i THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS ANNUAL REPORT 1934 BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 1935 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS 1891-1935 PUBPOSES To acquire, maintain, and open to the public, under suitable regulations, beautiful and historical places within the Common- wealth of Massachusetts. AUTHOBITY A corporation, established in 1891 by the General Court, with authority to acquire beautiful and historical places by gift, devise, or purchase, and to hold such lands open to the public and exempt from taxation. Empowered by law to acquire gifts of funds for the purpose of maintaining such lands and for promoting the objects of the Corporation. Office of The Trustees Laurence B. Fletcher, Executive Secretary 50 Congress Street, Boston THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1934 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 1935 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES STANDING COMMITTEE Hon. Herbert Parker, Lancaster (President) Hon. Robert Walcott, Cambridge (Vice President) John S. Ames, Boston (Treasurer) Henry M. Channing, Boston (Secretary) Charles S. Bird, Jr., East Walpole (Chairman) Laurence B. Fletcher, Cohasset (Executive Secretary) William Ellery, Brookline William Roger Greeley, Lexington Dr. John C. Phillips, Wenham COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Charles S. Bird, Jr. (Chairman) John S. Ames Roger Pierce Laurence B. Fletcher, ex officio COMMITTEE ON RESERVATIONS William Ellery (Chairman) Laurence B. Fletcher, ex officio John C. Phillips William Roger Greeley Bradford Williams COMMITTEE ON PUBLICITY Maurice M. Osborne (Chairman) Laurence B. Fletcher, ex officio Bradford Williams LOCAL COMMITTEES OF MANAGEMENT HALIBUT POINT Allen Chamberlain (Chairman) Charles H. Cleaves Aldro T. Hibbard MEDFIELD RHODODENDRONS John S. Ames (Chairman) Walter Channing Mrs. Louis A. Frothingham H. Wendell Endicott Walter Hunnewell Mrs. John Wells Farley Mrs. Augustin H. Parker Miss Sylvia Warren ROCKY NARROWS Henry M. Channing George Lewis, Jr. WHITNEY WOODS William C. Rogers (Chairman) Laurence B. Fletcher Oliver H. Howe Edwin L. Furber Clarence H. Knowlton CONTENTS Trustees, 1935 iv List of Properties vi Forty-fourth Annual Report of Standing Committee . . 1 Founders 9 Life Associates 11 Subscriptions and Donations 12 Properties Secured by The Trustees 19 Report on Management of Reservations 27 Report of Committee on Publicity 30 Cooperating Societies 33 Report of the Treasurer 36 Act of Incorporation, and By-laws 40 Officers 44 Form of Bequest facing p. 44 The illustration on the cover, from a photograph by Charles H. Cleaves y Esq., shows Halibut Point, Rockport, a prop- erty secured by The Trustees during WS^'. The plates used throughout the report show other properties held by The Trustees or secured through their efforts. THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS TRUSTEES, 1935 John S. Ames Mrs. Florence F, Dibble Boston Newbury Oakes Ames Prof. Walter Prichard E North Easton Sheffield Gen. Francis H. Appleton Charles W. Eliot 2nd Boston Cambridge Aaron C. Bagg Rev. Dr. Samuel A. Eliot Holyoke Cambridge Mrs.William Hewson Baltzell William Ellery Wellesley Chestnut Hill Hon. W. a. L. Bazeley Henry Endicott Boston Weston A. Far WELL Bemis William C. Endicott Chestnut Hill Boston Charles S. Bird, Jr. John Wells Farley East Walpole Needham Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird Laurence B. Fletcher East Walpole Cohasset Nathaniel I. Bowditch Charles B. Floyd Framingham Newton Prof. Phillips Bradley Dr. Alexander Forbes Amherst Milton Allen Chamberlain Edward W. Forbes Pigeon Cove Cambridge Henry M. Channing Charles H. W. Foster Sherborn Charles River Village George W. Chase Francis E„ Frothingham Arlington Cambridge Prof. Arthur C. Comey Mrs, Homer Gage Lincoln Worcester Miss Ada L. Comstock James Garfield Cambridge Williamstown Charles A. Coolidge Col. Charles R. Gow Boston Brookline Z. Marshall Crane William Roger Greeley Dalton Lexington Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby Augustus Hemenway, Jk. Boston Canton Ernest B. Dane Christian A. Herter Brookline Boston Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies Dr. Oliver H. Howe Springfield Cohasset Mrs. Carl A. de Gersdorff Prof. Henry V. Hubbard Stockbridge Milton iv Clarence H. Knowlton A. D. Robinson Hingham Westfield George Lewis, Jr. John C. Robinson Sherborn Longmeadow Demarest Lloyd William C. Rogers New Bedford Cohasset Augustus P. Loring, Jr. Richard Saltonstall Boston Sherborn Dr. a. Lawrence Lowell Mrs. R. M, Saltonstall Boston Chestnut Hill Arthur Lyman Philip P. Sharples Waltham Cambridge Dr. Daniel L. Marsh Harvey N. Shepard Brookline Boston Hon. John W. Mason Arthur A. Shurcliff Northampton Boston Henry McBurney Joseph A. Skinner Stockbridge South Hadley Miss Heloise Meyer Mrs. Frank C. Smith, Jr. Lenox Worcester Paul B. Morgan Philip L. Spalding Worcester Milton Horace A. Moses William H. Sperry Mittineague North Adams George R. Nutter Charles A. Stone Boston Plymouth Frederick Law Olmsted Frank Taylor Brookline Hudson Maurice M. Osborne Mrs. Bayard Thayer Boston Boston Bradley W. Palmer Hon. Allen T. Treadway Boston Stockbridge Hon. Herbert Parker George H. Tucker Lancaster Pittsfield Dr. John C. Phillips Hon. Eliot Wadsworth Wenham Boston Dudley L. Pickman Hon. Robert Walcott Boston Cambridge Charles S. Pierce Bentley W. Warren Milton Williamstown Roger Pierce Prof. Frank A. Waugh Milton Amherst Frank J. Pope Robert K. Wheeler Great Barrington Great Barrington Oliver Prescott Bradford Williams New Bedford Newton Mrs. William M. Brest John Woodbury Boston Canton Thomas Emerson Proctor 2nd Frank H. Wright Hamilton Great Barrington Hon. B. Loring Young Weston V PROPERTIES Secubed in Full or m Pabt Through the Activities op THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Acquired Reservations Acreage 1892 Virginia Wood, Middlesex Fells .... 20 1893 Province Lands, Cape Cod 2000 1893 Metropolitan Park System, Boston 1894 Goodwill Park, Falmouth 146 1897 Mount Ann Park, Gloucester 72 1897 Rocky Narrows, Sherborn 21 1898 Governor Hutchinson's Field, Milton . . 10 1899 Monument Mountain, Great Barrington . 260 1902 Pine Knoll, Sheffield 6 1906 Petticoat Hill, Williamsburg 60 1907 Harvard Forest, Petersham 2100 1928 William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cum- mington 240 1929 Chesterfield Gorge, West Chesterfield . . 13 1929 Old Town Hill, Newbury 25 1933 Whitney Woods, Cohasset 640 1933 BoxFORD State Forest, Boxford .... 500 1933 Georgetown-Rowley State Forest, Rowley . 700 1934 Breakheart Hill, Saugus and Wakefield . 650 1934 Roland C. Nickerson Forest Park, Brewster 1500 1934 John C. Robinson State Park, Agawam . . 680 1934 Medfield Rhododendrons, Medfield ... 27 1934 Halibut Point, Rockport 12 1934 Hyde Sanctuary, Cohasset 14 vi THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS 1891-1934 FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT The Standing Committee wishes to thank all who, through financial assistance or other form of contribution, have helped to make this our most active year. OUTSTANDESTG ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 1934 ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES Saugus-Wakefield : 650 acres of wooded land and lakes, known as "Breakheart Hill," purchased by act of the General Court, to be administered by the Metropolitan District Com- mission. Brewster: 1500 acres of forest and ponds, gift to the State from Mrs. Roland C. Nickerson and her daughter, Mrs. Samuel P. Sears, to be known as the Roland C. Nickerson Forest Park. Agawam: 680 acres of river property, gift to the State from John C. Robinson, Esq., to be known as the John C.Robinson State Park. Rockport: 12 acres of headland on Cape Ann, secured through generous gifts from Dr. John C. Phillips and certain residents of Rockport, known as Halibut Point. Medfield: 27 acres of farmland including a large stand of the native rosebay rhododendron, acquired through the co- operative interest of local residents, to be known as the Medfield Rhododendrons. Cohasset: 14 acres of pine woodland known as the Hyde Sanctuary. 1 2 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS LANDSCAPE PRESERVATION Stimulation of general public interest in Preservation work, through: (1) Publication of an attractive Annual Report, followed by a supplementary Bulletin, descriptive of the accom- plishments of The Trustees. (2) Circulation of a handsomely illustrated lecture on beau- tiful and historical places worthy of acquisition by The Trustees on behalf of the people of the Common- wealth. (3) Inspection of many outstanding scenic and historic places during a three-day field trip of members and friends of The Trustees. Encouragement of individual interest on the part of owners of beautiful and historical places throughout the State by means of personal contacts made through lectures given by our Field Secretary. Organization of a group of 28 Cooperating Societies, each agreeing to maintain a Committee on Scenic and Historic Preservation for the purpose of working with The Trustees. Increase over the 1933 membership of The Trustees by addition of 178 new members. COOPERATION With the State Department of Conservation in supporting the State Conservation Plan. With the Federation of the Bird Clubs of New England, the Massachusetts Audubon Society, and others, to prevent the threatened destruction of landscape values on Plum Island. Representation at legislative hearings on matters affecting the interests of The Trustees. FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT 3 ACTIVITIES OF THE YEAR The past year has marked the greatest growth in public interest in beautiful and historical places in the Commonwealth since this Corporation was chartered in 1891. Beginning in June of the past year, your Standing Committee met regularly in fortnightly meetings. The agenda has now grown so that even more frequent meetings may be necessary during the coming months. It is a satisfaction to be able to report that the present membership of The Trustees, including all forms of association, is now 320, a figure more than double that for the previous year. Our new Life Associates are : Mrs. Gordon Abbott Mrs. William Hewson Baltzell Miss Ada L. Comstock Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield Dr. Donald Gregg Mr. Henry L. Shattuck Mr. Philip W. Wrenn Valley Land Owners Association Village Improvement Society of Pigeon Cove The Standing Committee, however, records with regret the death of two members of the Corporation: Wilmot R. Evans and Hon. William S. Youngman. During the period reviewed in this report The Trustees have again made a notable contribution to the work of preserving beautiful and historical places in the Commonwealth. Due to their efforts, six properties varying in size from 12 acres to 1500 acres were secured for public enjoyment. JOHN C. ROBINSON STATE PARK, AGAWAM From the earliest years of its history The Trustees have been interested in the preservation of the shores of streams. By the public-spirited action of Mr. John C.Robinson, of Springfield, The Trustees were offered a tract of 680 acres on both banks of the Agawam river west of Mittineague, stretching along the river's course for four miles, and wooded with much fine hemlock. As this area was adapted in size, character, and location for a State Park, the Standing Committee deemed it advisable to lay the offer before the State Department of Conservation, whereupon it was accepted. THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS ROLAND C. NICKERSON FOREST PARK, BREWSTER Another generous gift made during the year was that of Mrs. Roland C. Nickerson and her daughter, Mrs. Samuel P. Sears, of four Great Ponds— Cliff, Flax, Long (or Higgins), and Little Cliff — in a wooded tract of 1500 acres on Cape Cod. Again it seemed advisable to the Standing Committee to lay the offer before the Department of Conservation, and arrangements have been completed for acceptance of the gift by the State. HYDE SANCTUARY, COHASSET Although already dedicated to public use as a wild-life sanctuary, the Hyde Reservation in Cohasset was transferred by the Federation of the Bird Clubs of New England to the care of The Trustees. Because of its location adjoining the Whitney Woods, the Sanctuary will now share with that prop- erty the careful maintenance arranged for it by the Standing Committee. MEDFIELD RHODODENDRONS This great stand of the native rosebay rhododendron in Medfield was presented to The Trustees through the efforts of a local committee comprising Mr. Walter Channing, Mrs. A. H. Parker, Mrs. J. W. Farley, Mr. Philip R. Allen, Mr. John S. Ames, Mr. Charles S. Bird, Jr., and Mr. Henry M. Channing. HALIBUT POINT, ROCKPORT First proposed in the Report of the Massachusetts Landscape Survey, the acquisition of a portion of Halibut Point, at the tip of Cape Ann, became assured through the generosity of Dr. John C. Phillips. The balance of the subscription necessary for the purchase of this property was found through the loyal support of members of the local Lnprovement Society in Pigeon Cove. BREAKHEART HILL, SAUGUS AND WAKEFIELD For two years the Standing Committee sought means to perpetuate in public ownership this mile-square tract of beautiful woodland, watered by a brook and two lakes, near the heart of Metropolitan Boston. The Committee was gratified when their efforts at last resulted in the acquisition of this area by the Metropolitan District Commission through appropriation by the General Court. CONSERVATION AWARD An' award, granted by The Trustees in recognition of distinguished service in the field of Conservation during 1934, was announced at the recent annual luncheon. President Herbert Parker, on behalf of the Corporation and all friends of Photograph b\- John B. May HYDE SANCTUARY, COHASSET FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT 5 conservation, presented to the Hon. Samuel A. York, Com- missioner of Conservation, a silver salver inscribed in the name of The Trustees. Mr. York made a graceful acknowledgment of the gift, and outlined his department's plans for further progress. ANNUAL REPORT AND SUMMER BULLETIN The Annual Report for 1933 continued the policy of annually making readily available to the public information concerning the powers of The Trustees and the services which they have rendered. Following the appearance of the Forty-third Annual Report in its new form the Standing Committee issued, in July, an eight- page Bulletin reporting progress in their Preservation work during the first half of the year. It is confidently expected that a similar mid-season publication during 1935 will contain news of equal interest. FIELD SECRETARY The Standing Committee takes pleasure in announcing that Mr. Bradford Williams, who compiled the admirable report of the Massachusetts Landscape Survey in 1933, published as an Appendix to the Forty-third Annual Report of the Corporation, was appointed in March, 1934, as Field Secretary of The Trustees. LECTURE In order further to acquaint the public with The Trustees and their work, the Standing Committee made available in 1934 a handsomely colored set of lantern slides illustrating many beautiful places in Massachusetts worthy of preservation. Begin- ning in May and continuing through the year, these illustrations were circulated in charge of the Field Secretary, who addressed some 2500 persons during fifty speaking engagements on the subject of * 'Preservation of Beautiful and Historic Places in Massachusetts." COOPERATING SOCIETIES As a result of the above lecture, 28 local groups expressed a wish to become affiliated with The Trustees as Cooperating Societies. In each case the local society undertook to appoint a Preservation Committee for the purpose of furthering locaUy the aims of The Trustees. Through carefully tended relations with those Cooperating Societies already established, and by consistent efforts to encourage the establishment of additional cooperating groups. The Trustees will be in a stronger position to capitalize the growing preservation sentiment throughout the Commonwealth . 