After dinner at the Allegheny Country Club, an out-of-door 
"Movie" amused the guests, while the Presidents and Directors 
gathered at Mrs. Rea's for a last business meeting. 
FRIDAY, JUNE 16. 
The distance between Sewickley and the East End of Pitts- 
burgh is about twenty miles, and many interesting sights were 
to be seen en route. The meeting place of the Allegheny and 
Monongahela rivers at Fort Duquesne (later Fort Pitt) forms 
the Ohio river which we learned about in our geography books 
and is a remarkable and historic spot. We longed to have seen 
it one hundred years ago before the hand of man had defiled 
it with factories. 
This last day began in the studio garden of Mrs. Hailman, ]\i; RS- 
whose flower paintings were known to most of us. A lovable, Hailman 's 
rambling country garden right in the heart of a great city, garden 
Lilium C a,ndidum and Delphinium Roses and all the annuals 
flourishing as if they were a thousand miles from a smoke-stack. 
The flowers were arranged in paintable groups, special attention 
being given to effective combinations of color. Underneath the 
Studio was a practical potting-shed and root-cellar; groups of 
cold-frames and an orthodox compost heap were conveniently 
near. Fall delights were suggested by rows of strong young 
Chrysanthemums in their orderly pots like soldiers at attention. 
We lingered among the pictures; one flower painting in partic- 
ular which stood on a chair near the door seemed to be the 
favorite — but I especially liked the recent Florida sketches and 
the large canvas of blue Agave Americana. 
From here we drove through Mrs. Mercur's garden to Mrs. 
Richard Mellon 's for luncheon. By this time all the adjectives 
of the Bulletin staff were used up ! We could only gaze with 
appreciative wide-open eyes and full mouths as we ate at little 
tables in the drawing-rooms and conservatories. Most cordial 
hospitality greeted us everywhere, and we are hopelessly spoiled. 
The whole afternoon was far too short to adequately see the Exhibition 
Exhibition at the Carnegie Institute. The President and Trus- AT 
tees did us great honor indeed; we thoroughly appreciated and Carnegie 
enjoyed this culmination of privilege for those of us who really Institute 
love our Art, for as Mr. St Gaudens so aptly says, "Gardening 
is an Art, like painting and sculpture — not a profession or a 
business. ' ' 
With discrimination and taste the gifted committee had 
gotten together the choicest examples in the land of Paintings 
and Pastels; of Flowers and Gardens; Etchings and Block- 
Prints; Tapestries, Screens and Kakemonos; Sculpture suitable 
for gardens; Pottery Bird-baths and Jars; Models of Spanish 
and English gardens; Plans and Photographs by our best 
Landscape Architects; Aquaria; Mounted and Painted Birds; 
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