Mrs. Martin welcomed the Members and said: "The fact that so 
many are present at this business meeting of the Garden Club of 
America shows that the members of the Club realize the serious part 
that Garden Clubs of this Country will have in the production and 
conservation of food for the Nation. 
" We had all looked forward with pleasure to holding this annual 
meeting in Lake Forest — those of us who have had the privilege of 
seeing some of these enchanting gardens, know how beautiful they are 
and what you are missing to-day. May it be only a joy postponed 
to another year when the war clouds are lifted, and we can enjoy 
to the uttermost the gracious hospitality of the members of the 
Garden Club of Illinois who have already asked us to be their guests 
at the next Annual Meeting. 
"May I beg of you, as I did at the meeting of the Council of Presi- 
dents in March, before War was declared, not to give up your gardens. 
Many of us are working for our Allies along various lines and the 
burden is very heavy. Let us find in our gardens rest, peace and in- 
spiration. This year we may not build large walls or buy expensive 
plants, but do not grow only vegetables, keep up the beauty of your 
gardens if only in simple annuals — not only for yourselves but for 
all who may be able to share them with you. Work in your gardens 
on Saturday, rest in them on Sunday, and you will be better fitted on 
Monday for the service you are giving to your country." 
There were present at the meeting all the Executive Committee, 
with the exception of one Vice-President and the Editor — 45 dele- 
gates from 25 member clubs, and three Consultants — Mrs. Farrand, 
Miss Lee, Miss Rose Standish Nichols, and about 40 non-delegates. 
The following delegates were present : 
Amateur Gardeners' Club — Mrs. H. W.Turner, Mrs. E. H. Bouton. 
The Bedford Garden Club — Mrs. Arthur Scribner. 
The Garden Club of Cleveland — Mrs. John E. Newell. 
The East Hampton Garden Club — Mrs. W. E. Wheelock, Mrs. E. 
C. Potter. 
The Gardeners of Montgomery and Delaware Counties — Mrs. Wil- 
liam H. Hughes, Mrs. Benjamin Bullock. 
The Garden Club of Illinois — Mrs. T. E. Donnelley. 
The Garden Club of Lawrence — Mrs. George B. Sanford, Mrs. 
Henry 0. Chapman. 
Lenox Garden Club — Mrs. Bernhard Hoffmann, MissHeloise Meyer. 
Litchfield Garden Club — Mrs. S. Edson Gage, Miss Edith Kings- 
bury. 
