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The Lenox Garden ClubA Member of The Garden Club of America
Table of Contents
SECTION I 2010-2011 (Updated yearly)
Annual Reports
Calling Post
Committees
Executive Committee
Financial
Membership
Officers
Past Presidents
Program and Hostess Schedule
Public Support
SECTION II Permanent (do not throw away)
Awards
Award recipients
Bylaws
Committee Chair Guidelines
Financial Policies
GCA Description
LGC History
Membership, guidelines for proposing
Zone I Clubs
THE LENOX GARDEN CLUB, INC.P.O. Box 552, Lenox, Massachusetts 01240
Website: www.lenoxgardenclub.net
2011-201265 Active members - 14 Associate members
3 Provisional members2 Honorary
Acting Co-PresidentsJoan ComeauSusan Dana
Vice-President Program Vice-President HorticulturePaula Gimblette Susan Duncan Dana
Vice-President Conservation Corresponding SecretarySarah Boyd MaryEllen O’Brien Recording Secretary Treasurer Juliet Emery Ellen Greendale
GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA14 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022(212) 753-8287, FAX (212) 753-0134
[email protected]: www.gcamerica.org
User Name: gcamember Password: compost
PresidentMarion Hill
(Mrs. Benjamin A.)2625 Woodward Way NWAtlanta, GA 30305-1228
(404) 231-9249(404) 467-1228 Fax
First Vice PresidentKatie Heins
(Mrs. John J., II.)50 Pardee Circle
Princeton, NJ 08540-2311(609) 921-1189
(609) 921-1920 [email protected]
Zone I DirectorMarguerite Borden
(Mrs. James P.)Cohasset Garden Club
P.O. Box 557Cohasset, MA 02025
(781) [email protected]
Zone I ChairmanAbby Coffin (Mrs. Peter)
Chestnut Hill Garden Club255 Woodland Road
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 (617) 738-4649
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEof
THE LENOX GARDEN CLUB
2011-2012
OFFICERS
Co-Presidents Joan Comeau 413-637-4525 Susan Dana 413-637-0451
VP Conservation Sarah Boyd 413-298-4715
VP Horticulture Susan Dana 413-637-0451
VP Program Paula Gimblette 413-298-3150
Corresponding Secretary Mary Ellen O’Brien 413-229-3025NewsletterGCA Club Administrator
Recording Secretary Juliet Emery 413-528-2188
Treasurer Ellen Greendale 413-298-5122
STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Community Participation Pamela Breslin 413-637-2160
Finance Loretta Scheel 413-637-4631
Flower Show MaryEllen O’Brien 413-229-3025
Wendy Philbrick 413-464-7420
Hospitality Sally Set 413-698-2042
Membership Kate Baldwin 413-698-2885
Nominating Joan Comeau 413-637-4525
Policy Barbara May 413-698-2702
Publicity Debbie Smith 413-637-1282
SPECIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Awards/Founders Fund Ginger Schwarrz 413-298-522
Garden History and Design Jytte Brooks 413-458-3384 Liza Fosburgh 518-658-2502
Garden & House Tour 2011 Joan Comeau 413-637-4525 Barbara May 413-698-2702 Historian Nancy Miller 413-445-5935
Judging Lesley Snyder 413-637-1416 Kim Crocker 860-675-1223 100th Anniversary Barbara May 413-698-2702 Mary Harrison 413-298-3089 MaryEllen O’Brien 413-229-3025
Photography Debbie Smith 413-637-1282 Projects Review Nancy Miller 413-445-5935
Scholarship/Interchange Fellowship Vaunie Graulty 413-232-4694
Visiting Gardens Vickie Merton 413-637-021
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LENOX GARDEN CLUB COMMITTEE LIST
2011-2012
STANDING COMMITTEES
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION: Pamela Breslin - Chair Baldwin, Colt, Douglas, Fosburgh, Howard, Jackson, Plakun, Scheel, Fenn, Merton, King, Lindenmaier
CONSERVATION: Sarah Boyd - Chair Breslin, Booth, Brooks, Carlisle, Davies, Dunleavy, Emery, Fredericks, Murray, Pritchard, Waller, Hallock, Williams
FINANCE: Loretta Scheel - Chair Greendale, Fredericks, Set, Sprague,
FLOWER SHOW: MaryEllen O’Brien Wendy Philbrick – Co-Chairs Crocker, Douglas, Hubbard, Lamb, Piper, Snyder, Sprague, Greendale, McMahon, Comeau HORTICULTURE: Susan Dana - Chair Booth, Connell, Davies, Dunlaevy, Fenn, Lindenmaier, Martens, May, O’Brien, Shaw, Williams, Graulty, King, Merton, McCain, MacFadyen, Waller