6 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS FIELD TRIP An interesting event of the year was the revival of the Field Trips which mark a number of bright spots in the early history of The Trustees. In late October, 44 members of The Trustees and friends spent three days in the field, visiting selected spots in the western part of the state. The pleasure expressed by members of the party was so great that another Field Trip was at once scheduled tentatively for the spring of 1935. NATIONAL TRUST Dr. John C. Phillips has been appointed by the Standing Committee to represent The Trustees on the Council of "The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty'* in England. Among twenty-two universities and societies privileged to nominate a number of the Trust's Council, our Massachusetts Trustees are the only non-British body. RIVER VALLEYS In connection with the Massachusetts Conservation Plan* the Standing Committee has endorsed study for scenic develop- ment of river valleys in eastern Massachusetts, particularly of the Charles River Valley, and plans to cooperate with the CoDDonissioner of Conservation in this direction. The late Elias B. Bishop (an honored Judge of our Superior Court whose recent death we greatly regret) offered to convey to The Trustees his land in the Medfield Great Meadows, or to permit the Standing Committee to use the offer as a "sweetener" to attract gifts to public use of other lands in the Meadows, part of which are already owned by the Common- wealth through the Medfield State Hospital. Richard W. Hale, Esq., who has an intimate knowledge of the titles in this district, has generously offered his assistance. HIGHWAYS Dr. Phillips brought before the Standing Committee his views as to the importance of picnic and rest areas along our important highways. His suggestions were endorsed by your Committee and forwarded to the Commissioner of Conservation with a view to their inclusion in his State Conservation Plan. MONUMENT MOUNTAIN AND GOODWILL PARK The question was raised as to whether it would be desirable and in accordance with the obligations of The Trustees to transfer Monument Mountain to the State, and Goodwill Park to the Town of Fahnouth. Upon consideration, in both cases it was decided that the duty of The Trustees to the donors was not consistent with such action. FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT 7 ANNUAL MEETING The Forty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Corporation was held at the University Club, Boston, on January 29th, 1935, with President Herbert Parker in the chair. The reports of officers and committees for 1934 were presented, and appropriate action taken. The Treasurer reported that he had been authorized to merge the securities into one account, allocating the income to the various reservations as their respective interests might appear, and his report reflected this vote of the Corporation. The Secretary reported that action on a proposed amend- ment to the charter of The Trustees, designed to broaden the field of work of the Corporation, had been deferred by the previous General Court. It was the opinion of the Standing Committee that, with so large a number of projects in view, it would be unwise at the present time to renew the request for any wider scope than we already have. ANNUAL CONFERENCE At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting of the Corporation, 85 members, associates, and guests sat down to luncheon. Following luncheon, the President made the presentation of the Conservation Award for 1934.1 Four speakers concluded the program: Mr. Charles Sumner Bird, Jr., Chairman of the Standing Conunittee, described the achievements of the current year and plans and policies for 1935 ; Commissioner Samuel A. York described the "Massachusetts Conservation Plan;*' Mr. Joseph T. Woodruff, Consultant to the New England Regional Planning Commission, outlined the planning work of that board; and Mr. Bradford Williams, Field Secretary of The Trustees, described the results of work in the preservation field during 1934 and illustrated his remarks with slides drawn from The Trustees' lectures. Mr. Laurence B. Fletcher, Executive Secretary, who had been in charge of all arrangements, was also called upon, and briefly expressed his gratification. ^See page 4 for an account of the award. 8 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS PLANS AND POLICIES FOR 1935 1. To foster a widespread sentiment for the preservation of beautiful and historical places. 2. To cooperate with all persons and agencies actively interested in securing places deemed worthy of preservation for the enjoyment of the public. 3. To institute an active local Preservation Committee in each community throughout the State for the purpose of further- ing the aims and purposes of The Trustees. 4. To maintain and develop the reservations entrusted to the care of The Trustees. 5. To preserve places of scenic beauty and historic interest wherever found in Massachusetts, by purchase or gift of land, or by means of easements or special agreements with landowners concerning the future use of their properties. FOUNDERS Donors of money or property to the value of $1000 and upwards since the foundation of The Trustees in 1891 This list does not include many founders, such as Charles eliot, charles SPRAGUE SARGENT, NATHANIEL S. SHALER, HENRY P. W ALCOTT and OthefS who have rendered service to The Trustees which cannot be valued in money. 1892 Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor, Boston Miss Ellen Chase, Brookline . Virginia Wood $1000 Donation Joseph Story Fay, Falmouth 1894 Goodwill Park 1897 Augustus Hemenway, Canton . William Minot, Boston .... Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton Robert Sedgwick Minot, Manchester Laurence Minot, Boston Rocky Narrows I Mount Ann Park with I $1000 endowment 1898 Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham, Brookline Mrs. John M. Forbes, Milton . Mrs. Edith E. Forbes, Milton . Edward W. Forbes, Cambridge J. Malcolm Forbes, Milton George R. R. Rivers, Milton Miss Mary Rivers, Milton . Mrs, K. G. T. Webster, Cambridge George Wigglesworth, Milton Governor Hutchinson's Field 1899 Miss Helen C. Butler, New York Monument Mountain Reservation with $2000 endowment 1902 Joseph S. Glover, Boston $2000 Legacy 1903 Miss Mary E. Dewey, Boston . 1905 Mrs. Edward W. Nash, Boston . . 1906 JMiss Helen C. Butler, New York. . Pine Knoll with $1000 endowment Petticoat Hill with $1000 endowment Additional $5000 dona- tion for Monument Mountain Reserva- tion 9 10 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS 1913 Miss Sarah B. Fay, Falmouth .... 1 Additional land at Henry H. Fay, Falmouth J Goodwill Park 1914 Henry Pickering, Boston $5000 Legacy 1923 Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston .... $30,500 Legacy 1929 Mrs. Minna Godwin GoDDARD, New York . Bryant Homestead with $10,000 endowment Conrad G. Goddard, New York . . . Bryant Memorabilia George Wigglesworth, Milton . . . $1000 Donation for Mount Ann Park 1930 Miss Julia Sands Bryant, New York . . $10,000 Legacy for Bryant Homestead 1931 George Wigglesworth, Milton . . . $5000 Legacy 1983 John S. Ames, Boston $2096 Donation Arthur N. Milliken, Boston .... $5000 Donation for Whitney Woods John C. Phillips, Wenham .... $1500 Donation 1934 John C. Phillips, Wenham .... $1000 Donation for Halibut Point LIFE ASSOCIATES Donors of Property of a Value of, or of Sums of, not less than $100 Miss Constance L. Abbott Haverhill (1932) Mrs. Gordon Abbott (1934) Boston Mrs. Helen K. Appleton(1932) Boston Mrs. William Hewson Baltzell Wellesley (1934) A. Farwell Bemis (1930) Chestnut Hill Charles S. Bird, Jr. (1931) East Walpole Joseph Brewer (1898) Milton Miss Brewer (1898) Milton Miss C. H. Cabot (1898) Brookline Miss Ada L. Comstock (1934) Cambridge Cornelius Crane (1932) Ipswich Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby (1930) Manchester Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield Boston (1934) Miss Hester Ctjnningham Milton (1898) Mrs. Warner Denton (1926) New York William Ellery (1932) Chestnut Hill Raymond Emerson (1930) Concord Laurence B. Fletcher (1930) Cohasset Alexander Forbes (1930) Milton Mrs. Rose D. Forbes (1898) Milton J. Murray Forbes (1898) Milton W. Cameron Forbes (1898) Westwood Ralph E. Forbes (1898) Milton Mrs. Louis A. Frothingham Boston (1932) Donald Gregg (1934) Wellesley Miss M. C. Jackson (1892) Boston Miss Helen L. Jaques (1898) Milton Miss Amelia H. Jones (1898) New Bedford Nathaniel T. Kidder (1892) Milton Alexander Lincoln (1930) Boston A. Lawrence Lowell (1930) Boston John T. Morse (1913) Boston Mrs. Ruth A. Oakes (1929) Gloucester Frederick Law Olmsted (1930) Brookline Village Improvement Society OF Pigeon Cove (1934) Rockport James Savage Russell (1898) Milton Mrs. Richard M. Saltonstall Brookline (1930) Henry L. Shattuck (1934) Boston John E. Thayer (1892) South Lancaster Valley Land Owners As- sociation (1934) Needham Robert Walcott (1930) Cambridge John Woodbury (1930) Canton Philip W. Wrenn (1934) Dedham 11 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS Note: Subscriptions and donations received during the year 19S4 are acknowledged in this list.'\ Name Abbott, Miss Constance L Abbott, Mrs. Gordon Allen, Philip R Ames, John S Ames, Mrs. William H Andrews, Mrs. Edythe W Annette, C. B Appleton, Francis Henry Appleton, William Sumner Arlington Public Library Atkins, Mrs. Edwin F Ayer, Charles F Ayer, Frederick Bagg, Aaron C Bailey, Philip H Baltzell, Mrs. William Hewson. . Bazeley, William A. L Belmont Public Library Bemis, A. Far well Bent, A. Cleveland Beverly Public Library Bird, Charles S., Jr Bird, Mrs. Charles S., Jr Bolles, Miss Dorothy F Boston Public Library Boy den, Frank L Bradley, Mrs. J. Gardner Bremer, John Lewis Brookline Public Library Brown, Luman S Burkard, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Burnhara, Miss Helen C Cabot, Mrs. Arthur F Cabot, Thomas D Cambridge Public Library Case, Miss Marian Roby Chamberlain, Allen Channing, Henry M Channing, Walter Founder Life Associate Associate Member for the year 1934 Contrib- utor For the Medfield Rhodo- dendrons tMany names appearing in this list will also be found on pages 9 to 11 in the list of Founders and Life Associates. 12 Photograph by A. Palme CHESTERFIELD GORGE, WEST CHESTERFIELD SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS 13 Name Founder Life Associate Associate Member for the year 1934 Contrib- utor For the Medfield Rhodo- dendrons Chicago, Art Institute of Churchill, Winthrop H • • •* Claflin, William H., Jr • •* Comey, Arthur C Comstock, Miss Ada L • * Crosby, Mrs. S. V. R Curtiss, Mr. and Mrs. Frederic H. . • • •* • • •* Dibble, Mrs. Florence F Dodge, Mrs. Edwin S Dougherty, Harold T Dupee, W. Arthur Eldredge, Mrs. Clayton P Ellery, William EUison, Mrs. Eben H Emerson, William Endicott, Henry Endicott, Mr. and Mrs. H.Wendell • •* EsspIpti Tnr» fTrii«fa\nia .T Farley, John Wells Fearing, Mrs. George R Ferry, Miss M. Agnes Forbes, Alexander Forbes, Edward W Forbes, Mrs. Waldo E U THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Name Forbes, William Stuart Ford, Miss Florence G Ford, Miss Harriet J Frost, Donald McKay Frothingham, Mrs. Louis A. . . . Frothingham, Randolph Gage, Mrs. Homer Goodhue, L. Gushing Goss, J. B Gray, Roland Great Harrington Garden Club. Gregg, Donald Grew, Mrs. Edward W Hale, Mrs. Philip Hanover Garden Club Hayes, Hammond V Harrison, Miss Dorothea K, . . . Hartford Bird Study Club Hartt, Mis. Arthur W Harvard School of Landscape Architecture Harwood, Mrs. Sydney Henderson, Alexander Herrick, Robert F Herter, Christian A Higginson, Charles Hiller, Joseph L Hoffmann, Bernhard Holmes, Edward J Horsford, Miss Cornelia C. F. . Houghton, Clement S Howes, Ernest Hubbard, Eliot, Jr Hubbard, Henry V Hunt, Miss Belle Jackson, Mrs. James Jaques, Miss Helen James, Philip L Johnson, Roger Johnson, W. O Johnson, Mrs. W. W Jones, Miss Amelia H Founder Life Associate Associate Member for the year 1934 Contrib- utor For the Medfield Rhodo- dendrons SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS 15 Name Keller, Mr. and Mrs. Carl T. . , Kelley, Mrs. Shaun , Kelsey, Harlan P , Kendall, Henry P Kiernan, John Kinsman, Mrs. W. A Kyle, Miss Margaret Lang, Mrs. Horace B Lenox Garden Club Lewis, George, Jr Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. George, Jr. Lincoln, Alexander Lowell, A. Lawrence Lowell, Miss Lucy Macomber, John R Mann, Mrs. Horace Manning, Warren H Manson, Miss K. P Marlowe, George F Marsh, Daniel L Massachusetts State College Library McElwain, J. Franklin Meyer, Miss Heloise Minot, William Mirick, Mrs. George A Mitchell, Alfred Y Morgan, Paul B Morse, Miss Jessie Gwendolen . Nash, Frederick H Neilson, W. A Newton Free Library Nichols, Philip Nickerson, Mrs. Roland C Nickerson, Mrs. William G Noyes, James A Nutter, George R Oliver, Mrs. E. Lawrence OHver, Miss Ethel S Olmsted, Frederick Law Olson, Albert Osgood, Robert B Founder life Associate Associate Member for the year 1984 Contrib- utor For the Medfield Rhodo- dendrons 16 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Name Packard, Winthrop Paine, Robert Treat Parker, Mrs. Augustin H Parker, William A Parsons, Miss Mary Pendleton, Miss Ellen F Peabody, Miss Amelia Peabody, Dean Perry, Mrs. Ernestine Phillips, John C Phillips, William Pickman, Dudley Pierce, Charles S Pierce, Roger Pigeon Cove, Village Improve- ment Society of Plimpton, Mrs. George A Pope, Frank J Porter, Charles H PraU, Mrs. William Rackemann, Francis M Richmond, Harry S Riley, Miss Mabel Louise Robinson, A. D Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Rockport Woman's Club Roe, George D Rose, Miss Marjorie Russell, James S Rust, Fred W Saltonstall, Richard Saltonstall, Mrs. Richard M Saunders, Maynard O Sawyer, Miss Anna Weld Schrafft, W. E Searles, Miss Katherine Sears, Mrs. J. Montgomery. . . . Sharpies, Philip P Shattuck, George C Shattuck, Henry L Smiley, Miss Mary S Spalding, Philip L Founder Life Associate Associate Member for the year 1934 Contrib- utor For the Medfield Rhodo- dendrons SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS 17 Name Sperry, William H Sprague, Mrs. Isaac Sprague, Phineas W Stafford, Mrs. Earle Star Island Club Stearns, Charles H Stebbins, Mrs. Ellen B Stone, Robert G Thayer, Mrs. Ezra R Thorndike, Albert Tolman, F. Harold Tucker, Mrs. Carl Tuckerman, Bayard, Jr Valley Land Owners Association , Vaughan, W. W Wadsworth, Eliot Walcott, Robert Waltham Public Library Warren, Bentley W Warren, George Copp Watertown Public Library Webster, K. G. T Wellman, Sargent W Wharton, William P Wheatland, Richard Wheeler, Robert K Whiting, Arthur St. J Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore T., Jr Wiggins, Lewis N Wigglesworth, Mrs. George .... Wigglesworth, Richard B Williams, Mrs. Franklin D Williams, Mrs. Ralph B Winthrop, Garden Club of Wolcott, William Prescott Wrenn, Philip W York, Samuel A Young, Benjamin Loring Founder Life Associate Associate Member for the year 1934 Contrib- utor For the Medfield Rhodo- dendrons PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES The date of acquisition follows the name of the property BOXFORD STATE FOREST (1933). Five hundred acres of diver- sified woodland in Boxford, adjoining the Boxford Wild Life Sanctuary. Secured as a State Forest through the assistance of The Trustees. BREAKHEART HILL (1934). On the border between Saugus and Wakefield, 650 acres containing two lakes with tree-clad shores, set in the midst of a beautiful woodland. Realizing that so choice a spot on the outskirts of metropolitan Boston should be preserved, but deeming the purchase price — ^$40,000 — too great to attempt to raise themselves, The Trustees after two years of persevering work were successful in their efforts to have the General Court purchase the property. Breakheart Hill has now been entrusted to the care of the Metropolitan District Commission. Approached from U.S. Route 1 in Saugus. CHESTERFIELD GORGE (1929). About 13 acres on the east bank of the Westfield River at West Chesterfield. This passage of the stream through narrow rocky walls luxuriantly clothed with hemlock constitutes one of the outstanding scenic features of the Commonwealth. The stone bridge-pier at the northern end of the gorge is of historic interest, representing an important lint in the old stage route from Boston to Albany. Purchased by The Trustees for $1500, with the aid of generous subscriptions to the sum of $860. Best view from the adjoining property of the warden, Frank W. Thayer, on the west bank. Approached by surfaced road from West Chesterfield. GEORGETOWN-ROWLEY STATE FOREST (1933). Seven hundred acres of diversified woodland in Rowley. Available through the generosity of George F. Carleton, Esq., the property was acquired by agreement at a price far below its market value. Secured as a State Forest through the assistance of The Trustees. GOODWILL PARK (1894). A property conveyed to the Board in trust for the use of the Town of Falmouth as a perpetual park and picnic ground. The gift of the late Joseph Story Fay, Esq., as an expression of the donor's good will toward the townspeople near his summer home, these 71 acres were described as "divided into woodland, pasture and arable land" and as "fairly well fenced, bordering on two ponds, picturesque, and adapted to much ornamental development in proper hands." This area 19 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS was increased by an additional 10 acres in 1908, given by Miss Sarah B. Fay and the late Henry H. Fay, Esq.; was supple- mented the following year by a further gift of 18 acres from Mr. Fay; and was increased again in 1913 by a gift of 50 acres from Miss Fay and one acre of pond shore frontage from the he:irs of the Oliver C. Swift estate. At various times Mr. Fay gave sums for the care of the reservation, and for many years the Town of Falmouth has made an annual appropriation for maintenance. ' The park can be entered by motor, and lies one and one-half miles north of Falmouth on Route 28. GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON'S FIELD (1898). A field of ten acres beside the road at its highest point on Milton Hill, preserving a picturesque and historic view. Thomas Hutchinson, Colonial Governor at the time of the Boston Tea Party, wrote: "My house is seven or eight