^Cbe <$arfcen Club 
of Hmertca 
APRIL 1914 
No. IV 
Honorary President 
MRS. C. STUART PATTERSON 
President 
MRS. J. WILLIS MARTIN 
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Secretary-Treasurer 
MISS ERNESTINE A. GOODMAN 
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Vice-Presidents 
MRS. ARCHIBALD D. RUSSELL 
Princeton, New Jersey 
MRS. ALFRED ELY 
New Milford, New York 
MRS. FRANCIS KING 
Alma, Michigan 
MRS. WALTER S. BREWSTER 
Lake Forest, Illinois 
The objects of this association shall be, to stimulate the knowledge and love of garden- 
ing among amateurs, to share the advantages of association, through conference and corre- 
spondence in this country and abroad, to aid in the protection of native plants and birds, and 
to encourage civic planting. 
Ere man is aware 
That the Spring is here, 
The flowers have found it out. 
— Ancient Chinese Saying. 
The second Annual Meeting of the Garden Club of America will 
be held in Princeton, N. J., Tuesday, May 12th, and Wednesday, 
May 13, 1914. 
"Clause IX of the Constitution provides that each club shall be 
represented at the Annual Meeting by its president and a delegate, and 
shall be entitled to two votes — in person or by proxy." 
The business meetings will be open to all members of the clubs 
belonging to the Garden Club of America, though only two representa- 
tives will be entitled to vote. 
Through the courtesy of the Garden Club of Princeton, the privi- 
lege of visiting many of the Princeton gardens will be extended to the 
members of the Garden Club of America attending the Annual Meeting, 
provided they have cards of admission. Application for these cards 
should be sent to Mrs. Bayard Henry, Germantown, Philadelphia, 
before May 6th. Names of members must be stated, also the club to 
which they belong. 
The Princeton Inn, Princeton, N. J., has arranged special rates 
for the Annual Meeting, and members desiring reservations for May 
