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The Garden Club of Englewood, N. J., a most progressive 
organization, held window displays of interest to gardeners, 
enlisted the enthusiastic cooperation of their schools and library, 
gave seeds to school children, aided a girls’ club to plant trees, 
and placed in prominent places posters urging protects.' of wild 
flowers. 
The Woman’s Club of Deer Lodge, Montana, found the 
Carden Week programme of great value in arousing their com¬ 
munity to an appreciation of all that the Club is striving for. 
The Fortnightly Club of Columbia, Mo., developed a pro¬ 
gramme that sponsored actual development of civic-beautifying 
plans. In fact, the entire city, under the direction of Horace 
F. Major of the Dept, of Horticulture at the College of Agricul¬ 
ture, carried out an almost perfect city-wide campaign. 
The Valley Garden Club of Syracuse, N. Y., carried out the 
entire programme for Garden Week, working for a “Suburb 
Beautiful ’’ in an endeavor to make the highways attractive, 
cleaning up vacant lots, preventing dumping of rubbish, hiding 
unsightly places with flowers. The ministers were asked to 
preach sermons on “Not what we have but what we share”; 
merchants had window displays of garden tools and accessories, 
prizes being given for the best windows. Flowers were sent to 
hospitals and plans formulated for making the club a power for 
good throughout the entire year. 
The Women’s Club of Sea Cliff, L. I., used Garden Week in 
an earnest endeavor to awaken civic interest and enthusiasm 
on garden topics. 
The Indianapolis, Council of Women, heartily endorsed the 
plan for Garden Week and encouraged the observance in the 
whole city. 
Groups that Have Given Impetus 
The National Horticultural Society officially endorsed Na¬ 
tional Garden Week and did everything in their power to make 
the movement a success. 
The American Forestry Association, through its resident, 
Mr. Henry S. Graves, assured The Garden Magazine of its 
interest in the movement for a National Garden Week, espe¬ 
cially endorsing all phases of tree conservation. 
The National Board of The Y. W. C. A. sent a copy of the 
programme to each of its travelling staff, urging observance of 
the entire Week. 
The Women’s National Farm and Garden Association through 
the Chicago News Broadcasting Station radioed interesting talks 
on gardens during this week, giving the movement full publicity. 
The State Home Demonstration Agent of Kentucky carried 
out the Garden Week programme by urging each county leader 
in Home Economics to stress Garden Week talks, planning and 
planting, team demonstrations, and canning demonstrations 
throughout the entire state. 
J. B. Lillard, State Supervisor of Agricultural Instruction of 
California, endorsed the week and urged observance of it in all 
possible ways, stating that he believed that, “a more wholesome 
attitude toward life as well as health is bound to result from the 
efficient programme of Carden Week.” 
The American Legion Auxiliary exerted every effort to make 
this movement a success. The National Secretary issued a 
bulletin containing the plan and programme, sending this to each 
state with the request that each Unit be notified. 
The National Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild worked actively 
to promote interest in this Week in every locality where they 
have one of their interesting chapters. In the April Garden 
Magazine their programme was outlined, but in addition to all 
the plans outlined at that time, the New York branch succeeded 
in establishing a Flower Booth in the New York terminal of 
the Pennsylvania Railroad where commuters may leave flowers 
to be sent to the city’s sick. If every large city would adopt this 
idea, it would mean happiness for many thousands of dwellers 
in the city’s congested districts. 
The Westchester County (N. Y.) Society for the Prevention 
of Cruelty to Children, observed Garden Week by sending out 
their yearly announcements of the beautiful gardens in the 
county that may be visited. A list of these gardens with dates 
on which they may be seen, in May and June, will be furnished 
by the Society. The very slight admission charge goes to pro¬ 
vide funds to aid the little children of the county. Requests 
for lists of these gardens, if sent to The Garden Magazine, 
will at once be forwarded to the Society. 
The Community Clearing House of Van Wert, Ohio, is a civic 
organization of interest. It was started in order to bring into 
closer relationship the business, civic, and religious activities of 
the town. This Society observed the entire Garden Week pro¬ 
gramme in every detail. The Secretary of the Organization 
brought the whole city into active cooperation and carried out a 
valuable programme. 
The Doylestown (Pa.) Nature Club not only observed the 
Week as told in our April issue, but their whole year’s pro¬ 
gramme is devoted to the study of trees, soils, conservation of 
natural resources, and bird-life preservation. This club is 
doing a wonderful work. 
At Washington Court House, Ohio, the Garden Club, Y. W. 
C. A., and Boy Scouts cooperated in observing the week with a 
most interesting series of lectures on nature subjects. The 
Garden Club was especially interested in tree preservation, and 
this was made an especial feature of the week. 
The largest Radio Broadcasting Station in Philadelphia se¬ 
cured speakers to give talks on the value of Garden Week, these 
being given daily throughout the period. 
Among the Colleges and Schools 
Cornell University cooperated in two wavs, by sending home 
garden literature and information to the press and by making 
available certain members of their staff for lectures on vegetable 
gardens, floriculture, and ornamental horticulture. 
The University of Missouri, at Columbia, planned and carried 
out a varied and interesting programme. This included a 
Farmer’s Fair Day where a model farm was displayed, a flower 
show was held, a city clean-up day observed, and illustrated lec¬ 
tures given on trees, shrubs, and highways. The Kiwanis, 
Rotary, Lions, and other clubs joined in making the Week of 
interest. 
The students at Stephens and Christian Colleges for girls at 
Columbus, Missouri, participated in an observance of Garden 
Week with an “all American programme,” giving plays and 
concerts. 
Mrs. Mary H. Grosvenor, Supervisor of Gardens for Detroit, 
interested the principals of the city schools in the week. The 
result was a special “Children’s Day” observed in all the schools 
with pageants and talks on-gardening. 
W. F. Heilman, Director of Nature Study in the public schools 
of Columbus, Ohio, adopted the whole programme as outlined 
for Carden Week in order to promote greater interest in home 
and school garden work. The value of the products of last 
year’s gardens at the Columbus schools was more than $10,000. 
TiAKE COTE , CfARDEN NEIGHBORS! 
A Pri\e of Fifty Dollars ($50) is offered by The Garden Magazine for the best article illustrated with adequate photographs on what 
has been accomplished in some one place as a residt of the stimulus of National Garden IVeek. This may be an account of a community 
activity, some individual effort, a public planting, a personal garden, etc. Manuscripts to be submitted any time up to October first 
