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President — L. P. Jensen, St. Louis, ^lo. 

 Secretary— M. C. E1>el, 286 Fifth .\ve.. Xew York. 

 Vice-President — D. L. Mackintosh, Alpine, XTgy^- Jersey. 

 Treasurer — T, \\". Head. Lake Forest, Illinois. 



TRUSTEES (For I'fJl)— Peter Duff. William VVaite. Arthur Smith, New 

 Jersey; Kohert Weeks. Ohio; W. H. Griffiths, Michigan, 



DIRECTORS (To serve until 1921)— William N. Craig, Massachusetts; 

 William Ilertrick, California; William Gray, Rhode Island; G. Hennen- 

 hofer, Montana; Thomas Hatton, Connecticut; Alhin Martini, Iowa; A. 

 C, Jordahn, Florida. (To serve until 1922) — George Wilson, Illinois; James 

 Stuart, New York; William Kleinheinz, Pennsylvania; John F. Huss, 

 Connecticut; E<lwin Jenkins, Massachusetts; Carl N. Fohn, Colorado: 

 Joseph Tansey, Xew York. (To serve until 192,?) — Robert Williamson, 

 Connecticut; Robert Cameron, Massachusetts; Theodore Wirth, Min- 

 nesota; George H. Pring, Missouri; George W. Hess, District of Colum- 

 bia; Daniel J. Coughlin, Xew York; John Barnet, Pennsylvania. 



SUSTAINING MEMBERS. 



NEW YORK— George F. Baker, W. R. Coe, Paul D. Cravath. Mrs. 

 W. Bavard Cutting. Mrs. David Dows, Frank J. Dupignac, Childs Frick, 

 W. H. Gratwick. Daniel Guggenheim, Mrs. W. D. Guthrie, T. A. 

 Havemeyer. Mrs. L. .\. Hermann, B. H. Howell, W. Eugene Kimball, 

 Adolph Lewisohn, T, Pierpont Morgan, Mrs. T. Pierpont Morgan, John 

 T. Pratt, E. F. Price. Mrs. William A. Reed, "H. D. Roosen. Charles A. 

 Sherman, Mrs. Samuel Sloan, Mrs. W. Stursberg, Mrs. R. M. Thompson, 

 Mrs. Edwin Thorne. Samuel Cntermver, Mrs. Pavne W'hitnev. NEW 

 JERSEY— Toseph P. Dav. Tames B. Duke, C. Lewis,' Mrs. Manuel Rionda. 

 PEJMNSYLVANIA— Gen. Richard Coulter, Mrs. T. D. Lvon. R. B. Mellon. 

 Edward A. Woods. DELAWARE— Irenee du Pont. CONNECTICUT— Dr. 

 and Mrs. Tracv Farnam. George M. Hendee, Mi^s .\. B. lennings. W. H. 

 Tniesdale, William Zeieler, Ir. RHODE ISLAND— Gov". R. Livingston 

 Beeckman. MASSACHUSETTS— Harrv E. Converse. Mrs. Henrv C. 

 Frick, C. H. Hutchin.<. Mrs. C. G. Rice. OHIO— F. F. Drury. John L. 

 Severance. H. S. Sherman. H. L. Thompson. INDIANA — Theodore F. 

 Thienie. MICHIGAN— E D. Speck. ILLINOIS— Ilai rv H, Clow, Mrs. 

 F. W. r,iliam, WISCONSIN— F. D. Countiss. MINNESOTA— A C. 

 Loring. IOWA-.Mr<. C. B. Douglass. MISSOURI-August A. Busch. 

 VIRGINIA-Miss (ir.ace E. Arents. KENTUCKY— F. M. Sackett. 

 GEORGIA-E. H. Inman. 



THE ANNUAL CONVENTION. 



The local convention committee sulimiCs the f allowing pre- 

 liminary program for the annual convention of tlie associa- 

 tion to be held in St. Louis, September 14, 15. 16 



Tuesday Morning: Meeting of executive board; .-Afternoon: 

 Opening of the convention and business session; Evening; 

 Annual banquet. 



Wedesday Mornin.g: Business session; .Afternoon: Busi- 

 ness session; Evening: Shaw banquet. 



Thursday Morning: Business session; .\fternoon: Inspec- 

 tion of St. Louis parks, Missouri Botanical Garden, and coun- 

 try estates: Evening: Special entertainment. 



The complete program with the subjects to be brought be- 

 fore the convention for discussion will be published in the 

 next issue of the Chroxicle. 



Attention is directed to the question of examinations and 

 classification of gardeners, which was referred liy the 1919 

 convention to this year's convention for definite action, with 

 instructions that the secretary secure some workable plans 

 from members favoring the subject, to submit to tlic con- 

 vention. 



The Marquette Hotel has been selected as the headquar- 

 ters and meeting place of the convention. Members should 

 communicate with C^.eorge H. Pring. Missouri Botanical Gar- 

 den. St. Louis, for liotel reservations at as early date as 

 possible, 



THE CLEVELAND SCHOOL GARDEN MOVEMENT, 



The interest shown in school gardening by the National 

 Association of Gardeners, following an invitation of the 

 School Garden Department of the Board of Education of 

 Cleveland, which was extended to the association at its con- 

 vention in that city last August, to co-operate with it in the 

 development of its school garden movement, and the prac- 

 tical suggestions given by the association's committee on 

 the subject has resulted in the appoinmcnt of G. H. Prin.g, 

 horticulturist of the Missouri Botanical Gardens of St. Louis, 

 as instructor of the Cleveland summer school. 



