The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-23
App mattox Plans
For Garden Week
Are New, Varied
County Storeh0use
10 BE Specially
OF Flower Show

The town of AppomattoX is cur
rently alive with activity-homes
now lived in are receiving finish
ing touches of sprightliness, gar
dens are being combed for every
flower that will combine into an
Arrangement; attics are turned
upside down for presentahle an
tioueS; and the old houses at the
Surrender grounds are being fine
toothcombed for any lurking cob
webs
What's all the excitement
about? 1t stems from the desire
Of the Appomattox Garden Club
members to do something differ
ent for their annual Spring flow
en- show, as a part OF Garden
Week.
New and old homes in Apo
mattoX Will be available for in
spection during the three-day CHI
max Of activities this week end
April "a Is, and %. The historic
buildings at Surrender Grounds
will be open as usual. with special
features added But the pice de
resistance will be at the Plunkett-
MeekS StOrehouse. where members
Of the Garden Club will hold their
flower show in the recreated at
mOSphere OF an old-time country
store.
Open to Public
Open to the public on Saturday
from 10 a m to $50 p. m. and on
Sunday from to $50 p. m. the
Show will feature arrangements.
compositions, and antiques that
harmonic with the country store
idea. For instance, IN the Ladies
Department" all decorations will
show what milady's dressing room
used to be like Someone produc-
ed pot bellied stove. which was
promptly installed. Coffee beans
viii be ground on the spot with
antique coffee grinders, to pro-
duce the aroma of fresh coffee
throughout the store. An old
fashioned partnership is being re-
created for the gents. and compo-
sitlons using Tobacco as the
theme will be prepared. Miss
Beulah Farrell, president Of the
club. is said to have remarked that
there will even be "a cat Sleep
ING in a barrel Of prunes"
At the Mclean House. which
Will be open from $50 m. to 5
p. m. on each Of the three days,
arrangements Will be contributed
by the Seven Hills Garden Club
of Lynchbure. The old Tavern.
too, viii be available for public
inspection at these same hours.
Homes in Appomattox proper
participating in the Garden Week
consist Of Red Fields" property
Of Mr. and Mrs Richard Janatka:
Long Acre. the home Of Mrs.
Frank Dresser: and the home of
Mr. and MIS- Harold Y. Spencer.
eXemplfying contemporary archi-
lecture and furnished with period
pieces and antiques.
Federal Headquarters
Red Fields was the head
quarters of Major General Sheri-
dan and Custer during Lees sur
render 1t was built in 1920. and
the white frame house was used as
a hospital for the Federal wound
ed inI865 Upper rooms still show
some great bloodStains. Mrs. Jan
atka the present owner, is the
ereat-great-era granddaughter of the
original builders.
Long Acre" was built in 1888
Of English Gothic architecture.
and it is furnished with American
antiques The grounds consist of
three acres in the heart of APP
pomattoX with an outdoor living
room terrace, swimming pool and
sunken lockwood garden.
These private homes will be
open from 1920 a. m to $50 p.
m. on April q and IS, and from
: TO 5 p, m. on Sunday. A small
admission fee will be charged at
many of the places, and lunch
Will be sold on the Surrender
Grounds by members Of the Wo-
mans S Club