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The Region 2 Hybridizers Corner and Local Club News This and That from AHS to Region 2The Birth of the Chicagoland Daylily Society(Continued from page 41)lings and helped her name them. To Bill, they are memories to lastthree lifetimes.Other plant loves are Daffodils, Hellebores, Snowdrops, Muscari,Epimediums, and Dwarf Iris, which he is trying again after hearingof Merit to control the borers. He grows many indoor tropicalplants as well, and is now adding to his collection of miniature andspecies Gladiolus, especially since he found that some of them arewinter hardy in his Chicago suburban garden. As he says, “If itgrows and I do not have it, then I want it!” Other interests are ArtGlass, Higgins Glass, Cats, Cooking, Oriental Art, Netsuke, Paintingsand reading.Besides being one of the founders of THE CHICAGOLANDDAYLILY SOCIETY, he has served as the Region 2 Vice President(1962-1963) and served on the AHS board of directors for 6 years,most of the term as Awards and Honors Chairman. He is a LifeMember of the DAFFODIL, DAYLILY and HOSTA SOCIETIES,and he is a member in several other plant groups. He was an AHSAwards & Honors Judge (note: known today as Garden Judge)for over 40 years until he was dropped when he tried to renew at aregional meeting. Bill passed along this interesting information:The judging course was held in Bill Sevetson’s garden. He let us inon the fact that Leo Sharp and he took the course together; he,Bill, had the higher score, but never received renewal while Leodid. Bill says he could never find out what had happened. Hethinks that the reason for being dropped off the Garden Judges listis that someone, somewhere, somehow lost his renewal applicationand/or perhaps his A&H ballots...Region 2 Archivist-Historian and longtime Chicagoland DS MemberJoanne Larson contributes these additional, interesting piecesof information about Bill:Bill was Chicagoland DS’ newsletter editor in 1966. Duringthe CDS meeting on June 17, 1966, Bill (who waswell qualified, since he was a graduate florist designer)presented a program and demonstration in flower arranging inpreparation for Chicagoland DS’s first daylily show, which washeld on July 23 at the Hinsdale Community House. The Themewas: Daylilies Debut.Bill was also the chairman of the Region 2 nominating committeein 1966. According to the first issue of the ChicagolandSociety’s newsletter authored by Bill Vaughn, the group wasformed in 1963. Officers were Hubert Fischer, president, Bill Vaughn,secretary; George Watts, treasurer; and board members were JamesCoffee and Nathan Rudolph. There were 65 in attendance at thisfirst meeting. A garden tour was scheduled for July 11 and 12,1963, with the gardens of the following members open: David Hall,Mrs. Elmer Claar, Orville Fay, Brother Charles Reckamp, and JamesMarsh.On September 7, the first annual plant sale was held at the homeof the Fischers, which netted proceeds of $906.70, an impressiveamount for 1963. A Christmas meeting was held with one hundredin attendance; past AHS president Wilmer Flory was the featuredspeaker. Meetings were held at the Community House in Hinsdale,Illinois, where 42 years later, Chicagoland’s meetings, shows, andplant sales continue to be held. Hinsdale, however, has built abeautiful new Community House. Here is a quote from PresidentHubert Fischer’s message in that first Chicagoland newsletter:“We have made a good start with our Chicagoland D S, but it isonly a beginning. We now have over one hundred members, are ingood financial condition, are ideally located, have many fine gar-dens, daylily collections, and growers. We are moving forward, let’skeep it rolling!”Indeed, Chicagoland has rolled right along for forty-two years!Bill Vaughn’s registered cultivars:TOY TIGER 1966TBERSHEEBA 1968BIMBO 1968DEAR HEART 1968LITTLE REBEL 1968Sources:SPARROW 1968GREENSLEEVES 1968JOHN BRYANT 1968CIRCLETS 1970SKEEBO 1974*BEGUINE 1975COZY 1975TOMMY 1975KATHY KAT 1981TOM KITTEN 1981Our Region 2 Archivist-Historian Joanne Larson has spent many years ofdedicated effort to preserve the historical records of our region’s materialrelating to daylilies, their