HOSPITALITY: Sally Set - Chair deGersdorff, Holt, Spina, MacFadyen
MEMBERSHIP: Katie Baldwin- Chair Comeau, Dana, Deely, Fredericks, Church
NEWSLETTER: MaryEllen O’Brien NOMINATING: Joan Comeau - Chair Deely, McMahon, Nixon, Smith
POLICY: Barbara May - Chair Boyd, Colt, Dana, White, Comeau
PROGRAM: Paula Gimblette - Chair Lindenmaier, Set, Spina, Philbrick, May
PUBLICITY: Debbie Smith– Chair McCann, Schwartz, Carlisle, N. Miller
SPECIAL COMMITTEES AWARDS/FOUNDERS FUND: Ginger Schwartz, Chair Gimblette, M. Miller, Scheel, Shaw, Emery
GARDEN HISTORY & DESIGN: Jytte Brooks & Liza Fosburgh, Co-Chairs Booher, Connell, Smith, Kaiser, M. Miller
HISTORIAN: Nancy Miller, Chair Church JUDGING: Leslie Snyder Kimberley Crocker- Co-Chairs Hallock, Hubbard, Lamb, O’Brien,
100th ANNIVERSERY: Barbara May, Mary Harrison, MaryEllen O’Brien Co-Chairs
PHOTOGRAPHY: Debbie Smith, Chair
PROJECTS REVIEW: N. Miller - Chair Breslin, Boyd, de Gersdorff SCHOLARSHIP/INTERCHANGE FELLOWSHIP: Vaunie Graulty - Chair Crocker, Veague VISITING GARDENS: Vickie Merton- Chair Church, Jones, Kelley, Montgomery, Owens, Philbrick, Veague, Murray, White, Holt, Martens
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Program2011
September 15 Thursday 4-5 pm Topic: “Then and Now Flower Show & LGC History Exhibit Speaker: Arabella Dane Title: What The Judges Saw Place: Ventfort Hall Hostess Committee: N. MILLER, White, Davies, McMahon and Murray
Another month - another reason to celebrate and honor our 100th Anniversary feat with a wonderful GCA Flower Show, a chronological LGC history exhibit and an exciting speaker, Arabella Dane, an approved GCA flower Show Judge in three disciplines from the North Shore Garden Club of Massachusetts.
October 5 Wednesday 10:30 am
Topic: Even Birds Do It...Cole Porter put it to music and Rene Laubach is researching it - come and learn what “it” is all about. Speaker: Rene Laubach Place: Pleasant Valley Bird Sanctuary Hostess Committee: DUNLAEVY, Fenn, Merton, Fredericks, MacFadyen
Director, Rene Laubach will give a preseentation on MassAudu-bon’s five year Breeding Bird Atlas project. The project’s goal is to determine the status of our states breeding populations. A short walk to observe birds in the sanctuary will follow the ausio visual program, weather permitting.Celebrate along with our feathered friends at the Sanctuary - a project that the LGC helped to take flight in 1929.
November 2 Wednesday 10:30 am Topic: Creating a Safer and Healthier Home Speaker: C.E.T. Guest Speaker Place: Home of Mary Spina Hostess Committee: SMITH, Shaw, Scheels, Carlisle, Brooks & Pritchard
Contrary to Mary’s request that we bring “Windex” and “Pledge” to this meeting, we are not cleaning her windows nor dusting her furniture - no matter how persuasive she is! Rather we are going to hear energy saving techniques and more...Prior to our meeting, Mary will have had an energy audit of her house. We will hear all the suggestions and reccomendations that CET has made and alternatives we might be able to apply to our own lives.
December 7 Wednesday 3-5 pm Topic: Christmas Tea and Carol Sing Place: Home of Ginger Schwartz Hostess Committee: DOUGLAS, Baldwin, Lindenmaier, Jackson
Come together for a lovely holiday season Christmas Tea.
HOSTESSING means providing refreshments, flower arrange-ments, seating, helping to set up and clean up, and encouraging other members to attend.
IT IS UP TO YOU to trade or find a substitute if the date given to you is inconvenient, and let the Head Hostess, Hos-pitality Chair, and NEWSletter Editor know well in advance of the date.
CALLING POSTWhen information needs to get out in a hurry, “The Calling Post”, activated by the Club President, is an efficient and cost effec-tive way of reaching by phone those of our membership who are listed with them.
