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GARDENING. 



July /, 



T«E PARK AND OUTDOOR ART ASSOCIATION. 



The Park and Outdoor Art Association 

 was organized at a convention of park 

 commissioners and others interested in 

 the development and design of public 

 parks, in the improvement of villages and 

 home grounds, and in the preservation of 

 natural scenerv, which was held at Louis- 

 ville, Ky., May 20 and 21, 1897. Mr. 

 Charles Eliot suggested shortly before his 

 death that "a general association, to be 

 made up of all who desire the advance- 

 ment of art out of doors, including 

 amateurs, land owners, writers, park 

 commissioners and officers, village im- 

 provement societies, foresters, gardeners 

 and others interested. An organization 

 corresponding somewhat to the American 

 Association for the Advancement of 

 Science," and it was on these lines that 

 the association was formed. 



Papers of much interest were read, and 

 the enthusiasm manifested by all present 

 was very encouraging. 



John B. Castleman, of Louisville (Presi- 

 dent of the Board of Park Commission- 

 ers), was elected president of the associa- 

 tion. L. E. Holdcn, of Cleveland, Ohio 

 (one of the park commissioners of that 

 city), vice-president. Warren H. Manning, 

 of Boston, Mass. (Landscape architect ), 

 secretary and treasurer. 



The following committees were ap- 

 pointed, viz : Executive committee — F. 

 L. Ridgely, of Missouri, Chairman. Con- 

 stitution and by-laws committee.— John 

 C. Olmsted, of Massachusetts, chairman. 

 Publication committee. — Andrew Cowan, 

 of Kentucky, chairman. 



The next meeting of the association 

 will b held at Minneapolis, Minn., June 

 23, 1898, when the constitution and 

 by-laws will be submitted for approval 

 and an interesting programme will be 

 presented. The publication committee is 

 now preparing to print the papers read, 

 together with the proceedings of the con- 

 vention, a copy of which will be sent to 

 each member. It is also the purpose of 

 this committee to print the names and 

 addresses of all members with the report. 



The membership fee is two dollars, pay- 

 able annually in advance. You are cor- 

 dially invited to join "The Park and Out- 

 door Art Association," and to assist in 

 promoting the objects for which it is 

 established. Warren H. Manning, 



Secretary and Treasurer. 



Tremont Building, Boston, Mass. 



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