Evening star., 1950-03-30
Garden Clubs
Lay Plans for
Annual Shows
Committee Is Named
By Leaders After
ArmoY Exhibit Ends

A committee Of Washington
area garden club leaders has been
formed to lay the groundwork for
annual garden shows here.
The group was organized last
night at the closing session of
the National Flower and Garden
Show at the National Guard
Armory. Mrs. Charles Bittinger
of the Georgetown Garden Club
is temporary chairman.
Sponsoring the move Is the
committee which managed the
garden club section in the Armory
show. Fifty-six Of the areas
approximately 100 garden clubs
had part in the show.
Club leaders hope to set up a
permanent organization to sponsor
area-wide garden shows annually
or every other year. a spokesman
said.
82,841 Attended Show.
The armory show. which ran
for a week, was sponsored by the
Society of American Florists in
cooperation with local clubs and
growers. 1t it held In a different
city each year.
The show chalked up q total
attendance OF 82,841 and took in
about $4,000 tn admissions, Rob-
ert Roland, its director, said to-
day. Mr.. Roland said he doubted
whether there. would be any
profits.
Mrs. Bittinger's committee plans
to arrange meeting of garden
club representatives to form a
larger, permanent group. a spokes-
man said. The membership Sc
lected last night includes: Charles
c. Montgomery. Potomac Rose
Society; Mrs. David Gearhart,
Women's National Farm and
Garden Association. Capital Di-
vision: Mrs. Herbert Greger,
Trowel Club; Mrs. James R. Daw-
son. Belle Haven Women's Club,
Garden Section; John M. David
son. Woodbridge Garden Club. and
Wilbur H. Youngman, Takoma
Horticultural Club and Silver
Spring Garden Club, and Garden
Editor of The Star.
Mrs. Lemmond Wins Prize.
Mrs. Luther Benton, president
of the Maryland Federation of
Garden Clubs, was among judges
in the garden club competitions at
the show. Her name was omitted
in a list of Tuesdays judges in
yesterdays Star.
Winner of first place in the
small inches. 1900 class Tuesday
was Mrs. w. P. Lemmond Of the
Neighborhood Garden Club of Ar
lington, instead of Mrs. Robert w.
Wheat as listed yesterday.
Winners of awards in the garden
club section flower arrangement
competitions yesterday were:
Tables. Supper by the Garden Grill
Joseph Galloway and Mrs; Everett Hel.
Mrs. n. N. Burgess, Brookmont club, End;
I Tables. Midnirhs a stns IId fa
Ss Silver RaefV spIRf club nd S Ms MS
mont Club, ist; Mrs. j. r. A'a Haliett lett
Bradley Heights club, end; Virginia Picso,
Console tables-Mrs. Norris A. Paris,
Piedmont club, 1st; Barbara. Plesge'
srookmont club, end; Miss Isabelle Smith
Takoma Horticulture Club, Bird.
Occasional tables-Mrs John Tyssow-
Striker. Arlington Neishborhood Club:
sos, End; MrS; Mrs. I; srd Paul Bowser' Glenwood
Large inches: 1850 period-Miss Isa-
ist: Mrs' E: Barrett prettymans fHuFs KenRood Si
Vile Community Club, 3rd
Large inches 1850 period--Mrs. Ben
miin A. PSTs Ksnvood club su1 1st Mrs
CUB 9na; Ms, & Toison' a sss elenaoed Haoed
Medium inches. 1soo-Ruth S. Flah-
srty,, Charles County club, list; Miss
Isabelle Smith, Takoma Horticulture Club,
End; End Mrs. Mrs Theodore Peyser' Rock Greek
Medium inches. 1s5o-Mrs. James A..
Cahiil, Trowel club, LIST; Mrs. Parker H.
Jones, Kenwood club. 2nd; Mrs. Morris
small nches hudaeo iGqn'ts NJ SluP ParseT sfd
B: Roiiin. % TToRel .eiuS b0 End; si Bari Barbara "a
Plesge,.. Brookmont club, 3rd
Small inches 1950-Mrs: E: R. steEall.
Joe K Bailey. Arlington Neishborhood
tr, Belle Haven club, 3rd.