Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 27, 1971
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Garden Club Birthday Members of the Ann Arbor Garden Club plan the details of the convention of the Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan, to be held at Weber's Inn Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Pictured in the garden of Mrs. John Beatty III at 2755 Parkridge Dr., are (left to right): Mrs. Robert Cooley, 1900 Dunmore Rd.; Mrs. T.C. Thompson, 1205 Pontiac Trail, and Mrs. Beatty, who is president of the club. The Ann Arbor Garden Club will observe the 41st anniversary of its founding this weekend, while the Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan will observe its 40th anniversary. The Ann Arbor Garden Club was the first garden club to be formed in the state. A full program of activities is planned for all three days. The convention is open to the public. The aim of the club is "to make Ann Arbor beautiful."

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 11, 1961
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LANDSCAPING COURSE: Many women who are enrolled in the fourth and final Landscape Design Study Course for area gardeners sponsored by the Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan, in co-operation with the University's department of landscape architecture and the Extension Service, attended a tea at Inglis House yesterday afternoon. Attending the course, which is being held Monday through today at the Rackham Building, are (left to right, standing) Mrs. William C. Vandenberg, Jr., of Holland, incoming landscape design chairman; Miss E. Genevieve Gillette of Ann Arbor, president of the Michigan Parks Association; Mrs. Walter L. Chambers of Ann Arbor, wife of Prof. Chambers, chairman of the U-M department of landscape architecture; and Mrs. Carl S. Cook of Holland, retiring landscape design chairman. Pouring is Mrs. John R. Hoinville of Cassopolis, president of the State Federation of Garden Clubs.