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BY HELEN PLATT
Rappahannock News
Contributing Writer
Members of the !Rappahannock County ! Garden Club were surrounded ;by spring blossoms as they ■ held their March meeting at \ the Washington Volunteer ‘Fire Department hall. The ■ horticulture classes for the j day were Forsythia, Daffodils ; and minor bulbs.
Almost every member had I at least one special bloom to | display, making the job of .'judging the entries difficult for i club member Celene Siira.
Blue ribbons were awarded !• to Ruth Baumgardner, Joan Herremer, Janet Eastham, | Edna Metzinger, Betty Wood, Helen Platt, Florence Phillips, Mary Revercomb, Mary Priest i and Virginia Scott. | There were two classes for : artistic design and blue ribbon i winners were Carol Miller and ; Helen Fairfax.
Hostesses Charlotte Laing, Mary Priest and Louise 1 Bondelid presided over a ! clever St. Patrick’s Day table • of many delightful refreshj ments.
“It’s for the Birds” was the | subject for the day’s program i which was presented by Mrs. I Joyce Wake from the | Warrenton Farmers’ Co-op. ; Mrs. Wake referred to an ■ extensive display she had set i up as she spoke of attracting birds by providing them with j food, water, shelter and nest! ing sites. } Her discussion of landscap1 ing plants that attract birds ! was accompanied by a long I reference list of suggested ! plants.
Her audience responded J with many comments and ! questions and a number are ■ probably putting up additional ! bird houses this week.
President Lucia Kilby • presided over the business portion of the meeting which
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