THE "WEEDERS" 
The year 1921 has been a very active and successful one for 
the "Weeders." Our schedule, which included four lectures by 
outsiders, two club papers, three flower shows and two trips, 
proved most interesting. We have had meetings every two 
weeks, and the work of our Wild Flower Committee is espec- 
ially to be commended. This committee took a summer course 
on the study of Ferns and Wild Flowers, and the Club, as a 
whole, has co-operated with the two other local clubs, in contrib- 
uting and interesting themselves in a big piece of civic work — 
the planning and planting of a Wild Flower preserve in Wister's 
Woods, which is now under the control of the Fairmount Park 
Commission. The Slide Committee have so far twelve garden 
slides and hope to have more by spring. Interest still continues 
in the planting done by the Club in the corner lot next to the Pro- 
Cathedral Church. 
The Weeders had their usual booth at the Annual Ritten- 
house Square Flower Market last May, and helped largely to- 
wards making this the most successful year in its history. 
Our membership has been increased to fifty this year. We 
have attended both the spring and the fall meetings of the Gar- 
den Club of America, and enjoyed the privilege this year of act- 
ing as one of the hostesses at the business meeting of the Garden 
Club of America in Philadelphia. 
Martha Pepper Stengel 
(Mrs. Alfred) 
President. 
THE GARDEN CLUB OF WILMINGTON 
During the past year we have held twelve meetings. 
Columbine, Iris, Peonies, Roses, Sweet Peas and Dahlias 
have been shown in club competition. An arrangement of 
flowers in Vase was shown at the International Flower Show in 
New York. 
Illustrated lectures by Miss Emily Exley on Wild Flowers 
and Mr. Christian Van der Voet on Shrubs were given before 
the Club and a limited number of guests. 
Co-operating with The New Century Club and The Natural 
History Society, we had an open lecture on Birds by Mr. Ernest 
Harold Baynes. All schools were asked to send one teacher and 
a limited number of nature students. This lecture met with such 
an enthusiastic response that we hope to hold one similar this 
year. 
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