present as to the advisability of continuing the Bulletin during 
the war. The Members were unanimous in their opinion that the 
Bulletin should be continued as they felt it was helpful in holding 
together the varied interests of the Member Clubs during war time. 
Whether it should continue in its present form was left to the Editor 
for final decision. If in the days to come, its continuance, owing to 
war conditions is found to be impractical, the Editor is at Uberty to 
discontinue the publication. 
On recommendation from the Executive Committee, it was moved, 
seconded and carried, that the Garden Club of Santa Barbara, 
California, and the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club, Virginia, 
be elected Members of the Garden Club of America — thus con- 
tinuing the poHcy of the Garden Club of America, to develop on 
geographical Unes. 
A letter from the Woman's Committee of the Council of National 
Defense was read asking for Reports of the War Work planned for 
the summer of 19 18. Mrs. Martin called for reports from Member 
Clubs concerning work planned for this year. These were read and 
ordered filed for reference and the Secretary was instructed to send 
copies to Washington and to ask all absent Member Clubs to send 
reports to complete the records for the Women's Committee of the 
Council of National Defense. 
The President introduced Miss Anne Morgan who told of the 
Agricultural situation in Northern France. 
Mrs. Farrand spoke of the need in France of expert opinion regard- 
ing the condition of the soil in the war area. She hoped the Garden 
Club would take some interest in this survey. Mrs. Farrand was 
requested to write to Professor Charles S. Sargent and ask his advice 
in this matter. 
It was reported that the English Horticulturists have started no 
permanent work and the French have done only a little. Mrs. Farrand 
gave the following inventory of loss of French fruit trees to the 
present time: 
10 per cent of the orchards totally destroyed. 
40 per cent of little use. 
50 per cent affected for one or two years. 
No Man's Land can be used in the future only for re-foresting. 
Miss Geer one of the Farmerettes of the Bedford Unit last summer 
spoke of the Farm Unit Plan of Work from the standpoint of a worker 
and was very enthusiastic. The girls were on active service 8 hours 
a day, wore overalls, a flannel blouse and a very high crowned hat. 
They did not mind the sun, and the farmers who employed them 
said that they were very satisfactory because the day laborers they 
