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H/10/1968-1-

The Horticultural Society
OAKWOOD
with Jean and Dorothy Weske - October 1st. 1968

We gathered at the usual time, at this lovely Horticultural
looking home- and lingered outside to enjoy the grounds and the
beautiful, warm, but very dry evening.

As always we enjoyed a beautiful, well rounded meal and were
called to order by our President, Ellis Manning at 7:45.

Elizabeth Ligon and Claire Hutton/ Francis Thomas were absent and there were
no guests.

After minor corrections the minutes were accepted.

This being the last meeting of the season it was the time
to appoint a nominating committee to bring in the names for new
officers next April. The chair appointed Mary Moore Miller, Helen
and A. Douglas Farquhar for that committee.

Mary Moore Miller, Assistant Secretary reported the excellent
exhibits, especially considering the dry summer and fall. There
were contributions from Sara Mannakee, Pine Hill, Rocky Ridge, The
Cedars, Mary B. and Claire Hutton, Springdale and Spring Villa,
mostly flowers, but some vegetables with the turnip to end all
turnips from Rocky Ridge.

Sylvia Woodward, our Forethought told us to:- trim hedges,
stake tall plants against fall winds. Save some bulbs for indoor
planting. Rake leaves and put the, on the compost pile. Plant
annuals where they are to stay. Lift glads and dailies- take geran-
ium cuttings, plant panseys- also where they are to stay. Pull up
tomato vines and hang them from the rafters for the green fruit to
ripen. Muleh lilly of the valley& Rhubarb - and several other busy
things.

Douglas Farquhar told us what we already knew- that it is
dry. There has been no rain at all for the last 19days of September.
We had a high of 82 with a low of 50, with a total rainfall of 2.73
inches- all before Sept. 12.

For a most interesting program Jean Weske showed slides and
told us of his seven month stay in the Soviet Union, mostly in
Siberia. As the temperature went to -60 he could not take pictures
until Spring, as the film cracks in the entense cold. Bird feeding
stations are a regular business of the boy's scouts. Although there
is a rather short growing season, it gets very hot in the summer-
up to 110- and the days are long- so that gardens are grown, and
lots of small fruits-berries etc. He went as far as the edge of
Outer Mongolia ending in Georgia. This is a very old culture. He
showed pictures of a 5th century church- beautiful mountain views-
lovely gardens- interesting looking people- but owing to the dark
and the unfamiliar names your secretary cannot do justice to the
most interesting talk. Jean also had some mementos- and some lovely
sketches he had done, and which he passed around. Jean had prepared
a message to be sent to the 94 year old gardener in Georgia to when
he had talked of our society. That also was passed around and we all
signed it.

For the bird report Sara Mannakee had mounte d the wing and
tail feathers of a cedar waxwing- so delicate and lovely.

The report followed about the letter to the Govenor.
The committee had met and decided, in spite of the decission at u r
last meeting, that they would go ahead with the letter. Copies
of the letter were available, and Ellis Manning read it to us- as