with dahlias only and any foliage and those with any flowers and any 
foliage. 
Perhaps the most descriptive comment on the Show was given by a 
professional who made the rounds with critical eye, and on reaching 
his starting point waved his hands comprehensively exclaiming: 
"What is there in the soil of Short Hills for dahlias? We can't touch 
this!" Mildred C. Prince. 
Of the many bouquets bestowed on Queen Elizabeth of the Belgians 
during her day in Cincinnati, none was lovelier than a great cluster 
from the remarkable dahlia field that forms an important part of the 
flower garden of Mrs. Samuel H. Taft, president of the Cincinnati 
Garden Club. These flowers, bearing the card of the president of the 
Garden Club, will be given the queen after her inspection of Mrs. and 
Mrs. Charles Phelps Taft's pictures. Incidentally Mrs. Charles 
Phelps Taft is using a number of the very unusual dahlia blossoms from 
Mrs. Samuel H. Taft's garden throughout the rooms of her home on 
Wednesday, that gardener sending blossoms from her prize-winning 
dahlia plants only. 
A certain number of copies of the book of garden plans distributed 
by the Garden Club of Illinois at the Annual Meeting, are stiU 
available. These books give plans of all Lake Forest and Winnetka 
gardens visited during the meeting and proved of great interest to the 
ofiicers and delegates. The Treasurer of the Garden Club of Illinois, 
Mrs. George A. Seavems, Lake Forest, Illinois, will be glad to give 
particulars as to price, etc. 
Corrections to the Report of the Annual Meeting 
In transcribing the minutes of the Annual Meeting, some in- 
accuracies slipped in. Corrections as follow should be made in the 
mimeographed copy of the report sent to all Member Clubs. 
On the title page, Winnetka, Illinois, should appear jointly with 
Lake Forest. The members of the Garden Club of Illinois are 
almost equally divided between the two places and shared quite 
equally their duties as member of the hostess Club. 
On page 8 of the mimeograph'-d copy, it appears that Mrs. Harold 
I. Pratt moved that "the old policy be continued as the policy of the 
Garden Club of America; Mrs. Greeley seconded the motion, which 
was carried." This should read, "Mrs. Blake was asked to reread the 
proposed policy of the Garden Club of Illinois and in so doing made it 
a motion, seconded by Mrs. Greeley. Mrs. Isaac Le Boiteaux offered 
an amendment, 'that this policy be adopted with modifications.* 
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