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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
Miss Garretsen, of Dayton, Ohio, reported regarding 
the National Cash Register gardens and of her ex- 
periences in learning the art of agriculture and teach- 
ing the boys how to handle the hoes, rakes, etc. 
Warren H. Manning, of Boston, Mass., spoke on 
plans for school gardens. 
Volney Rogers, of Youngstown, Ohio, spoke of 
methods of teaching children to love birds, etc. 
After the meeting adjourned a series of lantern 
slides illustrating school garden work were shown and 
described by Prof. Hemenway. 
Thursday , July 9, Morning Session. 
The joint business meeting of the association was 
held in the roof garden of the hotel. 
Mr. Warren H. Manning was chosen chairman. Mr. 
Roy, of Montreal, chairman of the nominating commit- 
tee, reported the following list of nominations for offi- 
cers for ensuing year. They were unanimously elected : 
President, Clinton Rogers Woodruff ; Vice-Presidents, 
John C. Olmsted, Mrs. Herman J. Hall, Charles W. 
Garfield, Warren H. Manning, Dick J. Crosby, W. 
Ormiston Roy ; Secretary, Charles Mulford Robinson ; 
Treasurer, Ossian C. Simonds. 
Mr. Charles M. Loring, chairman of the Committee 
on Forestry, sent a telegram to the effect that owing 
to the serious illness of his wife he was unable to at- 
tend the meeting. His report was read by the official 
reader. 
Mr. W. J. Stevens presented the report of the Com- 
mittee on Rural Improvement. He said : 
“A few years ago a few societies were struggling 
to improve their towns and villages. Now no mod- 
ern town or village is without a society or societies de- 
voted to rural improvement.” He briefly rehearsed 
the various phases of rural improvement and the won- 
derful advances made during the past year, citing some 
examples of the work that was being done in St. Louis 
and other cities and towns. His report was consid- 
ered of special value, and Mr. Holden volunteered to 
publish it in full in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. 
Mrs. Smith of the Chicago Branch of the Woman’s 
Auxiliary, reported proposed changes in the by-laws 
of the association. The amendments were accepted 
and adopted as reported. 
Communications were read from the California Out- 
door Art League regarding the preservation of Tele- 
graph Hill, a historical spot near San Francisco, and 
of the Calaveras grove of big trees of California. On 
motion of Mrs. White, of Chicago, the association en- 
dorsed the action of the California Outdoor Art 
League. 
Volnev Rogers read a paper on “Outdoor Life in 
Cities.” 
The report of the Committee on the Federation of 
Societies was read by the official reader. The follow- 
ing societies were reported in favor of federation : 
American League for Civic Improvement, Archi- 
tects’ League, Eastern Conference Public Educational 
Association, National Municipal League, American 
Park and Outdoor Art Association. 
Secretary Robinson advocated the amalgamation of 
twelve different associations devoted to' park and other 
civic improvements and said that this had been the 
aim of the committee for the past two years. 
Several invitations were received from cities and 
towns for the holding of the next annual convention. 
On motion of Mr. Holden it was resolved to hold the 
next annual convention on the grounds of the St. Louis 
Exposition, the date to be determined by the president. 
A resolution offered by Mr. Crawford advocating 
the opening of public and quasi public grounds 1 — to the 
public — was opposed by Mr. Warren Manning and 
others. Mr. Holden was in favor of respecting fully 
the rights of individual owners ; of teaching owners 
of private grounds the gospel of beauty, but not to 
violate in any way the privacy of the home. 
The usual resolution of thanks to those who had 
made the convention a success was passed, and the 
convention adjourned sine die. 
Thursday, July 9, Afternoon. 
The business meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary was 
held on the roof garden at 2 130. Mrs. Herman J. 
Hall presided. The nominating committee reported the 
following list of officers, who were drdy elected : Presi- 
dent, Mrs. Charles Millspaugh, of Chicago-; First 
Vice-President, Mrs. Frank A. Wade, of Buffalo; 
Second Vice-President, Mrs. Basil Duke, Louisville, 
Ky. ; Secretary, Mrs. George T. Banzet, Chicago ; 
Treasurer, Mrs. C. B. Whitnall, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Board of Directors— Mrs. Sylvester Baxter, Boston; 
Mrs. W. T. Washburn, Los Angeles ; Mrs. H. D. 
Stearns, New Orleans; Mrs. J. T. Hooper, Ashland. 
Members of the nominating committee were Mrs. 
L. Johnson, New Orleans; Mrs. Arthur C. Neville, 
Green Bay; Mrs. H. C. Lytton, Chicago; Mrs. F. R. 
Tibbits, Boston ; Mrs. Charles P. Weaver, Louisville. 
In accordance with amendments to the by-laws of the 
association a delegate to the council — Mrs. Eben Byron 
Smith, of Chicago 1 — was elected to serve during the 
ensuing year. Four delegates and four alternates were 
elected to represent the association at the bi-ennial 
federation of woman’s clubs. 
At 4 o’clock a meeting was held in the auditorium 
of the Twentieth Century Club. Mrs. Herman J. Hall 
presided. Brief reports were made by delegates from 
the auxiliary branches and short addresses were made 
by Messrs. Warren H. Manning, Dr. M. D. Mann 
and J. H. Griffith and Mrs. McCrae. 
Papers were read by Mrs. E. B. Smith, of Chicago, 
and Mrs. Frank A. Wade, of Buffalo. 
In the evening a reception was given the convention 
visitors by the Twentieth Century Club in the club- 
house on Delaware avenue. 
