Mrs. Martin, Honorary President of the Garden Club of America, American 
announced that an invitation from the American Civic Association Civic 
had been received to attend meetings at Amherst on October 14, 15, Association 
and 16. Miss Ely was asked to find a delegate from the Garden Club Meeting at 
OF America to attend the conference to take place at this time in Amherst 
connection with the meetings regarding the planning of model towns. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Harriet Pratt, 
Secretary of The Garden Club of America. 
Garden Club of America Wild Flower Committee 
October 8th 
After a very pleasant luncheon at the Cosmopolitan Club, arranged 
by Mrs. Hill, there was an afternoon program planned by the Wild 
Flower Committee. 
Mrs. Crosby opened the meeting by reading a letter from Acting 
Director of the Public Parks of the United States. In this letter 
Director Cammerer drew attention to the encroachments of com- 
mercial interests on the waterways of the country. He stated that 
there is not a large lake, a large stream, a rippUng waterfall in the 
parks towards which the commercial eye is not directed. The Red- 
woods of California are also in jeopardy, with the flora, birds and wild 
creatures that go with them. A scientist recently told him that the age 
of wild mammals would be over in thirty years. He spoke of the 
seriousness of the need for the thinking people of the country to 
realize the progress of this destruction, and to try to show the un- 
thinking element what they are losing. His opinion was that a Nation- 
al Conservation Day should be estabhshed for the purpose of edu- 
cating our people to an appreciation of the beauties of our country, 
to save the birds, trees, flowers and waters for a generation beyond 
ours. 
The Director of Public Parks is trying to encourage the States to 
purchase preserves and maintain them, and a strong movement in 
this direction is already taking place. 
A report of the Wild Flower Committee stated that the country 
had been zoned, with a member of a Wild Flower Committee as 
Chairman of each Zone. This Committee is to have a department in 
The Bulletin, with articles on wild flowers and such kindred topics 
every month. 
Each Garden Club was urged to appoint a committee of at least 
three members for Wild Flower Preservation, the Chairman of which 
might well be a member of the local Garden Club board. This local , 
Wild Flower Committee was asked to keep in touch with the Zone 
Chairman, who in turn will try to assist the Club committees in all 
ways possible. 
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