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j moLisly voted out of order and threatened with a pay- 
} ment of back salary. The committee retired and re- 
! turned in a few moments with the following slate, 
I which was unanimously elected : 
President, Theodore Wirth ; secretary-treasurer, 
John W. Duncan; vice-presidents — Byron Worthen, 
Manchester, N. H. ; W. J. Zartmann, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; 
John Chambers, Toronto, Can. ; R. H. Warder, Chi- 
cago; E. Baker, New Orleans, La.; W. R. Adams, 
Omaha, Neb. 
The newly-elected president was called on for a 
speech, and said a few words of earnest appreciation. 
The retiring president was extended a vote of thanks 
for able and dignified conduct of his office, and Secre- 
tary Duncan, after being characterized as the officer 
who does all of the work, decided he was too busy to 
make a speech. 
J. Horace McFarland, president of the American 
Civic Association, was introduced to the meeting and 
presented the greetings of the kindred association. He 
urged the co-operation of the two societies, both of 
which are handling the beautiful side of America in 
ways that supplement each other. The park superin- 
tendents are doing a special work with conspicuous 
efficiency. The American Civic Association spreads 
abroad the results of its work, and makes use of its 
knowledge in spreading the gospel of a beautiful Amer- 
ica in its wider field of civic improvement. 
Mr. McFarland was cordially received and remained 
the rest of the day as the guest of the association. 
The official duties over, the very busy, efficient and 
hospitable local steering and entertainment committee 
took charge of the visitors and began to show them 
things. This committee, which earned the hearty 
thanks of the association, was composed as follows : 
Park Commissioner Noble, Asst. Supt. James Braik, 
Auditor David A. Seymour, Henry Fibers, Supt. of 
Humboldt Park, and Prof. John F. Cowell, director 
of the Botanic Garden. 
After a bountiful buffet luncheon in the park casino 
overlooking the beautiful lake and the opposite shore 
line of fine trees, the party was driven in carriages 
through Delaware Park, a rarely diversified tract of 
362 acres, which ranks as one of the finest specimens 
of Mr. Olmsted’s landscape work in the country. The 
large open meadow, covering 122 acres, the lake with 
its well-grown banks giving a water surface of 46^2 
acres, and the many large trees of natural growth, 
were distinctive features much admired. A custom 
worthy of extension and emulation is the labeling of a 
Ivy Bridge, Delaware Park. “The Circle,” North Street. 
Driveway in Delaware Park. View of North St., Lenox Hotel in Background. 
SOME SCENES IN BUFFALO VISITED BY THE PARK SUPERINTENDENTS. 
