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Garden Club Met With
Or! and Mn. Pendleton
Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Pendleton were hosts to the Rappahannock •Garden club at the Rectory Wednesday, July 28.
Dr. Pendleton, who raises bees as a hobby,'gave an interesting and instructive on “The Story of the Life of a Honey Bee” arid showed some of the sections of a •bee hive to illustrate his talk.
Dr. Pendleton stated that he liked to make these lectures a sermon in disguise; that there were three outstanding truths that could be learned from bees. By observing how bees work together in harmony, we see a sample of co-operation without discord; get a better understanding of the mysteries of the birth of Christ, and the life of bees in general and the wonderful ways they make honey and reproduce ought to strengthen our belief in God and the existence of a supreme being.
Mrs. L. J. Turner gave a report on the requirements of the various committees which are appointed to put on a flower show. The club members voted to sponsor a flower show this Pall and set September 15, as the tentative date for the show.
The club members also decided on a date—May of next year—to have a public lecture by Miss Ruth Kistner, who is a nationally known teacher and lecturer, having lectured in 43 of the 48 states, and co-author of the book, “Flower Arrangements For the American Home.”
The exhibits were on mass arrangements of summer flowers, Mrs, J. W. McClasky received the highest score, Miss Ethel Long the seeond highest, and Mrs. J. G. Revercomb’s exhibit received the third highest rating. Mrs. Revercomb also received the highest number of points for her total number of exhibits displayed during the first year of the garden club before becoming federated.
In the specimen class Mrs. L. J. Turner’s double petunia received
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