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Nearly all of the records have, however, with great dif- 
ficulty been duplicated, and it is thought that only a 
few members’ names are missing from the rolls. Many 
of the society’s reports were also destroyed, and those 
earlier than volume V are now very scarce. The wide 
and constant demand for this literature makes it one of 
the most valuable aids to membership and an educating 
force of the assocaition. The secretary paid tribute to 
the efficient and enthusiastic work of the Auxiliary 
and its president, and to.ok up the work of his own 
office. The most important work, aside from the dis- 
semination of much valuable literature, was in using 
the association’s influence to further three important 
pieces of legislation for outdoor art. The assisting 
of the Outdoor Art League of California in its efforts 
to preserve the Calaveras Grove of big trees in that 
state, has been told of in Park and Cemetery by Mrs. 
Herman J. Hall. While the bill before 
Congress lias not yet been passed, the as- 
sociation’s campaign in its behalf will 
count for much when the fight is re- 
newed. The threatened encroachment on 
the Mall in Washington was another in- 
stance where the influence of the Asso- 
ciation was used to advantage. The sec- 
retary started an energetic protest which 
was felt in many directions, with the re- 
sult that the Mall was saved. A grab 
bill introduced in the New York Legis- 
lature granting the right to power com- 
panies to draw an unlimited supply of 
water from the Niagara river, was also 
defeated through public opinion aroused 
in the same manner. Attention was called 
to the great and growing number of re- 
quests that come to the secretary from all 
parts of the country asking for help in 
improvement work, and the handicap of 
lack of funds which prevents this as- 
sistance being given as freely as 
it should be given. The statistics of the year were 
given as follows: Total membership, 900, as against 
705 a year ago, and 41 1 two years ago; local societies, 
74, as against 27 last year. The receipts of the secre- 
tary for the year were $1,143.14, and of the treasurer, 
$1,839.32. 
Reports of the secretary and treasurer of the Aux- 
iliary were next in order. As these two officers were 
unable to be present, the secretary’s report was pre- 
sented by Mrs. Millspaugh, the president. She told 
of the methods of the women’s organization, and of the 
practical results accomplished by working through 
women’s clubs and other societies. Teachers’ leagues 
and parents’ clubs were formed for the improve- 
ment of school grounds, and these leagues and 
clubs affiliated with the Auxiliary. The work of the 
year was summarized by months, and the remarkable 
growth and activity of the organization is well shown 
by the increase in membership. There were 273 new 
members, 20 resignations and three deaths during the 
year, making a total gain of 250 workers, representing 
20 states. The total membership is now 550. The 
intimate personal work of the women in the betterment 
of home life and the surroundings of the children ad- 
mirably supplements the work of the men, and, as the 
president said, they feel that they “belong to a society 
which has a real, visible entity.” The officers have 
written 2,000 letters during the year, and the Auxiliary 
now has 54 aid societies co-operating with it. 
Vice-president Dick J. Crosby took the chair while 
President Woodruff, in a brief and forcible speech, pre- 
sented the merger plan. He gave the history of the 
movement, which has been gathering force for the 
past two years, and pointed out the gain in efficiency 
and effectiveness by a union of the two organizations. 
The great opportunity for work and the lack of funds 
makes it necessary to interest men of means, which can- 
not be effectively done, while two organizations are in 
the field. He called attention to the large number 
of applications for help which are now received from 
the same sources by both organizations. This waste 
of effort would be eliminated. 
President J. Horace McFarland, of the A. L. C. I., 
spoke earnestly in favor of the merger. He said 
that the work was essentially a missionary problem, and 
must be faced as such. There can be no competition in 
missionary work if the philanthropists are to be inter- 
ested in it. Representatives should be sent to different 
cities to show them how to make improvements ; this 
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