miles from town, a pleasant situation; and many gentlemen from abroad say it has the finest prospect from it they ever saw, except where great improvements hiave been made by art to help the natural view." The field is now the only open space on the hill which looks down to the Neponset meadows through which the river winds on its way to the sea in the distance. At the left Metropolitan Boston closes the view; at the right the Blue Hills will continue to remain as forest reservation; the beauty of the meadows below is assured for all time through their preservation as part of the Metropolitan Park System. Gift of about three-fourths of the property by the late John M. Forbes, Esq., and his sister the late Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham. The remaining portions were secured by sub- scriptions from citizens of Milton and others. HALIBUT POINT (1934). Twelve acres of a jutting peninsula comprising the most northerly point on Cape Ann. Purchased for $1500 by generous gift of Dr. John C. Phillips and the Village Improvement Society of Pigeon Cove, this gift has secured to picnickers forever the freedom of a rocky shore and windswept headland. HARVARD FOREST (1907). Two thousand one hundred acres of varied woodland in the town of Petersham, constituting a laboratory and demonstration area for the Division of Forestry in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard Univer- sity. Well timbered in almost all parts, the property contains a greater variety of the different stages of forest represented in New England history than can be found on an equal area any- where else in the region. Besides authentic fragments of the PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES 21 original primeval forest, it has phases of second growth and tree species representative of both the northern and central forests. Within the Petersham property is a thousand-acre bird refuge of unusual interest and value, which is jointly maintained by the University and the Commonwealth. At the instance of the late Mr. James W. Brooks, owner of 1800 acres of forest land surrounding the town, a committee of The Trustees visited Petersham in June, 1906, to consider what steps might be taken to ensure the preservation of at least some part of these beautiful woods. Out of these investi- gations a plan developed which assured their preservation for public enjoyment for all time. Available through the generosity of Mr. Brooks, who offered his property to Harvard University at a price substantially below its estimated sale value, it was purchased for $55,000 and given to the University through the generous assistance of John S. Ames, Esq. Contiguous lots and holdings amounting to between 200 and 300 additional acres were donated by Mr. Brooks, Mr. J. J. Higginson, Mr. Edwin C. Dexter, Mr. Joseph C. Smith, Mr. Henry S. Bennett, Mr. Charles S. Waldo, and Mr. William Simes. Accessible by surfaced highways, open to motors, and by foot-trails. HYDE SANCTUARY (1934). Adjoining the west border of Whitney Woods, 14 acres of woodland containing many noble hemlock and pine, some measuring twelve feet at the base and of an age estimated at from 100 to 150 years. Gift of the Federation of the Bird Clubs of New England with the ac- quiescence of its original donors, the family of the late Benjamin Hyde. Entered from Doane Street in Cohasset. JOHN C. ROBINSON STATE PARK (1934). A tract of 680 acres embracing some four miles of river scenery along the Agawam River in Agawam, West Springfield, and Westfield. This munifi- cent gift, offered to The Trustees by John C. Robinson, Esq., was the culmination of a life-long interest in preserving the stream banks of the southern Connecticut Valley. Since the magnitude of the property placed it beyond The Trustees' powers of acceptance, the offer was brought to the attention of the State Department of Conservation, and was accepted by the Commissioner with the approval of the Governor and Council. MEDFIELD RHODODENDRONS (1934). In Medfield, within 19 miles of the State House, a tract of the native rosebay rhodo- dendron {R. maximum) y with an encircling growth of forest 22 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS trees. The property of 27 acres, containing 10 acres of massive rhododendron plants covering many hundred square feet and from ten to fifteen feet in height, was purchased for $1400 found through local subscription. One mile south of Medfield village, approached from Spring Street. METROPOLITAN PARK SYSTEM (1893). In the first year of its existence The Trustees called together the numerous park commissioners and park committees of the metropolitan district surrounding Boston, "in the hope that mutual acquaintance might encourage cooperative action in the taking of land for public open spaces." This meeting took place on December 16, 1891, in the office of the Boston Park Commission, one of whose members. General Francis A. Walker, presided. A majority of the towns and cities within eleven miles of Boston were represented by their park commissioners or other officers; and so general was the desire for immediate, effective, and comprehensive action towards the preservation of ample public open spaces that a committee was appointed to draft a memorial to the legislature, asking for prompt action in this direction. As the result of this initial conference and of subsequent activity on the part of the Board, the General Court of 1893 passed an Act creating a permanent Metropolitan Park Com- mission equipped with the power of eminent domain and with one million dollars to spend in buying lands. Within the metropolitan district the Metropolitan Park Commission was appointed to exercise the functions which The Trustees of Public Reservations were first designated to exercise throughout the Commonwealth. It will always be a mark of distinction to The Trustees that this body had so important a part in the inception of this undertaking.* MONUMENT MOUNTAIN RESERVATION (1899). One of the most beautiful of the Berkshire Hills. Situated in the valley of the Housatonic between Great Barrington and Stockbridge, it is a prominent and picturesque feature of the landscape. The east and west sides rise abruptly to the summit, 1710 feet above *The creation of (this) Board of Trustees . . . had its origin, no doubt, in a broad sense, in a need which was generally recognized as soon as it was brought to public attention. It was due, however, to the late Charles Eliot that this idea was given form, and it was he who worked out the details of the plan which resiJted in the creation of this Board. Charles Eliot's great work and his lasting monument, as is well known, is the Metropolitan Park System of Boston; but it is not so well known that the creation of this Board was an important step in the movement which resulted in that greater achieve- ment.— From the Annual Report of The Trustees /or 1900. PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES S3 sea level, and the view from the crest of these steep ledges is well worth the gradual cUmb over an old woods road from the south. Presented by the late Miss Helen C. Butler "in fulfillment of the wish of the late Rosalie Butler, that it might be preserved forever for the enjoyment of the public." Miss Butler's original gift was accompanied by the sum of $2000 for the maintenance of the reservation. This fund was increased in 1906 by an additional gift of $5000 from the same donor. Four miles north of Great Barrington and miles from Stockbridge. Not open to motors, but ample parking space at base. Warden present on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from May 1 to October 1 . MOUNT ANN PARK (1897). A small pine-clad mountain, of solid granite, one of the highest points (about 225 feet above sea level) on the North Shore, commanding an ocean view northeasterly to Mount Agamenticus near York, Maine, and south to Boston Harbor and the Blue Hills of Milton. The inland panorama covers diversified forest and wooded hill with Wachusett and Monadnock in the far distance. Fifty acres presented by the sons of the late William Minot, Esq.,— Mr. William Minot, Mr. Charles Sedgwick Minot, Mr. Robert Sedgwick Minot, and Mr. Laurence Minot, — in fulfillment of their father's long-cherished wish and purpose to dedicate some spot of exceptional natural beauty to the memory of his son, Henry Davis Minot. A fund of $1000 was subscribed by personal friends and members of the family as a maintenance fund. About three-quarters of a mile westerly from the village of West Gloucester. Trail leads from the highway at one side through the park to the road at the foot of the opposite slope. OLD TOWN HILL (1929). A bare drumlin in Newbury Old Town overtopping the low shore land of Essex County and com- manding a sweeping view of Plum Island Sound and the open ocean. An area of twenty-five acres on the eastern half of the hill acquired from the owner, the late Stephen P. Hale, Esq. Although private offers as high as $15,000 had been refused because Mr. Hale wished the hill to remain forever open to the public enjoyment, the property was secured by agreement at a purchase price of $5000. This sum was found through the gener- osity of Mrs. Florence Dibble, an adjoining landowner, who took title to the property subject to certain restrictions: namely, that it be known as "Hale's Old Town Hill Public Park," that it be not built upon, and that it remain forever open to the public enjoyment. TEE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS PETTICOAT HILL (1906). Fifty acres of hilltop and wooded slopes in Williamsburg on the Berkshire Trail. The beautiful view from the upper portions and the summit includes Moimt Tom and the Holyoke Range, and, farther north, the valley of the Connecticut with Amherst and the hills beyond. Ten additional acres adjoining the summit, purchased in 1923, contain two ledges commanding an unobstructed southerly view. Presented by the late Mrs. Edward W. Nash in memory of her husband whose childhood days were passed within sight of this attractive spot. Approached by short walk from the village center. About seven miles northwest of Northampton. PINE KNOLL (1902). A grassy terrace of six acres and adjoining slopes, fringed with pines and jutting out into the Housatonic meadows on the east of SheflSeld. The Knoll offers views of the valley below and of the Taconics to the west. A school fronts upon the property, and the Knoll has long been used especially by children. With proper legislative authority and with the permission of the donors, the reservation was transferred to the Town of Sheffield in 1933. PROVINCE LANDS (1893). A region of sand dunes and beaches on the tip of Cape Cod, originally built by wave and wind action and gradually covered by vegetation over the course of years. Many hollows among the sand hills contain fresh-water ponds, surrounded by a growth of tupelo, sweet azalea, clethra, and the like. In the shelter of the ridges and even on the crests grow oak, maple, beech, and pitch pine. Although the layer of surface soil upon the hills is nowhere more than a few inches, the underlying soil retains moisture and therefore supports a more verdurous landscape than elsewhere on the outer Cape. Acquired in 1692 by the Province of Massachusetts Bay, together with all other property of the Plymouth Colony, the Province Lands in 1727 were legally constituted a township with the name of Provincetown, although the Province and later the Commonwealth retained ownership of the land. By 1891 the few squatters who had occupied small parcels of the Province Lands in 1727 had become a town of 5000 inhabitants. With so large a population seated on these open and unprotected lands, there was much unlawful appropriation of firewood and sod which had the ill effect of exposing the sand surface of the dunes to the action of wind and storm. Half the Province Lands by 1891 had become a treeless waste due to this stripping of vege- tation from the seaward sand hills, and even the harbor itself was endangered by the drifting sand. PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES 25 As the result of an investigation made by The Trustees of Public Reservations in 1892 and in accordance with a report submitted to the legislature, the General Court accepted the recommendations made in the report and enacted a bill which gave to the townspeople of Provincetown all the occupied parts of the lands in question, and set aside the remaining portion (2000 acres) as a permanent reservation in the charge of the State Commissioners of Harbors and Lands. The Province Lands, therefore, were preserved as a public open space for all time through the recommendations made by this Board. They are accessible from a surfaced roadway recently constructed through the inner section of this territory. ROCKY NARROWS (1897). A unique feature in the scenery of the Charles River where its narrow stream flows through a pictur- esque gorge. The 21 acres include a high hemlock knoll forming one side of the "Gate of the Charles"; a low piece of enclosed meadow land, known locally as the "Dingle Hole," which sur- rounds the knoll on three sides, and in periods of high water isolates it from the enframing ridge of woodland; and a pineclad stretch of camp ground farther down the stream. Although on the principal river of eastern Massachusetts and only eight miles from the city limits of Boston, the reservation is still comparatively unknown, since it is difficult of access by land. The approach by water from South Natick is ideal, requiring a two-hour paddle between wooded banks and occa- sional clearings reminiscent of the beauty and wildness of streams in northern Maine. The property was presented by the late Augustus Hemen- way, Esq. ROLAND C. NICKERSON FOREST PARK (1934). On Cape Cod, 1500 acres of oak and pine woodland in Brewster, the generous gift of Mrs. Roland C. Nickerson and her daughter, Mrs. Samuel P. Sears, in memory of the late Roland Crosby Nickerson and Roland Crosby Nickerson, Jr. The property contains four Great Ponds with no apparent inlet or outlet. Arrangements for this gift to the Commonwealth were effected through the office of The Trustees. The park will be administered by the State Department of Conservation. Directly south of the main Cape road at East Brewster station. VIRGINIA WOOD (1892). A notable tract of hemlock and pine woodland in Stoneham, of particular beauty when the flowering dogwood is in bloom. Spot Pond Brook and the falls at the old mill dam are among the most picturesque features in the Middlesex Fells. THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS The first property of The Trustees, these 20 acres were the gift of the late Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor and were named in memory of her daughter. The amount of $2000 in small sums was raised locally by public subscription as a maintenance fund. Although included within the area purchased for the Middlesex Fells Reservation and under the care of the Metropolitan District Commission since 1895, its ownership was not legally transferred to the Commission until 1923. The memorial character of the area is preserved by careful marking of bounds and by the erection of a bronze tablet citing the gift. The property lies between three highways, — Ravine Road, Woodland Road, and Pond Street, — in Stoneham. WHITNEY WOODS (1933). In Cohasset and Hingham, 640 acres of beautiful woodland, including Turkey Hill, one of the highest drumlins in Norfolk or Plymouth counties, which affords a sweeping view of land and ocean. Brass Kettle Brook runs through the property. Presented by the Whitney Woods Association with an endowment of $10,000. Accessible from Route 3 A, and by eleven miles of roadway, entered at four points. Closed to motors. