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The Garden Club met with Mrs. Rufus King on Jan. 24, 1928.

The roll-call showed twenty-four members present. Members answered
to their names by telling of interesting gardens they had seen in this
country and abroad. Pictures of Hampton Court were passed around by
Mrs. King and photographs of Mrs. Lipscomb's charming little garden in
Greensboro were shown by Mrs. Tomlinson and a letter read from Mrs. Lips-
comb which made us each want to make as home-like a garden as hers.

Mrs. G. W. Clarke reported a conference with Mr. Johnston, who pa-
preciated the Club's interest in the grounds of the High School. Any
help we can give will have to be deferred until after the report of
the landscape-gardener for the school grounds.

Mrs. Tomlinson reported that the City had set aside an appropria-
tion for the parking down the center of Jones St. and that Mr. Tillson
had made plans for beautifying these plots. Mr. Tillson later presented
these plans before the Club and at the close of the Meeting Mrs. Tom-
linson and her Committee conferred with him.

By vote of the Club, the request of Mrs. V.A.J. Idol that on account
of her health she might be axcused from attendance until Fall, was grant
ed.

The Treasurer reported a balance of $103.46 in the Treasury, and
all dues but one paid.

The meeting was then turned over to Miss Effie Cox who described
The Magnolia Gardens, near Charleston and her word pictures and other
pictures of these marvellous gardens made us all determine to visit them.

The Meeting then adjourned to meet next time with Mrs. F. R. Taylor.

Mrs. J. E. Kirkman, Pres. pro tem.
Mrs. H. A. White. Sec. pro tem.