70 Year History of the A&M Garden Club
Organized 14 Oct 1936         Federated Jan 1937    
Bryan - College Station, Texas

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History
1936-46

1946 -51 

1951-56

1956 -66 

1966 -76 

1976-86 

1986 -96 
   '94-95 
   '95-96

1996 -2002
  
2002-2007

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---------59th year--------

1994-1995: Mrs. Robert [Sally] Koestler - "Enjoying Gardening"
 - 66 members     -GOLD CLUB -    9:30 a m 2nd Fri
  meeting place: Aldergate United Methodist Church, 6 East Bypass, C S  

 
Doris Franceschini conducting installation service at Arlene Wood's home

  1st VP: Peggy Barstow [program]
                Ruby Morse [yearbook]
  2nd VP: Amy Saylak [flower show]
  3rd VP: Marge Watkins [hostesses]
  Recording Secretary: Helen Morgan
  Treasurer: Marianne Sugg
  Reporter: Martha Wilhoit
  Historian: Eileen Kramer 
  Corresponding Secretary: Eugenia Williams
  Parliamentarian: Margaret Ann White
  Members at Large: Doris Franceschini, Rosemary Boykin, Judith Schafer
  Arbor Day Ch: Anna Archer
  Awards Chs: Anna Archer and Judy Schafer
  Pilgrimages Ch: Barbara Petty

 
June District Work Shop in Giddens - Our Team
l to r: Sugg, Schafer, Taylor, Koestler, Saylak

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Aug. Tea '94 at the Watkins
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- The Club applied for awards on previous year's work. 
-The Club donated $500.00 to the Carnegie Library Xeriscape Garden Project. 
- This project is a community wide project in cooperation with a group of Clubs of Bryan.
- Arbor Day planting at Bowen Elem. School, Bryan, TX  
         This program won South Central Recognition for the club.

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Judith Schafer and Barbara Petty
preparing for garden therapy at one of the nursing homes.

         Our 55th Annual Flower Show 
  Theme "A Garden of Verse"
        Chairman: Amy Saylak 
Friday, 21 April, 1995
        at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, CS
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Hostesses: Jean Fuller, Dee Dee Lee, and Margaret Wainerdi
the show:  1    2    3    4    5    6     
This show received National Recognition Awards

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Pilgrimage May '95

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Doris Franceschini being honored for  40 years
 of outstanding service to this Club.
Ruby Morse is making the presentation. May '95
Doris was an active member of the club until her sudden death 5 years later
two days after a pilgrimage with the club. 

Evelyn Marie Branch
4 Oct 1927 - 3 September 1994
Club President 1991-92
Garden Club Memorial Service June 95  
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Lucille Katherine Smith
1 Dec 1918 - 25 Dec 1994
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planting the memorial rose bush for Lucille 
at Waldon on Memorial

---------60th year--------

1995-1996: Mrs. Robert [Sally] Koestler  - 60 members
- "Enjoying Gardening"   -GOLD CLUB -  

meeting place: Aldergate United Methodist Church, 6 East Bypass, C S  9:30 a m 2nd Fri

1936-1946          1946 - 1951        1951- 1956        1956 - 1966   
   1966 - 1976          1976 -1986       1986 - 1996     1996 - 2007

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