Evening star., 1949-10-30
Garden Club
Activities

The Woodbridge Garden Club
will sponsor a chrysanthemum
show Thursday at 8 pm. at Sher-
wood Presbyterian Church, Twen-
ty-second and Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE. Show chairmen, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. F. Gray; judges, Frank
Pohanka, John M. Davidson and
Mrs. U. L. McKinstry. Next gen.
eral meeting of the club will be
held December 5.
Mems Group Meeting Set.
The monthly meeting of the
Mems Garden Club of Montgom-
cry County will be held at pm.
Thursday at the Battery Park
Clubhouse on Glenbrook road,
Bethesda. Richard Winkleplect.
horticulturist with the B. & o.
Railroad. will speak on dwarf
fruit trees, budding and grating.
Avondale Club to Hold Show.
Avondale Garden Club will hold
meeting and flower show at the
home of Mrs. John Mclean, 4819
Russell road Tuesday at 8:15 pm.
N. A. G. Meeting Friday.
The District of Columbia branch
Of the National Association Of
Gardeners will meet Friday at
Dumbarton Oaks. Thirty-second
and s streets NV. Election Of
officers. Lecture and slides on
greenhouse plant growing by Bird
& Son of Walpole, Mass.
Joint Meeting Nov. s.
Wesley Heights and Spring
Valley Garden Clubs are planning
a joint meeting with the Trowel
Club Tuesday. November 8. 8 pm.
at Wesley Heights Community
Club, Forty-f1fth and Macomb
streets.
Mrs. Herbert Gregor will talk on
flower arrangements.
All residents are invited. Mrs.
Howard L. Garrett and Mrs. Les
ter Commerford will be hostesses.
Refreshments will be served.
DR.. Freeman Weiss to Speak.
DR.. Freeman Weiss of the Agri-
culture Department will speak to
the Garden Club of Chevy Chase,
Md. Wednesday. His subject will
be Keeping the Garden Healthy"
The meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. 2. D. Blackstone. 20,
East Bradley lane, with Mrs. Rob-
ert F. Fleming as co-hostess.
Violet Show Being Planned.
The Metropolitan African Violet
Club will meet Friday, pm. at
Central High School. Election Of
officers will be held and final
plans made for the African violet
show. This will be held in con-
junction with the National Capital
Canary Clubs show, November IL
and 13, at the Odd Fellows Tenn
pie. 4l9 Seventh street NV.
Plans will be displayed 2 to 8
pm. first day, IL am. to Z pm.
second day.
Scholarships to Be Goal.
Farm women and others wish
ing to donate merchandise and
foodstuffs to the International
Fete of the National Farm and
Garden Association. Inc, to be
held November II at the Shore
ham Hotel, should notify Mrs.
Willoughby Chesley at 2513 Cliff
bourne place NV, or Mrs. D. D.
Gearhart. 2127 California street
NV, by card. Proceeds from the
bird cage walk" tables at the
fete will go to provide scholar
ships. Handcrafts, flowers and
foodstuffs will be offered. The
association is affiliated with q
worldwide organization Of farm
women.
vIS Nns e. tables issrt,sa in the BiTt Cage Walk
Food. Mrs: Marshall Wright. Arlingto
pcI,s bring and buy Ms az; Venable; 2e1i
Campbell, winston Salem N. C.; fower
aarransements, containers: plants. Mrs.
farm market booth, crafts, Mrs. Laura
MCGEE. 3405 Thirty-fourth place NV;
Maltby. Arlington; baby table, Mrs c.
W., Hensley, 2513 Cliffbourne place NV;
order table. Mrs. John Nagangast, RID !,
Fairfax. Mrs. Arthur Allmendinger Ar.
lington. will be cashier r-treasurer OF the
Of Mrs. -Gearhart and Mrs. Sam J.