The Xational .Association of Gardeners at its convention 

 ■appointed a committee composed of Mr. Pring, Arthur Smith, 

 of Xew Jersey, and M. C. Ebel. of Xew York, which after 

 surveying the Cleveland school garden work made recom- 

 mendations that were approved by the Science Department 



of the School Board of Education. An approjjriation of 

 $23,000 was made by the city for promoting the school gar- 

 den work during 1920. Thirty school garden teachers are 

 attending Mr. Pring's class as part of their regular pro.gram. 

 The remainder of their time is spent in visiting children's 

 home gardens, and supervising the youngsters' work on a 

 dozen large tracts. There are 8,848 children under the direc- 

 tion of O. M. Eastman, garden supervisor. 



Last year the school gardens numbered 7,840 having home 

 plots and 415 on large tracts. Reports made at the end of 

 the season showed that they had cultivated 175 acres and 

 produced crops valued at $79,835. Mr. Eastman is confident 

 that this season will result even more successfully, one reason 

 being the added efficiency of the workers who attend the 

 class in horticulture. The course continues for six weeks 

 and includes lectures on elementary gardening and practice 

 work in the school gardens. 



L'p to 1918 not more than $500 a year had been expended 

 by the Cleveland schools for promoting school garden work. 



NEW SUSTAINING MEMBERS. 



Adolph Lewisohn, .Ardsley, X. Y. (John Canning, superin- 

 tendent); Joseph P. Day, Short Hills, X. J. (Hamilton Scott, 

 superintendent); Samuel I'ntermyer, Yonkers, X. Y. (F. C. 

 Luckenbaclier, superintendent); Mrs. Henry C. Frick, Prides 

 Crossing. Mass. (.Albert Jay, superintendent); Mrs. Payne, 

 Whitney, Manhasset, L. I. (George Ferguson, gardener); 

 Childs Frick. Roslyn, L. I. (Ernest B. Palmer, superintend- 

 ent); W. H. Truesdale, Greenwich, Conn. (John \'i'. McCar- 

 roll. superintendent); Miss Grace E. Arents, Richmond, \"a. 

 (Charles Miller, gardener); Mrs. William .A. Read. Purchase, 

 X'. Y. (John Dunn, superintendent); John T. Pratt. Glen 

 Cove, L. I. (John W. Everitt. superintendent) ; Mrs. W. Bay- 

 ard Cutting, Oakdale, L. I. (Chas. W. Knight, superintend- 

 ent); Mrs. W. D. Guthrie. Locust \'aHey, L. I. (Joseph Win- 

 sock, gardener); Charles .A. Sherman, Oyster Bay, L. I. (Paul 

 Powers, gardener); Mrs. R. M. Thompson, Southampton, 

 L. I. (Owen G. Owen, superintendent); Miss A. B. Jennings. 

 Fairfield. Conn. (C. Oscar Carlson, superintendent); Mrs. 

 G. B. Douglas. Cedar Rapids. Iowa (.Albin Martini, superin- 

 tendent); H D. Roosen. Greenlawn, L. I. (Gustave Hamerin, 

 gardener); Mrs, F. W. Upham, Golf, 111., and Gov. R. L. 

 Beeckman, Xewport, R. I. (John B. Urquhart, superintendent) 

 have become sustaining members of the association. 



NEW MEMBERS. 

 The following new members ha\c licen recently added to 

 our membership list; W. H. Mac Donald, Tuxedo Park. X. Y.; 

 Edward W. Harding, Montpelier Station. \'a. ; James S. Ems- 

 lie, Los -Angeles. Calif.; .Andrew Strachan, Yonkers, X. Y. ; 

 John Tonkin, Philadelphia, Pa.; Frederick \\'. Chapman. 

 Rhinebeck, X. Y.; Christopher Kiefer, Saugerties, X'. Y.; 

 Douglas Smith, Chester, X. Y.; Walter Harris, Madison, 

 X. J.; Jacob J. Wolf. Somerville, X. J.; Josiah Brown. Ros- 

 lyn. L. I.; Louis F\ay. Trvington, X. Y. ; .Allen R. Devo, Hvde 

 Park. X. Y.; William Terpening. Hyde Park, X. Y.; C." G. 

 F'orsythe, Pasadena, Calif.; .Albert F'ettet. Riverdale. X. Y.; 

 William Bonney. Morristown. X. J.; Fred Plumb, Roslyn, 

 L. I.; Bernard Kappen, Garrison, X. Y.; Theodore Petersen. 

 Bernardsville, X. J.; F. FI. Godfrey. Xew York City. 



SERVICE BUREAU PUBLICITY FUND. 



The following contributions have been received towards 

 the Service Publicity Fund up to June 30: 



Previously acknowledged $1,324 00 



Frederick W. Sparks, Lake Forest, III 3.00 



Frederick Lagerstam, Larcliniont. X. Y 10.00 



Robert De Schryver, Prides Crossing. Mass.. 10.00 



John W. McCarroll. Greenwich, Conn 6.00 



Peter Stroyaii. Milford, Pa 5.00 



Sydney Davies. Soutliboro. Mass 2.00 



Joseph Winsock, Locust \'alley, L. 1 5.00 



Owen G. ( )wcn. Southampton, L. 1 7.00 



Total $1,372.00 



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