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was contributed to the work of the Elementary Education Depart- 

 ment to estabHsh an endowment fund. 



Helen Swift Jones, landscape architect and member of the 

 Auxiliary, was guest speaker, collaborating with Mr. Free, in a 

 very delightful course on Planning and Planting the Small Place, 

 which was presented at the Garden during February. 



The Library Committee held its first tea meeting for members 

 of the Auxiliary in April, w^ith an exhibit of some of the library 

 treasures and short addresses by Mr. Jordan and Dr. Gager. 



In cooperation with Mr. A. V. S. Olcott, President of the 

 Hudson River Day Line, a Wild Flower Trip to Indian Point 

 was undertaken on Friday, May 20. Members of the Garden 

 staff and those of other botanical institutions acted as guides for 

 the trip, which was taken on one of the Day Line boats. This 

 entailed considerable organizing and the circularizing of many 

 groups as well as the Garden membership. 



Five hundred letters and a number of reviews were sent out 

 during the spring months to stimulate the sale of John Iwelyn's 

 Acetaria, reprinted last year by the Auxiliary. About 400 copies 

 of the book have been sold and the Auxiliary has been gratified 

 by the many commendations received. It has been a satisfaction 

 that the sale of the book has defrayed the rather heavy expenses 

 of reprinting this quaint volume. 



In April the Auxiliary made plans for the celebration of the 

 25th anniversary of the children's work, which was celebrated in 

 November. An announcement of the Endowment Fund |)lans 

 was made by an appeal sent out in May telling of the Children's 

 Garden and its work and the need for adequate endowment. 



These activities combined to make the earl}- months of the year 

 exceptionally busy, and the Inilk of mailing from my office was 

 unusually large. Assistance extended to Mrs. Sj^ry in caring for 

 the many requests and inc|uiries al)out her lecture program con- 

 sumed much time during February and March. In addition, letters 

 were sent to several hundred prospective members and to members 

 in arrears, as well as the usual circularizing of special lists for the 

 spring Garden classes. The spring folder of classes was pre- 

 pared in time for distribution at the International Flower Show, 

 and an appeal folder and the anniversary booklet of the children's 

 work were published during jXfay. 