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HOMESTEAD (1928). Home of the Poet in boyhood and early manhood and again in later years. The Homestead with 240 acres of farmland and diversified woodland was bequeathed to The Trustees as a permanent memorial by the late Mrs. Minna Godwin Goddard, grand- daughter of the Poet, together with a legacy of $10,000. The following year a further gift comprising certain furniture, fur- nishings, and other memorabilia was received from Conrad G. Goddard, Esq., and also certain additional articles of associa- tional interest from Harold Godwin, Esq. In 1930 the sum of $10,000 was bequeathed by the late Miss Julia Sands Bryant as an addition to the fund for maintenance of the property. In accordance with an agreement the Homestead may be occupied by the family of the donors, but the land and grounds must be kept substantially in the same condition as at the time of the gift. Approach marked by signs at two points on the Berkshire Trail between villages of Cummington and West Cummington. REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS CHESTERFIELD GORGE. Many new visitors have come to the Gorge this year, attracted by improved road approaches as well as by increased publicity for its natural beauty. Warden Thayer, from his own land on the right bank of the stream, keeps constant vigil over The Trustees' property on the opposite shore. GOODWILL PARK. Through the interest of Mr. L. Sanford Altpeter, Superintendent of the CCC camp in the Myles Standish State Forest, The Trustees were fortunate in receiving a helpful report on the forest conditions in Goodwill Park. Mr. Altpeter visited the area and was kind enough to make recom- mendations for present care and further plantings. Under the direction of Warden Lawrence, there has been a further elimination of dead wood in the area. Inroads by the gypsy moth have been somewhat reduced, and proper annual care is showing its beneficial results. GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON'S FIELD. The mowing of the Field received proper attention as usual. MONUMENT MOUNTAIN. Warden Monroe has maintained the trails in condition, and has seen to the usual mowing on the flat at the entrance to Hickey Path. Two open-air fireplaces, built from specifications adopted by the State Department of Con- servation, have been placed on the property, and signs have been raised directing attention to the fireplaces and the picnic ground. It is most regrettable that The Trustees have not had sufficient funds to repair adequately the damage caused by the disastrous fire of 1933. However, an application for a work project has been filed with the local ERA Administrator, and it is hoped that the necessary clearing and replanting may be done during the coming season. Here, as in the case of our other properties, the Warden reports an increased number of visitors, many of whom appear with The Trustees' annual report in hand. MOUNT ANN PARK. By arrangement with the Town of Gloucester, paths have been cut from Forest Lane to the summit. PETTICOAT HILL. During the year a sign, directing attention to the property, has been placed at the junction of the Berkshire Trail and the lane leading to the Hill. The Trustees are appreciative of the courtesy extended to them by the owners of the land on which this sign has been erected. ROCKY NARROWS. Two open-air fireplaces have been built in the camp area below the Narrows, and two tables with seats attached have been placed near them. 27 28 TEE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS WHITNEY WOODS. In the second year of administration by The Trustees, the Whitney Woods have been visited by several thousand people. A group of CCC men, brought over from the camp in the Blue Hills Reservation, have again worked on the bridle paths, clearing underbrush and dead wood and reducing the fire hazard. Through arrangements happily made, The Trustees are now able to maintain a keeper resident on the property. Warden Sylvester, who is quartered at the shelter erected for the CCC workers, has acted promptly in the case of several incipient fires before real damage could occur. A small contribution from riders using the Woods was expended on road maintenance, and some fifty warning notices, posting the property against shooting, trapping, and other misdemeanors, have been erected. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HOMESTEAD. The Homestead is in excellent condition due to The Trustees* cooperative arrange- ment with the occupant of the property. The past season brought an increased number of visitors, due in part to the completion of the hard-surfaced road leading in from the Berkshire Trail. Photograph by A. Palme Monument Mountain, Great Barrington Courtesy Boston Even unj Tranvrrijii Breakheart Hill, Saugus- Wakefield TWO RESERVATIONS SECURED 35 YEARS APART REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 29 LOCAL COMMITTEES OF MANAGEMENT It is the policy of The Trustees to entrust the care of each of their reservations to a Local Reservation Committee, appointed by the Standing Committee and responsible to it. This Local Committee, acting in a voluntary capacity, is the representative of The Trustees in the administration of the property for which it is appointed. Our Local Committees are expected to uphold the established principles of The Trustees, bearing in mind that their main purpose is to preserve beautiful and historical places. The Trustees look with suspicion on "improvements" which may alter the character of a reservation, and they are definitely op- posed to the "development" of their lands into anything like an ordinary public park. The management of our reservations is left to the discretion of the Local Committee, but general policies affecting adminis- tration are determined by the Standing Committee. All recom- mendations for land-widening, tree-felling, and similar problems materially affecting the permanent character of the area, as well as the designs for structures such as seats, shelters, or memorials, should be submitted by the Local Committee for approval before action is taken. As a general rule The Trustees want all notice-boards, litter-boxes, etc., on each property to be of a uniform character. The Local Committee may receive income due The Trustees on account of any property, and will meet normal charges for upkeep. If any exceptional expenditures are anticipated, authorization must be secured from the Standing Committee. Lands held by The Trustees are exempt from taxation. Each Local Reservation Committee will submit annually to the Standing Committee a report covering its work of the year. Special problems, not immediately soluble by a Local Committee, will be referred promptly to the oflSce of The Trustees. Respectfully submitted, Charles S. Bird, Jr., Chairman. For the Standing Committee. s REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLICITY Increased publicity as to the aims and accomplishments of The Trustees will attract the serious interest and financial support of persons interested in the preservation of beautiful and historical places in Massachusetts. The more these aims and accomplishments are known and understood, and are associated with the name of The Trustees, the more easily will widespread public support be obtainable. Such publicity should always be approached and set forth as far as possible to meet the outsider's point of view. Publicity Through Information Concerning The Trustees REPORTS. One of the most effective forms of publicity is an attractive Annual Report containing those features that were included for the first time in the Annual Report for 1933. Special Reports on current activities and policies of The TRUSTEES, submitted by mail to the members of the Corporation and their associates with an invitation, when desirable, soliciting suggestions and advice, will enhance their interest in the Board. STATEMENT OF STANDARD POLICIES. A statement of the standard policies of The Trustees, governing the acquisition and maintenance of properties entrusted to their care, will add to the publicity value of the Annual Report. Such a statement will have great value if included, when desirable, in special reports and in newspaper publicity. NEWSPAPER SPACE. A notice in certain newspapers, appearing regularly in those columns devoted to charities and benevolent associations, will bring The Trustees to the attention of many persons who wish to bequeath personal or real property to an appropriate or deserving agency. MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES. Continuance and extension of newspaper publicity given to The Trustees will be extremely helpful, as will specially prepared magazine articles. LECTURES. Continuance and extension of a lecture concerning the work of The Trustees, like that offered through the Field Secretary during 1934, will be of great publicity value. SO E 0 0 z 0 S w 1- 3 00 D < >• 0 c "J >- E ^ o w lii is. tU 0 -r^ t2E ^ oo a i = ^ 'oA ? ^3 £ p > "^-^ J I. <\ d "5 t ^ 1 O O O i § 1 « TEE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Publicity Through Activities of The Trustees APPEAL FOR A PROPERTY. The selection of at least one prop- erty annually for acquisition by public appeal throughout the state, and also one or more properties in local sections of the state, will bring constantly beneficial publicity. HANDING-OVER CEREMONY. An appropriate handing-over ceremony at the time of acquisition of any property, where suitable exercises may be practicable and appropriate, will merit a place in the news and will still further inform the public of the work of The Trustees. OPERATION OF PROPERTIES. Signs and notice-boards linking the name of The Trustees with their properties, will attract public attention, as will an extension of the present forms of administration where desirable. ANNUAL MEETINGS. Following the annual meeting of the Corporation, an annual conference of members of the Corpora- tion and their associates, as provided in the By-laws, — to include luncheon, presentation of interesting reports from active committees, discussion of subjects of general concern to The Trustees, and a speaker with illustrated talk on some aspect of preservation work, — will serve to increase personal interest in the aims and accomplishments of The Trustees. SPECIAL MEETINGS. A periodic field trip or special meeting at some property held by The Trustees will attract favorable public attention. ANNUAL RESEARCH. An annual research project in the field of preservation work, undertaken as a regular policy of The Trustees, will bring not only the benefits of the research itself, but also much helpful newspaper publicity through publication of the report. COOPERATING SOCIETIES It is suggested that, in the event of any local Society ex- pressing its willingness to cooperate with The Trustees, the following procedure should be adopted: 1. That the Society should appoint and regularly maintain a committee to cooperate with The Trustees, to be known as a "Committee on Scenic and Historic Preservation"; and that this local Preservation Committee should, in general, watch all beautiful and historical places within the area covered by the membership of the Society, and should inform the Standing Committee of The Trustees of any case in which their inter- vention might be helpful. 2. That a rough register of beautiful or historical places, in the region covered by the membership of the Society, should be compiled by the members of this local Preservation Committee, and that a copy of the list so compiled should be filed at the oflSce of The Trustees. 3. That the members of the local Preservation Conmiittee should, as far as possible, endeavor to influence local govern- ments toward preservation of the beautiful and historical features of their district. 4. That the members of the local Preservation Committee should undertake to distribute, from time to time, literature issued by The Trustees. 5. That, in order to facilitate the work of The Trustees, the members of the local Preservation Committee should under- take to further the growth of membership in The Trustees. The following page contains a list of Societies whose officers have signified their intention to cooperate with The Trustees in the field of Preservation work. 33 ^ I 1 ^ 03 'Til ^ ^ 2 2 2*1 I o s ■« - •~3 S 5 § ^11. p m .ii C,^(U OS Z 2 13 U U Z O Q S g«Z « H H « > o w o s pad pi P P H ^ g JO S go 5 « § g WSiolcS H 3 P S 2 £ H > >^ w 5 fs 1,012.89 Original Pine Knoll Contribution paid over to Town of Sheffield 800.00 Contribution to purchase of Lot A, Halibut Point, Rockport 127.20 Deficits transferred to this account: From Pine Knoll 96.60 Rocky Narrows Reservation 131.95 Goodwill Park 5.00 Building two open fireplaces at Rocky Narrows 50.00 Income allocated to other Funds 1,909.00 11,367.02 January 1, 1935, Balance $3,301.61 Schedule of Properties and Accounts GEORGE WIGGLESWORTH FUND January 1, 1934, Balance $281.94 Income allocated to this account from General Fund 25.67 January 1, 1935, Balance $307.51 GOODWILL PARK January 1, 1934, Deficit $5.00 Deficit transferred to (ieneral Fund $5.00 GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON'S FIELD January 1, 1934, Balance $222.40 January 1, 1935, Balance $222.40 MONUMENT MOUNTAIN RESERVATION January 1, 1934, Balance $472.24 Income allocated to this account from General Fund 367.75 $839.99 Maintenance — Services and Labor $139.00 Travel Expense 20.00 Miscellaneous Expense .04 Building open fireplace 25.00 Paid General Fund proportion Office Expense 163.99 348.03 January 1, 1935. Balance $491.96 38 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS MOUNT ANN PARK January 1, 1934, Balance $235.47 Income allocated to this account from General Fund 43.82 $279.29 Principal balance of this accoimt transferred to Gen- eral Fund $97.50 Travel Expense 10.00 Paid General Fund proportion Office Exp>ense 42.95 150.45 January 1, 1935, Balance $128.84 PETTICOAT HILL January 1, 1934, Balance $295.64 Income allocated to this account from General Fund 43.82 $339.46 Principal Balance of this account transferred to Gen- eral Fund $95.00 Travel Expense 15.00 Erecting sign and bracket 50.00 Miscellaneous Expense .02 Paid General Fund proportion Office Expense 44.86 204.88 January 1, 1935, Balance $184.58 PINE KNOLL January 1, 1934, Deficit $96.60 Deficit transferred to General Fund $96.60 ROCKY NARROWS January 1, 1934, Deficit $131.95 Deficit transferred to General Fund $131.95 WHITNEY WOODS January 1, 1934, Balance $1,103.53 Income allocated to this account from General Fund 473.58 $1,577.11 Principal of this account transferred to General Fund $1,231.45 Maintenance — Signs, Maps, Wardens 155.35 Travel Expense 10.00 Miscellaneous Expense 9.34 Materials for buUding CCC Camp 144.01 1,550.15 January 1, 1935, Balance $26.96 WHITNEY WOODS ROADS ACCOUNT January 1, 1934, Balance $33.93 Contributions 130.00 $163.93 Paid for work on roads $97.50 Paid for framing and putting up posters 10.00 Paid for mowing ^ 7.00 Miscellaneous Expense .06 114.56 Januarj' 1, 1935, Balance $49.37 REPORT OF THE TREASURER 39 WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HOMESTEAD January 1, 1934, Balance Income allocated to this account from General Fund Received from Sales of Bryant Booklets Principal of this account transferred to General Fund $3 1 1.81 Paid for Fire Insurance, 1 Year to Sept. 2, 1935 214.40 Paid Town of Cummington 1933 Taxes 273.09 Paid Town of Cummington 1934 Taxes 254.00 Paid for Repairs 85.47 Travel Expense 20.00 Miscellaneous Expense .08 Paid General Fund proportion Boston Office Expense 250.08 $1,184.93 954.46 9.79 $2,149.18 January 1, 1935, Balance. 1,408.93 $740.25 MEDFIELD RHODODENDRONS Contributions Paid for Land $1 ,200.00 Expenses in connection with Purchase and Convey- ance of Land 210.61 January 1, 1935, Balance. $1,565.00 1,410.61 $154.39 Trial Balance Cash $5,557.87 General Fund Mount Ann Park Petticoat Hill. Governor Hutchinson's Field Monument Mountain Res- ervation William Cullen Bryant Homestead George Wigglesworth Fund Whitney Woods Whitney Woods Roads Account Medfield Rhododendrons . . $5,557.87 $3,301.61 128.84 134.58 222.40 491.96 740.25 307.51 26.96 49.37 154.39 $5,557.87 As voted at the Annual Meeting, January 31, 1934, the Treasurer's Accounts were recast and all the securities were merged in the General Fund and the income thereon allocated to the various funds coincident with their interest John S. Ames, Treasurer. The undersigned has examined the accounts and vouchers of The Tbustkes OP Public Reservations for the year ending December 31, 1934, and finds them correctly cast and properly vouched. The securities called for by the foregoing account were exhibited. Augustus Hemenway, Committee on Audit. ACT OF INCORPORATION, AND BY-LAWS AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Chapter 352, Acts of 1891 Massachusetts General Court Section 1. Frederick L. Ames, Philip A. Chase, Christopher Clarke, Charles R. Codman, Elisha S. Converse, George F. Hoar, John J. Russell, Leverett Saltonstall, Charles S. Sargent, Nathaniel S. Shaler, George Sheldon, William S. Shurtleff, George H. Tucker, Francis A. Walker, George Wigglesworth, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of The Trustees of Public Reservations, for the purpose of acquiring, holding, arranging, maintaining, and opening to the public, under suitable regulations, beautiful and historical places and tracts of land within this Commonwealth, with the powers and privileges and subject to the duties set forth in chapter one hundred and fifteen of the Public Statutes and in such other general laws as now are or hereafter may be in force relating to such corporations; but said corporation shall have no capital stock. Section 2. Said corporation may acquire and hold by grant, gift, devise, purchase, or otherwise, real estate such as it may deem worthy of preservation for the enjoyment of the public, but not exceeding one million dollars in value, and such other property, both real and personal, as may be necessary or proper to support or promote the objects of the corporation, but not exceeding in the aggregate the further sum of one million dollars. Section 3. All personal property held by said corporation, and all lands which it may cause to be opened and kept open to the public, and all lands which it may acquire and hold with this object in view, shall be exempt from taxation, in the same manner and to the same extent as the property of literary, benevolent, charitable, and scientific institutions incorporated within this Commonwealth is now exempt by law; but no lands so acquired and held and not opened to the public shall be so exempt from taxation for a longer period than two years. Said corporation shall never make any division or dividend of or from its property or income among its members. Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 40 BY-LAWS U BY-LAWS Article I Of Trustees 1. The members of the corporation, in whom are reposed the full and exclusive duty and power to vote in respect of all matters to be acted upon at any meeting of the corporation shall be designated "Trustees." Said Trustees shall be residents of Massachusetts, their number shall not exceed one hundred, and they shall be elected for such term as the corporation at its annual meeting or meeting held in lieu thereof shall determine. 2. The Standing Committee may, if it sees fit, nominate Trustees by inserting the names of candidates upon the notice of warning of any meeting. Said Com- mittee may, in like manner, designate the terms for which such candidates so nominated shall be elected. 3. The election shall take place at any meeting subsequent to such notice, and shall be by ballot upon the names proposed by the Standing Committee; and any person who receives the votes of two-thirds of the Trustees present and voting, shall, on his acceptance of his election, be declared and enrolled a Trustee of the corporation. Any Trustee may resign by written notice, signed by the Trustee and delivered to the Secretary or other oflScer of the corporation. Article II Of Founders, Life Associates, Associate Members and Contributors 1. All persons from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal prop- erty to the value of one thousand dollars or more shall be permanently enrolled as Founders. 2. All persons not entitled to be enrolled as Founders, from whom the corpo- ration shall receive real or personal property to the value of one hundred dollars or more, shall be enrolled during life as Life Associates. 3. All persons not entitled to be enrolled as Founders or Life Associates, from whom the corporation shall receive ten or more dollars, shall be enrolled as Associate Members for the year in which payment of such sum is made. 4. All persons from whom the corporation shall receive any sum less than ten dollars, shall be enrolled as Contributors for the year in which payment of such sum is made. 5. But no donor of money or property coming under the four classifications above named shall be a member of the corporation unless and until duly elected as provided in Article I as amended. 6. Notwithstanding that such Founders, Life Associates, Associate Members and Contributors shall not be subject to any duty or responsibility in the man- agement or affairs of the corporation, they may in meeting of the persons men- tioned in the foregoing paragraphs Nos. 1 to 4, both inclusive, convened at the direction of the Standing Committee, take advisory action and make recom- mendations in respect of any matter submitted to such meeting. At any such meeting each person shall be entitled to one vote to be cast in person or by proxy. The President of the corporation or, in his absence, the Chairman of the Standing Committee, shall preside, and the Secretary of the corporation shall keep the minutes. Article III Of Meetings 1. The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held on the last Wednesday in January, in Boston, or at such other city or town in the Commonwealth, and at such time and place, as the Standing Committee may determine. A quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of not less than seven members, but a majority of the members present and voting may adjourn any meeting from time to time until the business shall have been finished. In the event of the annual meeting, by mistake or otherwise, not being called and held as herein prescribed, the Standing Committee shall order a special meeting to be called and held in lieu of and for the purposes of the annual meeting. TEE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Special meetings of the corporation may be called by the Standing Committee to meet at any time and place. A quorum at a special meeting shall consist of not less than seven members. 2. At all meetings the President shall take the chair as soon as a quorum is present; and the record of the preceding meeting shall then be read, unless such reading is dispensed with by the unanimous consent of those present. After which at all special meetings the business for which the meeting was called shall be transacted, and at the annual meeting the order of business shall be as follows: First. — The unfinished business and the assignments of the last meeting shall be announced by the Secretary to the President and taken up in order. Second. — ^The Secretary shall be called on to submit a written report of the doings of the Standing Committee for the year ending with the previous 31st of December. Third. — The Treasurer shall be called upon to submit a written report of his doings for the year ending with the previous 31st of December, and the financial condition of the corporation of that date. Fourth. — The Committee to audit the Treasurer's accounts shall be called on for a report. Fifth, — Any special committee which may have been appointed during the year shall be called on to report. Sixth. — If the Standing Committee shall have proposed changes in the By- laws, the same shall be voted upon as provided in Article VII. Seventh. — If the Standing Committee shall have made any nominations to membership in the corporation, an election shall be held as provided in Article I. Eighth. — An election of oflBcers for the ensuing year shall be held, as provided in Article IV, Section 1. Ninth — On the announcement of the vote the newly elected President shall take the chair, and shall give the members present an opportunity to present new business. Tenth. — The newly elected President shall appoint a committee to audit the Treasurer's accounts. Article IV Of Officers 1. The officers of the corporation shall be a President, a Vice President, Secretary and a Treasurer. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be exofficiis members of the Standing Committee, which shall consist of nine persons in all. The officers and the Standing Committee shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting of the corporation, an adjournment thereof, or at a meeting in lieu of such annual meeting, as above provided; and they shall hold their offices for three years or for such shorter term as the corporation at its annual meeting or meeting in lieu thereof shall determine, or until others are duly chosen and qualified in their stead. 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the corporation. If he is absent, the Vice President, and, if the Vice President is also absent, a President pro tempore, chosen by hand vote of the members of the corporation present shall preside, and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the President. 3. The Secretary shall warn the members of all meetings of the corporation, according as he may be directed by votes of the Standing Committee. He shall call the meetings of the Standing Committee as he may be directed by the chair- man of the committee or on the request in writing of any two members thereof. He shall carry on all the correspondence of the corporation not otherwise pro- vided for, and shall, when the correspondence is of importance, preserve copies of the letters sent and the original letters received, for transmission with his records to his successor in office. He shall keep an exact record of all meetings of the corporation and of the Standing Committee, with the names of the members present, entering in full all reports of committees, which may be accepted, by either body, unless otherwise directed. BY-LAWS At the January meeting of the Standing Committee he shall make a written report of the doings of that body for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if the report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meet- ing of the corporation. 4. The Treasurer shall, when directed, as provided in the next paragraph, make disbursements; and he shall also collect all moneys due to the corporation, and shall keep regular and faithful account of all the moneys and funds of the corporation which shall come into his hands and of all receipts and expenditures connected with the same, which accounts shall always be open to the inspection of members of the corporation. He shall make no investments and pay no moneys without either the approval of a majority of the Standing Committee or else of such officer or committee as said Standing Committee shall appoint to act for it in these matters. At the January meeting of the Standing Committee he shall make a written report of his doings for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if his report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the corporation. Article V Of the Standing Committee The Standing Committee shall, at the first meeting after the annual meeting of the corporation in each year, elect a chairman, whose duty it shall be to preside at all meetings of the committee. In his absence a chairman jrro tempore may be chosen by hand vote. The Standing Committee shall meet at least once in every month, and a quorum shall consist of not less than three members. The Standing Committee may nominate or refuse to nominate new members of the corporation, may accept or decline gifts offered to the corporation, may approve or disapprove investments or expenditures proposed by the Treasurer, may approve or disap- prove all bills against the corporation, may appoint subcommittees of their number, or committees consisting of members or other persons not members, may appoint and remove agents, may engage whatever assistance is needed to administer the affairs of the corporation, may designate such agents and em- ployees by such titles as they may deem proper, and, in general, may exercise all the executive powers of the corporation. Article VI Of the Seal The corporate seal shall be a circular, flat-faced die of about an inch and a half in diameter, with the name of the corporation, the year of its organization, the word "Massachusetts" and the figure of a pine tree so engraved on its face that it can be embossecl on paper by pressure. Article VII Of Amendments At any annual meeting of the corporation, or at a special meeting called for the purpose, these By-laws may be amended, altered or repealed by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting, provided that notice of such proposed change shall have been given in the call of the meeting. OFFICERS 1891-1935 PRESIDENT George F. Hoar 1891-1904 Charles W. Eliot 1905-1926 George Wiggles worth 1926-1930 Charles S. Rackemann 1930-1933 Herbert Parker 1933- VICE PRESIDENT William S. Shurtleff 1891-1895 George Sheldon 1896-1916 Johns. Ames 1917-1920 George Wiggles worth 1922-1926 Henry P. Walcott 1926-1932 Robert Walcott 1932- CHAIRMAN OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE Philip A. Chase 1891-1893 Charles Eliot 1894-1897 Philip A. Chase 1897-1903 Henry P. Walcott 1903-1926 Charles S. Rackemann 1926-1933 Charles S. Bird, Jr 1933- TREASURER George Wiggles worth 1891-1920 John S. Ames 1921- SECRETARY Charles Eliot 1891-1893 Henry R. Shaw 1894 John Woodbury 1894-1924 Charles W. Eliot 2nd 1925-1926 Henry M. Channing 1926- 44 FORM OF BEQUEST I give to The Trustees of Public Reservations, created by chapter 352 of the Acts of the Legislature of Massachusetts for the year 1891, the sum of dollars Societies and individuals interested in Massachusetts history, natural history, scenery, and town and country improvement, are invited to contribute to the working funds of this Board. The Treasurer is John S. Ames, 96 Ames Building, Boston. Henry M. Channing, Secretary Laurence B. Fletcher, Executive Secretary 50 Congress Street, Boston Bradford Williams, Field Secretary OOES not the landscape deserve attention? What are the natural features which make ^, township handsome? A river, with its waterfalls and meadows, a lake, a hill, a cUff or individual rocks, a forest, and ancient trees standing singly. Such things are beautiful; they have a high use which dollars and cents never represent. If the inhabitants of a town were wise, they would seek to preserve these things, though at a considerable expense. 4, . . . ^ It would be worth while if in each town a com- mittee were appointed to see that the beauty of the town received no detriment. If we have the biggest bowlder in the country, then it should not belong to an individual, nor be made into a doorstep. As in many countries precious metals belong to the crown, so here more precious natural objects of rare beauty should belong to the public. Henry David Thoreau r THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS 1891-1936 PXJRPOSES To acquire, maintain, and open to the public, under suitable regulations, beautiful and historical places within the Common- wealth of Massachusetts. I Authority I A corporation, established in 1891 by the General Court, 1 with authority to acquire beautiful and historical places by gift, I devise, or purchase, and to hold such lands open to the public I and lexempt from taxation. I Empowered by law to acquire gifts of funds for the purpose i of maintaining such lands and for promoting the objects of the I Corporation. I I I Office of The Tbustbes I Laurence B. Fletcher, Executive Secretary I 50 Congress Street, Boston I I THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1935 BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS 1936 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES STANDING COMMITTEE Hon. Herbert Parker, Lancaster (President) Hon. Robert Walcott, Cambridge (Vice President) John S. Ames, Boston (Treasurer) Henry M. Channing, Boston (Secretary) Charles S. Bird, Jr., East Walpole (Chairman) Laurence B. Fletcher, Cohasset (Executive Secretary) William Ellery, Brookline William Roger Greeley, Lexington Dr. John C. Phillips, Wenham COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Charles S. Bird, Jr. (Chairman) John S. Ames Roger Pierce Laurence B. Fletcher, ex officio COMMITTEE ON RESERVATIONS William Ellery (Chairman) Laurence B. Fletcher, ex officio John C. Phillips William Roger Greeley Bradford Williams COMMITTEE ON PUBLICITY Maurice M. Osborne (Chairman) Laurence B. Fletcher, ex officio Bradford Williams CONTENTS PAGE Trustees, 1936 iv List of Properties Secured vi Forty-fifth Annual Report of Standing Committee . . 1 Founders 12 Life Associates 14 Subscriptions and Donations 16 Properties Secured by The Trustees 27 Report on Management of Reservations 37 Cooperating Societies 45 Report of the Treasurer 48 Act of Incorporation, and By-laws 53 OflScers 57 Form of Bequest 58 The illustration on the cover ^ from a photograph by Bradford WilliamSy shows the Rocky Narrows^ SherborUy a property secured by The Trustees in 1897. The plates used throughout the report show other places of interest to The Trustees which have been secured or which are worthy of preservation. THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS TRUSTEES, 1936 Mrs. Gordon Abbott Boston John S. Ames Boston Oakes Ames North Easton Gen. Francis H. Appleton Boston Aaron C. Bagg Holyoke Mrs. William HewsonBaltzell Wellesley Hon. W. a. L. Bazeley Boston A. Farwell Bemis Chestnut Hill Charles S. Bird, Jr. East Walpole Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird East Walpole Nathaniel I. Bowditch Framingham Ralph Bradley Boston Allen Chamberlain Pigeon Cove Henry M. Channing Sherborn George W. Chase Arlington Prof. Arthur C. Comey Lincoln Miss Ada L. Comstock Cambridge Stephen J. Connolly Beverly Farms Charles A. Coolidge Boston Z. Marshall Crane Dalton Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby Boston Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield Boston Ernest B. Dane Brookline Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies Springfield Mrs. Carl A. de Gersdorff Stockbridge Mrs. Florence F. Dibble Newbury Prof. Walter Prichard Eaton Sheffield Charles W. Eliot 2nd Cambridge Rev. Dr. Samuel A. Eliot Cambridge William Ellery Chestnut Hill William Emerson Cambridge Henry Endicott Weston William C. Endicott Boston John Wells Farley Needham Laurence B. Fletcher Cohasset Charles B. Floyd Newton Dr. Alexander Forbes Milton Edward W. Forbes Cambridge Charles H. W. Foster Charles River Village Francis E. Frothingham Cambridge Mrs. Louis A. Frothingham North Easton Mrs. Homer Gage Worcester James Garfield WilliamstowH Col. Charles R. Gow Brookline William Roger Greeley Lexington Mrs. Henry V. Greenough Brookline Augustus Hemenway Canton Christian A. Herter Boston IV Clement S. Houghton John C. Robinson Chestnut Hill Longmeadow Dr. Oliver H. Howe Richard Saltonstall Cohasset Sherborn Prof. Henry V. Hubbard Mrs. R. M. Saltonstall Milton Chestnut Hill Harlan P. Kblsey Philip P. Sharples !East Boxford Cambridge Clarence H. Knowlton Henry L. Shattuck Hingham Boston George Lewis, Jr. Harvey N. Shepard Sherborn Boston Augustus P. Loring, Jr. Arthur A. Shurcliff Boston Boston Dr. a. Lawrence Lowell Joseph A. Skinner Boston South Hadley Hon. John W. Mason Mrs. Frank C. Smith, Jr. Northampton Worcester Henry McBurney Philip L. Spalding Stockbridge Milton Miss Heloise Meyer William H. Sperry Lenox North Adams Paul B. Morgan Charles A. Stone Worcester Plymouth George R. Nutter Frank Taylor Boston Hudson Frederick Law Olmsted Mrs. Bayard Thayer Brookline Boston Maurice M. Osborne Hon. Allen T. Treadwat Boston Stockbridge Robert Treat Paine George H. Tucker Waltham Pittsfield Bradley W. Palmer Hon. Eliot Wadsworth Boston Boston Hon. Herbert Parker Hon. Robert Walcott Lancaster Cambridge Dr. John C. Phillips Bentley W. Warren Wenham Williamstown Dudley L. Pickman Prof. Frank A. Waugh Billerica Amherst Charles S. Pierce William P. Wharton Milton Groton Roger Pierce Robert K. Wheeler Milton Great Barrington Frank J. Pope Bradford Williams Great Barrington Newton Oliver Prescott John Woodbury New Bedford Canton Thomas Emerson Proctor 2nd Frank H. Wright Hamilton Great Barrington Hon. B. Loring Young Weston V PROPERTIES SECURED In Full or in Part Through the Activities of THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Acquired Reservation Acreage 1892 Virginia Wood, Middlesex Fells .... 