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good judgrnent, and devoted spirit of 

 service. 



In 1896 he was married to Eliza Ten 

 Eyck Pruyn of Albany, N. Y.. who sur- 

 vives him. She was always most closely 

 associated with him in his city planning 

 work, often accompanying him on his 

 visits to distant cities, and assisting in 

 many ways in the effective and prompt 

 accomplishment of his service. 



N'irtually without technical training in 

 the planning of areas of land and the ar- 

 rangement of objects upon them for 

 man's use and enjoyment ; without, in 

 fact, anv specific technical training, 

 either as a landscape architect, or as an 

 architect or engineer — the three profes- 

 sions which have most to contribute to 

 the development of e.xpert powers in the 

 field of city planning — his alert mind, 

 profound human sympathy, and deter- 

 mined purpose enabled him nevertheless 

 to win success and to render a lasting 

 service to his profession, to his country, 

 and to the world. In view of the extra- 

 ordinary timeliness of his writings and 



of his professional efforts with individual 

 American communities, he may, with 

 reason, be regarded as the prophet of 

 city planning in this country. For his 

 service, from the very nature of his ap- 

 proach to the problems of city planning, 

 has been essentially as a publicist and 

 teacher, and as a wise and skillful pro- 

 fessional advisor and consultant rather 

 than as a professional designer whose 

 service is largely rendered through more 

 or less elaborately developed, detailed, 

 drafted plans and working drawings, 

 specifications, and estimates. Somewhat 

 of the latter, particularly in his later 

 years and through his association with 

 Mr. Pitkin, he did, but his work will al- 

 ways be noteworthy for its eflFectiveness 

 without these usual and now more and 

 more necessary means. He was truly ians 

 peur el sans repToche. His friends will al- 

 ways honor his memory as much for his 

 strong, sterling character, his unfailing 

 gentleness and courtesy, and very lovable 

 personality as for the ability behind his 

 srreat service. 