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MEMBERSHIP2011 - 2012HONORARY
FITZPATRICK, Mrs. John H. (Jane) 413-298-4805 Prospect Hill PO Box 954, Stockbridge, MA 01262
BERKEL, Mr. David 413-637-1454 1 Post Road Lenox, MA 01240
PROVISIONAL – CLASS of 2011
BRADFORD, Stephanie (Mrs. Carl), ‘11 413-274-3435 5 Water Street Houstatonic, MA 01236 [email protected]
SMITH, Anna (Mrs. Starbuck), ‘11 413-298-3884 7 Vine Street PO Box 12 Stockbridge, MA 01262 [email protected]
SUNDBERG, Lenore (Mrs. Paul), 413-298-3707 Averic Road PO Box 684 Stockbridge, MA 01236 [email protected]
ACTIVE
BALDWIN, Katy (Mrs. Arthur W. III), ‘97 413-698-2885 630 Dublin Road Richmond, MA 01254 413-698-2995(Fax) [email protected]
BOOHER, Jeannene ‘08 413-269-6073 Merrit Road PO Box 85, Otis, MA 01253 [email protected] BOYD, Sarah (Mrs. Bronly S.),’74 413-298-4715 4 Pixley Hill Road PO Box 1012, Stockbridge, MA 01262 [email protected]
BRESLIN, Pamela (Mrs. Andrew),’94 413-637-2160 160 West Mountain Road Lenox, MA 01240-2011 [email protected]
BROOKS, Jytte A. (Mrs. John H.),’82 413-458-3384 36 Keep Hill Road Williamstown, MA 01267 [email protected]
CARLISLE, Beth (Mrs. Alex), ‘01 413-458-2147 526 Water Street Williamstown, MA 01267 [email protected], Mrs. Caroline ’60 413-637-7152 235 Walker Street, #152 Lenox, MA 01240 [email protected]
COMEAU, Joan (Mrs. Robert) ’02 413-637-4525 431 Undermountain Road 413-637-6945 (Fax) PO Box 1962, Lenox, MA 01240 [email protected] CONNELL, Jacqueline Lee (Mrs. William F.)’02 413-229-9977 982 Home Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 [email protected]
CROCKER, Kimberley (Mrs. Jonathan A.)’83 860-675-1223 Avon Old Farms School Work 860-404-4276 (Work) 500 Old Farms Road 860-738-1747 (Summer) Avon, CT 06001 [email protected] DANA, Ms. Susan Duncan (Edmund L.)’95 413-637-0451 49 East Street Lenox, MA 01240-2203 [email protected]
DAVIES, Helen (Mrs. John H.) ‘07 413-298-3289 2 Yale Hill Road , PO Box 857 Stockbridge, MA 01262 1916 Pine St, Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-732-0586 215-370-5421 (Cell) [email protected]
DEELY, Hilary Somers (Mrs. Philip S.) ’89 413-298-3159 4 Rattlesnake Mt. Road PO Box 1647, Stockbridge, Ma 01262 [email protected]
de GERSDORFF, Marianne (Mrs. Carl)’72 413-528-4784 27 Old Barrington Road 413-528-8155 (Fax) Alford, MA 01230-1943 [email protected]
DOUGLAS, Debbie (Mrs. Edwin C. Jr..)’89 413-637-1144 207 New Lenox Road Lenox, Ma 01240
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DUNLAEVY, Sue (Mrs. J. Williar)’76 413-637-2892 196 Hubbard Street Lenox, MA 01240 [email protected]
EMERY, Juliet (Mrs. Jared)’04 413-528-2188 24 Kalliste Hill Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 [email protected]
ERWIN-BOOTH, Martha ( Mrs. William) ‘09 413-528-6702 7 Kalliste Hill Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 [email protected]
FENN, Jeanne Trudeau (Mrs. Henry)’96 413-698-3373 2131 Dublin Road Richmond, Ma 01254 [email protected]
FOSBURGH, Liza (Mrs. Pieter W.)’82 518-658-2502 312 Mattison Hollow Road PO Box 29 Cherry Plain, NY 12040 [email protected]
FREDERICKS, Ms. Anne G. (Marc Fasteau)’03 413-528-2843 77 Seekonk Cross Roa 413-528-1009 (Fax) Great Barrington, MA 01230 [email protected]
GIMBLETTE, Paula (Mrs. Gregory F.)’99 413-298-3150 18 Goodrich Street PO Box 533, Stockbridge, Ma 01262 [email protected]
GRAULTY, Vaunie (Mrs. William)’05 413-232-4694 14 Iron Mine Road West Stockbridge, MA 01266 (H) [email protected] (W) [email protected]
GREENDALE, Ellen (Mrs. Christopher)’05 413-298-5122 9 North Church Street 617-947-4292 (Cell) PO Box 1460, Stockbridge, MA 01262 [email protected]
HALLOCK, Beverly (Mrs. Terry)’64 413-637-7149 235 Walker Street #149, Lenox, MA 01240 email N/A
HARRISON, Mary (Mrs. Harry W.)’69 413-298-3089 5 Glendale Road PO Box 805, Stockbridge, MA 01262 [email protected]
HOLT, Mary (Mrs. Henry)’96 413-243-3184 125 Golden Hill Road 413-243-9918 (Fax) PO Box 699, Lee, MA 01238-0699 [email protected]
HOWARD, Mary ’98 413-232-7023 141 Gt. Barrington Road 413-232-0202 (Work) PO Box 464, West Stockbridge, MA 01266 [email protected]