hybridizers, Region 2 members, and its leaders.Thanks to generous Region 2 members, who have donated Daylily Journals,Region 2 Newsletters, local clubs’ newsletters, some of the information inthis article came from these sources:♦ AHS The Daylily Journal, Vol. 35, No. 3, Fall 1981, p.p. 24-26♦ AHS Region 2 Winter Newsletters, December 1962♦ AHS Region 2 Spring Newsletter, April 1962♦ AHS Region 2 Fall-Winter Newsletter, 1963♦ AHS Region 2 Spring Newsletter, February 1, 1966, p. 1♦ AHS Region 2 Summer Newsletter, May 10, 1966, p. 2Chicagoland Daylily SocietyMarilyn GrazianoWe started off the New Year with our annual January Chili Bash.Board members provided several different kinds of chili and a coupleof Italian dishes for a little variety. The dessert table was filled tooverflowing with an amazing array of sweets. A slide show followed.In February our guest speaker was Karol Emmerich of SpringwoodGardens in Minnesota. I forgot all about the rain and gloominessoutside during her presentation and was ready to go out and startworking in the garden. And maybe order just a few more daylilies.CDS meets on the 2 nd Sunday of the month January through April, at1:30 pm and on the 3 rd Friday of the month in May, June and October,at 8 pm. This year our Flower Show will be held on Saturday, July 16,and our Daylily Sale is scheduled for Saturday, August 20. Fellowdaylily enthusiasts are always welcome, so if you are in the area,please join us. There is always plenty of cake and coffee, a few extrachairs and plenty of daylily talk.The Daylily Enthusiastsof Southern IndianaBy Cara FranklinA lot of exciting things are happening with the Daylily Enthusiastsof Southern Indiana. In addition to seeing our daylilies peekingthrough the ground, we have elected new officers. We are pleasedto have as our President, Tim Bleichroth; as Vice President, MikeGray; Secretary, Lea Ann Williams and as Treasurer, John Phillips.DESI members that serve as AHS/AHS Region 2 Representativesare Judy Heath as Region 2 Youth Liaison; Don Williams as Region2 Webmaster, and Lea Ann Williams as AHS Garden Judges SpecialChairperson.We are actively getting ready for hosting the Region 2 SummerMeeting in 2007. Be sure to mark your calendars for DAYLILIESROCK & ROLL, June 22-24, 2007. While our daylilies have beenContinued on page 15Page 42 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter
This and That from AHS to Region 2Northeast Ohio Daylily SocietyBy Amy Doerger and Doug BowenThe Northeast Ohio Daylily Society’s annual winter banquetwas held on February 5. The banquet was once again held atPunderson Manor Lodge in the beautiful “Scenic Room” inPunderson Sate Park. This rustic manor is a wonderful and invitingplace to have an event. This year they were having a murder mysteryweekend the same time as our banquet, which was quite interesting.It was not usual to see a dead body sprawled out on thesteps or guests walking around in bobby socks and poodle skirts.The theme for our banquet was “Mardi Gras.” The room wasablaze with purple, gold, and green, the colors of Mardi Gras. Wehad beads and wine bottles decorated with feathered Mardi Grasmasks as the centerpieces. Colorful Mardi Gras coins and candiesdecorated the tables. A seven foot purple and yellow Mardi Grasman was there to greet our members as they entered the festiveroom.Our dinner was delicious, it consisted of pork with grilled applesand onions, grilled chicken with a feta cheese sauce, roasted redpotatoes, a mixture of broccoli, carrots and cauliflower, salad, rollsand assorted desserts, including a scrumptious Oreo cheesecakeand a delectable raspberry-walnut torte cakeThis year’s raffle and silent auction was again a huge success.We had over eighty items to raffle off, thanks to our many donators.We also had many wonderful daylilies donated by many localhybridizers and gift certificates donated by Curt Hanson and DavidKirchhoff for our silent auction.Everyone had a wonderful time and enjoyed the comradeshipand all went home with a full stomach and happy memories, lookingforward to next year’s festivities.Indiana Daylily-Iris Society (IDIS)By Shirley ToneyJudy Lemen, President (317) 255-9675Meetings, sales, and shows held at Holliday Park Nature Center,6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN 46260.May 3 ...... Meeting/Speaker: Joyce Newby, Conner PrairiePeriod Vegetables & Flowers, and new daylilydistribution.June 7 ...... Meeting/Speaker: Mary Welch-Keesey, ConsumerHorticulturist at Purdue, Cutting Edge.July 9 ....... Daylily Show (Open to public 1 – 4 pm)Aug. 28 ... Daylily Sale (Open to public 11 am – 3 pm)Sept. 11 ... Annual Pitch-in and Plant Exchange at Easley WineryOct. 