22 TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY 



April 18, 1905. Meeting at Hotel Lafayette, New York City. 



Present: Miss Jones, Messrs. J. C. Olmsted, Vaux, Fellows; Messrs. Vitale, Gallagher, Hoth, Dawson, 

 and Holton, Juniors. 



A paper, " Italian Gardens, " by Ferruccio Vitale, was read (see page 37), followed by discussion. 



July 7, 8, and 9, 1905. Summer meeting, with headquarters at Somerset Hotel, Boston, Mass. 



Present: Messrs. Greenleaf, Kennard, Langton, Lowrie, Manning, F. L. Olmsted, J. C. Olmsted, 

 Simonds, and Vaux, Fellows; Messrs. Dawson, Gallagher, Hoth, Hubbard, Lay, Mische, Negus, Pilat, 

 Shurtleff, and White, Juniors. Guests, Mr. Sylvester Baxter, Mr. William Duncan, Secretary of 

 'The American Florist," Mr. Guy Lowell, Mr. G. A. Parker, Superintendent of Hartford Parks, 

 Mr. Charles Mulford Robinson, of Rochester, Mr. Robeson Sargent, Mr. William J. Stewart, Mr. 

 Herbert Wise. 



Friday, July 7. Excursions through the largest boulevards and parkways of Boston, the Riverside 

 Recreation Club and Boston Athletic Qub-grounds, Robinson Hall, Harvard University (Courses in Archi- 

 tecture and Landscape Architecture), new Harvard Stadium. Private Place excursion through the grounds 

 of Mrs. John L. Gardner and Brookline, the richest town in proportion to population in the country (assessor's 

 valuation, 1904, $88,000,000; population, 22,000), especially Holmlea (Prof. C. S. Sargent), Weld and 

 Faulkner Farms. Visit to the Olmsted office. Dinner at the hotel and lecture in the evening by Mr. John 

 C. Olmsted on "The Boston Park System." (See page 42.) 



Saturday, July 8. Excursion through the Boston Park System and part of the Metropolitan System. 

 Dinner at the hotel, and lecture in the evening by Prof. Frederick Law Olmsted on 'The Metropolitan Park 

 System." (See page 56.) 



Sunday, July 9. Excursion through the Mystic River Reservation, Fellsway East, Revere Beach 

 Parkway to Revere Beach Reservation. Visits to Wood Island Park, North End Park, and Charlesbank, 

 much-used parks in the poorest section of the city, the Common, and Public Gardens. 



November 14, 1905. Meeting and dinner at Hotel Lafayette, New York. 



Present: Miss BuIIard, Messrs. J. C. Olmsted, Caparn, Greenleaf, Kennard, Langton, Leavitt, Par- 

 sons, Pentecost, and Vaux, Fellows; Messrs. Holton, Hoth, Lay, and Vitale, Juniors. Also guests of Miss 

 BuIIard and Mr. Langton. 



Followed by paper on "A Visit to Paris," by Harold A. Caparn, and subsequent discussion. (See 

 page 56.) 



December 12, 1905. Meeting and dinner held at Hotel Lafayette, New York City. 



Present: Messrs. Caparn, Kennard, Langton, Leavitt, Lowrie, Parsons, and Vaux, Fellows; Mr. 

 Hoth, Junior. 



A paper, "Cost of Landscape Development," by Charles W. Leavitt, Jr. (see page 69), was read, 

 followed by discussion. 



January 9, 1906. Seventh annual meeting and dinner at the Hotel St. Denis, New York City. 



Present: Miss Jones, Messrs. Greenleaf, Langton, Leavitt, Lowrie, J. C. Olmsted, Pentecost, and 

 Vaux, Fellows; Messrs. Dawson, Fleming, Holton, Hoth, Hubbard, Lay, Nolen, Vitale, White, and 

 Weinrichter, Juniors. 



Report of Committee on Schedule of Charges and Practice and subsequent discussion omitted. This 

 report was intended for private circulation among members. 



February 6, 1906. Meeting and dinner at the Hotel Lafayette, New York City. 



Present: Messrs. Caparn, Greenleaf, Langton, Lowrie, Olmsted, Parsons, and Vaux, Fellows; Messrs. 

 Hoth and Weinrichter, Juniors. " 



The editing of the minutes was advocated by Messrs. Greenleaf and Langton because of the discursive 

 and slipshod character of the speeches as recorded by the stenographer. 



A discussion was begun by Mr. Parsons on the Society sending an exhibit to the Jamestown Exposition. 



