HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATION. 



appeared in the Boston Transeript which 

 ton of a work horse parade. This sug- 

 ion caught the eye of Mr. K. A. Lawrence, who had long de- 

 ' sired to see such a parade cstablislied in Boston, and who was 

 familiar with the working of the London and Liverpool cart horse 

 parade societies. ]Mr. Lawrence called upon the writer of the Transcript article, 

 the present Secretary of the Association, and it was agreed between them that an 

 attempt should be made hi this direction. 



Very few persons appeared to be interested in the i)roject, but after some de- 

 lay an association was formed, with the following officers : — President, R. A. Law- 

 rence ; Secretary, H. C. Merwin ; Treasurer, Dr. Austin Peters ; Directors, 

 Joshua Atwood, 3d ; R. K. Clarke, H. K. Lyman, Arthur Perrin, C. S. Rackemann. 

 Mr. John H. Jewett, of the Herald, and Mr. Frank G. Trott, of the Globe, were 

 elected honorary members. The first intention was to hold the parade on Labor 

 Day, 11)02. It was found, however, that the time was too short ; moreover, the 

 selection of Labor Day was disapproved by many teamsters, and for these reasons 

 the parade was postponed to Memorial Da}^ iSIay oO, 1903. Early in the spring, 

 preparations were begun, Mr. Clarke becoming Vice-President, and Mr. AY. D. 

 Quimby, a master truckman, being added to the list of directors. It was Mr. 

 (^uimby Avho suggested the scheme of drivers* certificates, a valuable feature of the 

 parade, and certainly an improvement upon the English system. The conditions 

 ui)on which these certificates are awarded will be found stated Ixdow. 



The prospect was discouraging, contributions at first came in slowly, and some 

 3000 printed circulars which had been sent through the mail appeared to have gone 

 into the waste basket unread. The Directors, however, were optimistic, and when 

 the President of the Association de})().sited a thousand dollar bond with the Treas- 

 urer as a guaranty fund, they felt sure of ultimate success. Gradually, too, the 



