Photo Record
Images
Additional Images [78]
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2021.9.7 |
Collection |
Wissahickon Garden Club Collection |
Object Name |
Scrapbook |
Title |
Wissahickon Garden Club Album 1982 |
Description |
Wissahickon Garden Club Scrapbook/ Album 7 This album is the seventh in a series of albums created by members of the Wissahickon Garden Club [WGC], with content from 1982-1983. Though most of the content is from the period stated on the front cover, it appears to have been inserted into the album at a much later date. On front cover, "WGC 1982" is stamped into faux leather surface. "1982" is similarly stamped onto the spine. Note: a few documents were found loose inside the front cover, including a May 1982 newsletter of the Highlands Historical Society, and 1978 annual meeting notes of the Garden Club of America. These will be processed elsewhere in the Wissahickon Garden Club [WGC] Collection. Pages 1 and 2 are unused and are left blank. Page 3- A photocopy of a single [presumably 1982] newspaper article from the Philadelphia Inquirer is attached to page 3, with the headline "Perennial favorites with annual laurels at Flower Show." WGC winners at the 1982 Philadelphia Flower Show included Peggy Bowditch, Ginny Simonin, Joly Stewart, Suzie Walker, Helen Jones, Chris Drake, and Lisa Howe. Page 4 includes a single photocopied photo and caption published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, with the caption "Mrs. Nathaniel Bowditch grooms some liriope, a ground cover, at the Wissahickon Garden Club booth." Photocopies of two newspaper articles are glued to page 5. These include those with the headlines "Penn's Towne turns greene again" and "'Best-of-Week awards given at Flower Show." The articles document the WGC's involvement in the 1982 Philadelphia Flower Show and mention the Meadowbrook Farm Indoor Garden Trophy, Peggy Bowditch, Mary Schwartz, Virginia Simonin, Peggy Ashmead, Helen Jones, and Ernesta Ballard. A single large black and white photo is attached to page 6, and shows a bouquet/ arrangement. Below it, written on the album page in pen, is "Garden Club of America Certificate of Excellence for great distinction in the Artistic Section Med. Niche Buten Museum of Wedgwood 1st Blue Ribbon Mrs. Nicholas Coste." Two items are glue to page 7. These include "A Tribute to Six Ladies of Worth," with a poem made up of Latin names of various flora. At the bottom is an article clipped from the Chestnut Hill Local, with the headline "Former Hiller honored by Garden Club of America," at which Mrs. William Beaumont Whitney II was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the GCA. Includes a photograph of Ms. Whitney. A single large black and white photograph is taped to page 8, and shows a bouquet of flowers. Written below the photo, on the album page, is "#109 Small Niche 1st Blue Ribbon Mrs. James M. Stewart." A single large black and white photograph is taped/ mounted to page 9. Written below it, on the album page, is "#107 Buten Museum of Wedgwood Challenge 1st Blue Ribbon Mrs. Robert Simonin." A small, lined piece of paper is attached below this, with the note "Garden Club Federation of Pa. for the highest scoring blue ribbon winner in the niche classes." An identical color photograph is also included. Page 10 includes a single large black and white photograph, with "#123 Mass arrangement of dried material miniature masterpiece 1st Blue Ribbon Mrs. Robert Simonin." An identical color photograph is attached to page 11. A large black and white photograph is attached to page 12. It shows a shelving unit with a series of plants on it. Below the photo, mounted to the album page, is a section of lined notecard, with #420 Sunny Window Sill for Succulent and Herbaceous Plants 1)Outstanding Blue Ribbon Winner of the Week 2)Meadowbrook Farm Indoor Gardening Award 3)Penn. Hort. Soc. Ribbon = Highest scoring blue ribbon entry which includes a minimum of 3 plants Mrs. Horace Jones - chairman." Page 13 includes a single large black and white photograph showing dried plant material sitting on a very small glass vase. Below, written on a section of notecard, is "#122A-D Miniature of dried plants 'Rhythm' 1st Blue Ribbon Mrs. Duffield Ashmead." Two photocopies of newspaper articles are attached to page 14. These consist of a photograph of a window box, with the caption "Peggy Bowditch of Chestnut Hill and Patter Peterson of Wyndmoor co-chaired an entry in the window box class and won honorable mention for their efforts. According to Peterson, they planted the box for a shady window and with the intent that it would be in full bloom by mid-summer. Included are ivy for winter interest, orange impatiens and blue browalia, "all very easy plants to obtain," says Peterson. Bowditch is a member of the Wissahickon Garden Club, and her friend belongs to the Garden Club of Philadelphia." The source for this photo and caption is unknown. Below this is an article, "Flower Show draws 170,000 through Friday," published in the March 13, 