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in Cleveland’s park affairs, and Mr. Loring suggested 
that in future in all gifts to parks it should be decreed 
that political appointees be excluded from exercising 
their functions in connection with such gifts. Mr. 
Cowles stated that the Park Board was in office for 
eight years and gave Cleveland its fine parks, and the 
president remarked that had Mr. Rockefeller and Mr. 
Gordon have known that their benefactions would 
have been administered by politicians, they would not 
have given of their means. 
Mr. Parker asked that a committee be appointed 
to prepare and print a memoir on the late H. W. S. 
Cleveland. This closed the morning session. 
In the afternoon the members and guests enjoyed 
a four hours’ drive through the parks and boulevards 
of the east and west sides, and notwithstanding the 
intense heat, which was especially severe on the ladies, 
it was a highly gratifying excursion. The drive took 
MUSIC PAVIUION, WASHINGTON PARK, MIUWAUKEB. 
the route of Wisconsin and Cass streets, Juneau place, 
Prospect avenue and the Lake Shore. From Lake 
Park the drive continued, by way of Newberry boule- 
vard, to River Park, and thence to Washington Park, 
where, at 5 p. m., an elaborate lunch was served by the 
Park Commissioners. Short speeches were made by 
Commissioner Rebhan, President Holden, of the asso- 
ciation, and Mrs. Herman J. Hall, president of the 
Ladies Auxiliary. The return was made to the hotel 
by way of Highland boulevard and Grand avenue. The 
drive demonstrated the fact that Milwaukee is a splen- 
did residence city, with natural advantages possessed 
by very few cities in the country. The visitors were 
greatly impressed with the beauty of the river banks 
and its romantic features. The possibilities of mak- 
ing Milwaukee a wonderfully beautiful city are within 
reaching distance. The parks are fine tracts, needing 
no apology, as the president of the association re- 
marked, but are yet susceptible of further development, 
a fact recognized under the criticism of competent au- 
thority. 
The society event of the Convention was the re- 
ception tendered to the association and the Woman’s 
Auxiliary by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Catlin, 343 Far- 
well avenue, from 8:30 to 10:30 in the evening. The 
interior of the residence and the grounds were beauti- 
fully decorated and brilliantly illuminated. An orches- 
tra in the grounds discoursed sweet music, and the 
heat was moderated by appropriate refreshments. 
Altogether it was a recherche and enjoyable affair, and 
did honor to host, hostess and guests. The guests 
were received by Mr. and Mrs. Catlin, Mrs. Herman 
J. Hall, Chicago; Mrs. James S. Peck, Milwaukee, 
and Mr. L. E. Holden, Cleveland. Brief addresses 
were made during the evening, the porch serving as an 
appropriate rostrum. Some 250 guests were present. 
Thursday, June 27. — Morning Session. 
The session opened at 10 a. m., and matters of busi- 
ness came first in order. On invitation from the Mass- 
achusetts Horticultural Society and the Appalachian 
Mountain Club to hold the next convention in Boston 
in 1902 was accepted. An invitation was also read 
from the mayor of St. Louis to hold the convention of 
1902 or that of 1903 at St. Louis, Mo. ; this was re- 
ferred to the council, and was later voted up and ac- 
cepted for 1903. 
President Holden called attention to the desirability 
of a closer affiliation with the numerous societies hav- 
ing objects similar to those of this association, and 
especially refrred to the National League of Improve- 
ment Associations, which holds a convention at Buffalo 
in August, and a resolution was offered by Prof. Thos. 
H. Macbride looking to an arrangement for closer 
work. D. J. Thomas, corresponding secretary of the 
League, replied to the president, approving the sug- 
gestion, which resulted in the appointment of a con- 
ference committee of three, C. M. Loring, Minneap- 
olis, T. H. Macbride, Iowa City, and Warren H. Man- 
ning, secretary, to meet with a similar committee of 
the League, to consider the question of co-operation 
between the two associations. It is expected that the 
meeting at Boston next year will secure closer rela- 
tionship with many associations having the work of 
outside improvement in hand. 
Upon the call for reports, that of the committee on 
changes in the constitution was ordered laid before 
council. A section of the council report recommended 
that one-half of the dues paid by Woman’s Auxiliary 
be placed at the disposal of the Auxiliary for its own 
use. Carried. 
The committee on prizes for designs was recom- 
mended by council to be discharged. Carried. , 
The report of the committee on park accounts was 
not ready, and the committee on badges recommended 
a design which was submitted to council. 
The election of officers resulted as follows : E. J. 