HUBBARD, Bridget (Mrs. Mark)’00 413-637-6990 (Lenox) 10 Melville Court, Lenox, MA 01240 508-228-2702 (Nantucket) 1025 N. Niles Drive, So. Bend, IN 46617 574-217-8323 (Indiana) S: [email protected] W: [email protected]
JACKSON, Linda (Mrs. Richard S. Jr.)’84 413-637-1041 Lakeside, PO Box 1782, Lenox, MA 01240 Email: n/a
JONES, Tanny (Mrs. Courtney)’98 413-298-3091 6 Glendale Road 212-995-2761 (NY) PO Box 833, Stockbridge, MA 01262 Email n/a KAISER, Helga (Mrs. John M.)’93 413-298-4456 17 East Street PO Box 1314, Stockbridge, MA [email protected]
KELLEY, Debbie (Mrs. Whitmore B.)’93 413-298-5161 The Dugway, Dugway Road PO Box 4, Glendale, MA 01229 [email protected]
KING, Ms. Carolyn G. (Christopher King)’00 413-499-9729 933 East Street Lenox, Ma 01240-2207 [email protected]
LAMB, Selina (Mrs. David C.) ‘07 413-528-5824 222 Division Street 413-329-0435 (Cell) Great Barrington, MA 01230 [email protected]
LINDENMAIER, Margaret (Mrs. Paul) ‘09 413-298-7039 55 Interlaken Road, W. Stockbridge, MA PO Box 871, Lenox MA 01240 [email protected]
MARTENS, Akkie (Mrs. Stan) ‘08 413-637-4542 88 Old Stockbridge Road Lenox, MA 01240 [email protected]
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MacFADYEN, Christine (Ms. Crisse) ’09 413-443-3336 253 South Street Apt #3, Pittsfield, MA 01201 [email protected]
MAY, Barbara (Mrs. Christopher) ’01 413-698-2702 85 Pine Grove Drive 413-281-1151 (Cell) Richmond, MA 01254 413-698-2171 (Fax) [email protected]
Mc CAIN, Wendy (Mrs. Thomas) ’98 413-528-0718 24 Baldwin Hill Road PO Box 446, South Egremont, MA 01258 [email protected]
McMAHON, Gloria (Mrs. Edward) ’05 413-698-3210 401 Osceola Road 413-698-3098 (Fax) Richmond, MA 01254 [email protected]
MERTON, Vickie (Mrs. Rolf) ’92 413-637-0210 130 Reservoir Road PO Box 2290, Lenox, MA 01240 Email n/a
MILLER, Marnie (Mrs. Barton) ’96 413-243-0112 Red House 413-243-2717 (Fax) 215 Spring Street, Lee, MA 01238 413-822-9091 (Cell) [email protected]
MILLER, Nancy (Mrs. Michael G.) ’75 413-445-5935 South Mountain, PO Box 207, Pittsfield, MA 01202 [email protected]
MONTGOMERY, Elizabeth (Mrs. Robin) ’82 413-298-4947 Pine Street 203-846-0044 PO Box 715, Stockbridge, MA 01262 26 Union Ave., Norwalk, CT 06951 [email protected]
MURRAY, Liz (Mrs. James M.) ‘08 413-298-3409 7 Yale Hill Road PO Box 713, Stockbridge, MA 01262 [email protected]
NIXON, Skippy (Mrs. Vaughn, II) ’06 413-445-5356 1030 West Street 413-443-6781 (Fax) Pittsfield, MA 01201 [email protected]
O’BRIEN, MaryEllen (Mrs. Paul) ’90 413-229-3025 20 Squire Lane 413-229-0125 (Fax) Sheffield, MA 01257 413-441-2622 (Cell) [email protected]
OWENS, Judie (Ms. Judith) ’00 413-229-8210 48 Woodedge Lane, 413-229-0413 (Fax) PO Box 697, Sheffield, MA 01257 [email protected]
PHILBRICK, Ms. Wendy (Edward Baptiste)‘09 413-464-7420 514 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 908-246-8615 (Cell) 287 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 [email protected]
PIPER, Ms. Martha ’90 413-528-1815 3 West Street, Mt. Washington,MA PO Box 327, South Egremont, MA 01258 [email protected]
PLAKUN, Catherine (Mrs. Eric M.) ‘89 413-298-3201 24 Church Street P.O. Box 765, Stockbridge, MA 01262 Email: n/a
PRITCHARD, Kathryn (Mrs. John) ’02 413-458-0399 150 Candlewood Drive Williamstown, MA 01267 Email n/a
SCHEEL, Mrs. Loretta (Robert Bujalski) ‘09 413-637-4631 9 Hawthorne Road 914-584-0558 (Cell) Lenox, MA 01240 [email protected]
SCHWARTZ, Ginger (Mrs. Arthur) ’92 413-298-5225 22 Main Street PO Box 418, Stockbridge, MA 01262 [email protected]
SET, Sally (Mrs. John) ’05 413-698-2042 120 Lenox Road Richmond, MA 01254 [email protected]
SHAW, Gail (Mrs. Fred) ’94 413-298-1007 22 Mohawk Lake Rd 413-446-4463 (Cell) PO Box 840, Stockbridge, MA 01262 Email n/a
SMITH, Debbie (Mrs. H. Ashley, Jr.) ’72 413-637-1282 Hidden Spring Farm, 730 East Street, Lenox, MA 01240-2211 [email protected]
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SNYDER, Leslie (Mrs. Clifford) ’86 413-637-1416 (& Fax) 90 Reservoir Road, Lenox, MA 508-627-5212 (Sumer) Mail:86 Church Street, Lenox, MA 01240 [email protected]