1983, Philadelphia Inquirer. Winners- including those from the Wissahickon Garden Club- are listed. Page 15 includes an invitation to the WGC's 1982 annual meeting, with a 50th anniversary champagne lunch. RSVPs were to be directed to Mrs. Willard Boothby, of 460 West Chestnut Hill Avenue. Below the invitation is what appears to be a photocopy of an incomplete newspaper article, with the title "some friends of flowers get a sneak preview." Taped over this is a photograph with caption "'SUNsational' was the comment of the judges for Annie Coste's blue-ribbon entry in the medium pedestal class of the same name. Favorite spring flowers such as tulips and roses explode in vibrant yellows, reds and oranges." Both appear to have originated from undated issues of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Page 16 includes photocopies of two photographs with captions, and a short newspaper article. One of the photographs was published in the March 10, 1983, Ambler Gazette, and includes the caption "Peggy Bowditch, of the Wissahickon Garden Club, won a blue ribbon for her weeping podocarpus plant which fellow horticulturalist Joanne Marano had given her as a birthday present a few years back." The second photograph includes the caption "A collection of seeds and p… form Small Wonder, the… arrangement by Virginia Simonin of Wyndmoor wh… won a blue ribbon in … miniature arrangement class." The newspaper article was published in the March 10, 1983, issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer, with the headline "Crowd mark set at flower show." A short list of awards is included below, which includes WGC member Anne Coste. Page 17 includes photocopy of newspaper article published in the March 10, 1983, Ambler Gazette, with "Sun-worshippers flock to Show." WGC members mentioned include Anne Coste, Virginia Simonin, and Peggy Bowditch. Photocopies of a single newspaper article published in the March 17, 1983, Chestnut Hill Local are taped to page 18. The article bears the headline "All paths lead to the Flower Show." Sections discussing WGC members are underlined, with WGC members mentioned including Anne Coste, Virginia Simonin, Peggy Bowditch, Cindy Affleck, and Ernesta Ballard. Page 19 includes the continuation of the article, included as an original article- not a photocopy. Photocopies of three photographs with captions, all presumably published in the March 17, 1983 Chestnut Hill Local, are glued to page 20. These include two images of bouquets, and one candid shot. The bouquets were entered into the 1983 Flower Show by Anne Coste and Virginia Simonin. The caption associated with the candid reads "Peggy (Mrs. Nathaniel R.) Bowditch looks happy receiving the Runner-Up Trophy for the PHS Horticultural Society horticultural sweepstakes. Mrs. Paul Lin, of Rydal, placed first with 795 points. Through the week Mrs. Bowditch won eight blue ribbons, 14 seconds, 12 golds and 23 honorable mentions. Page 21 includes a single large black and white photograph, of a floral arrangement entitled "Gallery Visit." It was entered into the medium niche class- presumably at the 1983 Flower Show- where it won first prize, as well as the Best-of-Week/ Nancy Reid Clausen Award. Page 22 features a single large black and white photograph, of a floral arrangement entitled "Small Wonder," entered by Virginia "Ginny" Simonin in the 1983 Philadelphia Flower Show. It won first prize, as well as the Penelope Merrit Ashmead Award. A single large black and white photograph is taped to page 23, and shows a floral arrangement by Cindy Affleck, "Kitchen Bouquet," entered into the small niche class. It won second prize. Page 24 features a single large black and white photograph of an arrangement, "Flowers, Flowers, Flowers" entered into the medium niche class by Anne Coste. It won second prize. Page 25 includes a single large black and white photograph of an arrangement by Virginia Simonin, "Desert Sun," entered into the small niche class at the 1983 Flower Show. It won third prize. A photocopy of a newspaper article published in the May 12, 1983, issue of the Chestnut Hill Local is glued to page 26. The article bears the headline "There's no business like (flower) show business" and discusses awards given at the 1983 Chestnut Hill Flower Show. These include those awarded to entries by Mrs. Charles E. Ingersoll, Mrs. E. Perot Walker, and Anne Coste. Five photographs a- e are taped to page 27. Of these, two are in black and white, and three are in color, and all consist of candid shots of [presumably] members of the WGC. None are labeled with any identifying information. Page 28 includes six photographs, a through f. Of these, five are in color. They appear to be shots of various floral arrangements/ bouquets, which appear to fall under the theme of bouquets arranged using an everyday object as a container. Three additional color photographs a-c are attached to page 29, and the content follows the same theme as shown in those on page 28. Page 30 features material associated with the Garden Club of