work in and about Los Ang-eles g-ave an outline of various difficulties 

 encountered in the pursuit of their work. 



Professor Gilbert moved that the chair appoint a committee of 

 tv/o members from the Academy to act with similar committees which 

 might be appointed by other organizations in Los Angeles to initiate 

 proceeding's of such a nature that the public and the city government 

 should recognize the urgent need of proper care for the street and 

 shade trees of Los Angeles. Mr. Knight seconded the motion and 

 recommended that the committee should be comprised of three or 

 more persons and that the President of the Academy should be one 

 of the committee. This was accepted by Professor Gilbert, and the 

 motion as amended was unanimously carried. The chair asked for 

 time in which to consider the appointment of the committee. 



ROBERT LeROY BEARDSLEY, 



Secretary. 



DIRECTORS' MEETING 



Immediately after the above meeting on December 8, 1913, at the 

 State Normal School, a meeting of the Board of Directors was held 

 and the board considered the advisability of having a lecture presented 

 before the Academy by Prof. Ritter of the University of California. 

 Treasurer Keese advised the board as to the cost of such a lecture, 

 and after some discussion it was decided to have the lecture. There 

 being no further business the board adjourned. 



ROBERT LeROY BEARDSLEY, 



Secretary. 



DIRECTORS' MEETING 

 July 9, 1913 



A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Academy was held 

 at the University Club, Los Angeles, on Wednesday, July 9, 1913, at 

 12:15 o'clock p. m. The following gentlemen were present: Arthur B. 

 Benton, Robert L. Beardsley, Samuel J. Keese, George W. Parsons, 

 William A. Spalding and William L. Watts. 



A motion was unanimously carried to the effect that certain funds 

 of the Academy should be discreetly and advantageously invested in 

 a manner to be recommended by the Finance Committee. 



Arthur Burnett Benton, Charles Lincoln Edwards and Robert 

 LeRoy Beardsley were unanimously elected Fellows of the Academy. 

 There bein^ no further business the board adjourned. 



ROBERT LeROY BEARDSLEY, 



Secretary. 



DIRECTORS' MEETING 

 September 5, 1913 



Directors Knight, Davidson, Parsons, Watts and Benton and 

 members B. R. Baumgardt and Dr. Bishop met by appointment at the 

 Hotel Alexandria. Los Angeles, to confer with Marquis Frederic de 

 Gerin of France. 



Prior to the conference a directors' meeting was held. A discus- 

 sion as to the place of meeting for the Academy for the current sea- 

 son brought out the unanimous opinion of those present that the 

 Assembly Hall of the Los Angeles Polytechnic High School was not 



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