The Connecticut Dahlia Society
August 2007 Newsletter
Meeting Date: Sunday, August 12, 2007
Time: 2:00 pm
Program: Planning for our August 25th. Show &
Scoring of dahlias to give our judges
more practice
Place: Thomaston Savings
Bank, 985 Watertown Avenue, Waterbury
Our July Picnic at the Wooten’s was again the highlight of
our summer. We are indebted to Barbara
and Jon for hosting the affair again and thank them for all of their hard work
on our behalf.
Our August Meeting is again our planning meeting for our
show. The Show Committee has been assigned to their various tasks, but our
Clerking Chairman, Andre La Rochelle still needs to fill the various clerking
assignments with our members. Doing a
clerking job is a good way to see how the judging works at our show so we
invite new members as well as seasoned clerks to contact Andre to volunteer.
Clerks earn a luncheon at the Hometown Buffet along with our judges and show
chairman, so give him a call at: (860) 673-2886 if you would like to volunteer.
Exhibitors should note
that the Start time for our judging at this year’s show will be at 11:00 AM.
Exhibitors should arrive promptly at our show in order to stage their
entries in sufficient time before 11:00 AM.
The usual grass area to the left of the Pond House is no longer
accessible to vehicles, so all parking is either on the street or in the newly
expanded parking lot by the greenhouses.
This may involve a greater walking distance into the Pond House, so
please be advised of this also.
Marge Schnerr, President
NADC Society Show
Dates-Please plan on attending to support these other societies as they support
us:
August 18 & 19 Washington County
Fair, Richmond, RI, by the RIDS
August
25 CT
Dahlia Society 49th. Annual Show, Elizabeth Park, Hartford
September 1 & 2 Long Island Dahlia Society, Bayard Cutting Arboretum, LI, NY
September 8 & 9 Rhode Island Dahlia Society, Wickford, RI
September 12*
Southern Tier Dahlia Society & NADC Show, Chemung County
Fairgrounds, Horseheads,
NY (*Note this is a Wednesday)
September 15 &16
Mid Island Dahlia Society, Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay, NY
& Rochester Dahlia Society
September 22 & 23 No NADC Shows, but Philadelphia
DS is on this date at
Longwood Gardens near
Kennett Square, PA. This society will
host
the 2008 ADS National Show at this
location.
September 29 & 30 North Jersey Dahlia Society,
Frelinghuysen Arboret., Morristown, NJ
October 6 & 7 Long Island Dahlia Society, 2nd. Show, Bayard Cutting
Arboretum
October 13 & 14 Mid Island Dahlia
Society, 2nd. Show, Planting Fields
CDS Meeting Dates
& Programs for 2007:
Aug. 25 Saturday,
49th Annual Show CDS Show, Pond House, Elizabeth Park
Sept No
meeting during show season
Oct 14
Sunday, 2:00 pm Root Dividing Demonstration, Thomaston Bank
Nov 11
Sunday, 2:00 pm Annual Meeting, Thomaston Bank
Dec 1
Saturday, Christmas Party, 4:00 pm Jasonis Residence, Winsted