Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14


gram: Illustrated lecture on DAFT
fodils by Willis Wheeler.
Glenw0Od Road Garden Club
win meet Tuesday at 8:15 pm,
with Mrs. Ralph H. Mittendorfi,
$500 Mclean drive. Meeting
theme: Lets Grow Our Own
Herbs" Program: Talk on grow
ing and drying herbs by Mrs.
F. s. Mclean Of Weathered Oak
Herb Farm. The club plans an
exchange Of dried herb material
in the fall.
The Garden Section Of the Ia
koma Park WOmens Club will
meet tomorrow with Mrs. Rus
sell B. Cole. 7217 Spruce avenue,
at 1890 am: co-hostesses Mrs.
Charles N. Thomson and Mrs.
Jay B. Hovey. Program: What
Plants Do for U.s." directed by
Mrs. Jerome May.
Washington Garden Club will
meet tomorrow at pm. ut the
home Of Mrs. Robert Van Dem
bergh, 4707 Connecticut avenue:
co-hostesses Mrs. Charles v.
Grunwell and Mrs. Jack W.. JOS
lin. Program: Talk on flower ar
rangements by Mrs. Floyd B.
Smith.
Potomac Rose Society plans q
rose pruning demonstration to.
day at $3.50 pm. at the Shoreham
Hotel where 1.400 bushes of most
varieties suitable here are under
supervision Of the society. An
other such demonstration is ret
for next Sunday at the Arling-
ton Memorial Rose Garden in
the grounds Of Arlington County
Hospital. At both events plants
with diseases viii be displayed.
along with an explanation Of how
to control the diseases. The pub
lie Is invited.
Michigan Park Garden Club
will meet Tuesday at 8 pm. at
the Third Christian Church at
South Dakota and Taylor NE.
Program: Film. ARRANGEMENTS
OF Colonial Williamsburg"
A highlight Of the recent an
nual dinner Of the Takoma
Horticultural Club was an as
seu1blage Of past presidents.
including VIM T. Simmons who
was president In 1918. The &C.
casion honored his 8lst birthday
and the club stressed his ac-
Invites over the last 80 years.
Other past presidents attending
included: ]. w. Wellington, 1882
and 1887: w. H. Youngman.
1888: J. Preston Swecker, 1884:
Oliver E. Sweet, 1888; Clarence
w. Moore, 1899; w. H. Parsons.
1912; Frank s. Pohanka, 1913:
WIZ II. Carleton. 1914: J. Mark
Albertson. 1945; A. c. Barrett.
1916: j. Wallace Talley, 1o47:
Everett E. Wehr. 1913: D. Guy
Duey. 1919: Mrs. A. C. Barrett.
1850: Leland H. Cole, 1851; Leon
B. Habecker. 1852, and Donald
B. Hanley. 1853. Mrs. Young
man Is club president this year
The All Hallows Guild Of the
Washington Cathedral will spon-
sor its 1854 Flower Mart on
May Z at the Cathedral grounds.
Esther Chapter No. S, O. E. s..
is sponsoring a spring bus tour
to Charleston and other points
OF interest to visit azalea and
magnolia gardens, leaving at
1880 am, March 26 and return
ing March %. For details and
reservations. contact Miss Anna
Park. Bellevue Hotel (ME.
10000.
British Embassy gardens color
films from Britain and world
capitals will be shown tomorrow
evening at Z o'clock at Evans
Coffee shop. Alto Lee highway,
Arlington, following a dinner of
the Arlington Rose Garden
Foundation. The British Min
lister and Mrs. r. H. Scott and
John Locke, British Embassy
film officer. will be guests. Mrs.
Scott will narrate the films. The
American University quartet will
sing.
Neighb0rhood Garden Club OF
Arlington will meet tomorrow
at 8 pm. at Mt. Oliyet Method
list Church. Hostesses will be
Mrs. j. j: Van Acker, Mrs.
Werner Aurell, Mrs. Bert D. Rob-
inson and Mrs. Robert II. Shaw
Program: Talk, Growing Fruit
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