10 
HOUSE & GARDEN 
The affairs of this 
Club shall be managed 
by an Executive Com¬ 
mittee consisting of 
the officers and two 
members, all to be 
elected annually. 
Article 5. Membership: 
The membership 
shall be limited to 
active and associate. 
Associate members 
pay no dues. Quali¬ 
fication for member¬ 
ship shall be an active 
interest in gardening. 
Article 6. Committee on 
Elections: 
The Executive 
Committee shall be 
the Committee o n 
Elections. Any one 
may propose a candi¬ 
date for admission. 
Election consists of a 
unanimous vote by 
the Executive Com¬ 
mittee. 
Article 7. 
Meetings: 
How many 
and where 
held. Hours 
for summer 
and winter 
should vary. 
Light re- 
f reshments 
shall or shall 
not be served 
Photograph by Johnston & Hewitt Studio 
The terrace looks 
over the lawns and 
garden pool to the 
reaches of Pelham 
Bay, an ideal location 
and an inspiration to 
all ga rdeners. Here 
outdoor chairs and 
tables make a pleas¬ 
ant gathering place 
for the members 
the appointing of a few 
committees, and lo! a 
new garden club is in 
existence. 
Simple Rules the 
Best 
As to rules and gen¬ 
eral matters of organ¬ 
ization, the less red 
tape the better, and this 
especially where the 
number is comparative¬ 
ly small. But in clubs 
numbering a member¬ 
ship of from twenty to 
thirty up, a fairly solid 
framework is essential 
to profitable existence. 
Here is a simple out¬ 
line for a Constitution, 
to serve as 
basis only. 
Article 1. Name. 
Article 2. Object: 
T h e advancement 
of gardening. 
Article 3. Officers: 
The offi¬ 
cers of this 
Club shall be 
a President, 
a Vice-presi¬ 
dent, a Sec¬ 
retary and a 
Treasurer. 
Article 4. Ex¬ 
ecutive C o m - 
mittee: 
a working 
Photograph by Johnston 
& Hewitt Studio 
Both the spirit and 
the architecture of 
the place are peculi¬ 
arly fitted to a gar¬ 
den club’s work 
The grounds have 
been developed along 
the best landscape 
lines in keeping with 
the atmosphere of 
the club’s ideals 
Photograph by Johnston & Hewitt Studio. 
