Evening star., 1948-11-14

A Thanksgiving flower show will
be held November % at the Wesley
Heights Community Club, sponsored
by the Trowel Club and the Wesley
Heights Spring Valley Garden Club.
The exhibits will be open from 2 to
Q pm. and the public is invited.
Four classes of arrangements will
be open to members of the two clubs
and the visitors will find ideas for
Thanksgiving table centerpieces. A
special class of still life arrange
ment will be open to guest garden
clubs.
The two clubs sponsoring the show
held a Thanksgiving show last au-
tumn and they hope to make it
an annual event.
Mrs. Herbert H. Gregor, an au-
thority on flowers and flower ar
rangementS, is chairman.
Walter S. Charron and Mrs
Frederick W. Lang, experts on
flower and table arrangements. will
be guests of the Potomac Rose So
ciety at the auditorium of the
National Museum, Tenth street and
Constitution avenue NV, Thursday
at pm Emphasis will be on
Thanksgiving time use of fruits and
flowers. The public is invited.
A policy of giving away three rose
bushes as door prizes each meeting
has been adopted for the society.
A proposal to increase dues from
t150 to So is before the membership
and will be decided finally at a
special meeting November 26. Un-
der this proposal, associated garden
clubs and commercial members
would be classified as sustaining
members and their dues established
at s5 annually.
At the meeting this week the fol-
lowing slate of nominations will be
presented by a committee: President,
Charles c. Montgomery, at present
editor of the monthly bulletin; first
vice president, J. Preston Swecker;
second vice president, DR.. Freeman
Weiss; third vice president, Joseph
c. Manian; treasurer, Robert E.
Scammell, secretary, Mrs. Jessie M
West; new directors District OF
Columbia) ALBERT E. West, Jack N
Paisley, John M Davidson. and (for
MarylandD Fred w. Lang. Nomi-
nations can be made from the floor.
Although the Arlington Rose Gar
den is a reality, the following things
are desired to complete the me-
mortal to the war dead of World
War II:
$50 more rose plants.
EvergreenS and shrubs.
Seats and benches.
Bronze plates for memorial
markers.
Water lines for irrigation.
IL rose trelliseS.
Two garden gates.
A bird bath.
An organization to build lake.
A bronze pedestal and book Of
memories.
Any person interested in advanc-
ing the project should contact Mrs.
Nell M. Broyhill 4603 Lee highway,
Arlington, Va. (CHesnut 551D.
Silver Spring Garden Club will
meet tomorrow at 8 pm. in the
Community House in Jesup Blair
Park at Georgia avenue and the
District line. Frederic P. Lee OF
the Mems Garden Club Of Mont
gomery County will discuss holly
culture. He won first prize in holly
exhibits at the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Fall Harvest Show. Donald
B. Hanley, A. Kyle Goodman and
William H. Cary, jr, were named by
Mrs. Charles T. Williams, club
president, to take part in meetings
Of Silver Spring civic and business
groups to urge better public and
private landscaping. Appointed to
the Mart Committee for three years
are F. I. Finch, Miss Alma Barker
and Mrs. j. Myron Jones; for two
years, Louis O. Raseimbal, Mr.
Hanley and Mrs. John 8. Wiley;
for one year, Mrs. Ralph Torrey
Mrs. Birch Lee Butcher and Mr.
Goodman.