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excavation of stumps, trenching, rock excavation, caring 
for lawns, and painting. 
The Association entered upon the agreement in the belief 
that the method of distributing money offered a way of 
relieving the distress in which many men found themselves 
by reason of unemployment, and that the work would add 
to the general attractiveness and usefulness of the Garden 
reservation. The experiment was a success in so far as the 
distribution of money for work accomplished was con- 
cerned, a great deal of distress was relieved, and consider- 
able work of advantage to the Garden was accomplished. 
Administratively, it is estimated that the services rendered 
by these men was not more than 60 per cent. of what the 
expenditure of the same sum for trained laborers working 
consecutively would have accomplished. 
Cooperation with Garden Clubs 
Requests have been received from many garden clubs in 
the eastern part of the country for lecturers at their meet- 
ings and other aid or cooperation. It has not been possible 
to spare employees for these purposes, but, recognizing 
the desirability of associating the institution with these 
organizations, Mrs. Britton has addressed the garden clubs 
of Staten Island; Bedford, Westchester County; Shedowa 
on Long Island; and Larchmont, Westchester County; and 
both she and I spoke at a meeting of the Lenox Garden 
Club of Massachusetts. The increasing interest in garden- 
ing and the formation of new garden clubs from time to 
time make it desirable that further cooperation of this 
kind be arranged, but the duties of our present staff scarcely 
permit us to enter upon it. 
Women’s Auxiliary 
A meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary was held at the 
residence of Mrs. James Roosevelt on the afternoon of 
April 15, and at this meeting I delivered an illustrated 
lecture on “Spring Gardening and Spring Flowers.” The 
