Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-07-07 | Page 2 | Civil War Veteran is Champion Gardener

CIVil WAR MAR VETERAN IS ISCHA CHA CHAMPION PION GARDENER Seventy five years year of a age c X N. D. D Corser past commander dep department o of Utah G. G A. A R. R is still figh fighting ling the enemies of this country Mr Ir Corser COrsel has a war garden that has been judged second best in ill the city and yesterday afternoon a flag raising raisin was held at n Blaine avenue to celebrate the tho success of the enterprise Several members of oC the G. G A. A R. R and Relief Corps were present and heartily congratulated the veteran The garden garden gar gar- arden ar- ar den is by 65 feet and contains a variety of vegetables all in an excellent state of oC cultivation Mr 11 Corset has done dono most of the hard work alone I 1 am heartily in fa favor VOl of ot the war garden idea he said taid yesterday The trouble is that a tt great many people impelled by proper motives of oC patriotism patriot patriot- ism planted war gardens this year but for many reasons they failed to cultivate cultivate cult cult- vate them To persistently stick to the work is a battle with dalliance and amI the fIa flag raising is to celebrate one victory over ovel shirking The Tho garden has supplied three families with fresh ve vegetables vegetables and will supply more more