SPINA, Mary (Mrs. Peter) ’98 413-637-2301 51 Delafield Drive Lenox, MA 01240 [email protected]
SPRAGUE, Tjasa (Mrs. Peter J.) ’77 413-637-1000 399 Undermountain Road 413-637-1008 (Fax) PO Box 733, Lenox, MA 01240 [email protected]
VEAGUE, Heather (Mrs. John) ‘09 413-298-1010 One Interlaken Road 323-637-3426 (Cell) PO Box 1502 Stockbridge, MA 01262 [email protected] WALLER, Mary Stokes (Mrs. Harvey) 413-298-3119 Orleton Farm, 31 Prospect Hill PO Box 801, Stockbridge MA 01262 Email n/a
WHITE, Carol (Mrs. B. Carter) ’74 413-274-3821 8 Water Street Housatonic, MA 01236 [email protected]
WILLIAMS, Carol (Mrs. Robert) 518-794-8915 PO Box 69, New Lebanon, NY 10128 [email protected]
ASSOCIATE
Alsop, Suzette (Mrs. Robert C.)’63 413-243-1660 Main Road, Tyringham, MA 0126
Bartle, Barbara (Mrs. Stuart H.),’89 413-243-3389 PO Box 692, 355 West Road, Lee, MA 01238 [email protected]
Bergen, Maddy (Mrs. John W.) ’81 512-257-3109 11624 Jollyville Road #716, Austin, TX 78759 Curtiss, Jean (Mrs. Franklin) ’84 413-229-8172 685 Undermountain Road, Sheffield, MA 01257
Gillett, Michelle (Mrs. Charles R.)’75 413-298-4814 PO Box 705, 5 Church Street, Stockbridge, MA 01262 [email protected]
Gordon, Liz (Mrs. Howard) ’91 510-893-2824 1001 Park Lane, Oakland, CA 94611-2813
Knowlton, Margaret (Mrs. Stanley) ‘84 212-861-6871 235 E. 72 Street #2E, New York, NY 10021
Macioge, Judith (Mrs. Frank) ’81 413-637-1323 PO Box 1711, 120 Reservoir Road, Lenox, MA 01240 [email protected]
Mc CANN, Carol (Mrs. Thomas) ’94 413-637-3030 9 Rolling Hills , PO Box 601, Lenox 239-254-8331 (Winter) (Winter) 709 Pitch Apple Lane, Naples, FL 34108 [email protected]
McLennan, Katharine (Mrs. John) ’68 413-243-1673 PO Box 401,Tyringham. MA 01264 [email protected]
Philp, Christie (Mrs. Sanborn F.) ’76 413-443-5496 85 Crofut Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201, [email protected]
Schnell, Ina (Mrs. Eugene A.) ’86 914-383-5495 PO Box 9810, Longboat Key, FL 34338-9810 [email protected]
Selke, Martha (Mrs. William A.) ’58 413-637-7110 235 Walker Street #110, Lenox, Ma 01240 [email protected]
Siegel, Rosemarie (Mrs. David) ’76 413-528-1120 196 Egremont Plain Rd., PO Box 477, S.Egremont, MA 01258 [email protected]
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In Memoriam
Googie EmmettMember since 1964
Emily Rose Member since 1950
Susan St. JohnMember since 2006
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LENOX GARDEN CLUBPast Presidents
1911-2010* Mr. Richard Goodman* Mr. Thomas Shields Clarke* Miss Gertrude Parsons* Mrs. Bernhard Hoffman* Miss Heloise Meyer* Miss Georgiana W. Sargent* Mrs. Carl A. De Gersdorff 1933-1936* Mrs. Owen Johnson* Mrs. Rodney Procter* Mrs. William Marshall Bullitt* Mrs. William Felton Barrett* Miss Mabel Choate 1946 - 1949* Mrs. John L. Senior 1949 - 1950* Mrs. Peter Malevski-Malevitch 1951 - 1955* Mrs. W.E.D. Stokes 1955 - 1958* Mrs. Robert S. Hibbard 1958 - 1961* Mrs. Peter Van S. Rice 1961 - 1963* Mrs. Elmer A. Euston 1963 - 1965* Mrs. Lawrence H. Bloedel 1965 - 1967* Mrs. C. Kenneth Fuller 1967 - 1969 Mrs. William F. Barrett, Jr. 1969 - 1972 Mrs. Caroline N. Church 1972 - 1974 Mrs. Robert C. Alsop 1974 - 1976* Mrs. Ellwood R. Burdsall 1976 - 1978 Mrs. Terry Hallock 1978 - 1980* Mrs. Robert C. Kellam 1980 - 1982* Mrs. Thomas D. Perry 1982 - 1984 Mrs. John W. Bergen 1984 - 1986* Mrs. Milos Krofta 1986 - 1988 Mrs. H. Ashley Smith, Jr. 1988 - 1990 Mrs. Robert Pollard 1990 - 1992 Mrs. Harry W. Harrison 1992 - 1994 Mrs. Pieter W. Fosburgh 1994 - 1996 Mrs. Elizabeth C. Gordon 1996 - 1998* Mrs. Winthrop S. Emmet 1998 - 2000 Mrs. Edmund L. Dana 2000 - 2002 Mrs. David Siegel 2002 - 2004 Mrs. Carl deGersdorff 2004 - 2006 Mrs. Christopher May 2006 - 2008 Mrs. Robert Comeau 2008 - 2010
* deceased
ANNUAL REPORTS2010 - 2011
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
What could be better on a summer day then wandering through some of Stockbridge’s finest gardens, at times with an umbrella in hand, for our twentieth Garden and House Tour. The sun did come out… and it was glorious. We all work very hard, make lots of money, and then give it back to the greater community.
