Garden Club News 
Spring Meeting of The Garden Club of America 
March 17, 1920 
The Spring Meeting of the Garden Club of America was held 
at the Colony Club, at a quarter past ten, March 17, 1920. Thirty- 
five Clubs answered to the roll-call. 
The President, Mrs. J. WiUis Martin opened the meeting with a 
few words of welcome to the members present, and addressed a 
special welcome to the representatives of the Clubs admitted since 
the last meeting. 
On motion duly carried the reading of the Minutes was omitted. 
The Treasurer read her report which was accepted and placed on 
file. The reading of the Treasurer's report showed that though with 
one exception the Member Clubs of the G-Arjdex Club of America 
had accepted the additional amount of $1.50 per member as an 
additional due to the Garden Club of America, twenty-one of the 
Clubs had failed to remit this amount to the Treasurer. It was sug- 
gested that the Treasurer send out notices calling attention to this 
fact. 
Upon recommendation of the Executive Committee the following 
Clubs: 
The James River Garden Club, Virginia. 
The Garden Club of Middletown, Connecticut. 
The Summit Garden Club, New Jersey. 
The Wilmington Garden Club, Delaware, were presented for 
election to membership of the Garden Club of America. Upon 
motion duly made and carried the Secretary was empowered to cast 
the ballot for the election of those Clubs, and their election was an- 
nounced by the President. 
The question of the Emily D. Renwick Merit Medal was dis- 
cussed. Appreciation was expressed for the inspiration for indi\ddual 
work which the awarding of this Medal would bring to the members 
of the Garden Club of America. 
It was suggested that the President consult the Short HiUs Garden 
Club, which has so generously given this medal, in regard to a Commit- 
tee of Award. 
Mrs. Francis King was asked to give a report of the Committee 
on the Medal of Honorary Award. This cormnittee was appointed in 
1916 and has so far collected $1140.00, lea^dng a balance of $360 yet 
to be collected. 
Mrs. King asked for contributions to this fund, as it is hoped to 
have the medal presented at the Annual Meeting in June. Upon 
motion of Mrs. William A. Hutcheson, Somerset Hills Garden Club, 
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