Pronuncia- 
tion OF 
Plant Names 
Bound 
Bulletins 
Miss 
Sewell's 
Offer 
Art 
Committee 
that they are willing to give it for the good of the cause and it should 
not even be known who they are. 
The question was asked: "How are Ave going to approach the mem- 
bers? How can we make these voluntary contributions attractive?" It 
was decided to leave it to each President to present the matter to her Club. 
In answer to a question as to whether a Club could make a contribution 
instead of having it necessarily come from individual members, the President 
stated that the committee would have to work this whole matter out very 
carefully. After considerable discussion as to the best method of giving 
■notice of the proposed new plan of membership it was the sense of the 
meeting that notices should be sent out from the Central Office to the 
individual members, either directly or through the Presidents of the 
Member Clubs, this to be worked out by the committee, and the answers 
sent to the Central Office, the Finance Committee, through the Central 
Office, to supply any information desired concerning the matter. 
Mrs. Pratt said : "I remember the morning in my house in New York 
when all the Presidents acclaimed the fifty cent assessment. I want every 
one of you to realize your responsibility in this matter. If you believe in it 
yourself and will take it to your Club members we will accomplish a great 
deal. ' ' 
Announcement was made that at the last Autumn meeting it was voted 
to reproduce the book Pronunciation of Plant Names. This has been done 
by a photographic process, and the books are here for sale at $1.00 each, and 
the hope Avas expressed that each one would Avish to buy one and perhaps 
more as gifts to garden-loving friends. It Avas stated that these books are 
obtainable at the Central Office. Announcement AA r as also made that FloAver 
ShoAv Judging Equipment might be procured for $18.00 upon application to 
the Central Office. 
Mrs. Pratt stated that a complete set of the Bulletin had been bound 
in four volumes, one of which was on exhibition at the meeting. 
Mrs. Sloan presented to the meeting the offer of Miss Marjorie SeAvell, 
a Landscape Architect, to give an interview on the grounds of prospective 
home builders for $25.00, to include all advice^ directions and diagrams that 
can be given in one day. If a sketch plan is desired there will be an 
additional charge of $25.00. 
Mrs. Pratt stated that many of the inspirations of The Garden Club 
of America emanate from Mrs. Hill, and that they had worked together 
to help arrange an Art Exhibit for the benefit of the League of Girls' 
Clubs, the first idea being to have photographs of gardens, but it finally 
developed into an exhibition of paintings of still life and gardens. This 
gave the inspiration for the idea of forming an Art Committee Avhich 
A\ T ould plan to hold similar exhibitions. Miss Maud Mason has presented 
a plan to have a committee from The Garden Club of America, Avho Avould 
pass upon all of the pictures submitted. Mr. Price, of the Ferargil Gal- 
leries, is Avilling to gather a collection of exhibitors, and the exhibition 
will travel through the country to any place AA-here a Garden Club Avill offer 
its patronage, these exhibitions to be sponsored by The -Garden Club of 
America. Mrs. Hill stated that she and Mrs. Pratt had felt that the best 
painters of America were not painting American gardens and floAvers, and 
she gave an amusing account of Avhat some of the painters had said in 
response to the suggestion that they paint gardens. She gave the names 
of some of the exhibitors and said that although there Avere only tAventy- 
four paintings, they Avere very lovely. Mrs. Saltus added that she had 
attended the exhibition and found it most enchanting. Mrs. King recom- 
mended Mr. Peixotto 's article in the current issue of Scribner's on this 
subject. 
Upon motion of Mrs. King, seconded by Mrs. Parker, it was 
Voted: That an Art Committee of The Garden Club of America 
be formed for the purpose of arranging for exhibitions of garden paintings. 
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