THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK SUPERINTENDENTS 



OFFICIAL 

 G. S. AMRHYN, Pres., New Haven, Conn. 



COMMUNICATIONS. 

 R. W. COTTERILL, Sec.-Treas., Seattle, Washington. 



ASSOCIATION NOTES. 



The seci'otary had iiiteinled to have published and jilaced in 

 the members' hands by this time copies of the constitution and 

 by-laws revised to date, but on attempting to compile it he saw 

 immediately that further revision will he necessary in order to 

 have conforniily and consistency, hence publiiatioji woidd be ;i 

 useless expense. 



The last published constitution and by-laws was in 1910, but 

 in 1012 and 1014 amendments were enacted to Article 2 dealin;,' 

 with classification of membership. These amendnu'nts made 

 changes in but two sections, and other sections which shoidd hare 

 been changed to conform to the new sections were not disturbed. 



In order to make an intelligent arrangement of the variou.s 

 classifications of membership, it will be necessary to revise the 

 entire seven sections of Article 2, to conform to the spirit of Sec- 

 tions 1 and 2, which have been amended. 



While the secretary has a pretty good idea of the intent of the 

 changes, he did not feel liUe arbitrarily recasting tlie most im- 

 portant article in our constitution. Instead he will com|:iile an 

 entirely new article, carrying out the spirit of the amendments 

 and submit same to tlie Executive Committee for submission to 

 the membership. 



Both tlie old and the new will lie published in tliese columns 

 side by ^iih' so that the need for revision may be apparent. 



The proceedings of the Newburgh-New York convention will be 

 printed and delivered to the membership about February 1. pro- 

 vided a couple of lielated photographs of members of the Execu- 

 tive Committee arrive in time. 



Following previous custom, the secretary is anxious to present 

 portraits of the full set of officers, but has not so far succeeded 

 in getting a full set of ]iliotograplis. 



The series of articles on the park systems of various Pacific 

 Coast cities begins this mouth with Seattle. Each month until 

 the August convention one city will be covered. San Francisco. 

 Los Anjieles. San Diego, Portland. Tacoma. Spokane and Van- 

 couver filling out the eight months and representing the eiglit 

 Pacific Coast cities which have something to show in the way or 

 park develo|imrnt, and all of which can be visited on the tour to 

 the San Francisco convention with but slight additional railroml 

 fare over a direct route fare. Kead these articles and ymi will 

 certainly plan to make the circuit of the Coa^t. 



Mciiibers desiring up-to-date informal inn nn loiii faciiiL: of 

 boulevards and drives and hard surface road construction shonM 

 secure from Wni. TI. Council. Chief of Bureau of Highways. De- 

 partment of Public Works, Philadelpliia, Pa., the publication of 

 that de]iartment, "Report on Service Test Road." which, besiilca 

 containing a mass of detailed information such as specifications, 

 cost records, etc., has thirty full-page half-tones illustrating every 

 step in the construction and reconstruction of various types of 

 hard surface pavin;/. Philadelphia made exhaustive tests along 

 this line last year, and the report on the subject is a text book 

 worth haviinr. 



The little membership roster and y<'ar luiok recently sent to 

 members seems to have made quite a hit. as the secretary has 

 received numerous complimentary acknowledgments. The typo- 

 graphical work on the old leaflet form of roster cost practically 

 the same as the new form, wliile a small booklet is more likely 

 to be kept in a desk pigeon hole, or carried in the pocket for 

 readv reference, hence the clian;;e of fniiii. 



To those who recall our convention at llarrisbur; 

 of our earnest and efl'cient co-worker. V, L. Mulfon 

 ing message from Ilarrisburg iei(ivcd iiy the seer 

 disappointing: 



"The Ifarrisburg Park Commission, of which Ci; 

 was sujierintendent, is no longer in existence. 'I'll 

 form of government has been ailo]ited by llarri^l 

 work of the park department is now under the - 

 the Department of Public Properly and Parks with 

 as •^iipi'i inteiident. We do not feel, however, that 

 advantaee to the department to belong to your a<' 

 are then fnie retiirnini; vour bill." 



