charming glimpses of the river and distant shore. Brick walls 
and retaining walls hare been recently laid, much care being 
taken to keep the spirit of the place. 
Of the Pan American Building with its beautiful planting 
Mrs. Pratt writes charmingly : ' ' Our visit to this building 
brought us into another country, a country which is not upon the 
map. but which exists in reality in AVashington as a meeting place 
of the interests of the great continents of North and South 
America — with its gardens it is a: little oasis in which the symbol- 
ism of the two countries is expressed. Air. Rowe, the Director of 
the Pan American Building, arranged to have Air. Kelsey, the 
architect of the building, explain to the members, step by step, 
the meaning of the design, the ornamentation and the gardens 
that are contained on these five acres of land. AVhen one of the 
Alinisters from the South American Republic was asked how he 
felt about the building, he said, ' ' I always bring my people here 
directly. It expresses to them in their own words the hospital- 
ity of your country. ' ' That is the feeling of each visitor to this 
perfect spot, that it is not only a building and a garden ; it is 
the expression of an idea which will go far towards cementing 
the friendship of the two countries." 
In the afternoon with Air. Charles Aloore to lead us, we toured 
the city of AVashington, through the grounds of the AValter Reed 
Hospital, made beautiful through the generosity of Airs. Rea, 
through Rock Creek Park to the garden of Air. James Parmelee, 
— house, grounds, garden, all in perfect harmony. The wild- 
garden walk, and pools and natural shrubbery of Dogwoods and 
Crabs, Cherries and Judas tree, with a choice use of Evergreens, 
all satisfy. There is nothing one would wish changed and one 
dwelt long on the vista with its glimpse far away of the new 
Cathedral, pure Gothic, white and lace-like against the sky and 
framed with giant arms of Oaks and Hemlocks in the foreground. 
Airs. Charles Bell's garden came next, her garden adjoining the 
Parmelee garden. It was still brilliant with choice Dahlias, 
absolutely untouched by frost. Great tall beauties, Dream, 
Attraction, King of the Autumn, — all our favorites. The wonder- 
ful pink Rose growing in her greenhouse was named in her honor, 
and took the gold medal at the New York Horticultural Show 
a year ago. 
From here we drove to Arlington,— one feels the beauty and 
pathos of it too deeply to express, it is almost too much. The 
Garden Cli'b of America at the suggestion of Airs. Rea laid a 
wreath on the grave of the Unknown Soldier and in stillness and 
reverence we turned back to ATaskington, stopping for a moment 
at another memorial of great beauty and significance, — the Lin- 
coln Alemorial. Seen at this hour, so dignified, so wonderful, so 
still, we could but feel grateful that in the Fine Arts Commission 
there are men who will insist that the beauty of this wonder-city 