20 1893 Province Lands, Cape Cod 2000 1893 Metropolitan Park System, Boston 1894 Goodwill Park, Falmouth 146 1897 Mount Ann Park, Gloucester 72 1897 Rocky Narrows, Sherborn 21 1898 Governor Hutchinson's Field, Milton . . 10 1899 Monument Mountain, Great Barrington . 260 1902 Pine Knoll, Sheffield 6 1906 Petticoat Hill, Williamsburg 60 1907 Harvard Forest, Petersham 2100 1928 William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cum- MINGTON 240 1929 Chesterfield Gorge, West Chesterfield . 13 1929 Old Town Hill, Newbury 25 1933 Whitney Woods, Cohasset 640 1933 BoxFORD State Forest, Boxford .... 500 1933 Georgetown-Rowley State Forest, Rowley . 700 1934 Breakheart Hill, Saugus and Wakefield . 650 1934 Roland C. Nickerson Forest Park, Brewster 1500 1934 John C. Robinson State Park, Agawam . . 680 1934 Medfield Rhododendrons, Medfield ... 27 1934 Halibut Point, Rockport 12 1934 Hyde Sanctuary, Cohasset 14 1935 Dinosaur Footprints, Holyoke .... 7 1935 Gore Place, Waltham and Watertown . . 80 1935 CoEs Pond, Worcester 7 1935 Bancroft Sanctuary, Cohasset 25 1935 Misery Island, Salem 68 vi THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS 1891-1935 FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT In submitting this report the Standing Committee wishes to thank all those friends of beautiful and historical places whose cooperation and interest have made this a noteworthy year in the history of The Trustees. OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 1935 ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES Holyoke: 7 acres at the eastern foot of Mt. Tom, purchased to preserve a remarkable prehistoric trace, — the Dinosaur's Footprints. WaUham-Waiertown: 80 acres of English park-like scenery with an historic mansion, secured through cooperation with other societies, to be held as "Gore Place" by the Gore Place Society Worcester: 7 acres on the eastern shore of Coes Pond, pre- served through local arrangements with the City of Worcester, to be known as Columbus Park. Cohasset: 25 acres of woodland known as the Bancroft Sanctuary, gift of the Federation of the Bird Clubs of New England. Salem: 68 acres comprising four-fifths of Misery Island near Beverly and Manchester, presented through subscription by local residents. 1 TEE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS LANDSCAPE PRESERVATION Stimulation of general public interest in the preservation of beautiful and historical places in Massachusetts, through: (1) Issue of 3,000 copies of an Annual Report for the pre- ceding year, descriptive of the work of The Trustees. (2) Continued circulation of a handsomely illustrated lecture, heard by 4,000 people during the year, on the great need for preserving places of natural beauty and historic significance. (3) Inspection of many well-known and a number of less familiar places of scenic and historic interest during five field trips. Preservation of an outstanding hilltop view in Essex County through arrangement of a bequest. Extension of the list of Cooperating Societies established in 1934, each of whom has agreed to maintain a Committee on Scenic and Historic Preservation for the purpose of working with The Trustees. Increase over the 1934 membership of The Trustees by addition of 2 Founders, 55 Life Associates, and 82 Associate Members and Contributors. COOPERATION With national, state, and regional governmental bodies to further the general Conservation movement. With private organizations in supporting or opposing legis- lative matters affecting the Preservation interests of The Trustees. FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT 3 ACTIVITIES OF THE YEAR Growth of public interest in the preservation of beautiful and historical places in the Commonwealth has been marked during the past year. Particularly gratifying is the increase in membership of The Trustees, including all forms of associa- tion, which has now reached 455 as against 320 for the preceding twelvemonth. Your Standing Committee takes pleasure in announcing the new enrollment of two Founders and fifty-five Life Associates during the year: FOUNDERS Miss Helen C. Frick Mrs. William H. Moore LIFE ASSOCIATES Mr. Gordon Abbott Mr. Gordon Abbott, Jr. Mrs. Oliver Ames Mrs. Standish Backus Estate of Frank B. Bemis Mrs. Chandler Bigelow Mrs. Charles Sxjmner Bird Mrs. Charles S. Bird, Jr. Estate of B. G. Boardman Mr. Richard de B. Boardman Mr. Ralph Bradley Mr. Robert S. Bradley Mrs. Albert C. Burrage Mrs. John S. Curtis Mr. Richard C. Curtis Mrs. Richard E. Danielson Mrs. Walter D. Denegre Mrs. Franklin Dexter Mr. Gordon Dexter Prof. William Emerson Mr. Eugene Endicott Mr. S. H. Fessenden Miss Margaret A. Fish Mrs. Homer Gage Mr. Malcolm W. Greenough Trustees of Haven Land Trust Mr. Robert F. Herrick Mrs. Richard S. Humphrey Mr. Sydney E. Hutchinson Mrs. Henry P. King Mr. Robert W. Knowles Mrs. Joseph Leiter Mrs. Lester Leland Miss Fanny P. Mason Mrs. J. A. McGinley Mrs. Katherine Ayer Merrill Mr. Noel Morss NoANETT Garden Club Mr. John B. Paine Mr. R. T. Paine, 2nd Mr. Dudley L. Pickman Mr. Neal Rantoul Mr. Neal Rantoul, Trustee Mr. Richard D. Sears Mr. Quincy a. Shaw Mr. William D. Sohier Mr. William D. Sohier, Jr. Mr. John T. Spaulding Mr. Pierpont L. Stackpole Mrs. W. B. Thomas Mr. Bayard Warren Mr. William P. Wharton Mr. Alexander Whiteside Mrs. Ralph B. Williams Mrs. William M. Wood During the period covered by this report The Trustees have aided in the preservation of five properties varying in size from seven to eighty acres. BANCROFT SANCTUARY, COHASSET Another welcome addition to Whitney Woods has been received in the gift of a tract of twenty-five acres of mixed woodland in Cohasset. In 1926 Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bancroft THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS presented a twenty-acre piece to the Federation of the Bird Clubs of New England for use as a bird sanctuary. The following year the same donors added five acres adjoining, which included four acres of marsh and pond particularly favored by migratory fowl in season. Due to the close proximity of the property to Whitney Woods, the Federation deemed it advisable to transfer the title to The Trustees. In cooperation with the South Shore Nature Club, one of The Trustees' Cooperating Societies, the area will continue to be maintained as a bird sanctuary. GOES POND, WORCESTER Those who have followed with interest the course of the illustrated lectures offered by The Trustees will be pleased to learn of the preservation of at least one beautiful place as a direct outcome of the series. Following a presentation of The Trustees* work before a meeting of 400 members of the Worces- ter County Horticultural Society, Mrs. Carey H. Melville of Worcester approached The Trustees with a view to preserva- tion of seven acres of land on the shore of Coes Pond. Inspection of the property itself proved the importance of its being pre- served as part of the enframement of the last unspoiled large body of water in Worcester. Following suggestions made by The Trustees, a scheme was devised whereby a local neighborhood group purchased the property and handed it over to the City of Worcester to be administered by its Park Department. The deed included a restrictive covenant whereby no structures such as bathhouses or refreshment booths should ever be erected on the property. DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS, HOLYOKE Although the people of Massachusetts have long been recognized as solicitous for the safety of their historical land- marks, it remained until this year for one of the most significant — the Dinosaur Footprints near the city of Holyoke — to be preserved through the agency of The Trustees. One hundred fifty million years ago these great reptilian monsters frequented the low marshlands of what is now the Connecticut Valley. The record of their going and coming, singly or in families, can be traced to-day in the great three-toed footprints embedded in the red sandstone, measuring some fifteen inches from front to back and nearly five feet between prints. Realizing the importance of securing this property before it might be sold for commercial exploitation. The Trustees made arrangements with the owner, Mr. George Pellissier of Holyoke, for its purchase. Although temporarily secured, full preservation of the area awaits the successful completion of a local appeal. FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT 5 GORE PLACE, WALTHAM AND WATERTOWN Through the alert watchfulness of Mrs. Alexander Forbes, chairman of the Preservation Committee of one of The Trustees' Cooperating Societies (the National Civic Federa- tion, Woman's Department, Massachusetts Section), the attention of The Trustees was again brought to the picturesque old Governor Gore Estate in Waltham and Watertown. Upon investigation this historic countryseat was found to be not only on the market but in immediate danger of being sold and broken up for houselots. The Standing Committee was immediately called to sit in joint session with the governing boards of the Massachusetts Society of Colonial Dames of America and the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, which resulted in a demand for the preservation of the property. Pledges for nearly $6000 were secured by telephone from inter- ested friends within a space of twenty-four hours; the Colonial Dames made a generous subscription of $2,500 accompanied by a loan of $1,000; and those sums were supplemented by the results of formal appeals later issued by The Trustees and the Spnea. At the conclusion of this activity the newly formed Gore Place Society took title to the property. Although the rolls of The Trustees do not carry the names of those who responded to the Standing Committee's formal appeal for Gore Place or whose subscriptions to that cause were indirectly due to the agency of The Trustees, appropriate acknowledgment should be made of the generous assistance of its many friends, and especially to Dr. Richard C. Cabot, Mrs. Richard T. Fisher, Mrs. Henry S. Hunnewell, Miss Mabel Lyman, Miss Evelyn G. Sears, Mr. Francis C. Sears, and Mrs. Richard M. Saltonstall. MISERY ISLAND, SALEM Few sections of the long Massachusetts coast line possess a beauty equal to that of the shore at Beverly and Manchester. The Trustees welcome an opportunity to aid in the preserva- tion of any portions of it, but happily they were able to assist during the year in securing even more valuable property, — a landmark conspicuous in the view from that shore. Residents of the North Shore will not soon forget their appre- hensions over the threatened development of an "oil farm" on Misery Island a year or more ago. When strong opposition obtained a momentary victory, the leaders took advantage of aroused public opinion and at once took steps to secure an option on the property. An appeal was made to landowners on the adjoining shores, offering participation at fifty dollars a share of the purchase price, and recommending that subscriptions be made in proportion to the tax valuation of their individual properties. The appeal was successful, and 68 acres of the 80- 6 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS acre island were handed over to The Trustees with the promise of a sufficient endowment to enable them to care for it. CONSERVATION AWARD The annual award, now granted for three successive years in recognition of distinguished service in the field of Conservation, was announced at the recent annual luncheon. President Herbert Parker, on behalf of the Corporation and all friends of conservation, named William P. Wharton, Esq., of Groton, as the recipient for 1935 of the silver salver inscribed in the name of The Trustees. In the absence of Mr. Wharton the gift was graciously acknowledged by his sister, Mrs. C. Wharton Smith. ANNUAL REPORT Continuing the policy of presenting in the Annual Report an attractive account of The Trustees' accomplishments over some forty years, the Standing Committee made available 3,000 copies of the Annual Report for 1934. These were issued to members and interested friends of The Trustees, and yet the supply was inadequate to meet the demand. New features embodied in the Report included a statement from the Standing Committee as to The Trustees' policy on management of their reservations through Local Committees, and also a state- ment as to the conditions under which local societies expressing a willingness to cooperate with The Trustees might become affiliated, — ^two featiu-es continued in the current Report. All friends of The Trustees are reminded that the Standing Committee will welcome suggestions of names of persons interested in preserving beautiful and historic places to whom an Annual Report may be sent with an invitation to become enrolled in some form of membership. LECTURES The success of the illustrated lecture circulated by The Trustees has been unprecedented. No less than 4,000 persons, in this commonwealth alone, viewed the very handsomely colored slides shown by the Field Secretary during the year, and learned at first hand of The Trustees' responsibilities and accomplishments. There are, however, many groups who have not yet availed themselves of this opportunity to become in- formed on the "Preservation of Beautiful and Historic Places in Massachusetts"; and to these it is suggested that an engage- ment be fixed at once for the coming season. While the lecture was first offered to the public without charge, the demand for it soon became so great that the Standing Committee felt obliged to set a minimum fee of fifteen dollars per engagement. In this way local societies are given an op- portunity to share with The Trustees in the cost of this work. 8 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS A second lecture is now offered for the first time to the many groups who have asked for a "return engagement." The new lecture, again illustrated with slides colored by Mrs. Edythe W. Andrews, tells a no less fascinating story of the work of The Trustees. COOPERATING SOCIETIES It will be remembered from the preceding Annual Report that one of the purposes of The Trustees* lectures has been to stimulate an enduring interest in preservation work throughout the state. With this in mind the Standing Committee is gratified at the growing number of societies who have expressed a willing- ness to cooperate with The Trustees through appointment of a local Committee on Scenic and Historic Preservation. The number of Cooperating Societies has now reached 47. Their value has already been proved, as in the case of the Woman's Department of the National Civic Federation, Massachusetts Section, whose Preservation Committee Chairman* sounded the alarm for Gore Place. proposals' One of the most direct signs of a growing interest in the preser- vation field is the increase in the number of proposals that have been brought to the attention of The Trustees during the last year. Among the more interesting suggestions that have been carefully examined by the Standing Committee are those pro- posing preservation of a tract of native rhododendron at Hubbardston, some rugged cliffs in the town of Auburn near Worcester, a reputed Indian Village in Brookline, a tract of rocky shore in Magnolia, a rugged eminence in Leominster, and an attractive pine knoll on the Squannacook at Townsend. Other proposals to which the Standing Committee has con- tinued to give unremitting attention with some hopes of success have to do with the preservation of Mt. Holyoke in the Con- necticut Valley; the Devil's Den in Williamsburg, a little- known but wild and rocky gorge near Northampton; Whately Glen, a picturesque valley and secluded cataract much enjoyed by picnickers in the Connecticut Valley; Bartholomew's Cobble, a rarely beautiful rocky outcrop, home of the walking fern, on the banks of the Housatonic in Sheffield; and Noon Hill, an unspoiled tract of hill and meadow in Medfield near Boston, bordering the valley of the Charles. A noteworthy accomplishment of the year, which can be mentioned only in general terms, has been an arrangement for the preservation of an outstanding hilltop view not far from Boston. The property offered was carefully inspected by your •Mrs. Alexander Forbes. See page 5. FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT 9 Standing Committee, and The Trustees have accepted the promise of a bequest including an endowment to meet the probable costs of maintenance. FIELD TRIPS Five times during the year The Trustees extended an invitation for a Field Trip : twice to the Berkshires in the spring, and three times to Essex County in the fall. Numerous hospi- talities were offered during these occasions. On the three-day western trip Major Hugh Smiley opened to the party his house and grounds at South Egremont, commanding a superb view of Guilder Hollow and Jug End. Those who braved the rain on that memorable day in Essex County have not ceased being grateful for Mrs. Ward's cheerful fires (as solace for a beclouded view) at Holt's Hill in Andover; nor will they forget the generous reception given them by Dr. and Mrs. Phillips at "Windyknob" in Wenham. The success of these trips has inspired The Trustees to plan new excursions afield, but a detailed account of the anticipated pleasures must be postponed until a later date. COOPERATION In any listing of the activities of The Trustees, reference should be made to the Executive Secretary's painstaking efforts on behalf of the Standing Committee in making appearances at the State House to speak for or against those legislative bills on which The Trustees should be recorded. Through the Execu- tive Secretary The Trustees appeared in favor of or in op- position to the following bills: 1. House No. 666 — For legislation to provide protection of wild azaleas, wild orchids, and cardinal flowers. 