It is a matter of regret that the minutes of the Annual Meeting, 
with the list of delegates and non-delegates present, were sent out so 
late in the season. The Presidents and Secretaries of the clubs have 
each received a copy, and the Secretary has a few more copies which 
will be sent on request. The next minutes will be sent to each member 
shortly after the meeting. 
The committee in charge of collecting garden pictures for exhibi- 
tion at the Annual Meeting and among the clubs would like Lumiere 
plates of gardens, 3^ x 4 inches, carefully marked with date of ex- 
posure, locality, names of flowers shown in bloom ; also whether the plate 
is given to the Garden Club of America for its permanent exhibit or lent 
for the Annual Meeting only. The committee consists of Mr. Thos. 
Shields Clarke, Mrs. E. N. Bouton and Mrs. Albert Boardman, 40 
West Fifty-third Street, New York, to whom the plates may be sent 
We hope for a very fine exhibit. 
It will add very greatly to the interest and importance of the next 
Annual Meeting if as many clubs as possible will contribute papers on 
the subject chosen at Princeton: "Landscape Art in Relation to the 
Flower Garden." It is suggested in consultation with Mrs. Farrand 
and Miss Lee that the following conditions and accessories might be 
considered in writing this paper: the climate, degrees of heat and cold, 
amount of rainfall, etc. ; the character of the country; the type of house 
connected with the garden; the local building material; the extent of 
the garden ; the lie of the land, whether hilly, flat, valley, plain, etc ; 
the native flora, trees, shrubs and flowers; the use of the garden; the 
outlook or view; the amount of protection from sun and cold; the water 
supply; the shrubbery, used as windbreak, screen, background; effect 
of composition; the light and shade; the design, balance, perspective, 
outline; variety of treatment; walls, summer houses, pergolas, etc.; color 
scheme; succession of bloom; harmony of parts; approaches, etc. De- 
scriptions of successful or unsuccessful garden or particularly happy 
treatment of special features will also help to illuminate the subject. 
The paper is limited to three thousand words and must be in the hands 
of the secretary by April 1st. Surely we may hope for more than one 
good paper from our large membership. 
The Librarian, Mrs. Charles Tiffany, 128 East Thirty-sixth 
Street, New York, has a catalogue of the club papers which she will 
be glad to send to any member who may desire to select a paper from 
it. We hope that any hostess who is unable to prepare a paper will 
take this opportunity of enjoying the good work of the other clubs. 
There is a broad range of subjects among these papers which are care- 
fully edited and typewritten, and well worth reading. 
