BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 78, Issue 7016, 7 February 1949, Page 4

BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY

MEETING OF COMMITTEE GARDEN CUP COMPETITION Those present at Friday night’s meeting of the Beautifying Society were Mr M. H. Williams (president), Mrs Dawson, Messrs Clarke, Marx, Green, Page, ' Godfrey, Melville, E. Williams. Apologies were received and sustained on behalf of Mrs A. Kay and Messrs Mason, Rae, and Hawley. The president’s report, which read as follows, was adopted:—

During the holiday period maintenance work has been the first endeavour. The variable weather presented considerable difficulty with the late planting, but all plots have settled down for the late summer display. The traffic filters have been planted with celosias, portulacea and tagetes (miniature marigolds). This is a new combination on trial in these beds, and looks very promising. The area in the baths enclosure has been planted with antirrhinum, marigolds and phlox. On the Swimming Club’s sports day tub trees were supplied to decorate the pool. Work in several areas is behind reasonable standards and we must endeavour to secure more help. The second inspection in the garden competition took place on 18th December, 1948. Messrs W. Melville and G. S. Clarke acted as judges associates.

Mr Melville and Mr Clarke reported on the second inspection of the entries received for the Garden Cup Competition. Mr Clarke suggested that without in any way hampering the judge, members could accompany the judge at the next inspection. It was decided to hold the next inspection early in March and to advertise that fact. Messrs Clarke, Melville and Marx were appointed associates to the judge at that inspection. Mr Clarke suggested that the entries were so good for the competition that encouragement be given to those unsuccessful in attaining a prize. Mr Clarke offered to meet tjie cost of an order for seeds, plants, or shrubs to the value of 10s each to the four next in order after the prizewinners in the Garden Cup Competition.

On the motion of Messrs Melville and Godfrey, Mr Clarke’s generous offer was accepted with thanks. Additional Labour: The president reported upon the difficulty of keeping all plots tended and Mr Godfrey intimated that he hoped to be able, to assist Mr E. Williams with the work. Rose Garden: It was decided to request the Council to consider, and if thought fit, acquire the Drill Shed Reserve for the Council.