PARK DEPARTMENT PERSONALS 



My. Phelps \\ yman. landscape architect of .Minneapolis, was 

 mentioned in our October notes among others who had dropped 

 their membership with the association on account of leaving jiark 

 work or otherwise. This was a little misleading, as Mr. \Vyinan 

 is very actively- identified with and interested in park work, and 

 to prove it he has reinstated Iiimself as an associate nunnber of 

 the association; in fact, his being dropped was entirely through 

 a misunderstanding. 



J. 0. Convill has succeeded E. D. Jlische as superintendent at 

 Portland. Ore. Mr. Convill was for nurny years assistant super- 

 intendent, and fits into the position nicely. lie has notified the 

 secretary of his desire to become a member of the association, 

 and is anxious to liave members enroiite to the San Francisco 

 convention stop oft at Portland. 



Earnest Kettig, superintendent at Louisville, Ky., whose mem- 

 bership had been permitted to lajise. has thought better of it, 

 and reinstated himself to good standing. Mr. Kettig's name does 

 not appear on the oflicial roster issued prior to his reinstatement, 

 lience members should make tlie notation in their roster books. 

 Louisville has been making ra[iid jirogress in recent years along 

 the line of playgrounds as set forth in a recently iiublishcd report. 



Pay F. Weirich, of Des Moines, la., has severed his connection 

 with tlie park department of that city, and has engaged in private 

 practice as a landscape architect. This seems to be getting to be 

 a habit with many of our members, and would indicate that the 

 field of landscape architecture is a promising one or else a haven 

 for de|iosed park executives. Mr. Wcirirh incidentally is drop- 

 ])iiia' his meniberslii|) in tlie association, wliicli is iiiilintiiiiate 

 both for him and for us. 



Fred C. Green, the genial superintendent and secretary at Provi- 

 dence, R. I., is already planning for next year's convention, and 

 has sent to the secretary for an itinerary and routing so that he 

 nill be able to see as nuicli as possible of the entire Pacific Coast. 

 Mr. Green has never misled a convention since becoming a mem- 

 ber of the association, and gets much pleasure as well as jirofit 

 from convention sessions and travel enroute. 



•T. If. Blackwood, secretary at Winnipeg, writes tliat the war 13 

 not having the depressing efl'ect on Canadian cities that is com- 

 monly supposed, and but for the assembling and drilling of sev- 

 eral thousand soldiers in the city all the time, there is no evidence 

 of the war in Winni|ieg. .\lr. Blackwood is laying his plans 

 already to attend the San Francisco convention next August, and 

 George Cliampion. siipei iiitendeiil . will of c iniise be mi band as 

 he rarely missis a cinivciitii.n. 



Win. A. Gnrmaii, fciv sc\eial years superliilciidcnt at I'.rnoklyn, 

 is diseii'jagcd as tlic icsrit of niiinenuis chaiigcs made in the \ari- 

 ous park de]iartinei'ts of Greater \cw York during the jiast year. 



:\Ir. Gorman made an i xcellent r( rd ill his administration of 



park alVaiis in Brooklyn, which includes the famous Prospect 

 i'ark. and our inembership certainly will hope that he secures 

 another assigiinieiit and icmaiu ill |iaik work. 



Clarence L. lirock. superintendent at llonstoii. Tex., has for- 

 warded the editor a copy of the "City Book of Houston." which 

 is about the finest thing in the way of a muiiici|ial hand book 

 which we have seen. It is a 400-page publication containing full 

 reports of all municipal departments, coinmercial articles and 

 statistics, scores of illustrations of scenic and commercial views; 

 in fact, a combination booster book and municipal report which 

 might well be patterned after bv other cities. If you want a 

 copy, a rc(]iiest to Mr. Brock will probably get you one. hut if 

 you' get one. you might as well plan your return trip from San 

 Francisco via the Southern route. l.iTai'sc y.m \nll -iirc want to 

 see Texas. 



Fiaiik limbeck and Wood Posey, formerly siipcrintendciit and 

 s.crctary at Terre llante. Tud.. but deposed la.st year through a 



ladic.il change of adiuiuistration. are probably deriviup 

 {i'lnitUuwit all j.iific "'1 I 



consid- 



