The Garden is also preparing to participate in the Child's 

 Welfare Exhibit to be held during January and February, 

 191 1, in which similar objects will be used. 



Police Protection 



As mentioned in previous reports, the Charter of the 

 Garden places the grounds under the control of the De- 

 partment of Parks for police purposes, but, as also pre- 

 viously recorded, the police protection has been entirely 

 inadequate, owing to the fact that the Park Commissioner 

 had been refused detail of men by the Police Department. 

 It has therefore been necessary to employ keepers, sworn 

 in as special officers, and pay them from our own appro- 

 priations. Two such special officers have been employed 

 during most of the year, and two foremen and the Head 

 Steam Engineer have also been sworn in for this service. 

 It would appear, after long endeavor, that this plan must 

 be followed unless some modification of the City Charter 

 provides the Commissioners of Parks with police under 

 their own Control, as formerly, or the Police Department 

 assumes direct responsibility. On Sundays and holidays; 

 it has been necessary to use gardeners and laborers, some- 

 times as many as ten men, in addition to the special officers, 

 for the control of visiting crowds. 



Administrative 



Many of the details of maintenance have been carried 

 out by Dr. Murrill, Assistant Director, acting under my 

 general instructions, aided by Mr. Percy Wilson, who was 

 Administrative Assistant from January until July, and by 

 Mr. R. S. Williams, who occupied this position from July 

 until December. The construction work has been under 

 my own immediate supervision, aided by Colonel Schilling, 

 Superintendent of Grounds. The installation of new col- 

 lections has been under my own immediate direction, 

 aided by the curators and by the Head Gardener. Such 

 of my own time as could be spared from administrative 



