effect: that the Annual Business Meeting of the Garden Club of 
America should be held in New York in the spring of 192 1,. separately 
from the Annual Excursion, as a trial for one year; to await the de- 
cision of the conference between the Committee of the Virginia Clubs, 
of which Mrs. Harry T. Marshall, of the Albemarle Garden Club, is 
Chairman, and the Board of Directors in regard to the acceptance of 
the invitation of the Albemarle Garden Club. 
Discussion of After a discussion concerning methods offdistributing invitations 
Methods of for the meetings of the Garden Club of America, a roll call was made 
j Cieculariza- to ascertain which of the Clubs would be willing to assess their mem- 
TiON bers from eight to ten cents a person to cover the cost of circularization 
and thus avoid the expense and trouble put upon the Clubs if asked to 
circularize locally according to the request sent to each President 
in regard to the meeting. The Clubs consenting to the assessment if 
necessary, were: 
Allegheny 
Amateur Gaedeners 
Bedford 
East Hampton 
Fauquier and Loudoun 
Greenwich 
Hardy Garden Club of Ruxton 
James River 
Lenox 
Litchfield 
Millbrook 
Montgomery and Delaware 
Counties 
Morristown 
New Canaan 
Garden Association m 
Newport 
North Country 
North Shore 
Orange and Dutchess 
Counties 
Philadelphia 
Philipstown 
Princeton 
RUMSON 
Rye 
Short Hills 
Summit 
Trenton 
Ulster County 
Weeders 
Many clubs could not answer, as theirVepresentatives felt they had 
no power to vote. 
National The advisability of having a secretary, with desk room for a period 
Office of three months, was discussed, with the result that it was unanimously 
decided to adopt this plan in order to estimate the running expenses of 
the Garden Club of America. The addressing of Bulletin envelopes 
and similar duties would be transferred to the National Office. 
Signora The President spoke of Signora Olivia Rossetti Agresti, for many 
Agresti years connected with the International Institute of Agriculture, who 
has been highly recommended as a lecturer. Information concerning 
Signora Agresti may be secured by applying to Mrs. Charlotte B. Ware, 
4 Joy Street, Boston, Massachusetts. 
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