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The High Point Garden Club met Feb. 11th with Mrs. J. C.
Hill. Mrs. Dalton, the president, was in the chair. In spite
of the inclement weather 15 members responded to roll call.

The minutes of last meeting, also the council meeting
minutes were read. Announcement was made of the expected visit
of the state president, Mrs. Totten, in March. A letter from
Mrs. Holding, state chairman of Garden Pilgrimages was read. She
urged the members to full out questionnaires for their gardens
and send them to her early as possible.

Attention was again called to the school on design and
arrangement at Chapel Hill Feb 18-20th. Also to the Garden Pilg-
rimages in Vicksburg and Natchez, Miss. March 27th to Apr. 3rd.

An appeal was made for a donation to the school chil-
dren's lunch fund. This matter was tabled until the March mtg.
with the reccommendation that a contribution be made at that time
if necessary.

Mesdames F. R. Taylor, S. C. Clark and H. M. Armentrout were
appointed by the chair to serve on the nominating committee. A
slate for the next year's officers to be presented at the March mtg.
The president called our attention to the matter of attendance
and urged a greater effort on the part of the members to be
"among those present". The treasurer's report showed a balance
of $13.78.

Mrs. Moffitt gave the reminders for the month. Feb. is
the pruning month for all fall blooming shrubs. She told us that
lilacs, rhododendrons and dogwoods should not be pruned - remove
the dead wood only. Bermuda grass is recommended for the hot sea-
son. Mrs. J. D. Cox announced the program;

Mrs. D. R. Parker read from an ar-
ticle prepared by the late E. H. Wilson on dogwoods. He was most
enthusiastic in his praise of our own native dogwoods, Cornus
Florida - stating that they are the envy and despair of our
European cousins. The dogwoods are divided into 5 groups and
range from the 80 ft. trees found in northern U.S. and Canada
to the little dwarf fellows suitable for rock gardens. Mrs.
King added a note of interest in telling of Mr. J. VanLindley's
drafting the wood of a double dogwood onto the single
to increase this scarce variety.

Mrs. Dalton read parts of a paper
on "Roses" prepared by Mrs. Frank Dalton, who lived so intimately
with this queen of flowers, and whose charming personality many
of us remember as being "Mighty Like a Rose". The paper has val-
uable cultural advice and may be refered to by rose growing members.
The meeting adjourned to meet first Tuesday in March.

Mrs. Carter Dalton, Pres.
Ethel Tomlinson Rec. Sec.