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has driven the bill-posters and snipers to the trunks of 
trees. The nuisance should be abated. 
Shortly after i o'clock a fine luncheon was served 
in the Park Lake boat-house, where the association 
were the guests of the Buffalo Park Commissions. 
After luncheon Prof. John T. Cowell, director of the 
Buffalo Botanic Gardens, described the garden at South 
Park, and said it was the object of its founders to 
build up a collection of plants and make it of the 
highest educational value, a museum where the stu- 
dent could familiarize himself with plants of orna- 
mental or commercial value. 
John L. Brothers, superintendent of parks, briefly 
described the parks the guests would visit. He said 
the total area was 1,049 acres, di- 
vided into large and small parks, 
circles, triangles, squares and ap- 
proaches. The combined length 
of the approaches is 14 miles. Del- 
aware Park contains 362 acres, 
with many bitsi of beautiful scenerv 
of lake and 1 meadow, the lake con- 
taining 4 6]/ 2 acres and the meadow 
122 acres. He eulogized Prof. 
Wrn. McMillen, who spent the best 
years of his life creating the park 
system of the city. The members 
of the convention! were then driven 
through the parks and parkways of 
the city. 
Tuesday, July 7 , Evening Session. 
The evening session was held in 
the auditorium of the Twentieth 
Century Club on Delaware avenue. 
The meeting was called to order 
by Mr. Guilford Smith, of Buffalo. 
After a word of welcome he intro- 
duced the president of the associa- 
tion, Clinton Rogers Woodruff, who read a valuable 
paper, “The Awakening of America,” which is printed 
on another page. 
The chairman introduced Mrs. Herman J. Hall, 
whose address was entitled the “Mission of the Park 
Maker.” Prof. L. H. Bailey was then introduced and 
read a paper entitled “The Forward Movement in 
Outdoor Art.” 
Mrs. Frances Copley Seavey, of Chicago, then gave 
an address,. “The Possibilities of the Small Home 
Grounds.” 
Wednesday, July 8 , Morning Session. 
Cars were taken at 9 130 a. m. for the city of Niagara 
Falls. Unfortunately the cars were so crowded many 
were unable to obtain seats, and some abandoned the 
party and went by steam train. Upon arrival at 
Niagara Falls a meeting was held at the auditorium of 
the Natural Food Company. In the absence of Presi- 
dent Green, of the State Reservation Commission, the 
visitors were welcomed to the city by Reservation 
Commissioner A. J. Porter. 
An address bv Andrew H. Green was read by the 
clerk. The address dwelt upon the benefits to be de- 
rived from parks and breathing places for the people 
of the cities. The paper was an interesting one and 
was heartily applauded. 
The Hon. T. V. Welsh, superintendent of the State 
Reservation, gave an interesting address on the reser- 
vation, and told of efforts to secure the passage of 
a bill creating a State Reservation. He told of the 
opening of the reservation in 1885 and the many im- 
provements which have been made since that time to 
make the reservation “Nature’s Beauty Spot.” It was 
announced by President Woodruff at the meeting that 
the registration at the present session was the largest 
in the history of the association. 
At the conclusion of the meeting the members of the 
association boarded carriages and were taken for a 
drive about the reservation. Later in the afternoon 
they were driven to the Canadian side of the river for 
an inspection of Victoria Park. 
At 2 o’clock luncheon was served at the Dufiferin 
Cafe, the members of the association being the guests 
of the Victoria Park Commissioners. During the 
progress of the luncheon a paper was read by President 
Langmuir, of the Canadian Park Commission. 
It described at length the history of Queen Victoria 
Park and contained many valuable suggestions as to 
how parks may be managed without drawing too heav- 
ily on the public treasury. 
BRIDGE IN DELAWARE PARK. BUFFALO, N. Y. 