America's Zone V meeting, held on October 18 and 19, 1983. No material is mounted to page 31. Four color photographs a-d are attached to page 32. All show table arrangements with a vase of goldfish as centerpieces, as shown in a landscaped yard with a fountain. The location is unknown, but may be associated with the Garden Club of America's Zone V meeting, contents of which are shown on page 30. Page 33 includes four additional color photographs a-d, one of which shows the same venue shown on page 32. The other three are candids/ shots of floral arrangements. A handwritten poem is attached to pages 34 and 35, with one page of the poem attached to each page of the album. It begins with "We are the Loyal Mister Hickons Zone shows are just our cup of brew. You do the showing and we are the clean-up crew." It ends with "We are the Loyal Mister Hickons You know we always will be true. Although you do the growing although you do the showing of your cotoneasters we're not horse-asters. There IS a limit as to WHAT we'll do! Page 36 features five color photographs a-e of an indoor event. If can be judged by the content on page 38, it is the "Mistahickon Night" held at the home of Helen and Horace Jones, of 8305 Seminole Avenue. Page 37 features five color photographs a-e of an indoor event, apparently the same event shown in the photographs on page 36. Page 38 includes four color photographs a-d, along with what appears to be a handwritten invitation to "Mistahickon Night" held at the home of Helen and Horace Jones, 8305 Seminole Avenue on May 22 [1983?]. Five more color photographs of the event are attached to page 39. The people shown in the photograph are unidentified. No content is mounted to pages 40 or 41. Page 42 includes photocopies of photographs with captions, with floral arrangements by Susie Walker and Peggy Bowditch shown. Two candid shots are also included, the first with the caption "The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania received both a 'Best in Show' award in the Non-Profit/ Educational category and a special achievement award from the Garden Club of Pennsylvania. Presenting the awards is Sandra Ward, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Awards Committee chair. Accepting the awards is Timothy R. Tomlinson, associate director of the Arboretum. The exhibit was called 'Treasures of the Orient: Plants for the American Landscape.'" The second bears the caption "The thrill of victory is evident in the face of Anne Coste (left), of Flourtown, as she receives the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Trophy for the outstanding blue ribbon exhibit of the week in the Pedestal Classes. Hers was a medium pedestal, titled 'Splendor.' Presenting her with the trophy is Sandra Ward, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Awards Committee Chair. Mrs. Coste is a member of the Wissahickon Garden Club." Photocopies of a single newspaper article- published over two pages of an undated issue of the Chestnut Hill Local, bears the headline "Flower show laurels for Hill exhibitors" and is attached to page 43. It lists winners at the [1983?] Philadelphia Flower Show. Among them are Peggy Bowditch and Susie Walker. A handwritten letter addressed to Anne Coste, President of the Wissahickon Garden Club, is attached to page 44 and was sent by Sarah Groome, to congratulate members of the WGC on their achievements at the [1983??] Philadelphia Flower Show. A single black and white photograph is attached to page 45. It shows a bouquet arrangement by Anne Hord Coste, called "Splendor," which won first prize and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Trophy for the outstanding blue ribbon exhibit of the week in the pedestal classes. Undated. Page 46 features another large black and white photograph, of another bouquet by Anne Coste, titled "Color-Color-Color." It won second prize. Page 47 features another black and white photograph, of bouquet by Virginia Simonin entered into the miniature- dried arrangement class at the Philadelphia Flower Show. Titled "Petite Treasure," it won first prize. A large black and white photograph is attached to page 48 and shows a floral arrangement "Silver Screen," entered by Gail Irwin and Alix Jones into the Philadelphia Flower Show's Medium Niche category. It won first prize. A certificate is mounted to page 49. Awarded by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to the WGC, it was awarded in association with the Artistic Sweepstakes Trophy at the 1982 Philadelphia Flower Show. A second certificate is mounted to page 50. Awarded by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to the WGC, it was awarded to honor the WGC's maintenance skills of its entries/ exhibits at the 1982 Philadelphia Flower Show. The rest of the album remains unused. No materials are attached to pages 51 through 100. |
Year Range from |
1982 |
Year Range to |
1983 |
Notes |
Not all photographs were scanned individual, as removing some of them from the album for individual scanning would have damaged them. |