PRINTER'S NO. 2074
No. 336 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY MAJOR, PICKETT, ALLEN, BAKER, BALDWIN,
BENNINGHOFF, BIRMELIN, BOYD, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER,
CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CRUZ, DALEY, DENLINGER, DeWEESE,
DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FORCIER,
GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI,
HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, JAMES,
LEDERER, LEH, McGILL, MUNDY, MUSTIO, PALLONE, PAYNE,
PHILLIPS, READSHAW, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SATHER,
SCAVELLO, SHANER, B. SMITH, STABACK, R. STEVENSON,
E. Z. TAYLOR, TRUE, WALKO, WOJNAROSKI, ZUG AND WANSACZ,
JUNE 7, 2005
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 7, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Honoring the 100th anniversary of the Garden Club of Montrose,
2 the oldest existing garden club in this Commonwealth.
3 WHEREAS, In May 1905 Caroline P. Morris was inspired to
4 establish a garden club in the Borough of Montrose, Susquehanna
5 County; and
6 WHEREAS, The Garden Club of Montrose has been recognized as
7 the oldest existing garden club in this Commonwealth since the
8 disbandment of the Philadelphia Garden Club, founded in 1904 by
9 Caroline P. Morris's cousin; and
10 WHEREAS, According to the original bylaws of the Garden Club
11 of Montrose, "members shall be those who plan, plant or actually
12 work in their own gardens"; and
13 WHEREAS, The Garden Club of Montrose has been associated with
1 the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania since 1930 and held
2 its first flower show in 1934; and
3 WHEREAS, Past club projects have included lawn fetes to
4 benefit the library, trees planted in honor of World War I
5 veterans and yews planted at the Episcopal Church in honor of a
6 club member; and
7 WHEREAS, Current projects include maintaining the courthouse
8 flower beds and the summer hanging baskets downtown, pruning the
9 gazebo plantings, furnishing flowers for the library desk weekly
10 in the summer and providing table arrangements for the
11 Restoration Dinner and the Blueberry Festival; and
12 WHEREAS, Other events are a plant exchange with complimentary
13 birthday cake in May, participation in the Fourth of July
14 parade, an anniversary tree dedication in September and a
15 holiday gala and flower show in November; and
16 WHEREAS, Monthly programs, some of which are open to the
17 public, are held on a variety of topics; and
18 WHEREAS, The Garden Club of Montrose currently has 43
19 members, three of whom serve on the State federation board of
20 directors; and
21 WHEREAS, Several members have achieved Judge Emeritus, Master
22 Judge, Life Judge, Landscape Design Consultant or Master
23 Gardener status; therefore be it
24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the 100th
25 anniversary of the Garden Club of Montrose, the oldest existing
26 garden club in this Commonwealth.
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