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out over the Harvard Bridge, passing the new Charles 
River embankment improvement to Cambridge. The 
party passed the Longfellow and Lowell houses, and 
the Washington elm. At the main entrance to Har- 
vard University the party was met by President Eliot, 
who, with the aid of efficient guides, showed the vis- 
itors through the grounds and the new Robinson Hall. 
Tea was served in Phillips Brooks’ House. Many 
members of the party visited Randall Hall and enjoyed 
a typical college students’ dinner. 
Evening Session. 
The attendance at the evening session was surpris- 
ingly large. The paper on “The Forward Movement 
in Harrisburg,” by J. Horace McFarland, secretary 
executive committee Harrisburg League for Civic Im- 
provement, was read by Clinton Rogers Woodruff. 
A paper on “Civic Improvement Work” by the Hon. 
John De Witt Warner, President Art Commission of 
the City of New York, and of the New York Munici- 
pal Art Society, was read by Frederick W. Kelsey, of 
New York. 
After the reading of the papers Mr. Wm. P. Rich 
reviewed the work of the Massachusetts Historical 
Society and the Horticultural Society. 
Sylvester Baxter, of Boston, gave a synopsis of the 
work of the trustees of public reservations. He gave 
full credit for the organization of the work to the 
late Charles Eliot, who was largely instrumental in 
getting a charter for the society, Mr. Eliot being 
secretary of the board of trustees. 
Mr. Edward H. Chandler spoke of the work of the 
Twentieth Century Club. He quoted the statement 
that Boston was not a place, but a state of mind, and 
said that the club was made up of men and women 
who had done something or who had ideas. 
Roswell B. Dorrance gave the history and objects of 
Appalachian Mountain Club. 
Joseph Lee, representing the Massachusetts Civic 
League, told of their work in getting laws passed for 
the benefit of the people. 
E. H. Starr, of the Massachusetts Forestry Associa- 
tion, gave a brief review of the work of the society. 
Thursday, August 7th, Morning Session. 
The President, Mr. E. J. Parker, called the meeting 
to order, and announced that reports of committees 
were in order. 
Frederick W. Kelsey, chairman of the auditing 
committee, stated that the committee would make a 
complete report in time for publication in the proceed- 
ings of the convention. 
The chairman announced that the committee on 
forest reservations would consist of Charles M. Lor- 
ing, of Minneapolis ; L. E. Holden, of Cleveland, the 
officers of the Appalachian Club and of the Massa- 
chusetts Forestry Association. 
The following named officers were unanimously 
elected : President, Clinton Rogers Woodruff, of 
Philadelphia ; vice-presidents, W. Ormiston Roy, of 
Montreal, Can. ; Charles W. Garfield, of Grand Rap- 
ids, Mich.; Mrs. Herman J. Hall, of Chicago; Dick 
J. Crosby, of Washington, D. C. ; John C. Olmsted, 
of Brookline; Warren H. Manning, of Boston; sec- 
retary, Charles Mulford Robinson, of Rochester, N. 
Y. ; treasurer, O. C. Simonds, of Chicago. 
The retiring President, Mr. E. J. Parker, in relin- 
quishing the gavel, outlined the work already accom- 
plished, and prophesied a brilliant future for the asso- 
ciation, introducing the President-elect Clinton Rogers 
Woodruff, of Philadelphia. The President-elect 
thanked the convention for the honor conferred, and 
spoke enthusiastically of the work of the association 
and the bright outlook before it. 
The following committees were appointed : 
Publication, Charles Mulford Robinson, of Roches- 
ter, N. Y. ; Mrs. Martin Sherman, of Milwaukee, 
Wis., and G. A. Parker, of Hartford, Conn. 
Park Census — G. A. Parker, of Hartford ; John C. 
Olmsted, of Brookline, and Lewis Johnson, of New 
CIrleans. 
School Grounds — Dick J. Crosby, of Washington, 
D. C. ; Mrs. Mary Morton Kehew, of Boston ; H. D. 
Hemenway, of Hartford, Conn., and J. W. Spen- 
cer, of Ithaca, N. Y. 
Checking Abuses of Public Advertising — F. L. 
Olmsted, Jr., of Brookline; Mrs. W. P. Grower, of 
Chicago; Mrs. Lowell White, of San Francisco, Cal., 
and Joseph Lee, of Boston. 
Local Improvement — W. J. Stevens, of St. Louis ; 
Dr. Dwight R. Burrell, of Canandaigua, N. Y. ; Miss 
Mira Loyd Dock, of Harrisburg, Pa., and Frederick 
W. Clark, of North Billerica. 
Auditing — F. W. Kelsey, of New York; John C. 
Olmsted, of Brookline, and Lewis Johnson, of New 
Orleans. 
A condensed statement of a paper prepared by 
Frank Miles Day, vice-president of the American In- 
stitute of Architects, was made by Albert Kelsey, of 
New York. It dealt with the proceedings of the con- 
vention of the Institute of Architects held in Washing- 
ton two years ago. 
On motion of Mr. Holden it was resolved to hold 
the next annual convention in Buffalo, N. Y., at a 
time to be determined by the council. 
A business meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary was 
held while the parent organization was in session, for 
the purpose of electing officers, with the following re- 
sult : President, Mrs. Herman J. Hall, of Chicago ; 
vice-presidents, Mrs. Pierpont Edwards Dutcher, of 
Milwaukee, and Miss Margrethe K. Christensen, of 
Louisville; secretary. Miss Jessie Gardner, of Chi- 
cago ; treasurer, Mrs. Mary Morton Kehew, of Bos- 
ton. 
