Biographical Notes 37 



Mar. 23 A guest of honor at the dinner^ given to D. H. 

 Burnham and other artists of the World's Colum- 

 bian Exposition by fellow architects and the City 

 of New York. During the speaking Charles Eliot 

 Norton said: "Of all American artists, Frederick 

 Law Olmsted, who gave the design for the laying- 

 out of the grounds of the World's Fair, stands first 

 in the production of great works which answer the 

 needs and give expression to the life of our immense 

 and miscellaneous democracy." Mr. Burnham 

 said : "Each of you knows the name and genius of 

 him who stands first in the heart and confidence of 

 American artists, the creator of your own parks 

 and many other city parks. He it is who has been 

 our best adviser and common mentor. In the 

 highest sense he is the planner of the Exposition — 

 Frederick Law Olmsted. No word of his has fallen 

 to the ground among us since first he joined us 

 some thirty months ago. An artist, he paints with 

 lakes and wooded slopes ; with lawns and banks and 

 forest-covered hills; with mountain-sides and 

 ocean views. He should stand where I do to-night, 

 not for his deeds of later years alone, but for what 

 his brain has wrought and his pen has taught for 

 half a century." 



Apr. 10 Slept in Cleveland to break the journey to Chicago 

 (has had to give up sleeping on the train) and 

 writes to J. C. O. "you might send me also the 

 Harvard College map. I may have a chance to 

 study it and be prepared for discussion with Eliot." 



June LL.D. degree from Harvard and LL.D. also from 

 Yale. The Harvard degree was conferred by 



' A full account of the dinner is given in Vol. I of D. H. Burnham, by Charles 

 Moore, Houghton MifBin Co., 1921. 



