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town when reminded of it. It also serves as an ad-, 
vertisement and an aid in the extension of the league’s 
work. 
Another one of the activities of the league is the 
model garden shown in the other illustration. It is 
located at 14th avenue and Pearl street. A large 
variety of vegetables are well grown, and a competent 
gardener is in attendance. 
CONVENTION OF AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION 
IN MILWAUKEE. 
This year’s convention of the American Civic As- 
sociation will be held in Milwaukee. The exact date 
is not yet determined, but the meeting will take place 
some time in October. It will be in session three days, 
beginning on Wednesday morning. 
The first morning session will be devoted to the ad- 
dresses of welcome, the annual review of the secre- 
tary, report of the treasurer, the nomination and elec- 
tion of officers and miscellaneous business. 
Wednesday afternoon the Association’s work for the 
year will be covered in ten minute reports from each 
of the departments. Other features of the Wednesday 
afternoon session will be papers and addresses on 
“Wisconsin’s Contributions to Civic Progress.” Spe- 
cial attention will be devoted to the work in Mil- 
waukee, Madison, Racine and Menomonie, and also 
to the traveling library system of tlie state. 
Thursday morning there will be papers on “San 
Francisco’s Opportunity and How She Is Using It,” 
by ex-Mayor James D. Phelan, vice-president of 
the association, and Daniel H. Burnham, the noted 
architect who furnished plans for the rebuilding of 
the Golden Gate city. The program on Thursday 
morning will also cover addresses on “Architec- 
ture and Civic Progress.” 
Thursday afternoon will be devoted to “What 
Women Are Doing for Civic Improvement,” under 
the general direction of Mrs. Edward L. Upton, 
chairman of the Women’s Outdoor Art League de- 
partment of the association. Arrangements have 
been made already for papers by Mrs. William 
Christian, of Texas, Mrs. M. F. Johnston, of In- 
diana and Mrs. C. B. Crane, of Michigan. Addi- 
tional speakers will be engaged before the conven- 
tion meets. 
The greatest general interest in the convention 
will doubtless center around the Thursday evening 
session, and its discussion of national civic prob- 
lems. J. Horace McFarland, president of the asso- 
ciation, will speak on “The Niagara Campaign.” 
Hon. Henry B. F. Macfarland, one of the commis- 
sioners of the District of Columbia, will discuss 
“Our National Capital.” “The Appalachian Reser- 
vations” will be the subject of addresses by Henry 
A. Barker, Gifford Pinchot and J. T. Rothrock. 
Thursday morning there will be special discus- 
sion of "The Civic Opportunity in the South” and 
papers as follows : "A W’estern View of the Prob- 
lem," by Erastus Brainerd, Washington; "What 
One i\Ian Did,” by W. A. Finklenburg, Minnesota; 
‘A'Vhat One Association Did,” by F. A. Whiting, 
Massachusetts; “Mosquito Extermination,” by 
General F. D. Grant, United States Army. 
TABLET MARKS FIRST HOUSE IN FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
On the 150th anniversary of the founding of Flem- 
ington, N. J., by Samuel Fleming, May 23, the 
Daughters of the American Revolution unveiled the 
tablet shown in the illustration which was placed 
TABLET ON FIRST HOUSE IN FLEMINGTON, N. J. [ 
on the first house erected in the village 150 years i 
ago. ^ j 
The tablet is of Italian marble, designed and exe- i 
cuted by Robert Reardon of the Flemington Stone j 
Works, and presented by that firm to the D. A. R. | 
The decorative frieze bears a true representation | 
of the house as it appeared when first erected, and 
the insignia of the D. A. R. The carving is well 1 
rendered, and the raised polished lettering and bor- ; 
der make a good showing against the hammered j 
background. The lettering is a simple Gothic form, | 
good in balance and execution. 
There are few towns that have not some historic 
house or spot that could be similarly marked. I 
