We have had several exhibits of flowers arranged in the windows 
of an attractive store, the location being such that many people might 
enjoy it. Especially beautiful was one display of Mushrooms. 
Charlotte W. Tappen. 
Warrenton The year 19 19 found the Warrenton Garden Club indifferent about 
Garden undertaking any work which I can report. Like all the other clubs we 
Club, had been active in war work and the reaction had set in. A roadside 
Virginia Committee was mildly at work as we are ever watchful of our lovely 
roadsides, and we held the usual Flower Show in the Town Hall. 
Fourteen meetings were held, at one of which was a very good showing 
of Roses, at another Peonies, and interest was awakening again. 
Our environment does not permit of much work along civic lines, 
nor does the inclination of most of our members, so that 1920 cannot 
boast of much more work accompHshed than 1919, but beginning in 
March, when our first Narcissus appeared, until now, October 27th, 
when most of the annuals are at their best, thanks to a marvellous 
Autumn, we have had delightful meetings with a large attendance for 
a club of but thirty members. 
On June 3d Mrs. Fowler, from the Shaw Aquatic Gardens in 
Washington, gave us a lecture with lantern slides. 
The second week in June we held the Annual Flower Show in the 
Town Hall. These shows are free and have been of very real value in 
promoting the love of gardening in the town and vicinity. 
A little later in June we met in a garden by moonlight and heard the 
Choral Club sing. Mr. Crosby gave us a lecture at View Tree, and, of 
course, we have had meetings where we exchanged ideas and plants. 
We have had amusing and instructive original papers in poetry 
and prose. Cannot these be considered good works in these over- 
crowded and short-handed days? 
In May Mrs. Fell and I went to Richmond on the invitation of the 
James River Garden Club to be present at the formation of a Federa- 
tion of Virginia Garden Clubs, of which there are seven. This was the 
most notable event of 1920. Mary P. A. Appleton, President. 
Washington An important accomplishment of the year 1919-1920 has been 
Garden the completion of plans for improving the appearance of the centre of 
Club, the Village Green. These have been made in co-operation with the 
Connecticut Village Improvement Society and consist in planting a hedge and 
shrubs and extending a sidewalk, etc. The balance left in our treasury 
from our successful War Farm Unit makes this possible. It will enable 
us also to buy important gardening books which will be placed on the 
Garden Club shelves in the Village Library, and to put into permanent 
form several valuable papers written by members. 
The letters to members of the Retail Florists Association were 
sent. No signs have appeared in this vicinity. 
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