At the proposal of Mrs. J. Willis Martin, seconded by Mrs. William 
Mercer, it was 
Voted: To recommend to the Board of Directors that extra 
copies of the Bulletin be sent to the President, Secretary, and 
Recorder for Club files and other official purposes; that each member 
of the Editorial Board receive extra copies for use in collecting 
material, etc.; that the Secretary of each Member Club receive extra 
copies for distribution to members whose copies have been lost in the 
mail; that all contributors receive extra copies of the issue in which 
their contributions appear; that the Editor and Board are not 
authorized to distribute any other copies unless a payment of 50 cents 
a copy is made by the members desiring the extra copies. 
The question of whether it is necessary to belong to the Garden 
Club of America if one belongs to a Member Club was discussed. 
It had been understood, before the adoption of the present constitution, 
that membership in a Member Club made necessary membership in 
the Garden Club of America. There have been many questions 
from the Member Clubs upon this point. The Presidents agreed that 
membership in the local organization should include membership in 
the national organization. 
The Chairman of the Emily D. Renwick Medal Committee pre- 
sented to the Council of Presidents the following resolution which had 
been passed by her Committee: 
1. The medal presented by the Short Hills Garden Club to the 
Garden Club of America shall be awarded each year to the 
member attaining the greatest achievement in gardening, or in a line 
pertaining to gardening. 
2. A Committee shall be formed to consist of the President of the 
Garden Club of America, one member of the Short Hills Garden 
Club, and as many others as shall be necessary. 
J. The Committee year shall be from January ist to January 
ist, the award to be made at the succeeding Annual Meeting. 
4. The Member Clubs of the Garden Club of America shall 
submit to the Committee before January ist of each year the names of 
candidates and their qualifications for the honor. 
5. It is earnestly hoped that each Member Club will give this 
subject ca eful consideration, and do all in its power to encourage 
competition for the Medal. 
The question of encroachment upon the National Parks was then 
discussed. It was decided to recommend to the Board of Directors that 
a circular, which was read by the President, issued by the American 
Civic Association and accompanied by a letter, should be mailed by the 
Secretary to each member of the Garden Club of America. The 
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Medal 
Committee 
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