Garden Club Members Plan Many Activities for Spring-Summer
The Town Manager, April 1933, p. 1 & p. 9
Upon recommendation of its executive committee, the Garden Club of Teaneck, now entering upon its first full year of normal club activity, has adopted a program of events that will keep its members and committees busy for some time to come.
First will be an all-day sale of plants on April 28 in a vacant store on Cedar Lane not far from the Teaneck Railway station for which Mrs. Cordes has been appointed chairman.
This will be followed on May 20 by a spring flower exhibition and competitive at the same location, when there will be competition in classes for tulips, narcissus, daffodils and other flowering plants and shrubs. The chief purpose of this show will be educational, and it will include a generous display of flowers grown by club members arranged by varieties.
Meantime a spring garden competition will be conducted by the club on May 11 and 12, in accordance with the rules of competition established by the New York Herald Tribune. All residents of Teaneck who wish to take part in this event can do so by registering their names at the regular April meeting of the club on Thursday evening, April 27, in the Council Chamber at Town Hall, or by getting in touch with the chairman of this competition, Mr. John Furber, 241 Elm Avenue, Teaneck.
The principal event toward which the club is now directing its energies, however, is the Spring flower show, which the executive committee, has recommended shall be held at School No.2, Forrest Avenue and Teaneck Road, on June 16. For that event there will be competitive exhibits in all classes suitable to that time of year. All classes will be open to any resident of Teaneck, whether a member of the club or not, and while there will be no cash or other prizes, ribbons will be awarded for first, second, and their places in each class.
For this Spring flower show and exhibition, Mrs. C. B. Curtis of Taft Road, has bee appointed General Chairman, and will have the following assistants:
Program Committee – V. H. Palmer, W. Flackman and C. Fleischman.
Hostesses – Mrs. Langley, Mrs. Lonsby, Mrs. Esslinger and Mrs. Cordes.
Tea Room – Mrs. Martin, chairman; Mrs. Halstead, Mrs. Furber and Mrs. Palmer.
Hall Decorations – Mrs. William Senn.
Secretaries – Mrs. Dering, Mrs. Flackman and Mrs. Schaffer.
The club, membership in which is open to any lover of flowers for an annual membership fee of one dollar, holds regular meetings the fourth Thursday evening of each month at Town Hall. An interesting speaker is provided to address each meeting and the public is cordially invited, to attend, as well as members.
Information as to the various classes in the Spring flower show can be secured from the Chairman, or at any regular meeting of the Mrs. C. B. Curtis, 1332 Taft Road, Club.
