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Grounds,” which evoked considerable discussion, 
especially directed to the question of continuous 
lawns in residence districts. There must always be 
division of opinion on this subject, owing to the 
various conditions bearing upon the problem. It 
was conceded, however, that whatever division or 
boundary was established it must be inconspicuous 
and made to comport with the surroundings. 
A paper by Mrs. Fanny Copley Seavey, who 
was unavoidably absent, on “Missionaries” was 
read by Mr. R. H. Warder. It spoke of many old 
favorite flowers and the missionary work they 
read a paper on “Improvement of Homes and 
Home Surroundings, School and School Grounds, 
by the use of Flowers and Plants,” and it prac- 
tically gave an account of the work of the League, 
and especially with that department in which 
flowers and children can be made to play an im- 
portant part in the improvement of conditions. 
Mr. Chas. M. Loring, for so long intimately 
connected with the development of the Minneapolis 
Parks, read a paper, written at Mr. Loring’s solici- 
tation, from the veteran landscape architect, Mr. 
H. W. S. Cleveland, designer of the park system 
LORING PARK, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
These Illustrations of Minneapolis Parks are by the courtesy of the Park Commissioners of that city. 
accomplished among children, and was' warmly 
received. 
As a trolley ride to visit Minnehaha Park 
required prompt attention at 4 p. m., an adjourn- 
ment for that purpose closed the discussion. 
Minnehaha Park is a tract of some 125 acres, 
picturesquely situated about the Falls of Minnehaha, 
which will always give it a most romantic interest; 
it has, however, park effects of considerable beauty 
apart from its principal feature. This enjoyable 
ride was the first of many social functions inter- 
spersed throughout the proceedings. 
The evening session was held in the First 
Unitarian Church, under the charge of Mrs. Robert 
Pratt of the Woman’s Improvement League. She 
The associations connected with this really sug- 
gestive paper assured a warm reception. 
A paper on “Recreation plus Education,” by 
Mr. Wm. H. Tolman, Secretary of the New York 
Association for the Improvement of the Condition 
of the Poor, read by Mrs. J. F. Force, and a letter 
from Mrs. Sarah Webb, Louisville, Ky. , read by 
Mr. Manning, brought the proceedings to what was 
really a lecture on “The Practical Adaptation of 
Outdoor Art to Homes of Large Communities, 
Especially the People in the Middle Classes,” which 
was given by Mr. E. L. Shuey of the National Cash 
Register Co. of Dayton, O. This was the most 
popular feature among the papers offered at the 
convention. It demonstrated what could be done 
