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Fig. 2474. Garden of Adam Brown, Bowbrook, Hamilton. 



these awards, was, he said, a particular 

 pleasure to him, for he felt sure that the 

 children, who had thus started out in the 

 right way, would make the members of the 

 Improvement society in future years. The 

 mayor then handed out the prizes to the 

 the girls in the Spectator competition, the 

 winners being heartily applauded as they 

 came forward. 



Rev. Canon Forneret handed out the 

 prizes to boys in the Spectator contest, and 

 prefaced his pleasant task by some timely re- 

 marks. He advised the young people to 

 put their money in the bank or else use it in 

 improving their gardens. 



The making of beautiful gardens was the 

 positive side of city improvement. He 

 wanted the children to remember that there 

 was another side. If they would be careful 



not to litter paper, peanut shells, etc., on the 

 streets they would be doing a great work 

 also. He then handed out the prizes, the 

 winners being heartily applauded as they 

 came forward. 



Adam Brown handed out the prizes in the 

 adult competition promised by the Spectator 

 Printing Company. Mr. Brown was pleased 

 to see so large an audience. It was a great 

 satisfaction to the two promoters of the City 

 Improvement society — the irrepressible and 

 the indefatigable — Mr, Steele was the irre- 

 pressible and Mr. Galbreaith the indefatig- 

 able, and they both deserved all praise for 

 the work they had done in making the 

 wilderness blossom as the rose. In a short 

 speech Mr. Brown impressed upon the 

 audience the great value of the inculcation 

 of a love of flowers among the children of 



