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NORWOOD,

May 2, 1933

Helen Hunt Jackson said, "Ah! March, we know
Thou art kindhearted, spite of ugly looks and threats
and out of sight art nursing violets".

When we assembled at Avalon on April 4th, for
our first meeting of the Horticultural we could have
thought many beautiful spring flowers and shrubs
had been nursed by a grey cold March. The spring
flowers seemed to be all around us, we were greeted
by a carpet of crocus' and green.

After luncheon we aseembled in the living room
the usual call for order was made by the chairman,
Henry J. Nichols. The minutes of the meeting at
The Cedars, October 4, 1932 were read and accepted.
As called for in our By-Laws the Apirl meeting of
our Society is a more business meeting. The By-Laws
and Constitution shall be read and every two years
were re-elected, Henry J. Nichols, President,
Robet H. Miller, Jr. Vice-President, Mary M. Nichols
Secretary-Treasurer. The appointment of Helen N.
Farquhar as Forethought was again made. Clarence
Hurry was elected as The Horticultural Representative
to The Community Council.

The first appointed Reader, Lillie Stabler,
read from a writing of Millicent Taylor, taken
from the book written by Marian Crane, Gardens of
America. A fairy tale of our very gardens, not
forgetting the folks who have only a city back yard
which they trun into a place of charm and beauty.
Lillie also read an article on Freesias.

Cornelia Bentley, the second reader gave us a
most interesting paper by Andrew Adams, " Planting
a flower Garden", much wholesome advice to follow.

There were no volunteer articles.

Helen Farquhar read a prepared paper with
April suggstions.

Jean Coulter, assistant secretary, gave a
report of spring vegetables, winter kept vegetables.
some small plants and a variety of flowers.

The application for membership made for Mr.
& Mrs. Hill was left to be acted on later.

Mary Hutton's application for membership, know
to be in the mail, was by judicail sanction accepted,
to be acted upon at the May meeting.

Helen Hallowell asked for baskets to use with
the flower containers, two were offered, if not what