2. House No. 218 — Authorizing the acquisition of land for State Forest Parks. 3. House No. 218 — Authorizing the acquisition of ocean beaches. 4. Senate No. 8 — For legislation relative to the development of Cedar Swamp Pond, so called, and adjacent territory in Town of Milford for recreational and other purposes. 5. House No. 415 — For improved methods of municipal plan- ning by providing for establishment of municipal planning boards. 6. House No. 419 — For establishment of an unpaid State Planning Board and prescribing its duties and powers. 7. House No. 303 — To provide for scientific surveys to deter- mine the geological, biological, and other natural re- sources of the Commonwealth. 10 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS 8. Senate No. 403 — For an investigation by special commission relative to billboards and other outdoor advertising devices. 9. House No. 2255 — Regulating the business of outdoor adver- tising and advertising signs and devices within public view. 10. House No. 626 — For creation of a division of recreation in the Metropolitan District Commission. H. House No. 1430 — That the Metropolitan District Com- mission be authorized to provide adequate equipment and facilities for the playground at Nahant Beach in Lynn. BEQUESTS With recent years the name of The Trustees has become ever more widely known throughout the commonwealth for their achievements in the preservation field. This new knowl- edge has brought added demands upon the Corporation's resources which are slender at best. While a growing popular appreciation of The Trustees* work has been accompanied by an increasingly generous public support, a scanning of the Report of the Treasurer on page 48 will show how close is the margin that permits The Trustees to operate. It must be remembered that the Corporation receives no pecuniary assist- ance from the State, but finances its work entirely upon the basis of income from a comparatively small amount of invested funds, supplemented by public subscription. The Trustees welcome new responsibilities, but they would be in a position to accept them with greater confidence if their financial security were more assured. The annual appeals continue to serve their purpose, especially when met by as generous a response as that of recent years. But it is hoped that the many friends of beautiful and historic places in this commonwealth will remember that the Corporation's great need is for a substantial endowment. The officers of The Trustees stand ready to offer their services to any who, while unable to render this assistance now, still wish to arrange with certainty for a permanent and enduring benefaction in the future. The Trustees' roll of Founders, which appears upon pages 12 and 13 of this Report, is still open. ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE The Forty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Corporation was held at the Hotel Kenmore, Boston, on January 29, 1936, with President Herbert Parker in the chair. The reports of officers and committees for 1935 were presented, and appropriate action taken. H m O H ^ 2 s O o <: p FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT 11 At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting of the Corporation, 108 members, associates, and guests sat down to luncheon. Following luncheon, the President made the presentation of the Conservation Award for 1935*. Four speakers concluded the program: Mr. Charles S. Bird, Jr., Chairman of the Standing Committee, listed the accomplishments of the year and outlined a program of activities for 1936; Mr. William Roger Greeley, member of the Standing Committee, spoke briefly on the value of preservation work; Dr. Samuel A. Eliot, long a member of the Corporation, pre- sented recollections of the early years of The Trustees; and Mr. Bradford Williams, Field Secretary, described the results of work in the preservation field during 1935 and illustrated his remarks with lantern slides drawn from The Trustees' lectures. PLANS AND POLICIES FOR 1936 1. To foster a widespread sentiment for the preservation of beautiful and historical places. 2. To cooperate with all persons and agencies actively interested in securing places "worthy of preservation for the enjoy- ment of the public." 3. To establish an active local Preservation Committee in each community throughout the State for the purpose of further- ing the aims and purposes of The Trustees. 4. To maintain and develop the reservations entrusted to the care of The Trustees. 5. To preserve places of scenic beauty and historic interest wherever found in Massachusetts, by purchase or gift, or by means of easements or special agreements with land- owners concerning the future use of their properties. * See page 6 for an account of the award. FOUNDERS Donors of money or property to the value of $1000 and upwards since the foundation of The Trustees in 1891 This list does not include many founders, such as charles eliot, charles BPRAGUE SARGENT, NATHANIEL S. SHALER, HENRY P. WALCOTT and OthcrS who have rendered service to The Trustees which cannot be valued in money. 1892 Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor, Boston . Virginia Wood Miss Ellen Chase, Brookline .... $1000 Donation 1894 Joseph Story Fay, Falmouth ' . . . . Goodwill Park 1897 Augustus Hemenway, Canton .... Rocky Narrows William Minot, Boston ] Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton I Mount Ann Park with Robert Sedgwick Minot, Manchester . . ( $1000 endowment Laurence Minot, Boston .... 1898 Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham, Brookline Mrs. John M. Forbes, Milton . Mrs. Edith E. Forbes, Milton . Edward W. Forbes, Cambridge J. Malcolm Forbes, Milton George R. R. Rivers, Milton Miss Mary Rivers, Milton .... Mrs. K. G. T. Webster, Cambridge . George Wigglesworth, Milton 1899 Miss Helen C. Butler, New York Monument Mountain Reservation with $2000 endowment 1902 Joseph S. Glover, Boston $2000 Legacy 1903 Miss Mary E. Dewey, Boston .... Pine Knoll with $1000 endowment 1905 Mrs. Edward W\ Nash, Boston Petticoat Hill with $1000 endowment Governor Hutchinson's Field 12 FOUNDERS 13 1906 Miss Helen C. Butler, New York. . . Additional $5000 dona- tion for Monument Mountain Reserva- tion 1913 Miss Sarah B. Fay, Falmouth .... 1 Additional land at Henry H. Fay, Falmouth / Goodwill Park 1914 Henry Pickering, Boston $5000 Legacy 1923 Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston .... $30,500 Legacy 1929 Mrs. Minna Godwin Goddard, New York Bryant Homestead with $10,000 endowment Conrad G. Goddard, New York , . . Bryant Memorabilia George Wigglesworth, Milton . . . $1000 Donation for Mount Ann Park 1930 Miss Julia Sands Bryant, New York . . $10,000 Legacy for Bryant Homestead 1931 George Wigglesworth, Milton . . . $5000 Legacy 1933 John S. Ames, Boston $2096 Donation Arthur N. Milliken, Boston .... $5000 Donation for Whitney Woods John C. Phillips, Wenham $1500 Donation 1934 John C. Phillips, Wenham $1000 Donation for Halibut Point 1935 Miss Helen C. Frick, Pittsburgh . . . $1600 Donation for Misery Island Mrs. William H. Moore, New York . . $1700 Donation for Misery Island LIFE ASSOCIATES Donors of Property of a Value of, or of Sums of, not less than $100 Miss Constance L. Abbott Haverhill (1932) Gordon Abbott (1935) Manchester Mrs. Gordon Abbott (1934) Manchester Gordon Abbott, Jr. (1935) Manchester Mrs. Oliver Ames (1935) North Easton Mrs. Helen K. Appleton (1932) Boston Mrs. Standish Backus (1935) Grosse Pointe, Michigan Mrs. William HewsonBaltzell Wellesley (1934) A. Farwell Bemis (1930) Chestnut Hill Estate of Frank B. Bemis Boston (1935) Mrs. Chandler Bigelow (1935) Beverly Farms Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird East Walpole (1935) Charles S. Bird, Jr. (1931) East Walpole Mrs. Charles S. Bird, Jr. (1935) East Walpole Estate of B. G. Boardman Boston (1935) Richard de B. Boardman (1935) Marblehead Ralph Bradley (1935) Boston Robert S. Bradley (1935) Beverly Farms Joseph Brewer (1898) Milton Miss Brewer (1898) Milton Mrs. Albert C. Burrage (1935) Boston Miss C. H. Cabot (1898) Brookline Miss Ada L. Comstock (1934) Cambridge Cornelius Crane (1932) Ipswich Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby (1930) Manchester Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield Boston (1934) Miss Hester Cunningham Milton (1898) Mrs. John S. Curtis (1935) Boston Richard C. Curtis (1935) Manchester Mrs. Richard E. Danielson Boston (1935) Mrs. Walter D. Denegre Manchester (1935) Mrs. Warner Denton (1926) New York Mrs. Franklin Dexter (1935) Boston Gordon Dexter (1935) Boston William Ellery (1932) Chestnut Hill Raymond Emerson (1930) Concord William Emepson (1935) Cambridge Eugene Endicott (1935) Norwood S. H. Fessenden (1935) Manchester Miss Margaret A. Fish (1935) Brookline Laurence B. Fletcher (1930) Cohasset Alexander Forbes (1930) Milton Mrs. Rose D. Forbes (1898) Milton J. Murray Forbes (1898) Milton W. Cameron Forbes (1898) Westwood Ralph E. Forbes (1898) Milton 14 LIFE ASSOCIATES Mrs. Louis A. Frothingham R. T. Paine, 2nd (1935) North Easton (1932) Manchester Mrs. Homer Gage (1935) Dudley L. Pickman (1935) Shrewsbury Billerica Malcolm W. Greenough Village Improvement Society Boston (1935) OF Pigeon Cove (1934) Donald Gregg (1934) Rockport Wellesley Neal Rantoul (1935) Trustees of Haven Land Trust Beverly Farms Boston (1935) Neal Rantoul, Trustee (1935) Robert F. Herrick (1935) Boston Wareham James Savage Russell (1898) Mrs. Richard S. Humphrey Milton Brookline (1935) Mrs. Richard M. Saltonstall Sydney E. Hutchinson (1935) Chestnut Hill (1930) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Richard D. Sears (1935) Miss M. C. Jackson (1892) Boston Boston Henry L. Shattuck (1934) Miss Helen L. Jaques (1898) Boston Milton QuiNCY A. Shaw (1935) Nathaniel T. Kidder (1892) Boston Milton William D. Sohier (1935) Mrs. Henry P. King (1935) Boston Boston William D. Sohier, Jr. (1935) Robert W. Knowles (1935) Boston Beverly Farms John T. Spaulding (1935) Mrs. Joseph Leiter (1935) Beverly Farms Prides Crossing PlERPONT L. StACKPOLE (1935) Mrs. Lester Leland (1935) Manchester Manchester John E. Thayer (1892) Alexander Lincoln (1930) South Lancaster Boston Mrs. W. B. Thomas (1935) A. Lawrence Lowell (1930) Manchester Boston Valley Land Owners Miss Fanny P. Mason (1935) Association (1934) Boston Needham Mrs. J. A. McGinley (1935) Robert Walcott (1930) Manchester Cambridge Mrs. Katherine Ayer Merrill Bayard Warren (1935) Prides Crossing (1935) Prides Crossing John T. Morse, Jr. (1913) William P. Wharton (1935) Needham Groton Noel Morss (1935) Alexander Whiteside (1935) West Manchester Boston NoANETT Garden Club (1935) Mrs. Ralph B. Williams (1935) of Massachusetts Dover Mrs. Ruth A. Oakes (1929) Mrs. William M. Wood (1935) Gloucester Prides Crossing Frederick Law Olmsted (1930) John Woodbury (1930) Brookline Canton John B. Paine (1935) Philip W. Wrenn (1934) Weston Dedham SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS Note: Subscriptions and donations made in response to appeals issued by The Trustees during the year 1935 are acknowledged in this list.'f Name General Appeals 4 la IS sag Abbott, Miss Constance L Abbott, Gordon Abbott, Mrs. Gordon Abbott, Gordon, Jr Agassiz, Mrs. G. R Agassiz, Mrs. Rudolph L Alger, Estate of Frederick M.. . Allen, Philip R Altpeter, L. Stanford Ames, John S Ames, Mrs. Oliver Ames, Mrs. William H Amesbury Improvement Association Andover Garden Club Annett, C. B Anonymous (W. C. C.) Anonymous (R. M. S.) Anonymous (E. R. T.) Anonymous (Hingham) Appalachian Mountain Club. . . Appleton, Francis H Appleton, William Sumner. . . . Atkins, Mrs. Edwin F Auburn Woman's Club Ayer, Charles F Ayer, Frederick Backus, Mrs. Standish Bagg, Aaron C Baker, Hugh P Bartlett, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson S. Baylies, Mrs. Walter C Bazeley, William A. L Belmont Garden Club Bemis, Estate of Frank B t Many names appearing in this list will also be found on pages 12 to 15 in the list of Founders and Life Associates. 16 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS 17 Name General Appeals Special Appeal For Misery Island Founder Life Associate Associate Member-1935 Contributor-1935 Berlin Tuesday Club Bessey, Mrs. Earle E Bird, Mrs. Charles S., Jr Boston, Gardeners* and Florists' Club of Bradley, Robert S Cantabrima, Club 18 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Name Canton Garden Club Case, Miss Marian Roby Case, Miss Mary S Chamberlain, Allen Channing, Walter Chapin, Horace D Chapman, W. B Chelmsford Garden Club Child, Josiah H Claflin, William H., Jr Cleaves, Charles H Coburn, William H Cohasset Garden Club Comey, Arthur C Connolly, Eugene T Connolly, Stephen J Coolidge, Charles A Cotting, Charles E Countway, Francis A Crane, William M Crane, Z. Marshall CroU, Mrs. Albert Ivins Crosby, Mrs. S. V. R Cummings, Charles K Cummings, Mrs. Charles K Curtis, Mrs. John S Curtis, The Misses Curtis, Richard Gary Curtiss, Mr. and Mrs. Frederic H, Gushing, Miss Margaret W Cutler, Robert Dabney, Miss O. Frederica Danielson, Mrs. Richard E Daughters of the American Revolution, Mary Mattoon Chapter (Amherst) Davies, Thomas F de Gersdorff, Mrs. Carl A Denegre, Mrs. W^alter D Denio, Mrs. F. Winchester General Appeals •o a CO SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS 19 Name Genebal Appeais Sal Dennett, Carl P Dewson, George B Dexter, Mrs. Franklin Dexter, Gordon Dexter, William Dibble, Mrs. Florence F Dodd, E. Merrick, Jr Donald, Mrs. Malcolm Dougherty, Harold T Duxbury Garden Club Easton, Garden Club of Eaton, Mrs. Henry C Eaton, Miss Mabel F Eliot, Samuel A Emerson, William Endicott, Eugene Endicott, Henry Endicott, Mr. and Mrs. H. Wendell Ernst, Roger Esselen, Gustavus J Essex County Agricultural School Fall River Garden Club Fallon, John Farley, John Wells Fearing, Mrs. George R Ferry, Miss M. Agnes Fessenden, S. H Field and Forest Club Fish, Miss Margaret A Forbes, Dr. and Mrs. Alexander. . Forbes, Edward W Forbes, Mrs. Waldo E Forbes, William Stuart Ford, Miss Florence G Ford, Miss Harriet J Frick, Miss Helen C Frost, Donald McKay Frothingham, Francis E Frothingham, Mrs. Louis A so THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERV 'AT IONS Name General Appeals SPECLiL Appeal For Misery Island Founder Life Associate Associate Member-1935 Contributor-1935 Greater Boston, Garden Lovers Club of: . Greenough, Mr. and Mrs. Hall, John L (HaverhilO Women's City Club, Hingham Catholic Women's Club , . , SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS Name Genebal Appeals 4, i Howard, John K Howe, James C Howe, Oliver H Howes, Ernest Hubbard, Eliot, Jr Hubbard, Henry V Humphrey, Mrs. Richard S Hunnewell, Francis Welles Hutchinson, Sydney E Hyannis Garden Club Jackson, Miss Esther Jackson, Mrs. Robert T James, Philip L Johnson, Roger Keller, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Tilden . Kelly, Mrs. Shaun Kelsey, Harlan P Kendall, Henry P Kenly, Mrs. William K Kent, Mrs. Edward L King, Mrs. Henry P Kinsman, Mrs. W. A Knowles, Robert W Knowlton, Clarence H Koch, Miss Kate Ries Kyle, Miss Margaret Lane, David W Lane, Mrs. Gardiner M Lang, Mrs. Horace B Lawrence Garden Club Leiter, Mrs. Joseph Leland, Mrs. Lester Lenox Garden Club Lewis, George, Jr Lexington Field and Garden Club . Lincoln, Alexander Loring, Miss Katherine P Lowell, A. Lawrence Lowell, Miss Lucy Lyman, Mrs. Arthur 22 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Name General Appeals Specl\l Appeal For Misery Island Founder Life Associate Associate Membei-1935 Contributor-1935 (Marblehead Neck) Club of Massachusetts Nurserymen's National Civic Federation, New Bedford, Garden Club SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS S3 Name North Shore Garden Club Noyes, James A Nutter, George R Olmsted, Frederick Law Osborne, Maurice M Osgood, Mr. and Mrs. Dana Packard, Winthrop Paine, John