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AMERICAN ASSOC'N OF PARK SUPERINTENDENTS 



The fourteenth annual convention of 

 the park superintendents opened in 

 Horticultural Hall. Boston, on Monday 

 forenoon, August 12. It was the larg- 

 est and most representative gathering 

 in the Association's history, there be- 

 ing about 150 visitors and, as the list 

 ^ below shows, coming from every sec- 

 tion of the country. Registration and 

 a meeting of the executive committee 

 occupied so much time that it was 

 nearly eleven o'clock before the Asso- 

 ciation got down to business. Presi- 

 dent W. H. Dunn, superintendent of 

 parks of Kansas City, called the meet- 

 ing to order, and introduced James B. 

 Shea, superintendent of parks of Bos- 

 ton, who welcomed the delegates. "1 

 am pleased," he said, "to see so large 

 an attendance of men who represent 

 the highest type of civic development 

 in this busy twentieth century. My 

 welcome is tinged with a feeling of 

 sadness because we have lost one of 

 the men who was a founder of this As- 

 sociation, the late J. A. Pettigrew, su- 

 perintendent of parks. But if he is not 

 here he has left his monument in our 

 splendid park system and in the work 

 he has done here. We will do all we 

 can to welcome you, and hope your 

 stay here will be long and pleasant." 



Mr. Shea was loudly applauded, and 

 President Dunn made a fitting re- 

 sponse. He said that it was his first 

 experience here and he had looked for- 

 ward to it. "We recognize in Boston," 

 he said, "the father of the municipal 

 park system. We expect to learn a 

 great deal here, and expect to find the 

 most fully developed park system in 

 this country. We are sure that our 

 stay will be both pleasant and profit- 

 able, and that we will find all we can 

 expect in the way of entertainment, as 

 we know Boston's reputation for hospi- 

 tality." 



The secretary read a report of the 

 executive committee regarding an of- 

 ficial organ for the Association. The 

 recommendation was to adopt "Park 

 and Cemetery" as such organ and the 

 members so voted. 



A luncheon was given at the hall 



through the courtesy of John K. M. L. 

 Farquhar. Following the luncheon auto- 

 mobiles were taken at the hall and 

 went out through the Back Bay Fens, 

 Riverway. Jamaicaway and Franklin 

 Park to the Arboretum, where the 

 Hunnewell Museum was visited and 

 the rest of the afternoon was spent in 

 the Arboretum, under the guidance of 

 Messrs. Dawson, Wilson and Curtis of 

 the Arboretum staff. 



James B. Shea, 



I'reskU'iit-Elect Araericin Association of 

 Park Superintendents. 



In the evening Mr. E. H. Wilson 

 delivered a stereopticon lecture on his 

 trip to China in search of trees and 

 shrubs which are capable of thriving 

 in the New England states and was 

 followed by Mr. J. J. Levison of the 

 Brooklyn Park Department who 

 showed a fine series of views in Pros- 

 pect Park and elsewhere. 



At Tuesday morning's session Den- 

 ver, Colo., was selected as the place 



lor next year's convention on a close 

 vote, Newburgh, N. Y., being favored 

 by many. It is understood that New- 

 burgh will probably be selected for the 

 following year and that San Francisco 

 and the great Panama exposition have 

 the right of way for 1915. 



Officers were then elected as fol- 

 lows: President, James B. Shea, Bos- 

 ton; vice-presidents, S. C. Steinhuer 

 of Denver. A. V. Parker of Worcester, 

 C. G. Carpenter of Milwaukee. C. D. 

 Stewart of Ottawa, E. F. Reinish of 

 Topeka and 1 1. S. Ricards of Chicago; 

 secretary-treasurer, J. J. Levison of 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. Announcement was 

 made of the illness of C. E. Keith of 

 Bridgeport, one of the older members 

 of the Association who is very popular 

 with the members, he having suffered 

 a slight paralytic shock. It was unan- 

 imously voted to make Mr. Keith 

 honorary president for life. In the 

 afternoon tours were made to the vari- 

 ous playgrounds of the city. Many 

 went to the public landing at Marine 

 Park for a short harbor trip, and 

 lunch was served on board. Later in 

 the afternoon auto trips were made to 

 Strandway in South Boston, to Norum- 

 bega Park, and the Hunnewell estate 

 at Wellesley. In the evening at Horti- 

 cultural Hall, interesting lectures, il- 

 histrated by stereopticon slides, were 

 delivered by J. K. M. L. Farquhar of 

 Boston and D. W. Cotterill, secretary 

 of the Park Commission of Seattle, 

 Wash. 



During the session of Tuesday 

 morning. Mayor Fitzgerald came in 

 and made an address which was re- 

 ceived with great applause. He said, 

 in part: 



"I tliinl: that altogether too much atten- 

 tion lias iieen paid to the artistic side of 

 paiU life in America with too little regard 

 for the practical purposes for which the 

 l>arks might be used. It seems to me that 

 a middle course, which would keep the 

 liarks attractive to the eye and at the 

 same time utilize them to the advantage 

 cif the people who pay for them, should be 

 the policy of the park departments of the 

 ronntr.v. During my present administra- 

 tinu I 'have had frequent conferences with 

 park, public grouuds and schoolhouse au- 

 thorities w-ith a view to increasing the 



