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The Garden Club met with Mrs. W. C. Jones on May 15. The Roll-
Call revealed twenty-five members present. A plant exchange was
a pleasant feature of this meeting.

Minutes of last meeting were read and approved.

The Treasurer had no new items to report.

Mrs. Taylor in reference to the Essay Contest in connection
with The City Beautiful Movement reported the Superintendent of
Schools as saying that this contest has aroused great interest
in the school children. Mrs. S. C. Clark told about the kindergart-
en children making individual gardens and a community border.

Delegates to the State Garden Club Meeting at Winston-Sa-
lem gave most interesting reports. There are eleven clubs in the
State organization. Hereafter the attendance will not be limited.
The delegates and Presidents will be entitled to vote and to at-
tend the luncheon. County markers have been placed at the main
roads into Guilford County and have been paid for by the county
commissioners. Clubs are doing special planting around these
markers. The special feature of the Meeting was the address by
Mr. Wistar of Philadelphia, President of the Iris Club of America.
His talk was about early flowering bulbs, and had bought with
him many plants to illustrate. Eighty six were present. After
the meeting delegates in groups visited a number of the charm-
ing gardens of Winston-Salem. Mrs. Gapen is continued as President.
Mrs. John Lindsay of the Mid-Week Garden Club was elected Vice-
President. Mrs. Bahnson of Winston-Salem, Corresponding Sec.
and Mrs. Herbert Royster of Raleigh, Treasurer. Next meeting will