High Point Civic Organizations

Thee Garden Club met on Tuesday morning September the twenty-second with the new president Mrs. [Sirlaff?] presiding.

The roll call [showed?] six [?] members present.

The minutes of the last meeting were read & approved.

The treasurerreported a balance on hand of $86.87.

Mrs. [G?]. F. [Tomlinson?], chairman of the programme committee submitted an outline of the programme for the Club year. The club voted to leave the selection and preparation of the Year Book to the [illegible] of the programme committee. It was decided however that the Year Book should not be printed [illegible] [next line illegible] curtailing a part of the expense of the Books.

The programme committee asked that suggestions from the Club members for [next words illegible] that might be undertaken by the Club [illegible] [illegible the Committee.

1926

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Mrs Lual[?] King [?] the [?] uviete[?] a [?] [?] The meeting adja[?] [?] meet with Miss Han[?] [?] [?] [?] Tuesday [?] October Miss Seielaff Pres. [?] See[?] E Ida Sect., 1926 The Execulian Cou[?]ilting tie Garden Club met at 7:30 [?] due, e[?] Act [?] [?] Mrs [?].[?]. [?] write [?] [?]

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Virginia Ragsdale were elected

The Treasurer made a [?] of all disbursements with a balance of $49.54 on hand and this report was accepted

The program for the morning on the subject of "Planning the Garden" had Mrs McEwen as leader and she read a very interesting paper on the subject

A short talk by Mrs F. R. Taylor on "Uniting the House and Garden" one by Mrs J W Moore on "Privacy in the Garden and one by Mrs A E Tate on "The [minimal?] care of a Garden" concluded the program for the morning

As there was no further business the meeting adjourned to meet with Mrs E T [?] Oct 25

Mrs C E Siceloff Pres Mrs R B Terry Secy

10-11-27

& discussion at the next meeting which is to be in the nature of a consultation with Mr Tillson + Mrs Elwood Cox gave us a most interesting & instructive talk foundd on her wide experience in the planting of fall bulbs & seeds The meeting then adjourned to meet November eigth with Mrs J E Kirkman

Mrs C E Siceloff - President Mrs D. R. Parker, Sec. Pro. Temp. October 25th 1927

Mrs W C Jones moved, and it was seconded, that The President appoint a committee to confer with The City Council as to the upkeep of this planting. The Committee appointed was Mrs. Sal Tomlinson, Mrs. A S Parker and Mrs W C Jones. Mrs. A E Tate, Chairwoman of the Committee for the Preservation of Christmas Greens, reported that this Committee has been vusy and feels that they have made a lot, altho they have not yet done what they hoped for. The matter of living Christmas trees is being investigated and The Committee hop to have a full report on this at the next meeting. The meeting was not turned over to Mrs. W A White, Chairwoman of The Program Committee. Shse announced that a special feature of this meeting would be a Coubet itiree Exhibit of Winter Boquets and to act as Judges were there members.

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This included the gardens described and left each member with a feeling of real pride in the Old North State.

Our President thanked Mrs Blair most graciously for her valuable paper after which the meeting adjourned.

Mrs Alice P White Pres.

Mary Drew L Dalton Sec

#1 January 12th 1932

The High Point Garden Club met on January 12th at the home of Mrs Charles [Sieeloff?] at 10 o clock am. Twenty three members were present and the President Mrs White presided.

The meeting opened with the roll call by the Secretary after which the December minutes were read & approved

The Treasurer was absent but mailed a report of $113.00 on hand

Under the head of unfinished business it was stated that the council had decided to drop the matter of Mr Pyle

#2 January 12th 1932

and his rose lecture for the present. It was also stated that the letter regarding Christmas greens was published in the local paper.

Mrs S H Tomlinson brought up the very important matter of a [selection?] of the date for the coming State meeting. The President promised that this would be attended to immediately.