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cinnati, presented his check to the Board of $10,4*^5, to pay the 
court's judgment to purchase this .95 acre of property. A com- 
mittee, consisting of Tiklen R. French, Charles Schmidt, R. K. 
LeBlond and others, contributed about $1,000 for the improve- 
ment. Grading was started late in the fall in accordance with 
plans of Mr. Kessler. The consummation of said plan will result 
in one of the most attractive beauty i^pots of the city, and be 
particularly appropriate as an entrance to Hyde Park. 
A gift which was especially appreciated by the children was 
that of Hon. Michael Mullen, who generously gave funds for the 
purpose of purchasing a moving picture machine, to be used at 
Lytle Park. That the enjoyment of this donation was not limited 
to the children, however, was evidenced by the large attendance 
of older people at all of the exhibitions. 
Concerts 
Were it not for the generous spirit of a few public-spirited 
citizens, the much appreciated band concerts would not have been 
possible. 
The Endowment Fund of $50,000, given by W. S. Groesbeck 
in 1875, and invested in municipal bonds, returns sufficient funds 
for twelve or thirteen concerts of thirty-five musicians each for 
Saturday afternoon concerts in Burnet Woods, appreciation of 
which is attested by the large number that attend these concerts 
weekly. 
A like gift of $50,000 from Margaret and J. G. Schmidlapp, 
in memory of Charles Schmidlapp, deceased, given in 1892, is 
invested and returns funds sufficient for nineteen concerts of 
thirty-five musicians each ; the provision of this gift being Sunday 
afternoon concerts in Eden Park. 
Mr. Julius Fleischmann, on behalf of his mother, Mrs. Charles 
Fleischmann, and himself, in the spring of 1909, gave $2,760 
for twenty-five concerts that were given in the down-town parks, 
and playgrounds. 
Again in 1910, with the same generous spirit, Mr. Fleischmann 
proposed a like gift, provided the Board of Park Commissioners 
would set aside from its funds sufficient for twelve concerts, 
