. Here a most interesting
Japanese garden can be seen. An
other large estate is Woodend, Mrs.
Chester Wells home on Jones Mill
road. A brook and pool have been
used to add variety to the wide
spread lawns. The varied land
scaping includes rock garden as
feature of her place. Here tea will
be served.
Famous for it's roses are the gar
dens of Mrs. Whitman Cross, recog-
niZed as one of the finest in this part
of the country, with its hundred of
varieties of rare and beautiful roses.
An excellent example of the formal
garden will be found at the home Of
Mrs. William S. Corby. Here large
rejecting pool adds extra charm and
in her music room can be seen
interesting flower arrangements.
Pool Reflects Garden Beauty
At Kaufman Home.
Another garden, whose water pool,
rejecting the gorgeous beauty of
thick-set tulips, will be at the height
Of its glory is that of Mrs. Rudolph
Max Kaufman. It has charming
summer house and flower arrange
ment. Hayes Manor is the name of
the home of Mrs. George T. Dunlop,
built in 1852, with a garden to de-
light every one, ancient lockwood,
rose Towering borders, and stately
old trees.
Smaller gardens lovely in their
perfection, such as that of Mrs. Ed
ward L. Hillyer, the formal rose gar
den designed by Rose Greely and
belonging to Mrs. Alfred E. Fowler.
the beautifully designed informal
garden of Mrs. Arthur Sturgis, and
the old secluded garden of Mrs. Will
liam I. Deming, with an Italian wall,
old lockwood and picturesque fish
pond, also are included on the tour.
Mrs. Hugh Southgate has rock
garden with many rare specimens,
and another rock garden is that Of
Mrs. Herbert H. Moffitt.
An outdoor living room with an
tique cooking utensils, beside a lily
pond and rose beds. can be found
at Mrs. Frank P. Wilcox's, who will
have flower arrangement in her
home. English-type perennial bor-
ders can be enjoyed at the home of
Mrs. Robert Ash. Tea will be served
on the sloping lawns of Woodacre,
owned by Mrs. John A. Selby.
Tickets for the tour, with maps,
can be purchased at the information
booth at Chevy Chase Circle, or
at any of the garden entrances. For
the convenience of the guests,
luncheon for q moderate price will
be served at the Brook Farm Tea