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Chapter, or Local, Publicity, were then taken 

 up in order, and very carefully considered and 

 the sense of the meeting expressed with re- 

 gard to each finally in a vote. Under Indi- 

 vidual Publicity, it was 



Voted: To approve the statement that "The 

 American Society of Landscape Architects, 

 Inc., does not favor indiscriminate or com- 

 mercial solicitation, either by a member or his 

 employee"; and 



Voted: To omit qualifying clause immediate- 

 ly following, "though it does recognize the 

 propriety of special presentations of one's 

 work and qualifications on certain occasions;" 

 and 



Voted: To approve the statement that "The 

 society does not favor the indiscriminate use 

 of paid advertising either in the form of busi- 

 ness cards in magazines and directories, or of 

 circular literature for distribution, though it 

 does recognize its value under special condi- 

 tions if of relevant material well prepared and 

 presented," 



(Note: To this it is understood that the 

 vote just above recorded as passed on mo- 

 tion of Mr. Vitale, providing that the determ- 

 ination as to how far paid advertising will be 

 approved shall be left to the chapters, is to 

 be added); and 



Voted: To approve the statement that "The 

 society does not favor the use of signs posted 

 on works"; and 



Voted: To approve the statement that "The 

 society instruct the Board of Trustees, or a 

 committee duly appointed by it, to take up 

 with any member personally and in a kindly 

 way any departure from the spirit of this 

 statement." 



Under society and chapter, or local, pub- 

 licity, it was 



Voted: To approve the statement that 'The 

 society may properly issue one or more brief 

 circulars stating its nature and aims in rela- 

 tion to other callings, these circulars to be 

 bought by members at pleasure." 



Dinner Session: Hotel Vendome, Boston. 



Present: Messrs. Blaney, Blossom, Brinck- 

 erhoff, Caldwell, Caparn, Comey, Fleming, 

 Fowler, Gallagher, Gay, Gibbs, Hall, Kella- 

 way, J. C. Olmsted, Pond, Reynolds, C. M. Rob- 

 inson, F. A. C. Smith, S. C. Smith and Vitale. 

 Guests: Messrs. J. C. Sawyer, S. H. White. 

 R. S. Sturtevant, T. S. Rogers. 



Following the dinner, the president pre- 

 sented his annual report for the preceding 

 year, and then called upon Mr. Kellaway, 

 president of the Boston chapter, who referred 



to the work of the chapter during the past 

 year and particularly to relations with the 

 Boston Metropolitan Planning League with 

 wliich it is co-operating. 



Mr. Vitale, president of the New York chap- 

 ter, spoke on the importance of the existing 

 Fellowship in Landscape Architecture at the 

 American Academy in Rome. Mr. L^nderwood 

 gave the principal talk of the evening, entitled 

 "Old New England Gardens," illustrated with 

 slides from direct color photography. The 

 president then read a paper by Mr. Thomas 

 H. Mawson entitled the "Retrospect and 

 Prospect of Landscape Architecture in Great 

 Britain." (See "Landscape Architecture," 

 April, 1917.) 



Mr. Reynolds outlined a proposed tour of 

 the National Parks during the summer of 1917 

 under the auspices of the Massachusetts For- 

 estry Association and Mr. Gibbs gave an ac- 

 count of the Boston Planning Board's project 

 for the extension of Stuart street in this city. 

 A general discussion followed in which Mr. 

 Gibbs answered various questions as to traffic 

 relief, financing the scheme and various other 

 points. 



January 8, 1918. Nineteenth annual meeting 

 "Peg WofTington Coffee House,' New York 

 City. 



Present: Messrs. Blaney, Brinckerhofif, Cap- 

 arn, Fowler, Gay, Geiffert, Greenleaf, Leavitt, 

 Lowrie, Manning, Nichols, F. L. Olmsted, J. 

 C. Olmsted, Parsons, Pilat, Pray, Roy, Vitale, 

 Wheelwright. Guest: E. G. Davis. 



In the absence of the secretary, Mr. De- 

 Forest, Mr. BrinckcrhofF was appointed sec- 

 retary pro tern. Two tellers were appointed 

 to count the votes made by mail ballot of the 

 society during the year and their report was 

 read and accepted. Report of the auditors to 

 examine the treasurer's statement was read 

 and accepted. Report of the secretary was 

 read and accepted. Chapter reports were sub- 

 mitted from New York and Boston and are 

 to be mailed to the members for approval. Re- 

 ports of the various committees were then 

 taken uj) for approval or discussion; the Com- 

 mittee on Fund for the Prize of Rome, Mr. 

 Vitale, chairman, and the report of the Com- 

 mittee on Exhibitions, Mr. Noyes, chairman, 

 were read and accepted. Report of the Com- 

 mittee on Relations with Trades, Mr. Vitale, 

 chairman, was read and discussed in detail. 

 In regard to the question of ethics, it was 

 stated that nurserymen endeavor to adhere to 

 ethical acts although they cannot enforce 



