Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-31
Garden Club
Activities

IdIIuSCdpc SdIUcIlIIlB. lie speaker
will be DR.. Myron s. Anderson
of the USDA Beltsville station
He will conduct an open forum
on Soil Maintenance" covering
soil acidity, seed beds, compost
fertilizers, soil conditionerS anC
raw materials. Discussion is tt
be informal, with colored slides
Mrs. Frederick w. Lang, chair.
man of the National Capita
Garden Club League section Of
the National Capital Flower ane
Garden Show, to be held March
4 through 10. will discuss plan.
for League participation.
The League plans a practica
demonstration of designing anc
planting of an entire garden.
The TakOma Horticulture
Club announces the following
show dates: Daffodils and Ca.
mellias, April ga; Tulips anc
Azaleas. May Ia; Iris. May Is.
is; Roses and Peonies. MAY
1928; Fall Flowers, Fruits anc
Vegetables. october 9-10; Chry.
santhemums. October 1924.
The club elected: VIM T. Simmons
honorary president; Mrs. Wilbur H
Eurman, vice president Mrs. Leon B
Habecker. secretary; David T. Blose. sr.
treasurer: ouitman B; Herring. land
are; M. and MRS John N, Davidson
exhibitions; Miss Isabelle Smith. artist,
ARRANGEMENTS; Mrs. Otto H. sylvester
bership; Leon B. Habecker. instruction
Arthur c. Barrett. program; Oliver E
Sweet. newsletter; Mrs: George B. Fur
man. mar: hospitality; ;. Preston swecker
The Kenwo0d Garden Club will
meet at 10 am. tomorrow at thu
Kenwood Country Club. Alton E
Rabbit, agronomist with the
Bureau Of Yards and Docks, will
speak on grasses and lawns.
Bethesda Community Garder
Club elected: Mrs. Preston E
Groome president and Mrs
Henry E. Allen vice president
other officers holding over fol-
tors is composed of Mrs. Arthur
1854. The new Board of Direc-
Bowls. Mrs. Henry P. Chandler
Mrs. Edna Chester, Mrs. Robert
Gutheim and Mrs. Robert H
Felix.
DR.. James A. Gamble. founder
OF the Philadelphia Rose Society
trustee of the American Rose
Foundation. former president Of
the Potomac Rose Society anc
founder Of the Potomac Rose
Show. will give an illustrated
talk. Roses and Their Cultiva.
tion." at Hine Junior High. Schoo
auditorium, Seventh and {
STREETS Sc. Tuesday at 8 pm.
under the auspices Of the Capito
NH Garden Club.
The Garden Club Of Chey,
Chase, Nd, will sponsor an illus.
trated lecture by Miss Alic,
Chauncey Wednesday at 3 pm
at the Woodward g. LothroE
auditorium. Her topic is
italian Gardens" based upor
her own photographs in color O.
Florence and the Italian LAKE
country. Miss Chauncey, wei
known as gardener and traveller
recently lectured before the New
York Museum of Natural His.
story. Tickets for the local lee
ture may be secured at the door
The National Association Of
Gardeners will meet at Boil.
giano's Store, All New York ave.
nue. Friday. 8 pm: speakers
DR.. Floyd Smith and DR.. Nc.
Cullough of the USDA Belts.
vile Station on "Insecticide.
and Fungicides." Homer c
Bangham is chairman OF thu
associations flower show exhibit
at the Armory. Ennis Kidwell i.
chairman Of the annual dinner
dance to be given February 2,
at the Hot Shoppe in Silver
Spring. For reservations, cal
Ii. 7-4800.
The Woodbridge Garden Club.
annual dinner will be tomorrow
night at McKendree Church
with turkey and trimming.
served by ladies of the church
circles. DR.. Freeman Weiss viii
speak on hollies, and there will
be a film of Hollands Towering
bulbs.
The American Horticultural
Society is sponsoring the show
ing of a film. Flower Arrange.
mentS Of Williamsburg" Thurs
day. 2 pm. at Woodward &
Lothrop auditorium in Chevy
Chase. Interested persons are
invited. DR.. Francis DeVos
secretary Of the society. viii
speak on plant material in the
National Arboretum.
The Society Of Little Gardens
of FOxhall Village will hold its