the most interesting and progressive season in its history. Twelve 
meetings have been held, and at all but one the subject of the day 
has been handled by one of the club members. 
This organization is much interested in the great movement— 
the preservation of wild flowers, and to this end has purchased 
considerable literature for the furtherance of this work. Feel- 
ing that education along these lines must begin with the children, 
pamphlets and pledges have been given out to the various schools 
in Richmond Furnace and West Stockbridge by Mrs. Ray Wil- 
liams, in Dalton by Mrs. Zenas Crane, in Pittsfield by Mrs. Sam- 
uel D. Colt, in Adams by Mrs. Francis U. Stearns and in Rich- 
mond by Mrs. W. Rockwood Gibbs. 
The awards for the year were as follows : — ^Roses, Mrs. F. 
U. Stearns and Mrs. John Spoor ; Tulips, first, Mrs. Gibbs, sec- 
ond, Mrs. Charles Power ; Rock Flowers, Mrs. Samuel Colt : 
Peonies, Mrs. Gibbs ; Dahlias, first, Mrs. Henry Brewster, sec- 
ond, Mrs. Stearns, third, Mrs. Harry Russell ; Chrysanthemums, 
Mrs. Fred Crane ; Orchids, Mr. Arthur Cooley. 
The officers are : President, Mrs. W. Rockwood Gibbs ; Sec- 
retary, Miss Elizabeth Hinsdale ; Librarian, Mrs. Benjamin Ellis 
Martin. 
THE RIDGEFIELD GARDEN CLUB 
Our Club feels it has had a successful and profitable year. 
On June 15th, 1921, we joined for the first time the other 
garden clubs of Westchester and Fairfield Counties in a com- 
bined exhibition held at the Community House at Purchase, 
N. Y., which proved most stimulating in its interest to all com- 
peting clubs. 
Our Seventh Annual Exhibition was held in the Town Hall 
of Ridgefield on September 9th, 1921, and we were gratified to 
find that more members exhibited than ever before. 
At each monthly meeting of the Club during the summer, 
flower exhibitions have been held and, at the end of the season, 
a prize was given to the member who won the most number of 
times in these monthly competitions. 
At our September monthly meeting we held an exhibition 
of garden plans designed by some of our members which were 
judged by popular vote and also, from a profession?! standpoint, 
by Mr. Fletcher Steele of Boston who was most delightful and 
constructive in his criticisms. 
The Village Improvement Committee has vastly improved 
the appearance of the Town Hall by construction, as well as 
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