As LGC will be 100 years old in 2011, Debbie Smith and her committee scoured our archives in order to create the fabulous exhibit of our history that is now up and on view at Ventfort Hall. What Debbie found in her research is that as far as hard work and giving back to the community is concerned, the club hasn’t changed a bit in 100 years. We officially kicked off our 100th Anniversary year at the Annual Meeting at Skippy Nixon’s home. There was quite an array of hats and some even wore their white gloves. The NEWSletter has featured something interesting from our archives every month.
Our members continue to distinguish themselves. MaryEllen O’Brien received the Garden Club of America Zone Communi-cations Award at the Zone I Meeting, hosted by the Cambridge Plant and Garden Club May 17, 18, 2011. Anne Fredericks attended for the second time, the National Affairs and Legislation Committee meeting in Washington, DC. She gave us a terrific meeting soon after her return. It made us sit up and notice how important and respected the GCA is among the legislators in our Nation’s Capitol.
We are looking forward to more events celebrating our anniver-sary. They will be included in next year’s report.
Respectfully submitted,Mary Harrison
AWARD COMMITTEE
Trusty Trowel – Martha Erwin-Booth
For her ready willingness to contribute to the hands on programs of the LGC and for her enthusiasm, aptitude and prom-ise in horticulture.
Beverly Hallock Award - Ellen Greendale
For her quiet, good humored and extremely capable stewardship of the Lenox Garden Club financial affairs
Conservation Award – Liz Murray
For her diligent efforts in creating awareness of the inva-sive plants and insects threatening the landscape
President’s Award – Liza Fosburgh and Helga Kaiser
Liza Fosburgh - For her leadership, talent and high de-gree of success in leading the Garden History and Design proj-ect of recording notable gardens for the Smithsonian Archives.Helga Kaiser – For her long time devotion of talent and exper-tise to the photographing of gardens for the Garden History and Design project of recording notable gardens for the Smithsonian Archives
Historic Preservation Award – Debbie Smith
For achievement in mounting the historical exhibit for the LGC’s 100th anniversary and continuing contribution to the Newsletter of articles and photos of LGC history
Lenox Garden Club Award – Joan Comeau and Barb May
For their willingness to step in and step up when the need for leadership and committed work are apparent
Susan Malevsky-Malevitch Award – Mary Harrison
For her continuing and long time strong leadership and willingness to serve whenever the need arises.
Respectfully submitted, Ginger Schwartz
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COMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONThe annual Lilac Park workday, April 28, was attended by more than a dozen cheerful volunteers. Between and during rain show-ers, the morning shift edged and weeded the lily bed. In the af-ternoon, a few workers addressed the lilac beds near the Church on the Hill Chapel. Hats off to Susan Dana, who participated in both sessions and shared her horticultural skills, honed during the workshop she had arranged with Ken Gooch, and to Andy Breslin, who took over as coordinator of the work day for this writer.
Lilac Park had an early and spectacular display of blooms. It is agreed that the park needs a major overhaul soon; pruning, thin-ning and some recovery work in several areas will assure the long-term beauty of this popular public green.
The Christian Center gratefully received some fifteen boxes of food and household supplies donated by LGC members at the Gardener’s Breakfast in early March. The director wrote a heart-felt note of thanks, reminding all of us that 2011 was a particu-larly difficult year for many low income families in Pittsfield. They accept donations all year long and would appreciate any and all similar contributions.
