At the 19 18 Dahlia ShoAv of the Short Hills Garden Club, Mrs. 
Charles H. Stout won the silver medal of the American Dahlia Society 
for the best new DahHa originated by the exhibitor. This DahKa was 
then named "Emily D. Renmck," after the late President of the 
Short Hills Garden Club. 
In 1919, the entire stock was bought from Mrs. Stout. She donated 
the money to the club as a nucleus for a fund to perpetuate Mrs. 
Renwick's name in a fitting manner. 
The Short Hills Garden Club has now presented to the G.\rden 
Club of America a medal known as the " Emily D. Renwick Achieve- 
ment Medal." It is to be awarded annually to a member of the 
Garden Club or America for the best achievement in gardening, or 
pertaining to gardening, during the current year. 
The medal is now ready and will be awarded for the first time at 
the Annual Meeting. Mrs. Martin has appointed a committee to 
arrange details and settle the method of award: 
Since the Spring Meeting many contributions have been made to 
the Medal Fund and the financial goal almost reached. Mr. John 
Flanagan, whose design was accepted before the War, interrupted the 
consummation of our plan, has been asked to complete his work in time 
for the Annual Meeting on June 29th. 
The names, with Presidents, of the four new Clubs elected to 
membership in the G.arden Club of America at the Spring Meeting, 
follow: 
James River Garden Club. 
President — Mrs. Thomas S. Wheelwright, Buckhead Spring, 
Chesterfield County, Virginia. 
G.ARDEN Club of Middletown. 
President— Mx^. Robert H. Fife, 287 High St., Middletown, 
Connecticut. 
Summit Garden Club. 
President — Mrs. John R. Todd, West Riding, Summit, New 
Jersey. 
Wilmington Garden Club. 
President — Mrs. W. K. Dupont, Wilmington, Delaware. 
"Emily D. Ren- 
wick Achieve- 
ment Medal" 
Medal of Hon- 
orary Award 
New Club 
Members 
News and Views 
"Fellow Members of the G.^rden Club of America, Ladies, and 
a very few Gentlemen: 
The representation of the "Big Four," of the various States of the 
Union, containing, as it now does, the frequent membership and 
presence of women, seems some justification for the presence of a 
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