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appropriate exercises, brief remarks being made by the Hon. 
Charles M. Dow, of Jamestown, N. Y.; Mr. Herbert L. Bridg- 
man, of Brooklyn; Prof. Charles Delamater Vail, of Geneva; 
Mr. W. J. Humphrey, of /Warsaw; Dr. Henry M. Leipziger, and 
Dr. Edward Hagaman Hall, of New York; and Dr. C. Stuart 
Gager, of Brooklyn. Letters of regret were read from Prof. 
L. H. Bailey, of Cornell University, and others who were unable 
to be present. Copies of the addresses and letters were among 
the papers deposited in the corner-stone. 
- Commenting on these exercises, the Brooklyn Standard 
Union, of November 17, 1912, says: “That the event was quiet 
and unobtrusive was certainly in keeping with the spirit and 
traditions of the place and to those who came from the cities 
and the campaign it was a welcome contrast to the tumult and 
the shouting, and crowds and parades, which are usually regarded 
as indispensable accessories to every public function.” 
Cis Gs 

MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR 
THE PLANTING AND PRESHRVATION 
OI SCWING WIIG IELS) 
On Thursday evening, November 14, a meeting of the Asso- 
ciation was held in the auditorium of the Central Museum, on 
Eastern Parkway. ‘The president of the association, the Hon. 
George V. Brower, presided, and made the opening address on 
“The progress of the tree association,’ outlining the very con- 
siderable amount of work accomplished during the past season. 
Mr. J. J. Levison, Arboriculturist of Prospect Park, spoke on 
“Tree problems in our city streets,” and Dr. C. Stuart Gager on 
“Tow the Brooklyn Botanic Garden can be of service to the As- 
sociation for the Planting and Preservation of City Trees.” It 
was here pointed out that the Garden cannot render services in 
the actual planting of trees outside the Garden, nor in their pres- 
ervation by actual spraying or other treatment, but that it is able 
and more than willing to cooperate with all organizations and 
individuals in disseminating information about trees and _ their 
economic and aesthetic value, and in arousing public interest in 

