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ranged for soldiers' cemeteries to be estab- 

 lished and maintained entirely at her own ex- 

 pense. France has thus done her part, and 

 England hers. America has yet to announce 

 her policy. He urged every effort be exerted 

 to stimulate and guide the action of the au- 

 thorities in Washington. He suggested that 

 the A. S. L. A. appoint a committee to co- 

 operate with a committee of the American 

 Historic and Preservation Society to forward 

 the movement. Mr. Caparn announced that a 

 committee on memorial cemeteries had al- 

 ready been appointed and that it would be in- 

 structed to co-operate with other committees 

 in furthering this work and report at an early 

 date. 



Mr. Child spoke on War Emergency Housing 

 and gave a comparative description of the de- 

 velopments, particularly of the Emergency Fleet 

 Corporation, in the neighborhood of Phila- 

 delphia. 



Mr. Olmsted asked Mr. Child to express his 

 views as to what form the organization of the 

 management of the government housing com- 

 munities would take. Mr. Child stated that no 

 policy has, as yet, been established. To sell 

 the homes outright and give free play to the 

 purchaser would be a serious mistake as it 

 would lead to the impairment of the neighbor- 

 hood and consequent damage to adjoining 

 dwellers. He recommended a system similar 

 to the English co-partnership plan, by which 

 the purchaser invests in the purchase of the 

 entire community on an easy payment plan 

 and thus becomes a householder, but has a 

 vital interest in the welfare and upkeep of the 

 community. The present policy of the Fleet 

 Corporation he stated, is to make no individual 

 sales. Nothing can be done toward the in- 

 telligent establishment of rates until cost prices 

 have returned to normal. 



On inquiry from Mr. Vitale as to how our 

 society could best offer its services to the gov- 

 ernment in the development of war memorial 

 cemeteries. Col. Sackett stated that the gov- 

 ernment had received most cordial support 

 from the Red Cross, and that funds for the 

 work may come through the Red Cross. Sen- 

 ator Morgan, however, has introduced a bill 

 appropriating money to cover cost of acquir- 

 ing land in France and maintaining the ceme- 

 teries. He suggested that steps should be 

 taken immediately through the work of com- 

 mittees to assist with the movement. 



Mr. Vitale explained the progress that had 

 been made in connection with the arrange- 

 ments for the award of medal in Landscape 



Architecture. He announced that the repre- 

 sentatives of the Architectural League agreed 

 to awarding the medal on the same terms as 

 the other medals of award and under rules of 

 competition to be dictated by the A. S. L. A. 

 He explained the character of the annual ex- 

 hibition by the League. 



March 7, 1919. Annual Boston meeting, 

 Lombardy Inn, Boston. 



Present: Miss Kimball, Messrs. Blaney, 

 Brinckerhoff, Caldwell, Hubbard, Kellaway, J. 

 C. Olmsted, Pray, Reynolds, Shurtleff, Under- 

 wood. 



Favorable action was taken by the members 

 present on the following matters: 



Regarding the announcement in the last 

 number of the Journal of the International 

 Garden Club in reference to the traveling ex- 

 hibit of the A. S. L. A., it was voted that the 

 secretary should be directed to notify John 

 Noyes, chairman of the committee to endeavor 

 to have a similar announcement inserted in 

 subsequent issues of the Journal. 



Regarding the Landscape Index, it was 

 voted that the secretary should be directed to 

 request each member to send him a list of 

 such executed projects as would be worth 

 visiting, with necessary directions as to how 

 to reach them. 



Voted: That the secretary should be direct- 

 ed to obtain estimates for publishing the so- 

 ciety membership list in "Landscape Archi- 

 tecture." 



Voted: That in selecting a Fellow to repre- 

 sent the A. S. L. A., Inc., in the American 

 Academy in Rome, it is very important to se- 

 lect one clearly qualified in powers of produc- 

 tive research. 



Voted: That the Committee on Education 

 should issue a questionnaire to obtain from all 

 practicing members their opinions as to what 

 qualifications students should meet to qualify 

 for positions in their offices. 



Mention was made of a bill pending in the 

 Massachusetts Legislature restricting the use 

 of bill-boards and it was suggested that the 

 secretary send to Harris A. Reynolds, who is 

 actively engaged in furthering this bill, a copy 

 of the formulated policy of the A. S. L. A., 

 Inc., covering "bill-boards." Messrs. Hubbard 

 and Kellaway presented the following resolu- 

 tion: 



Whereas, A bill to provide for the Restric- 

 tion and Regulation of Advertising on Public 

 Ways and Public Places and on Private Pro- 

 perty Within Public View, such bill being a sub- 



