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The National Guild prints and distributes the Free transportation 
labels, the reports of the country branches, and all literature regarding the 
work. The national office is supported by contributions from the 
branches, and other donations. 
The city branches are first and foremost distributing centers for the 
flowers and fruit sent by country branches. They also collect information 
from various institutions as to their use of the flowers, etc., and regulate 
the distribution accordingly. In short, the city branches are the middle¬ 
men of the Guild. In the winter months they collect flowers from 
weddings, teas, receptions and other social gatherings, and distribute 
them where they will do most good and give greatest pleasure. 
In New York they have undertaken successfully the placing of 
window boxes in tenement houses, and the developement of back yard 
and vacant lot gardens. 
On the country branches depends the success of the entire work, for 
without them there would be no summer flowers or fruit to distribute. 
These country branches are of all sorts and conditions, all sizes and kinds. 
One little girl wrote to the national office, “I think it is just lovely, and 
I’d like to be a branch, and I’ll send some flowers tomorrow.” 
The Guild suggests a more or less formal organization, with officers, 
etc., but any existing organization, such as a village Improvement Society, 
Grange, Sunday School, Christian Endeavor, or Women’s Club may add 
this work to whatever else they have in hand. To form a country branch 
send to the national office 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, and you will 
receive full information, including an introduction to the city branches 
where you can send flowers, fruit, etc. 
This is a noble work that should have more general support. As it 
is closely connected with gardening and floriculture, we are glad to give 
the organization this notice, and suggest that Women’s Clubs and other 
civic organizations that are interested in promoting school and home 
gardens, take advantage of this method of disposing of the large quantities 
of flowers that are grown during the summer months. 
A Successful Year in Waupun, Wis. 
We are glad to tell you of our successful year with flowers. 
Waupun is a small place of only about 3000 people, so you will know 
that when the children ordered two thousand packets it was quite an order 
for the size of the town. 
There were one hundred and thirty-four gardens for which we 
offered two prizes in each grade. On the 12th of September we gave a 
flower show. Three prizes for each grade were offered. Seventy-eight 
children made entries, and almost every one entered for all three prizes. 
We had a very large showing, and everybody was surprised with the 
display. 
We hope to double the number of prizes next year, and give prizes 
something like $5.00 to a boy or boys taking some ugly places in the city 
and beautifying them. Mrs. R. D. Tillottson. 
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