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It was also agreed that quite an influence had been 
manifested by the parents of the children active in the 
work. 
“The Influence of Neighborhood Improvement As- 
sociations in the Embellishment of Cities,” was given 
in the form of a paper by Mr. Charles M. Coring, ex- 
president American Park and Outdoor Art Associa- 
tion. It touched upon what such an association can 
do in a practical advisory way in the direction of se- 
lecting, planting and caring for trees, shrubs and 
other planting material, and also in creating sentiment 
toward the establishment of the important public 
beauty spots and other features of embellishment 
which the times demand. 
Mr. H. S. Earle, Detroit, Mich., president of the 
League of American Wheelmen, followed with an ad- 
dress on “Better Highways.” Being a representative 
of his district he touched upon the political view of 
the question, and also offered a number of sugges- 
tions upon methods of improving our country roads, 
among them the employment of convicts from our 
state prisons. He expatiated upon the value of good 
roads and their necessity and denounced present con- 
ditions which were unworthy of our communities. 
Prof. John Craig, Cornell University, talked upon 
“University Extension in Its Relation to Civic Im- 
provement,” in the course of which he spoke very en- 
couragingly of the work of the association. He was 
followed by Mr. William Scott, superintendent of 
floriculture at the Pan-American Exposition, in a pa- 
per on the “Relation of the Pan-American Exposition 
to the Public Beauty Movement.” Mr. Scott’s paper 
was among the most practical presented to the Con- 
vention. He described his methods of producing the 
splendid effects seen on the grounds, and giving many 
details of a useful nature on general principles, he 
suggested how such results could be obtained else- 
where, and how the horticultural efforts impressed 
themselves upon the mind and influenced it in all the 
future. Mr. Scott’s work was pronounced to be one 
of the most educational and farthest reaching lessons 
of the Pan-American. 
“How a Village Was Improved” was the last ad- 
dress of the afternoon, and was delivered by Mr. C. E. 
Bolton, mayor of East Cleveland, O. Mr. Bolton was 
a vigorous speaker and gave a graphic description of 
the work of public improvement in his city, and the 
means he had encouraged to fight the aggressive ten- 
dencies of franchise-grabbing corporations. 
The evening session was open to the general pub- 
lic and was presided over by Dr. Matthew D. Mann, 
whose name is now a household word in connection 
with his recent splendid surgical operation on Presi- 
dent McKinley after the attempted assassination at 
Buffalo. The feature of the evening was a stereopti- 
con lecture by Prof. Charles Zueblin, of the University 
’1' of Chicago, on “The Rennaisance of Civic Beauty.’' 
The series of beautiful views expressly illustrated the 
principles conveyed in the lecture, and chiefly demon- 
strated the harmony which existed in the arrangement 
of the older cities, and which must be incorporated to 
an appropriate extent in our efforts at modern city 
embellishment. 
The morning of Wednesday, August 14, was oc- 
cupied with the formal business of the convention, the 
president opening the proceeding by a brief account 
of the origin of the movement. He referred to the 
fact that 100 years ago, only one family, that of Wash- 
ington-Curtis was known to possess $500,000, and he 
contrasted this with present conditions. Briefly re- 
ferring to the great exhibitions of the country and 
their effect upon our development, he suggested the 
educational value of this association and the wonder- 
ful good it will secure to the country. He urged the 
delegates to stand firmly by the work and success was 
certain. A brief verbal report was made by Miss 
Jessie M. Good, Springfield, O., the organizer, whose 
duties have consisted of distributing literature and 
taking the platform in the west and northwest in be- 
half of the movement. The report of the correspond- 
ing secretary followed, which gave in considerable de- 
tail the work of the organization since its inception, 
and notwithstanding the comparatively inadequate re- 
turns for the amount of labor and means expended, 
the report was of unusual promise. It concluded as 
follows : “Beyond question, the civic beauty move- 
ment is in line with the dominant thought of the pres- 
ent century. The League has most magnificent op- 
portunities, and its vigorous promotion should be in- 
sured by the co-operation of all those who wish to see 
our country take advantage of its splendid possibil- 
ities.” 
The report of the treasurer showed receipts of 
$1,132.73, and expenditures of $1,130.13, but it was 
announced that a debt of $900 incurred for printing, 
organizing and secretary’s services, funds for which 
had been advanced by certain of the officers remained 
to be satisfied. 
Certain changes in the constitution with a view to 
facilitating business, changing name as announced in 
the opening paragraph of this writing, and providing 
more funds by an increase of dues were passed. 
The following officers were elected : President, 
Charles Zueblin, University of Chicago ; first vice- 
president, E. L. Shuey, Dayton, O. ; second vice-presi- 
dent, Mrs. Conde Hamlin, St. Paul, Minn. ; third vice- 
president, Henry Metcalfe, Cold Spring, N. Y. ; treas- 
urer, W. H. Moulton, Cleveland, O. ; corresponding 
secretary, E. G. Routzahn, Dayton, O. ; recording sec- 
retary, Chas. M. Robinson, Rochester, N. Y. ; or- 
ganizer, Miss Jessie M. Good, Springfield, O.. The 
foregoing officers together with the following, form 
