Peoria Garden hosts Garden Clubs of Illinois Spring Meeting
April 7, 2011
WeaverRidge Golf Club, Peoria,Illinois

Congratulations to District III on their 50th Anniversary and Peoria Garden Club on their 80th Anniversary.

District III and Peoria Garden Club officers
A 1931 style arrangement by Claudia Buchanan
A 1961 style arrangement by Claudia Buchanan
"Garden Club Members Do It As An Art For"
 by Claudia Buchanan, Peoria Garden Club member, Master Flower Show Judge

Claudia put together 10 examples of floral art: Creatvie Line Design, Creative Line Mass Design, Mujlti-Rhythmic Design, Parallel Design, Pot-Et-Fleur, Creative Mass Design, Synergistic Design, Transparency Design, Lluminary Design, and Floor Design.  Her beautiful and interesting designs were gvien to 10 lucky raffle winners.
Synergistic Design          Transparency Design

Creative Line Mass  Horizontal
Ways and Means      Neita Volz and Karen Scott
Table favors by Joyce Trager and Margie Wagner
with help from Dave Cramer of Floral Exressions
Centerpiece by Jane Velazquez
Centerpiece by Joyce Johnson
Centerpiece by Pat Kenny
Centerpiece by Denise Stranz
Centerpiece by Dorothy Wilson
Centerpiece by Joyce Johnson
Centerpiece by Jane Boyd
 Centerpiece by Phyllis Baylor
Centerpiece by Pat Thomason
Centerpiece by Susan Davis
Centerpiece by Susan Davis
Centerpiece by Jackie Colgan
Always looking cute in her hat is Margery Wagner.
What a wonderful way to spend the afternoon for Garden Club  friends Mary Pratt and Clara Faner.
Sue Gauviltz greeting one of her many Garden Club friends.
Peoria Garden Club member, Dan Callahan, visits with old friends.
Centerpiece by Lori Gangloff
Centerpiece by Rose Marie Bantz
Congratulations to Spring Meeting Co-Chairs Lori Gangloff and Lynn Heath for planning and organizing this celebration event. Also, Kathy Kohlase and Norah O'Brian event Reservation Co-Chairs, Joyce Trager and Margie Wagner for making all of the table favors, Susan Davis and Julie Foley for making sure every table had a beautiful centerpiece, and Neita Volz for the Ways and Means table.  
Dorothy Wilson greeting guests at Celebration Event