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cannot be done without funds, and men of means must 
be interested. 
Mr. Charles M. Loring, by virtue of his long expe- 
rience in lecturing on improvement work, spoke as a 
missionary, and testified to the need for education in 
horticultural matters in the villages of the Northwest, 
which he declared were a disgrace to civilization. He 
offered another argument for merging in the fact that 
members and officers in both organizations have two 
conventions to attend. The money spent in this way 
should be devoted to the work. 
Mr. Warren H. Manning offered a resolution provid- 
ing that the president appoint three liquidating trus- 
tees, to join with three trustees from the A. L. C. I., to 
wind up the affairs of the two organizations and to set 
in motion the machinery of the new one. 
The resolution was passed without a dissenting voice, 
and Messrs. Manning and Robinson, and Mrs. Mills- 
paugh, were appointed as the trustees of the A. P. O. 
A. A. 
The report of the committee on propaganda was 
given by Mrs. Millspaugh, in the absence of the chair- 
man, Mrs. Herman J. Hall. The committee secured 
32 new members, 1 1 of whom, were to the credit of 
Mrs. Hall, who also wrote a number of magazine ar- 
ticles on subjects pertaining to outdoor improvements. 
Resolutions of regret at the unavoidable absence of 
Mrs. Hall were passed, and the secretary instructed to 
notify her of this action. 
The committee on Civic Alliance, through its chair- 
man, Secretary Robinson, reported that the following 
societies, in addition to the two at the convention, had 
appointed three trustees as representatives in the alli- 
ance : The National Municipal League ; The League of 
American Municipalities ; The Architectural League of 
America ; The American Scenic and Historic Preserva- 
tion Society ; and The Conference of Eastern Public 
Education Associations. The Alliance has for its pur- 
pose : To establish a bureau of information for the co- 
ordination of all branches of civic improvement work ; 
to eliminate duplication of effort, and to facilitate the 
gathering, exchange, and distribution of information. 
All members of the co-operating societies are invited 
to become subscribing members and receive the reports 
and bulletins to be issued. Clinton Rogers Wood- 
ruff is chairman of the Alliance, and Charles Mulforcl 
Robinson secretary. 
The report of the committee on plans, a joint com- 
mittee of the two societies, was made by its chairman, 
Warren H. Manning. Estimates on the cost of stere- 
opticon and other illustrated lectures, were given, and 
the value of sending out practical instructions for im- 
provement workers emphasized. Illustrated leaflets 
were regarded as the most effective form of literature 
to issue. 
Resolutions on the death of Frederick Law Olmsted, 
an honorary member of the society, were adopted and 
the convention adjourned. 
The afternoon meeting of the American League for 
Civic Improvement was made very brief to enable some 
of the members of both associations to enjoy an auto- 
mobile trip through Forest Park and Tower Grove 
Park, as the guests of the St. Louis park board. Com- 
missioner Robert Anil took charge of the party, and 
also took a number of delegates as his guests to see 
some of the shows on “The Pike” in the evening, after 
a luncheon in the Tyrolean Alps at the head of the Pike. 
Mr. Aull was extended a vote of thanks for his cour- 
tesy to the Convention. 
President J. Horace McFarland called the meeting 
to order and Clinton Rogers Woodruff, the secre- 
tary, made a brief oral statement of the work of the 
FOUNTAIN OF VENUS BY PHILIP MARTINY; MANUFAC- 
TURES BUILDING, ST. LOUIS. 
League. He told of the remarkable results of the lit- 
erature sent out by the League and of a typical three 
weeks’ correspondence to illustrate the varied charac- 
ter of the work the League is asked to do. One of its 
most important functions was to serve as a clearing 
house to bring together people who are interested in 
the same work. The League reported 450 members, 
and a brief statement from Treasurer Morton D. Hull, 
who was unable to be present, gave the total receipts as 
$L5 I 9-°7- 
The merger project was presented by Secretary 
Woodruff, and as the majority of the members had 
heard the discussion at the morning session, the propo- 
sition was brought at once to a vote. After some dis- 
cussion as to the method of procedure raised by one 
member, a resolution providing for the president and 
two others to serve as liquidating trustees was adopted. 
