of New York. He published a reference work entitled, "Parks, Their 

 Design, Equipment and Use" (Philadelphia; London: J. B. Lippincott 

 Company, 1916). 



After becoming principal landscape architect in the Office of Super- 

 intendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, Burnap designed plans for the 

 development of several parks in Washington, D.C. They were Potomac 

 Park, Meridian Hill Park, Montrose Park in Georgetown, and various 

 parks along Pennsylvania and Maryland Avenues. 



He died in Washington, D.C. 



Viscountess Iwa Chinda 



(1867-N.A.) 



During the Japanese cherry tree planting ceremony held in Potomac 

 Park on March 27, 1912, Mrs. William H. Taft planted the first tree and 

 the Viscountess the second. After the trees were planted, Mrs. Taft pre- 

 sented the Viscountess with a dozen American Beauty roses. 



Viscountess Chinda was born in the Province of Homari Ken and edu- 

 cated by tutors in the family home. As the wife of Count Sutemi Chinda, 

 the Japanese Ambassador to the United States, she arrived in this country 

 approximately one month before the first of the famous Japanese cherry 

 trees was planted in the Tidal Basin area of Potomac Park. 



Count Sutemi Chinda 

 (1865-1929) 



Having presented his credentials to President William Howard Taft on 

 February 27, 1912, Count Sutemi Chinda became the Japanese Ambas- 

 sador to the United States, one month to the day before Mrs. Taft planted 

 the first cherry tree in Potomac Park. Representing his government as the 

 Japanese Ambassador, he attended the tree planting ceremony as a guest 

 of Mrs. William Howard Taft. 



Count Chinda was born in Hirosaki Aomori Prefecture. He attended 

 Amherst and DePauw Universities in the United States as well as studying 

 in Europe. He joined the diplomatic service in 1885 and served as Consul, 

 Minister, and Ambassador to many countries including the United States, 

 England, Germany, and Russia. After the end of the Russo-Japanese 

 War, he served as Foreign Minister at the Portsmouth Conference (1905) 

 in which President Theodore Roosevelt acted as mediator. He was one of 

 the Japanese delegated to attend the Paris Peace Conference following 

 World War I and later served the Japanese Emperor as a Grand Cham- 

 berlain on the Privy Council. 



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