1930s Philadelphia Flower Show. Settlements Garden Clubs Exhibit

Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Settlement Garden Club (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Philadelphia Flower Show
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

The Settlements Garden Clubs often exhibited in the shows of the 1920s and 1930s. These clubs were formed in 1917 "to stimulate love of flowers among children attending settlement houses." Settlement houses were located in poor urban neighborhoods to offer services to newly arrived immigrants. The houses provided social, cultural, and educational programs to young mothers and children. These exhibits were created entirely by children. Exhibition signage: Settlements Garden Clubs. Established 1917 to Stimulate love of flowers among children attending Settlement Houses. Now operating at College Settlement. 433 Christian Street. Friends Neighborhood Guild, 4th and Green Streets. House of Industry, 716 Catharine Street. Jewish Neighborhood House, 1901 South 6th Street. Jewish Foster Home, 700 Church Lane. Neighborhood Centre, 428 Bainbridge Street. Southwark House, 101 Ellsworth Street. Workman Place House, 756 South Front Street.

[1930-1939]

Philadelphia (Pa.)
Commercial Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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