(Mrs. Stout, to whom the Emily D. Ken wick Medal was then presented, 
responded with a few well-chosen words of appreciation.) 
Mrs. S. Edson Gage, Chairman of the Slides Committee, Slides 
having been unable to attend the meeting, the report prepared Committee 
by her was read by Mrs. Pratt, in the following form : 
At the close of the third year of the existence of the Slide 
Committee it is with pride and pleasure that your chairman 
reports a measurable increase in the number of slides contributed 
to the collection which has now reached the gratifying total of 
664. 
The past year has brought a generous response from the 
Member Clubs, one of which has given eighty-seven slides, ail 
of great beauty. To a member of the Garden Club of Phila- 
delphia we are indebted for twelve slides of foreign gardens, the 
nucleus of a class which it is hoped will grow with much rapidity 
and it is desired to hint delicately that contributions to this 
class will be gratefully welcomed from members going abroad 
this summer. 
Since our last annual report so many of our Member Clubs 
have used the Slides that at times the demand has been almost 
more active than our ability to fill it. 
The donation by Mr. Walter Jennings of a lantern, for use 
at the office, is acknowledged with much pleasure. 
Your chairman has of necessity been a bit of a scold in 
insisting upon the observance of certain rules and must again 
urge great care in the use and packing of the Slides as well as 
a fortnight's notice of any date upon which they are desired. 
Owing to the necessity for brevity in our reports today, the 
full list of the Slide Collection to date will appear in the July 
Bulletin and we may hereby only express our appreciation to 
individuals and to Member Clubs of The Garden Club op 
America for their continued and most generous cooperation. 
It was the unanimous decision of the meeting that the slides 
be charged for at the rate of $5.00 for a box of approximately 75. 
(Mrs. Pratt supplemented this report by urging that new slides be 
presented by those who have already given some, explaining that the slides 
lectures are most educational and instructive. She stated that Mr. Walter 
Jennings has been deeply interested in the slides and has given a valuable 
collection, beautifully colored, has encouraged the members of his Club to 
have slides made and has been a great stimulus to the Slides Committee 
adding that he would be very glad to answer any questions concerning the 
making and the coloring of the slides.) 
Mrs. Charles H. Stout, Chairman of the Special Plant 
Societies Committee, presented the following report : 
During the summer of 1921 the Garden Club op America Special 
presented its Silver Medal to shows of four Special Plant Plant 
Societies namely : The American Dahlia, American Rose, Ameri- Societies 
345 
