flower Committee was carried on, and much interest was shown 
in the Lantern Slides made from photographs of a number of the 
gardens. 
The season closed with an experience meeting, many helpful 
suggestions being given by the members and summer experiences 
related. 
The Treasury showed such a good balance on hand that a 
contribution of fifty dollars was made, as in 1920, to Ambler 
Horticultural School, and a gift was also made to the East Hamp- 
ton Free Library. 
November 10, 1921. 
THE GARDEN CLUB OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 
January 1st ends the most successful year of the Garden 
Club of Evanston. 
Each month there has been a meeting consisting of a lecture, 
visits to gardens, or planning for the two big functions of the 
year — the Garden Market and the Aster Exhibit. 
The Garden Market comes the middle of May. This is vast 
in two directions. It brings new funds into the treasury and 
spreads an interest in gardening among the citizens of Evanston 
and the nearby villages. 
The Aster Exhibit is held the Friday after school opens in 
September. The aster seeds are distributed in spring among the 
school children. The children raise the asters themselves and 
in the fall bring the blossoms to their respective schools. Judges 
go from school to school, select the prize winners in each school, 
take them to a central point, and select the best of all. The 
plan now is to give a trophy to the school that has the best gen- 
eral exhibit. This fall some of the exhibits were beautiful. 
The big plan of the Garden Club of Evanston is to plant a 
memorial avenue of elms on the new High School grounds. 
Lydia K. Allen, 
Secretary. 
THE FAUQUIER AND LOUDOUN GARDEN CLUB 
OF VIRGINIA 
This year we have varied our programme by holding three 
Flower Shows in competition for the club cup, instead of bring- 
ing exhibits to every meeting as before, and since a new exhibitor 
won, the cup remains a potent influence towards further efforts 
in fine gardening. 
We have had two experience meetings and kept records of 
successful color combinations reported ; the Committee on Plant 
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