July 21, 1915. — At Miss NewelFs. Paper on "Landscape Gardening," writ- 
ten by Mr. William W. Renwick, of Short Hills Garden 
Club, and read by Miss Newell. Flower contest — Per- 
fection of Bloom and arrangement. 
Sept. 8, 1915. — At Mrs. Viles'. Paper on "A Gardener's Growth," by 
Mrs. Laflin. Report on Specialties. Report on prizes 
given the North Shore Horticultural Society and the 
Lake Shore Horticultural Society. 
Sept. 23, 1915. — At Mrs. McCormick's. "Vistas." Theory and demonstra- 
tion, by Mr. Warren H. Manning, of Boston. 
Oct. 13, 1915. — At Mrs. Elting's. Stereopticon lecture on "Japanese Gar- 
dens," by Mrs. Hubbard. 
Nov. 9, 1915. — At Mrs. Patterson's. Annual Meeting. Exhibition of 
competitive plans and awards. 
£be (Barren Club of Xawrence, X. % 
The Garden Club of Lawrence, Long Island, has been in exist- 
ence three years and now has 1 38 members. The meetings begin in 
May and continue until November. There are two meetings a month; 
one the first Thursday in the month at 11 A. M., the other the third 
Thursday in the month at 3.30 P. M. Tea is served at the afternoon 
meeting. There is usually a lecture at each meeting. The lecturers 
are paid with money received from the dues. 
There are Flower Shows at almost every meeting, beginning with 
a Daffodil Show in May. The list of flowers to be exhibited during the 
summer is sent out in February, so that members may order their seeds 
and bulbs with that idea in mind. 
Besides this work, we have formed a sub-committee for the pur- 
pose of beautifying highways and vacant lots. This committee, with 
the President of the Garden Club in the chair, met once a month in the 
morning, and have started and are carrying out plans for sowing seeds, 
planting plants and generally beautifying waste places. The committee 
also brought to the attention of the village trustees and owners of prop- 
erty unsightly conditions of streets and vacant land, and much has been 
accomplished. 
The Garden Club also joined with the Nassau Industrial School 
and offered money prizes to the people of a certain district for vegetables, 
flowers and the yard showing the greatest improvement during the sum- 
mer. This was very successful. 
In all, the Garden Club of Lawrence feels it has had a successful 
season, but there is always the hope of a better one, and we shall begin 
the meetings of 1916 with that end in view. 
Mrs. George B. Sanford, 
Lawrence, Long Island. 
May 6, 1915.— "Fruits." Mr. George T. Powell. 
May 20, 1915. — "Color Planting." Miss Mary Youngs. 
June 3, 1915.— "Dahlias." Mr. R. Vincent. 
June 17, 1915.— "Roses." Mr. George T. Powell. 
