and women, who, in their own localities stretching from the 
Atlantic to the Pacific, are representatire of the best, standing 
firm and fast for the ideals of church and state, giving their time, 
their interest and their possessions to all of the good works of 
charity, education and civic development. As through the 
Garden Club of America nation-wide ideas can be expressed 
and this fine body of men and women hope to achieve results of 
sufficient dimensions to warrant thought, why are the local clubs 
so slow in their appreciation of this fact and why so often do 
they hamper and not help both with brain and substance? It 
occurs to me that the answer lies in the fact that the local clubs, 
working as independent units, consider their owtq aims first and 
fail to look on the broader aide. While in every club there is 
ability, talent and generosity, these are not called forth as often 
as they might be by the National Organization because of the 
fact that the members of the various clubs do not look upon 
themselves individually as members of the larger body. Will you 
not represent to yourselves, each and every reader of the 
Bulletin, that you are a member through your local Club and 
fully pledged to the high ideals of this organization? 
And as the Garden Club of America is so wonderful 
and unique a body of men and women, and its object so worth 
while, you as one of its members should be pledged to uphold 
— with a personal feeling — all of its ideals and accomplish- 
ments, should be glad you belong to it, should be spendthrift 
of your thought and talent in working for its growth and 
development, so that we may succeed in making of our great 
country such a garden as man, by his Creator, was meant to 
dwell in. 
Helen S. Thorne. 
Mill Brook Garden Club. 
Meetings of the Board of Directors 
The Board of Directors meet once a month during the 
Winter, and when occasion demands during the Summer. The 
date of the next meeting can always be obtained from the 
Office (Telephone No, Plaza 3164). These meetings are open to 
any club president needing advice or help in her club affairs, 
especially those who come from a distance. If you are passing 
through New York do not fail to stop in at our cheery new 
office and put before us any problems that may be perplexing 
you. It is most conveniently located in the new Banker's 
Trust Company Building on the north-west comer of 
Madison Avenue and 57th Street, and Miss Rogers is in daily 
attendance. 
