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On March seventeenth, when Miss Shaw held an all day con- 
ference on Junior Garden Work, the Auxiliary served a delightful 
luncheon for the guests. 
A third benefit, with Mrs. Russell Cruikshank as chairman, was 
undertaken in November—Herbs for the Garden and Table, a 
lecture, demonstration, and luncheon held on November 16 on the 
Starlight Roof of the Waldorf-Astoria. Mrs. Mortimer J. Fox 
lectured on the propagation of culinary herbs and the best methods 
of preparing them for use. Mrs. Rebecca Hufcut, the Waldorf 
Dietician, explained the preparation of selected herb-flavored dishes 
while M. Lucien Tourton, banquet chef of the Waldorf, prepared 
them. Luncheon, with a special menu of herb delicacies, followed. 
More than four hundred reservations were made by the guests 
who came not only from New York City and the vicinity, but also 
from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and 
Georgia. More than five hundred copies of the recipes were dis- 
tributed at the luncheon and subsequently in reply to requests. 
At the annual meeting of the Woman’s Auxiliary, held in De- 
cember, a Constitution and By-Laws, prepared by Mrs. Lewis W. 
Francis and her committee, were presented and adopted by the 
Woman’s Auxiliary. The officers, reelected to serve for 1937, 
include Mrs, Irving L. Cabot, President; Mrs. Charles E. Potts, 
Vice-President; Mrs. George E. Brower, Secretary; and Miss 
Jessie H. Righter, Treasurer. 
Acting in the dual capacity of Field Secretary for the Garden 
and Executive Secretary for the Auxiliary, I have sent out during 
the year more than 9,400 notices of courses and activities and 
2,000 letters concerning these to carefully selected lists in addition 
to the regular correspondence. A great deal of my time and 
effort has been expended in planning the Flower Arrangement 
courses, Garden Design, the details of the benefits, and in securing 
the lecturers. Seven folders or announcements have been pre- 
pared, including the folder of general information about the 
Botanic Garden, which was distributed at the International Flower 
Show in New York. From time to time I have sent announce- 
ments of these activities to garden club and horticultural publica- 
tions. 
Respectfully submitted, 
GERTRUDE W. MERRILL, 
Field Secretary. 