8 ....... Annual Awards Banquet/Installation of Officers, atHometown Buffet, Southern Plaza, Indianapolis.Speaker: Bob Scott, Topgun’s Daylily HybridizerShirley Toney reported in September 2004 that, according to theIDIS bylaws, the club makes a money contribution to AHS Region2 Daylily and to the Region 6 Iris Society. On April 9, 2004, IDISmember Caroline W. Brunner passed away. Caroline and her husbandRobert, would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryin October. Caroline was a homemaker and property manager.Her great interest was horticulture and gardening. She was a nationalboard member of the American Daffodil Society and was alsoa member of several other flower and garden clubs. She was anaccredited flower show judge, master gardener, and she spoke frequentlybefore garden clubs.AHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterOhio Daylily SocietyBy Kit WalterKit Walters reports that the Mansfield, Ohio, Men’s Garden Club,which meets at Kingwood Center, celebrated its 50th anniversary.Vern Davis forwarded the information to Kit sharing with us in thedaylily group that Orville W. Fay came from Chicago to speak at theGreat Lakes National conference, held October 4, 1956, at Kingwood.The topic was: “Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener.” The conferencehad a fitting ending on October 6 with a concert by theMeistersingers on the lawn of Kingwood.Included with the information was this poem, published in the 1956schedule:Grandma’s Secretfrom George CressMy Grandma’s dayliliesWere the best I’ve ever seen,With blooms so large and graceful,And with leaves so bright and green.I asked her once the reasonWhy her plants excelled the rest?She rocked a little fasterAs she simply confessed.“I have the roots dividedWhen the blooming season ends,and all my plants are strengthenedBy the ones I give my friends.”I’ve often watched the proving‘Of the words she spoke that day,For what I have seems betterWhen I give a part away.Local Club NewsDaylily Society of Southern IndianaBy Secretary Steve HyreDSSI held its first meeting of the new year on January 10 th . PresidentKaren Bolen began the meeting by recognizing and thankingseveral members for their work to make the Christmas dinner suchan enjoyable evening. Special thanks to Sandy Melcher. Sandy hastemporarily taken charge of refreshments at our meetings. Pleasehelp her if she contacts you to bring something.Treasurer Rhonda Tobey gave a financial report that shows abalance of $3,587.23 as of December 31, 2004. The Society’s financialrecords have been sent to be audited. Rhonda will report to thegroup when this has been completed and the auditor’s findings.Rhonda reminds everyone that it’s time to renew DSSI membership.See her at the next meeting.Secretary Steve Hyre has started to update our membership roster.He passed out a form asking everyone to fill in their name,address and phone number. Members can indicate if they preferdelivery of the newsletter by regular mail or by e-mail. Thanks toeveryone who returned the forms. They will be available at our nextmeeting if you need one.The meeting was turned over to Vice President George Wrightwho introduced our guest speaker Jeneen Wiche, local gardeningexpert and radio/tv personality. Jeneen gave a slide presentationand talk on choosing companion plants to compliment daylily gardens.She also showed the 2005 All American flowers and vegetables.Several members asked questions concerning use of herbicidesand Jeneen shared some of her experiences on their use. Aninformative and interesting presentation.Graphic: Lee AldenSpring-Summer 2005 Page 43
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