Evening star., 1950-05-07
Area Garden Clubs Promote
Plans for Future Shows

Mrs. Charles Bittinger. tenn
porary chairman of the organiza-
ton set up following the National
Flower and Garden Show last
March, has called a meeting OF
the. temporary committee and
delegates of all the clubs of the
area May Is at 8 pm. at the
National Museum. The purpose OF
the meeting will be to achieve a
permanent setup TO promote fu-
ture shows and to achieve a
council to serve all the clubs
in whatever worthwhile projects
are presented.
An attendance of from 100 to
$50 persons is expected. letters
having been sent to the clubs ask
ing that each send a delegate and
an alternate.
Members of the temporary COM
mittee are, in addition to Mrs,
Bittinger who represents the
Georgetown Garden Club: Charles
C. Montgomery. Potomac Rose
Society; Mrs. David Gearhart,
Capital Division. Women's Faym
and Garden Association; Mrs.
James Dawson, Belle Haven
Women's Club, Garden Section;
John Davidson, Woodbridge Garden
Club; Wilbur H. Youngman,
Takoma Horticultural Club; Mrs.
Herbert Greger, Trowell Club.
Mrs. Greger will review the vast
activities successfully undertaken
by the Garden Club Section OF
the National Show. Miss Margaret
Herbst of New York, representa-
tive of the National Tulip Society
and affiliated with the Associated
Bulb Growers of Holland, will re-
main in the city following her ap-
pearance at the National Tulip
Show next Saturday and Sunday
in Takoma Elementary School
and will speak at the committee
session, describing other national
shows and comparing opportuni-
ties here with those elsewhere.
Two Day Tulip Event
Sponsored by the Takoma Hor-
ticultural Club and the Silver
Spring Garden Club, the first Ma
tional Tulip Show will be held al
the Takoma Elementary School
Saturday and next Sunday. AL
tulip growers are invited to ex-
hibit. Entries to be closed at 1::3(
o'clock Saturday. Awards of merit
of the National Tulip Society will
be granted winners in 33 classes
for specimen tulips and arrange
ments, Miss Margaret Herbst
representing the society, to pre-
sent the awards at 8 pm. Satur-
day. Repzema Van Ikema, agri-
cultural attache to the Neither
lands Embassy will be present fol-
the exercises.
Hours for the show are: Satur-
day. 4 to 10 pm; Sunday, II noon
to 8 pm. The school is located al
Piney Branch road and Dahlis
street.
In addition to the tulips to be
shown there will be three viewings
of a Commute film showing the
culture of tulips in The Neither
lands and techniques of planting
in home gardens. The film will be
run at BIS and 9:15 Saturday and
1880 Sunday.
Other Shows Dated
To mention a few OF the forth
coming May shows, the Takoma
Horticultural Club will hold its
Iris show on May 20, the same day
that the Silver Spring Garden
Club will hold its comprehensive
spring show, including peonies,
roses and other flowers. The Ia
koma show will be at the Fifth and
Cedar library. The Silver Spring
show will be at the Takoma- Silver
Spring Junior High School on
Piney Branch road.
The Takoma club also plans its
annual plant sale at 1924 Ninth
street NV. May 20 and 81.
AvondoIe Flower Mart
The second annual flower mart
of the Avondale (MdO Garden
Club will be held Friday from 10
am. to 8 pm. on the Citizens Bank
lawn, Eastern avenue and Queens
Chapel road. Proceeds will go
toward community Identification
Main project this year will be the
planting of a giant evergreen in
Carson Circle to be decorated and
lighted each year as permanent
community Christmas Tree. Mrs
H. E. Darnell is chairman of the
mart, which will include baked
goods, fancy work. grab bags and
toys.
Chevy Chase Group to Meet
The Chevy Chase D. c. Garden
Club will meet tomorrow at !
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Elmer
Higgins, Pinecrest, in Fairfax
County, Va. c. L. Armentrout will
speak on "Dahlias" and slides will
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