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The general sentiment of the meeting seemed to be that care ought to be taken to preserve the identity 

 of the exhibit, if any should be sent, and there was some doubt whether, at the present stage, the Society 

 ought to exhibit at all. The question was referred to the Executive Committee. 



Then followed a paper, "Description of a Design for West Side Park, Jersey City, N. J.," by Charles 

 N. Lowrie and Daniel W. Langton. (See page 72.) 



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



Present: Messrs. Leavitt, Lowrie, Olmsted, Parsons, and Vaux, Fellows; Messrs. Brinckerhoff, Lay, 

 Nolen, and Pilat, Juniors. Also Mr. Joseph Gatringer, guest of Mr. Parsons. 



A paper, "Small City Parks," by Samuel Parsons, Jr. (see page 75), was read. 



November 13, 1906. Meeting and dinner at the Transportation Club, New York City. 



Present: Messrs. Caparn, Greenleaf, Kennard, Langton, Lowrie, F. L. Olmsted, Parsons, Pentecost, 

 and Vaux, Fellows; Miss Coffin, Messrs. Brinckerhoff, Gallagher, Gay, Holton, Hoth, Nolen, Pilat, 

 Vitale, and Weinrichter, Juniors. 



A letter was read from Mr. Charles W. Leavitt, Jr., recommending that a resolution of sympathy 

 on the death of Mr. Rudolph Ulrich be passed by the Society, and a copy sent to the widow. Mr. Langton 

 opposed the resolution on the ground that it would be officious to pass such a resolution on a man who was 

 not a member of the A. S. L. A., nor a conspicuously notable member of the profession. 



Mr. F. L. Olmsted asked whether there was any precedent for such action with regard to a non- 

 member, and pointed out the risk of establishing one. 



Mr. Vaux replied that such a resolution had been passed on the death of Mr. Samuel Parsons. 



Mr. Langton pointed out that this was proper, as Mr. Parsons was the foremost of that generation 

 who had contributed to our present stock of material, but was not a landscape architect. 



On motion of Mr. Olmsted, a committee of three, Mr. Olmsted, Mr. Langton, and Mr. Parsons, was 

 appointed to consider the question. 



An invitation to participate in the Alaska- Yukon and Pacific Exposition in 1909 was read. 



Then followed a paper, "Historical Notes," by Downing Vaux (see page 81) and discussion. 



Mr. Langton advised that Mr. Nolen's suggestion of reprints of classics in landscape architecture, 

 under the auspices of the A. S. L. A., be accepted with acclaim, as many of the books were practically 

 unobtainable, and few public libraries had them. It would give a reply to questions about the use of the 

 A. S. L. A., which had been in existence several years without accomplishing anything. 



It was generally agreed that the Fellows use personal endeavor to get the books placed in libraries of 

 all kinds. 



Mr. Parsons said that there were unknown books of value in French and German which could be 

 translated. 



On motion of Mr. Langton, Mr. Nolen was appointed a committee of one to act for the Society in 

 editing or passing on the editing of any book to be published in this way. 



Mr. Parsons suggested that an official seal be obtained, and on motion of Mr. Langton it was agreed 

 that the Executive Committee report at the next annual meeting on some form of seal to be used by the 

 A. S. L. A. in its publications. 



December 11, 1906. Meeting and dinner at the Transportation Club, New York City. 



Present: Miss Jones, Messrs. Caparn, Greenleaf, Kennard, Langton, Lowrie, Manning, Parsons, and 

 Vaux, Fellows; Messrs. Brinckerhoff, Gay, Hoth, Lay, Nichols, Pilat, Schermerhorn, and Weinrichter, 

 Juniors. 



An amendment to the constitution was discussed, in which Mr. Langton, as proposer, explained that 

 his object was to enable Juniors to qualify for Fellows by allowing three of their years of experience 

 as Juniors in the offices of Fellows to count as two of independent practice. In this way they would become 

 Fellows after three years of independent practice instead of five. 



As the meeting was unable, under the constitution, to pass upon the amendment, it was returned 

 to Mr. Langton, at his request, for revision. 



The following notice and letters were then presented: 