The Past Presidents of The Lenox Garden Club have purchased a Syringa Adelaide Dunbar in memory of Mary Jane Emmet. It will be planted in late June, adding grace and color to Lilac Park in the same style as our beloved Googie.
Respectfully submitted, Pamela Breslin
CONSERVATIONOur new conservation project this year is “Grow an Extra Row”. Members participating will donate produce to the Food Net which is an organization involved in distributing food to local food pan-tries and food kitchens. Donations can be from our own gardens or purchased. Paul Deslauriers, the director of the Food Net is very appreciative of our involvement. Our commitment is only to deposit our donations at drop off sites. We have a core of twelve members participating. As there is a tremendous need for fresh food in the Berkshires’ food pantries we hope more members will join as the project develops.
At the Zone I mini meeting in October the USDA gave us an update on the threat of the Asian Longhorn Beetle. We learned about the identification and methods of control. Our committee is planning a meeting next year dedicated to educating our members about this pest. Until then several of our conservation moments have presented information on the ALB.
In May, Anne Fredericks gave an extensive report on the NAL con-ference in Washington which she attended. Much was learned about the power of the GCA in environmental government affairs and the impressive quality of GCA member’s education on envi-ronmental issues. We continue to have our conservation moment before each meet-ing. Thanks to committee members who have shared many infor-mative ideas.
Respectfully submitted, Sarah Boyd
FLOWER SHOW COMMITTEEThe LGC Flower Show Committee has had a busy year prepar-ing for its upcoming GCA Flower Show, Then and Now. Commit-tee members offered several workshops to help potential entrants understand the requirements to enter the show. Demonstrations on Botanical Jewelry Making for Classes: 1 and 2, TREASURED GEM (an antique style broach) and MODERN KEEPSAKE (a con-temporary necklace). Also, workshops for Flower Arrangement Classes: 1 and 5, STEP BACK IN TIME (a decorated shoe) and IT’S MY BAG (a decorated purse) sparked enthusiasm to enter the show.
This year WAFA, The World Association of Flower Arrangers will hold its show in Boston and will features some 600 arrangements. A world competition held every three years in a member country, this is the first time it has been held in the US and our member Kimberley Crocker will be in attendance offering her help and as-sistance for a successful show.
The Zone I Annual Meeting Flower Show, City Roots, had an entry in the flower arrangement division from MaryEllen O’Brien as our club’s commitment to the meeting. MaryEllen’s entry took a Blue,Dorothy Vietor Muger Award and Best in Show. Hort entries did very nicely as well. Paula Gimblette’s Boxwood won a Commen-dation and Ginger Schwartz’s Hawthorne and Susan Dana’s Hon-ey Locust won an Honorable Mention.
We all look forward to September 15th and our GCA Flower Show Then and Now, to celebrate our club’s 100 years of gardening and community history. We will have flower arrangements, horticul-ture, photography, a conservation exhibit and an educational ex-hibit too. Join the fun and become a part of the history of our club.
Respectfully submitted,MaryEllen O’Brien and Wendy Philbrick
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GARDEN HISTORY AND DESIGNThe GH&D committee had another successful year with the docu-mentation and acceptance at the Archives of American Gardens at the Smithsonian of “Old Fields,” the Sayman garden in Rich-mond. This beautiful garden with its free-form flower borders was photographed by Helga Kaiser, with some invaluable help from Barb May who was called in to photograph some areas when Hel-ga was out of town. Working with the floral beauty of these special gardens is so rewarding – and educational. It is a pleasure to be on this committee. And I look forward to working with Jytte Brooks who will be heading this committee in the coming year
Submitted by Liza Fosburgh and the committee
HORTICULTUREWe began the year planting seeds of sarracenia purpurea (purple pitcher plant) for the Challenge Class in the Centennial Flower Show in September of 2011. Those were a challenge indeed, so we also started seeds of blue fescue, which have been much more successful.
At our April membership program, “All About Lilacs” , committee members presented information on the history of lilacs in hor-ticulture and literature, a history of Lilac Park, propagation and cultivation of lilacs, examples of popular and choice lilacs, and introduced “Bloomerang”, a reblooming lilac. Members enthusi-astically signed up to purchase “Bloomerang” plants, enabling us to exceed our fund raising goal for the year.
Then we went out to Lilac Park for a demonstration of pruning lilacs by Arborist Ken Gooch. The lilacs in the park need major pruning and renovation, and we plan another workshop there in the fall. The Hort Committee is working with the Community Par-ticipation Committee on a plan for the long term care of the plant-ings for which we are responsible. They need a lot of work.
Our entries for the Zone I annual meeting Plant Exchange were very successful, and two novice growers (Paula Gimblette and Ginger Schwartz) won awards. The theme was “Plants that thrive in an urban environment.”
