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HOME AND FLOWEBS 



THE NEW MINNESOTA STATE CAPITOL AT ST. PAUL 



l^eague miglit speedily be effected. Mr. E. 

 J. Parker, of Quincy, Illinois, the retiring 

 president of the organization represented 

 by Mr. Robinson, delivered a brief address. 



At last year's convention of the League 

 a committee consisting of Frank Chapin 

 Bray, Charles Zueblin and E. L. Shuey 

 was selected to meet a similar committee 

 of the American Park and Outdoor As- 

 sociation for the consideration of steps 

 looking to the close affiliation of the two 

 organizations. Mr. Bray reported for this 

 committee that, though several informal 

 conferences had been held, no formal 

 meeting with the other committee had 

 been practical. He stated that, early in 

 the year, it had developed that there was 

 a possibility of the federation of a consid- 

 erable number of national bodies working 

 along somewhat similar lines. While the 

 committee had no authority to officially 

 promote this federation, idea, its members 

 had been making plans and conducting 

 correspondence, as individuals, looking to 

 the desired end. The committee recom- 

 mended that the convention select a per- 

 manent committee on federation, which 

 should be authorized to proceed with the 

 work already commenced and seek to bring 

 about a federation of civic betterment or- 

 ganizations along the lines of the League's 



Section Councils plan or on any other 

 feasible basis. This recommendation was 

 unanimously adopted, and the following 

 committee on federation selected: Frank 

 Chapin Bray, Illinois ; E. L. Shuey, Ohio ; 

 Charles Zueblin, Illinois; 0. McGr. How- 

 ard, Illinois; Mrs. W. E. D. Scott, ^ew 

 Jersey. 



The annual report of the executive of- 

 ficers of the League had been prepared by 

 the corresponding secretary, E. C Rout- 

 zahn. Owing to Mr. Routzahn's indispo- 

 sition, only portions of the report were 

 presented to the convention, but it will 

 appear in full when the official proceedings 

 are published. Mr. Routzahn said enough, 

 however, to show conclusively the rapid 

 development of the work and the remark- 

 able growth of the League. Especial 

 pleasure was manifested by reason of the 

 fact that the financial support given the 

 movement is increasing. 



The Rev. Marie H. Jenney, of Des 

 Moines, Iowa, told of the good work done 

 by the women of that city, and Mr. 0. McGr. 

 Howard, of Chicago, business manager of 

 The Farm, Field and Fireside, spoke of 

 the efforts being made to improve the 

 "north shore" of Chicago. Mr. Earle Lay- 

 man, of St. Louis, presented a graphic 

 picture of the development of that infant 



