The Kanawha Garden Club was formed on the side porch of a young Charlestonian on June 23, 1921. She and other young matrons were doing civic work and beautifying their own gardens when they decided to form a club. After three years, in 1923, the Garden Club of Kinston, NY and Garden Club of Cincinnati proposed Kanawha Garden Club for membership in the national organization, The Garden Club of America. At that time, The Garden Club of America was only eight years old. The purpose of a club was to educate its members and the general public in the fields of horticulture, gardening, beautification, conservation, and the environment. Kanawha Garden Club has tried to fulfill these obligations of membership through years of civic improvement and beautification through the planning, planting and preserving of trees, flowers and gardens. Kanawha Garden Club currently is the only West Virginia garden club that is a member of The Garden Club of America.
Mrs. Donnally & Mrs. Morgan (left photo) Mrs. Anderson & Mrs. Barnes (right photo)
The purposes of this club are:
1. To educate its members and the general public in the fields of horticulture, gardening, beautification, conservation and the environment.
2. To stimulate the interest of its members and the general public in the fields of horticulture, gardening, beautification, conservation and the environment, and to encourage and promote the protection and preservation of trees, wild and cultured flowers, and birds.
3. To promote and aid in civic improvement and beautification, through the planning, planting and preservation of trees, flowers, and gardens, both public and private, and to contribute funds and the time, efforts and knowledge of its members to such ends.
Kanawha GC Snippets
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