We are continuing to propagate Highlawn Farm peach trees for the LGC project in the GCA Centennial Tree Project. In our third year, we are finding that sprouting seeds and rooting peach cut-tings are very challenging. However, the grafted trees are thriv-ing. We hope to distribute more seeds this fall from Sarah Boyd’s grafted tree and from Alice Field’s trees.
Respectfully submitted,Susan Dana
MEMBERSHIPAt the Annual Meeting this June, we welcomed provisional mem-bers Mary Waller and Carol Williams as full, active members in the Lenox Garden Club. Also at this meeting Lenore Sundburg, Anna Smith, and Stephanie Bradford were accepted as provision-al members.
Carol McCann has requested that her membership status change from active to associate.
With sorrow, we note the passing of long-time valued member Googie Emmet.
Respectfully submitted, Kate Baldwin, Chair
NEWSletter and COMMUNICATIONSOur members are reading more on-line from our LGC website than ever before. Seventy-two percent (72%) of our membership receives their LGC NEWSletters from the web. Each month on the 15th our NEWSletter is posted to our website, www.lenoxgar-denclub.net. Last year our website saw 15,182 pages viewed and the projection for 2011 is for 16,722 pages viewed. This year our website includes many new and interesting items from the GCA website, including FOCUS (the GCA Photography magazine), TRD (The Real Dirt, magazine from the Horticulture Committee), E-News (postings from the GCA Communications Committee), CONwatch (Conservation Committee magazine) and NAL (Na-tional Affairs and Legislation Reports). Our website promises to keep you posted about the events of The Lenox Garden Club and news from the Garden Club of America and beyond. Our members continue to lend their writing talents to the NEWS-letter with their additions of The President’s Letter, Meeting Min-utes from the LGC Recording Secretary, Committee Messages, Hort Shorts, and Recipes. Our Photo Album and Memory Lane offer photographs, both new and old for our members’ pleasure. The NEWSletter will graciously accept your ideas, stories and photographs for inclusion. Have an idea? …submit a story, a pho-tograph or an upcoming event to our NEWSletter, What’s Growin’ On? .This year the LGC dispatched club stories and calendar items to the GCA Bulletin, the magazine of the Garden Club of America. The Garden Tour schedule was posted to the magazine’s calen-dar and five stories were forwarded for publishing. Two articles were printed in the Spring: Peach Preserve, The LGC 2013 Cen-tennial Tree Project and A New Chapter Has Been Written, LGC’s involvement with the BBG Harvest Festival Book Tent. We have three more stories awaiting placement in upcoming issues…watch for them in the coming months.
Respectfully submitted, MaryEllen O’Brien, Corresponding Secretary
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POLICYDuring the year this committee worked with Nancy Miller, Chair of the Projects review Committee. The result is the streamlined version of the Grant Application which will be used by anyone seeking funds from the Lenox Garden Club.
Respectfully submitted, Barbara May
100th ANNIVERSARY ARCHIVE EXHIBIT Many thanks to Studio 2 for graphic design work, to the staff at Ventfort Hall for their patience and unflappable demeanor, and to our members for loaning items for this exhibit and doing all that they have done for these past 100 years!
Having been given the job of organizing and making an exhibit of all the good deeds that the Lenox Garden Club has accom-plished over the past 100 years, I discovered some exciting things during our 100th year. The first was that we learned the myste-rious whereabouts of the beautiful Flower Stamps From All The World book, created by past member Aileen M. Farrell, who was headmistress of Foxhollow School from the 1940’s till 1972. Af-ter her death the book was given to GCA Headquarters in NYC. Unfortunately the LGC kept no copy of the stamp collage pages so we had nothing to go by except that some older members re-membered seeing the book. Later as I perused our 1962 Zone Meeting Photo album I discovered photos of ladies admiring the stamp book with the explanation of its being given to GCA. So in midwinter a small group of us went to GCA Headquarters to see the marveled book of stamps. We also sat on a bench that was given in memory of Mary Borie, another member of our club who had been on the hospitality committee at GCA Headquarters in NYC for many years. Mary also was the driving force who col-lected, tested and published members’ recipes in the Lenox Gar-den Club’s cookbook, Fifty Nifty Treats I, II and III. After reporting this good news to the LGC we decided that our club must make a special trip to GCA Headquarters in NYC in 2012 to marvel at all its collective club treasures!
In midwinter Mary Harrison was contacted by Roy Boutard’s daughter, Jenifer Burghardt, who had discovered in the past Berkshire Garden Center Director’s belongings approximately 60 Glass Slides of LGC members’ gardens taken in 1918 and 1938. She felt that the LGC should have them and kindly made a CD of the slides so that we have been able to reproduce them in photo form. During next year we will try to identify as manygardens and names as we can, and I encourage any member who would like to join this research committee to let me know so we can dig deeper into our illustrious past!
Respectfully submitted, Debbie Detwiller Smith, Chair
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