the delightful "List of Gardens" which has been pubHshed and 
distributed by the Committee. 
Centeal In announcing the necessity of obtaining an office for transacting 
Office the business of the Garden Club of America, the President ex- 
pressed to Mrs. Pratt the appreciation of the Officers and members 
alike for her kindness and generosity in permitting the work of the 
organization to be carried on in her home during the past year. 
Mrs. Rea, as Chairman of the Finance Committee, reported that 
a meeting of her Committee had been held the previous afternoon to 
consider the proposed budget for the actual expense of maintaining 
such an office, and that the Committee had favored an offer to rent 
space from the Horticultural Society of New York in a • desirable 
suite of offices — a very pleasant connection. In estimating the budget 
the Committee had settled upon $2500 for the maintenance of this 
office, including the salary of the Executive Secretary. This expense, in 
addition to the printing of the Bulletin and incidental expenditures, 
would demand an increased income. Whereupon, several suggestions 
were made as to the raising of the required sum. Upon motion of 
Mrs. Blake, the Garden Club of Illinois, seconded by Mrs. Busk, the 
Garden Club of Litchfield, the Directors 
Voted: That an office for the Garden Club of America be secured 
in New York. 
Upon motion of Mrs. Thome, Millbrook Garden Club, Inc., 
seconded by Mrs. Stewart, Short Hills Garden Club, it was 
Voted: That on recommendation of the Council of Presidents each 
Member Club be assessed at the rate of fifty cents per capita, the 
Club being allowed to raise the amount as it deems expedient for 
the ensuing fiscal year, 1921-1922. 
The Chairman stated that at the end of the fiscal year, 192 1- 1922, 
the financial basis of the organization will have been determined and 
the procedure for the future will be defined at that time. 
The President thanked the Chairmen for having assumed expense 
in connection with their various Committees, and asked them to refer 
such items as postage, printing, additional secretarial services, etc., 
to the central office. 
Initiation In accordance with the suggestion that upon admission, each new 
Fee Member Club should be required to pay an initiation fee, Mrs. 
Martin, Chairman of the Legislative Committee, agreed to look 
into the matter and to consider the attendant necessary amendment 
to the Constitution. 
The question was asked as to whether membership in the Member 
Clubs makes compulsory membership in the Garden Club of 
America, and it was stated that according to Article VII, Section I 
of the By-Laws such membership is required and that the Presidents 
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