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his wise foresi<^ht. and his indefatie:able 

 labors. 



It has not, however, been merely 

 through his own extensive practice that 

 he has served his profession*. In the 

 American Society of Landscape Archi- 

 tects and the Boston Society of Land- 

 scape Architects, he had for years been 

 a devoted worker. Of the former, he 

 was the first President, and served for 

 many years on its Executive Board, and 

 on many important committees concerned 

 with the organization and advancement of 

 the profession. The esteem in which he 

 was held by his professional colleagues 

 is indicated in the resolutions which were 

 passed by the American Society of Land- 

 scape Architects and the Boston Society 

 of Landscape .\rchitects and accompany 

 this Minute. 



Short of stature, but possessed of quiet 

 dignity, retiring, abounding in vigor, "J. 



*The breadth and catholicity of his pro- 

 fessional interests not only in his own chosen 

 field but in related and contributory profes- 

 sions and fields is indicated by the following 

 partial list of the organizations with which he 

 was connected at the time of his death. He 

 was a Member for thirty-thret- years of the 

 Boston Society of Civil Engineers; Associate 

 Member of the Boston Society of Architects; 

 Member, American Association of Park Super- 

 intendents; Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety: Municipal Art Society of New York; 

 American Forestry Association; Appalachian 

 Mountain Club; Associate, Boston Museum of 

 Fine Arts; and a Member of the Century. Re- 

 form, and National Arts Clubs in New York. 



C. O." or "J. C.", as he was familiarly 

 called, was at once a strong and a very 

 gentle and kindly personality ; modest, 

 and soft-spoken, but firm and always 

 having the courage of his convictions. 



His failing health stood in the way of 

 his active participation in the technical 

 war work in which the members of his 

 profession were able to render so special 

 a service, but, during the almost continu- 

 ous absence of his brother in Wa.shing- 

 ton, he himself kept in touch with the 

 office: and afterwards, throughout the 

 last months, when confined at first mere- 

 ly to his home, but later to his couch, 

 his strength was failing under the ex- 

 hausting strain of periods of great suf- 

 fering, he still for a long time, in the 

 quieter intervals, gave some attention to 

 his firm's business, and to questions be- 

 fore the American Society of Landscape 

 -Architects in which he was keenly inter- 

 ested and on which his at once clear- 

 headed and kindly judgment was of very 

 great aid to his colleagues and co-Trustees. 

 Almost to the last, he received occasion- 

 al short visits from near friends. In this 

 way, the writer was privileged to see him 

 for (jerhaps twenty minutes only a few 

 days before the end, and was more than 

 ever impressed with his clear under- 

 standing of men and motives, his always 

 generous and kindly judgment, his quiet 

 force of character, his unfailing loyalty 

 always to be depended upon, and his ex- 

 ceeding patience, and fortitude under the 

 severest trial. 



