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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA 
of our members liave alrearl.v joinoil tlie colors and there is uo 
telliug how soon more o£ us will do the same, I take this op- 
portunity of asking the co-operation of each and every member to 
do his jjart and make this meeting a grand success thereby cement- 
ing more closely the friendship of all the members. 
Every member should try to get on the secretary's new member- 
ship roll of honor. What a grand thing it would be for the as- 
sociation if each member could bring in even one new member 
before the St. Louis convention. I would agaiu ask each and every 
member to attend and those who feel sure they can attend to 
prevail upon the members who have any doubts about going as to 
their attendance explaining to them the wonderful time which 
is being arranged by the St. Louis and East St. Louis members to 
make our stay one long to be remembered. 
The following committees are appointed to act on convention 
matters : 
Convention Committee : Messrs. Griffin, East St. Louis ; .Tensen, 
Strehle, Ohlweiler and Keonig. St. Louis. 
This committee, I underst.iiid. li:is 1)i'(M1 working luird to make 
"Ameudmeuls to this constitution and by-laws 
may be made at any annual convention by a two- 
thirds vote of the voting members. Provided : That 
a coiiy of all proposed amendments .shall have been 
Mled with the secretary at least thirty days previous 
to the date of the convention and the secretary shall 
before such convention, through the otficial organ- 
ization or otherwise, notify the entire membership 
of the proposed amendments." 
In accordance with this provision, it will be necessary that 
any projjosed amendments must be on tile with tlie secretary, 
not later than August 10, 1917. 
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. 
The Roll of Honor in connection with new members is omitted 
this mouth because of the fact that there is no change over last 
month. Xo doulit many members are at work, 
but the returns have not reached the secretary 
at this writing. Jlessrs. .Tensen, Mische, 
Cliampion. Ellis. Putnam and Wirth are the 
only ones who have called on the secretary for 
blanks or follow-up work, but about si.\t.y pros- 
pects are being canvassed. 
We actually have about thirty members who 
have failed to pay their dues for the fiscal year 
.iust closing this month, in spite of the fact 
that it has been made clear that we need all 
of our income in order to pay up all of our 
bills. Some members have the habit of defer- 
ring the payment of their back dues until they 
get to the convention and this is all wrong, as 
it deprives the association of the money when 
it needs it and compels the secretary to list 
the delinquents in his annual report, which 
is embarrassing to all concerned, especially 
when it involves some of our best known mem- 
biTs. If you are one of the guilty ones, remit 
prior to August 1. 
Comfort Station, St. Louis Park, St. Louis. 
the convention in St. Louis one long to be remembered by all the 
members. 
Transportation Committee: J. W. Thompson, Seattle, for the 
Pacifie Coast and Western Canadian members : Henry W. Busch, 
Detroit, for the middle western States and central Canadian mem- 
bers ; Herman W. Merkel. New York, eastern. New England and 
eastern Canadian members ; Clarence L. Brock, Houston, southern 
members: Charles W. Davis. Memphis, for southwestern members. 
The transportation committee should arrange for parties to 
travel together thereby procuring a lower rate, and should en- 
deavor to stop off at as many cities as possible en route to bring 
along any member who cannot make up his mind whether or not 
to attenil. Each and every member should take it upon himself 
to bring as nian.v members as possible to the convention. 
I have received a long letter from the secretary, who feels certain 
that tile St. Louis Conventi(pn will be the largest attended in the 
history of the association : also a linancial statement for the fiscal 
year fcu' l!llll-17 to July 1 from which I note 
there are a number of outstanding dues which 
have not lieen paid. I would ask each and 
every member in arrears to send a check to 
the secretary before convention time, so that 
he may be able to give a good account of our 
financial standing;. He also sent me a copj' of 
circular letter which he is sending to various 
prospective members which letter should bring 
good results. 
A communication from C. E. Breuer in 
which he states that Alex Fisk of Racine, Wis., 
has gone to Douglas. Ariz., to take charge of 
the recreation work in the U. S. Army Camps. 
Let us hojie this will not keep .Vlex from at- 
tending the convention. 
L. W. Page, director of Public Roads and 
Rural Engineering of the U. S. Department 
of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., has kindly 
consented to prejiare a paper on road buildin;; 
and maintenance to be read and discussed at 
the convention. John F. Wai..sii, Jr. 
St. Louis has completed two new features 
during this yeai", which should attract the at- 
tention of those who attend the September con- 
vention. 
One of these is an open air amphitheatre or auditorium, located 
in Forest Park and which was formally opened to the public on 
June 5 with a spectacular production of "Aida." 
The other is the new Sunset Hill Golf Course, laid out by our 
friend Jensen and which he claims is the most picturesque golf 
course in America. 
The S. A. F. convention gardens in Bronx Park, New York 
City, are being developed under the personal supervision of our 
member Geo. V. Nash and it is evident that the gardens are at- 
tracting the attention of the New Y'ork people as Sunday crowds 
of upwards of 75,000 people are common. 
North Tonawanda, near Buffalo, is to vote on the proposition of 
bonds to aquire Sweeney Park, a semi-public park of prominence, 
which has been developed and maintained heretofore by the 
Sweeney Estate. 
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 
Attention of all nieniliers is called to the 
following extract from the Constitution and 
By-Laws : 
Ansicl Fountain in Forest Park. St. Louis. 
