Evening star., 1904-04-16
CHARTER ACCEPTED
City Gardens Association an
Incorporated Body.
PROGRESS OF THE WORK
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT NEW
WILLARD HOTEL YESTERDAY.
Officers and Board of Managers Re
Elected Unanimously-Clean and
Flowing for Planting.

The City Gardens Association is now
an Incorporated body, papers to this effect
having been granted in the District court
yesterday and accepted by the association
at meeting held in the parlors of the
New Willard Hotel yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was called to order by Presi-
dent B. H. Warner, and Rev. Zed H. Copp,
the secretary, read the minutes of the last
meeting, which were approved without
change. Mr.. Walter C. Clephane, attorney
for the association, announced that he had
procured charter of incorporation, which
he read and which was accepted.
Under this charter the following board
of managers was elected: Commissioner H.
B. F. Macfarland, b. H. Warner, Prof. B.
T. Galloway, Prof. Alex. A. Graham Bell,
Charles F. Nesbitt, Walter c. Clephane,
Rev. Zed H. Copp, Mrs. c. D. Merwin, Miss
Susan B. Sipe, Charles E. Howe. Prof. L.
c. Corbett.
The board of managers then elected the
following permanent officers: B. H. War
ner. president; Chas. F. Nesbitt, first vice
president; Prof B. T. Galloway. second
vice president; Rev. Zed H. Copp, secre-
tary; Charles E. Howe, treasurer.
Mr.. Clephane then read the bylaws to
govern the association, which had been
prepared under the charter. They were
agreed to and he was rendered hearty
vote of thanks for his good work and as
sistance to the association.
Prof Corhett's Report.
Prof Corbett reported that the outside
work is making progress, that the Bright
wood tract had been cleared of debris and
that half Of it had been plowed He asked
that the probable number of gardens that
would be cultivated be made known, but
this information had not been prepared.
Mr. oajd ho had rod rla f0r
planting the gardens which he thought
would work to good advantage. He said
1t would be necessary for him to leave
town for few weeks, but that he would
the work. He paid high tribute to the
work now being done by Supt. Bartlett,
and asked that he be continued in that ca
pacity, This was agreed to.
Prof. Janney offered the use of lot at
the corner of 14th and Center streets, Mt
Pleasant. which was accepted by the asso-
citation, and 1t will be used in case 1t is
found that 1t Is necessary and the funds
are forthcoming
Plans have already been made for laying
out 12S gardens and President Warner
thought this number was all that could be
cared for this year. 1t was suggested that
those persons who desired to secure
garden should make application as early
possible at the Office of the association
in the Columbian building.
1t was announced by Prof Corbett that
We coSl VI seeuS per sdruen would De $5.SU.
This caused some little discussion as 1t
was thought this sum could be greatly re-
duced by securing seeds from the govern
ment through members of Congress.
Mrs. c. ID. Merrin announced that in ac-
cordance with instructions she had secured
an Office in the Columbian building, and
that through donations from various BUSH
ness men she had been able to furnish
1t without cost to the association. She said
she had also secured the services OF a clerk
to remain In the office without cost, tenn
porarily. The Office will be kept open from
$50 o'clock am. to 4:30 pm. and from
to $50 pm.