Show School Garden Association I t to Undertake Larger The The Washington school garden association association association asso asso- which had its In Inthe Inthe inthe the efforts of a few energetic citizens of the northwestern part of the city city has accomplished great results through ugh the campaign inaugurated early this summer among the children and property property property prop prop- erty holders of the Washington school district The plans laid by the association asso association at the time have since flourIshed flourished flourished flour flour- to an extent almost unlooked unlocked I t for r by those who headed the time movement I to t to beautify the city and to interest the school children in vegetable and flower garden culture on a small scale Where one blade of grass grew be before before before be- be fore there are now many growing and I this is exactly in keeping with the spirIt spir spirit spir- spir it of the movement Not only this but wll where re there was but one garden before belore I there are many more at the present tI time i inow There hEre are upwards of gardens g now blooming in the Washington school district of which the efforts of I Ithe the Washington school garden association association association tion can account for a majority said Perley A. A Hill of the asso asso- elation Many Are Active Four hundred families and over seven seven seven sev sev- en hundred school children are Involved in involved involved In- In in the activities of the association association association tion directly or indirectly Many parents parents parents par par- pledged their operation co-operation at the beginning of the movement and agreed to purchase from the school children at market prices Vegetables raised by them In this way the parents helped to keep up the interest of the children in the garden movement There is hardly hardly- a family now in this district with the necessary room which has not got its truck garden or blooming border border bor bor- der of flowers skid said Mr Hill In the beginning the aid of the time de department department de- de of agriculture at Washington Washing Washing- ton was solicited and through the aid lof of Representative James H. H Mays the association secured 1500 packages of assorted assorted as- as sorted seeds for distribution among the I children of the district Meetings were held in the Washington school the I parents were invited to share In the movement an association was formed I the children were enlisted In the movement movement move move- ment and results were immediately move move-I ap apparent ap- ap parent When things began to take I root speakers from the university and j I the agricultural college were heard on I the subject of garden aldEn cult culture and the I I government field I station took an active i interest in the work 1 Then the seeds began to c come mf give Rive evidence of the success of o odertal ng A fine feature said Mr Hi Hithe Hithe Hithe the remarkable fertility of th ment seeds and splendid resul attained It has all been so 1111 u that it is hard to believe th t f Many of my neighbors hay haw benefits of the early such as radishes and andl and are now growing tine fine gar r tomatoes with success he s sTurn Turn to Bigger Things Now In addition to this the Ui theof of the Washington district TH Rr I mood have turned ger things They are working appropriation by the city for th In out cut of the Washington ton and playground Through th the theof theof of this body the four and one one-h one one-h plot adjoining the school was p pu by the board of education fo I ground round A petition has been fOj for to park the block blocki has been drawn up and Mr Hill himself and all are an see the plot made Into a park ar ground According to Mr H B people of ot the district are getting the appropriation r rIt It was also through the efi eft this same body of ot citizens that Springs property was the city with the Intention U of It a municipal resort and pa are still living in the hopes realization of these things aSe s Hill Hili J The Washington School Gard Card has developed into the Washings Washing tract community development c I tee |