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places sent in their vegetables and flowers in generous quantities 

 and in usable shape. 



The idea of this banquet came originally from The National 

 Home Economics Association with Mrs. Ellen Richards acting 

 for the association, and from the National Committee of Agricul- 

 tural Education, represented by Prof. E. E. Balcomb of Provi- 

 dence Normal School. They felt that such a luncheon was a 

 compliment fitting for the garden children of America to pay to 

 their friend and big brother the Department of Agriculture. This 

 department was represented at the luncheon by Hon. Willet Hays 

 and Mr. Dick J. Crosby. 



The entire affair was a bit hurriedly gotten up. Letters 

 were sent out here and there to states, to cities, to associations and 

 schools asking that the children send in their products. And in 

 spite of the difficulties of transportation, the response was good. 



I wish you had seen the big box of vegetables, with its ice 

 packing all about it, which came from Missouri. North Carolina 

 sent about everything one could imagine, from eggs to honey. 

 Canada's response is a story all by itself. The McDonald Insti- 

 tute of Ontario and The Rittenhouse School of Jordan Harbour 

 were the representative schools from this section. When their 

 boxes were unpacked the first thing to be seen was the British 

 flag. This was straightway put up on a wall of the luncheon room 

 in the place of honor. Such small fruit as they sent, — currants, 

 gooseberries and strawberries ! I wonder why we don't try more 

 of that sort of gardening. 



A list of the contributing states and the menu of the luncheon 

 may be of interest to many. The states were California, Kansas, 

 Missouri, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, Nebraska, Okla- 

 homa, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and South Carolina, also 

 Canada. 



LUNCHEON 



Boston Laboratory Kitchen, Tomato Bouillon 

 Wafers 

 Penn. radishes N. Y. pickles 



Salmon sandwiches with Mass. and R. I. lettuce 



Kansas green beans Peas a la Northampton 



Vegetable salad — School Garden Medley 



Missouri, California, Canada, New York, Maine 



South Carolina jelly Corn muffins, North Andover 



Strawberries, Fitchburgh and Canada grown 



Oklahoma cakes Ice cream 



Southern fruit punch Iced tea 



Coffee 



