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American Association of Park Superintendents 
John F. Walsh, Jr., President, Neiu York. 
K. W. CoTTERiLL, See.-Treas., Seattle, H'ashingto 
Vice-Presidents 
I HENRY W. BUSCH, Detroit, Mich. 
1 HERMAN W. MERKEL, New York, N. Y. 
CLARENCE L. BROCK, Houston, 
ERNST STREHLE, St. Louis, Mo. 
s ALEX. STUART, Ottawa, Canada | 
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. 
I trust that the chairmen nf tlir variims committees will imme- 
■diately start work on the suhjcrt.s allotted to ihem and also spur 
on the other committee momliers to do their full share. I will 
■expect a report from each cliairman at >St. Louis wbii'h the asso- 
ciation will be proud of. 
I fail to see 'iny report from the (.'oiiimittee on Xomenclature in 
the Februaiy issue. Let us hope for belter results in the March 
number. 
Tf ever.\' State wotild do as wll as Minnesota our membership 
■would increase rapidly. 
The plan of Jlr. James A. I'.arr to induce the U. S. Government 
to provide fncilities for the Ixdding of conventions in the various 
national jiarks is an excellent idea and I wouhl be very much in 
favor of lioldina: our next year's convention at either Yellowstone 
■or Glacier Park if arrangements could be made for so doing. 
What the members .saw of Glacier Park two years ago on the way 
to the coast will lie long remembered. I feel sure that if the asso- 
ciation could see its way clear to hold the future conventions in 
the national parks it would give more time for business sessions 
while the members enjoy the scenic beauty and invigorating air. 
I desire to call the members' attention to the generous gift of 
$20,0(10 from tlie National (Jeographic Society to assist Secretary 
Lane and the U. S. riovernmeut in securing private lands in the 
.giant forests of the Sequoia National Park f<u- the benefit of the 
people forever. As park men we do apiireciate such a gift to the 
nation. For particulars as to this gift see Nntiaiial (jeographic 
Magasine for .January. 1017, pages ."-7. 
.Toiix F. Walsh. .Ji;. 
ASSOCIATION NOTES. 
One hundred and forty-three of our one hundred and eighty-six 
•oontributing members have paid their dues for the current year. 
'This is really a very creditable showing, but in order for us to pay 
as we go, we must have the remainder just as soon as possible, 
and the delinquents are hereby and herewith earnestly requested 
to remit. We need the money right now to pay bills that we owe, 
so please come through. It won't cost any more than it will to 
■do it later, and it will help keep the association's credit good. Our 
expenses this year will absorb all our income and the secretary 
is going to have something to say later on as to remedying this 
■condition, which is going to be an annual condition unless we in- 
■crease our income or discontinue .some tilings we are doing, which 
■cost money. 
Did you read over the committee program in the February num- 
ber, also published in the new Year Book? About fifty of our mem- 
bers were assigned work to do, by the president, and it remains to 
be seen whether they will respond. If you are waiting for a letter 
from the president or the secretary, urging you to get busy, you 
are on the wrong track, for there won't be any. The work has 
been fidly outlined, the details have been left entirely to the chair- 
men and we will see whether those who have been assigned a duty 
to perform for the associatiim. will do it. 
If you are one of those named on a committee and you have 
not heard from your chairnum, write him a letter and wake him 
up. telling him you are ready to get busy and ask him what his 
program is. 
The Executive Committee is deliberating over a number of very 
important matters having to do with the future welfare of the 
association. A number of rather radical steps have been proposed 
by various otlicers and members and the president has set them 
before tie other officers for careful i-.uisideration. They will be 
thoroufihly d'scussed by the Executive t'ommittee (through cor- 
respondence, and will be put in shape for action by the association 
at the St. Louis ciuivention. 
The officers realize that our organization is not making the prog- 
ress it .should, is not taking itself seriously enough, is not per- 
forming the function it could and should perform, and is apparently 
resolving itself into a somewhat exclusive, social, fraternal or- 
ganization, with its annual convention, more or less of a social 
reunion. These are hard facts and the Executive Committee is 
.going to wrestle with the problem. 
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. 
George A. Parker, of Hartford, in acknowledging his liavin" been 
honored Ijy the New Orleans convention, liy being elected to hon- 
orary membership, writes that he intends to continue as a con- 
tri'outing member, retaining his place on the acti\e list of senior 
members. Thi.s is ahso being done by hi>iiorarv members, C. M. 
Loring and .John Dunbar. 
Jas. O. Howard has resigned as superintendent of Letchworth 
Patk, at Portage, N. Y., and is available for a similar position 
elsewhere. Letchworth Park is a country park of 1,000 acres, 
donated to the State of New York by the late Wm. Pr'yor Letch- 
worth, in lillO. Mr. Howard was its first superintendent, prior 
to that having had six years' experience with municipal tree work 
and one year in the government forestry -ervice. Mr. Howard's 
address is Castile. N. Y. 
Ned Hollister is now superintendent of Zoological Park at Wash- 
ington. 1). C, succeeding Dr. Frank Baker, who resigned recently. 
The secretary has meagre information that the Board of Park 
Commissioners of Baltimore recently abolished the position of gen- 
eral superintendent, thus eliminating Mr. Wm. H. Manning, one 
of our oldest and most loyal members. This is hard to understand, 
as Jlr. .Manning is one of best known and most efficient park 
executives in the country, but local politics sometimes brings about 
queer results. 
Harry B. Frase, of Des Moines, Iowa, one of our new members, 
rec-ently suffered the loss of his mother. The members extend their 
sympathy to him in his bereavement. 
Wallace R. Pierson. Jr.. is a new arrival at Cromwell, Conn., 
under date of February 18. Those who attended the San Fran- 
cisco convention will recall how Wallace R., Sr., -n-as out of luck 
at that time, having to go to the hospital immediately upon arrival 
at San Francisco and undergo an operation for appendicitis. 
'J'he secretary recently had a pleasant call from Fred C. Alber, 
formerly superintendent at Cleveland, but now engaged in the 
manufacturing liusiness, and he was shown the sights of Seattle 
and iis recreation system. Mr. Alber resigned at Cleveland over 
a year ago to accept the position of city manager of Newburgh, 
N. T. After six months' service in that capacity, he found he had 
.so many assistant managers that his retirement followed. He now 
has an interest in a stove factory. 
John Boddy, for many years city forester of Cle\eland, and who 
has attended our conventions, has retired from public service and 
is now engaged in the greenhouse business in Cleveland, with great 
success. 
The convention gardens of the Society of American Florists, in 
connection with their .\iigust convention at New York, will be in 
the New York Botanical Gardens in Bronx Park. Here is where 
our members. George Nash and John F. Walsh, will have a chance 
to make a showing. 
A. Sherriffs, formerly with George B. Post, of Beruardsville, 
N. J., has secured the position of superintendent on the S. D. 
Brewster Estate, at Glen Cove, N. Y. 
The new roster and year book is out and we hope it will be 
pleasing to the members and that everybody has his name spelled 
right, his title proiierly given and his correct mailing address. If 
not. just stop and think as to whether you gave the information 
to the secretary or did you just let him find it out as best he could 
from eld lists, etc. 
L. P. .Jen.sen, of St. I>ouis. is the first member to send the sec- 
retary a list of prospecti\e new meniliers to work an, but we hope 
he will not be the last. We want one hundred new members for 
St. Louis convention. 