B Paine, R. T., 2nd Paine, Robert Treat Palmer, Bradley W Parker, WiUiam A Parsons, Miss Mary Peabody, Miss Amelia Peabody, Dean, Jr Peabody, W. Rodman Peiroe, Veasey F Perry, Mrs. Ernestine C Phillips, John C Pickman, Dudley L Pickman, Dudley L., Jr Pierce, Charles Sumner Pope, Frank J Prall, Mrs. William Rackemann, Francis M Rantoul, Neal Rantoul, Neal, Trustee Reynolds, Harrison G Richmond, Harry S Riley, Miss Mabel Louise Robinson, A. D Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Roe, George D Roland, Robert H Rose, Miss Marjorie Russell, James Savage Rust, Fred W Saltonstall, Richard Saunders, Maynard O Sawyer, Miss Anna Weld General Appeals a. >, 4 Schrafft, W. E Sears, Miss E. Randolph Sears, Miss Evelyn G Sears, Mrs. J. Montgomery Sears, Richard D Sharpies, Philip P Shattuck, Dr. and Mrs. George C. Shaw, Quincy A Shurcliff, Arthur A Smith, Miss Alice Orme Smith, Mrs. Frank C, Jr Sohier, William D Sohier, William D., Jr (South Boston) Mattapannock Woman's Club Spalding, Philip L Spaulding, John T Sperry, William H Sprague, Mrs. Isaac Stackpole, Pierpont L Stafford, Mrs. Earle Stearns, Charles H Stevens, Mrs. Robert S Stockton, Philip Stokes, Anson Phelps Stone, Robert G Storrow, Mrs. Edward C Taunton Garden Club Taylor, Frank Thayer, Mrs. Edward D Thayer, James B Thomas, Mrs. W. B Thompson, Francis Nims Towne, Frank B Tucker, Mrs. Carll Tuckerman, Bayard, Jr Tufts College W^oman's Club Underwood, Mrs. William Lyman Van Norden, Mrs. Grace C Vaughan, Miss Bertha H SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS 25 Name General Appeals II Vaughan, Samuel Wadsworth, Eliot Wakefield, Mrs. George Wakefield, L. H Walcott, Robert Ward, Mrs. Charles W Warren, Bayard Warren, George Copp Warren, Mrs. George E Wayland Garden Club Webster, K. G. T Wellman, Sargent W West Boylston, Woman's Club of. . West Newton, Women's Guild of Second Church of Wharton, William P Wheatland, Richard Wheeler, Alexander Wheeler, Mrs. Henry Wheeler, Robert K Wheelwright, George W Whitehouse, Francis M Whiteside, Alexander Whiting, Arthur St. J Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore T., Jr Wiggins, Lewis N Wigglesworth, Mrs. George Wigglesworth, Richard B Williams, Mrs. Arthur Williams, Mrs. FrankHn D Williams, Mrs. Ralph B Wilson, Mrs. H. F Winthrop, Mrs. Frederic Winthrop, Garden Club of Wolcott, William Prescott. Wood, Mrs. William M Worcester County Horticultural Society York, Samuel A Young, B. Loring The Mansion Photographs by Bradford Williams Across the Pond GORE PLACE, WALTHAM AND WATERTOWN Photograph by Fairchild Aerial Surveys PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES The date oj acquisition follows the name of the property BANCROFT SANCTUARY (1935). A wooded tract of 25 acres in Cohasset, threaded with foot trails and possessing a brook of unusual attractiveness, with a six-acre pond named to perpetuate the memory of the late Dallas Lore Sharp. Originally a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bancroft to the Federation of the Bird Clubs of New England, but subsequently transferred by gift from the Federation to The Trustees. Adjoining Whitney Woods and administered as part of that property. Entered from King Street. BOXFORD STATE FOREST (1933). Five hundred acres of diver- sified woodland in Boxford, adjoining the Boxford Wild Life Sanctuary. Secured as a State Forest through the assistance of The Trustees. BREAKHEART HILL (1934). On the border between Saugus and Wakefield, 650 acres containing two lakes with tree-clad shores, set in the midst of a beautiful woodland. Realizing that so choice a spot on the outskirts of metropolitan Boston should be preserved, but deeming the purchase price — $40,000 — -too great to attempt to raise themselves. The Trustees after two years of persevering work were successful in their efforts to have the General Court purchase the property. Breakheart Hill has now been entrusted to the care of the Metropolitan District Commission. Approached from U.S. Route 1 in Saugus. CHESTERFIELD GORGE (1929). About 13 acres on the east bank of the Westfield River at West Chesterfield. This passage of the stream through narrow rocky walls luxuriantly clothed with hemlock constitutes one of the outstanding scenic features of the Commonwealth. The stone bridge-pier at the northern end of the gorge is of historic interest, representing an important link in the old stage route from Boston to Albany. Purchased by The Trustees for $1500, with the aid of generous subscriptions to the sum of $860. Best view from the adjoining property of the warden, Frank W. Thayer, on the west bank. Approached by surfaced road from West Chesterfield. COES POND (1935). Seven acres of sloping grassland on the eastern shore of Coes Pond in Worcester, preserved as the result of investigation and recommendations made by The Trustees. The area, to be known as "Columbus Park," was purchased by the Columbus Park Neighborhood Club as a means of preserving 27 28 TEE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS the amenities of an adjoining residential section, and was pre- sented to the local municipal Park Department to be held as a public open space free from structures. DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS (1935). On the west bank of the Connect- icut River north of Holyoke, seven acres of red sandstone ledge, tree-covered in part, containing footprints attributed to the Dinosaur. Dating from perhaps 150 million years ago, these imprints, clearly defined in the rock formation, are of unparalleled historic significance in Massachusetts. Temporarily secured through generous gifts to The Trustees, but full preservation dependent upon the success of an appeal about to be issued by a Local Committee. A 500-year restrictive clause made with the owner prohibits certain uses of the property and of land adjoining it. Accessible from Route 5, one mile north of Holyoke. GEORGETOWN-ROWLEY STATE FOREST (1933). Seven hundred acres of diversified woodland in Rowley. Available through the generosity of George F. Carleton, Esq., the property was acquired by agreement at a price far below its market value. Secured as a State Forest through the assistance of The Trustees. GOODWILL PARK (1894). A property conveyed to the Board in trust for the use of the Town of Falmouth as a perpetual park and picnic ground. The gift of the late Joseph Story Fay, Esq., as an expression of the donor's good will toward the townspeople near his simimer home, these 71 acres were described as "divided into woodland, pasture and arable land" and as "fairly well fenced, bordering on two ponds, picturesque, and adapted to much ornamental development in proper hands." This area was increased by an additional 10 acres in 1908, given by Miss Sarah B. Fay and the late Henry H. Fay, Esq.; was supple- mented the following year by a further gift of 18 acres from Mr. Fay; and was increased again in 1913 by a gift of 50 acres from Miss Fay and one acre of pond shore frontage from the heirs of the Oliver C. Swift estate. At various times Mr. Fay gave sums for the care of the reservation, and for many years the Town of Falmouth has made an annual appropriation for maintenance. The park can be entered by motor, and lies one and one-half miles north of Falmouth on Route 28. GORE PLACE (1935). Long known to The Trustees, Gore Place was described by Charles Eliot who wrote of it in 1888: "This strikingly peaceful and lovely scene, so religiously preserved by PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES 29 its present owner that he can say that only the gales have harmed it ... , impresses the most casual passerby. Here are only common trees, grass, and water, smooth ground, and a plain building. . . . This is real landscape architecture of the purest type." The Mansion, built in 1804, is of brick. It comprises a central structure with flanking wings, and is imposing in its simplicity and proportion. With its history and in its setting it is probably the outstanding residence of the Early Republic in the Northern States. Endangered in 1935 through threatened sale, the property was purchased for $75,000, of which the necessary cash payment was met through private appeal made by The Trustees, the Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Dames of America, and the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, and also through public and private individual subscription. Title to the property, subject to a $60,000 mortgage, is held by the Gore Place Society. Entered from Route 20, at the Watertown-Waltham city line. Open to visitors at all reasonable hours. Small admission fee to Mansion. GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON'S FIELD (1898). A field of ten acres beside the road at its highest point on Milton Hill, preserving a picturesque and historic view. Thomas Hutchinson, Colonial Governor at the time of the Boston Tea Party, wrote: "My house is seven or eight miles from town, a pleasant situation; and many gentlemen from abroad say it has the finest prospect from it they ever saw, except where great improvements have been made by art to help the natural view.'* The field is now the only open space on the hill which looks down to the Neponset meadows through which the river winds on its way to the sea in the distance. At the left Metropolitan Boston closes the view; at the right the Blue Hills will continue to remain as forest reservation; the beauty of the meadows below is assured for all time through their preservation as part of the Metropolitan Park System. Gift of about three-fourths of the property by the late John M. Forbes, Esq., and his sister the late Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham. The remaining portions were secured by sub- scriptions from citizens of Milton and others. HALIBUT POINT (1934). Twelve acres of a jutting peninsula comprising the most northerly point on Cape Ann. Purchased for $1500 by generous gift of Dr. John C. Phillips and the Village Improvement Society of Pigeon Cove, this gift has secured to picnickers forever the freedom of a rocky shore and windswept headland. 30 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS HARVARD FOREST (1907). Two thousand one hundred acres of varied woodland in the town of Petersham, constituting a laboratory and demonstration area for the Division of Forestry in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard Univer- sity. Well timbered in almost all parts, the property contains a greater variety of the different stages of forest represented in New England history than can be found on an equal area any- where else in the region. Besides authentic fragments of the original primeval forest, it has phases of second growth and tree species representative of both the northern and central forests. Within the Petersham property is a thousand-acre bird refuge of unusual interest and value, which is jointly maintained by the University and the Commonwealth. At the instance of the late Mr. James W. Brooks, owner of 1800 acres of forest land surrounding the town, a committee of The Trustees visited Petersham in June, 1906, to consider what steps might be taken to ensure the preservation of at least some part of these beautiful woods. Out of these investi- gations a plan developed which assured their preservation for public enjoyment for all time. Available through the generosity of Mr. Brooks, who offered his property to Harvard University at a price substantially below its estimated sale value, it was purchased for $55,000 and given to the University through the generous assistance of John S. Ames, Esq. Contiguous lots and holdings amounting to between 200 and 300 additional acres were donated by Mr. Brooks, Mr. J. J. Higginson, Mr. Edwin C. Dexter, Mr. Joseph C. Smith, Mr. Henry S. Bennett, Mr. Charles S. Waldo, and Mr. William Simes. Accessible by surfaced highways, open to motors, and by foot-trails. HYDE SANCTUARY (1934). Adjoining the west border of Whitney Woods, 14 acres of woodland containing many noble hemlock and pine, some measuring twelve feet at the base and of an age estimated at from 100 to 150 years. Gift of the Federation of the Bird Clubs of New England with the ac- quiescence of its original donors, the family of the late Benjamin Hyde. Entered from Doane Street in Cohasset. JOHN C. ROBINSON STATE PARK (1934.) A tract of 680 acres embracing some four miles of river scenery along the Agawam River in Agawam, West Springfield, and Westfield. This munifi- cent gift, offered to The Trustees by John C. Robinson, Esq., was the culmination of a life-long interest in preserving the stream banks of the southern Connecticut Valley. Since the magnitude of the property placed it beyond The Trustees* PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES 31 powers of acceptance, the offer was brought to the attention of the State Department of Conservation, and was accepted by the Commissioner with the approval of the Governor and Council. MEDFIELD RHODODENDRONS (1934). In Medfield, within 19 miles of the State House, a tract of the native rosebay rhodo- dendron {R. maximum) y with an encircling growth of forest trees. The property of 27 acres, containing 10 acres of massive rhododendron plants covering many hundred square feet and from ten to fifteen feet in height, was purchased for $1400 found through local subscription. One mile south of Medfield village, approached from Spring Street. METROPOLITAN PARK SYSTEM (1893). In the first year of its existence The Trustees called together the numerous park commissioners and park committees of the metropolitan district surrounding Boston, **in the hope that mutual acquaintance might encourage cooperative action in the taking of land for public open spaces." This meeting took place on December 16, 1891, in the oflfice of the Boston Park Commission, one of whose members, General Francis A. Walker, presided. A majority of the towns and cities within eleven miles of Boston were represented by their park commissioners or other officers; and so general was the desire for immediate, effective, and comprehensive action towards the preservation of ample public open spaces that a committee was appointed to draft a memorial to the legislature, asking for prompt action in this direction. As the result of this initial conference and of subsequent activity on the part of the Board, the General Court of 1893 passed an Act creating a permanent Metropolitan Park Com- mission equipped with the power of eminent domain and with one million dollars to spend in buying lands. Within the metropolitan district the Metropolitan Park Commission was appointed to exercise the functions which The Trustees of Public Reservations were first designated to exercise throughout the Commonwealth. It will always be a mark of distinction to The Trustees that this body had so important a part in the inception of this undertaking.* *The creation of [this] Board of Trustees [The Trustees of Public Reserva- tions] . . . had its origin, no doubt, in a broad sense, in a need which was generally recognized as soon as it was brought to public attention. It was due, however, to the late Charles Eliot that this idea was given form, and it was he who worked out the details of the plan which resulted in the creation of this Board, Charles Eliot's great work and his lasting monument, as is well known, is the Metropolitan Park System of Boston; but it is not so well known that the creation of this Board [The Trustees] was an important step in the move- ment which resulted in that greater achievement. — From the Annual Re-port of The Trustees /or 1900. 32 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS MISERY ISLAND (1935). A conspicuous island of 80 acres at the entrance to Salem Harbor, with a history dating back to 1631 when the Court of Assistants of Salem took possession of it for the common interests of the town. At one time inhabited by Indians, it had become cultivated farmland by 1776 when the buildings were destroyed for use as fuel aboard British cruisers. In 1900 the property was bought and used for public recrea- tion and entertainment by a syndicate who operated pleasure- launches from West Beach, Manchester. At the threat of re- newed development of four fifths of the island by commercial interests in 1935, a group of local residents acting as the North Shore Associates secured an option on the property and issued a private appeal to residents of Manchester, West Manchester, Beverly Farms, and Prides Crossing. The 68 acres were pre- sented to The Trustees with the promise of an endowment, and are held as a public reservation to be administered under certain restrictions of management and use. MONUMENT MOUNTAIN RESERVATION (1899). One of the most beautiful of the Berkshire Hills. Situated in the valley of the Housatonic between Great Barrington and Stockbridge, it is a prominent and picturesque feature of the landscape. The east and west sides rise abruptly to the summit, 1710 feet above sea level, and the view from the crest of these steep ledges is well worth the gradual climb over an old woods road from the south. Presented by the late Miss Helen C. Butler in fulfillment of the wish of the late Rosalie Butler, that it might be preserved forever for the enjoyment of the public. Miss Butler's original gift was accompanied by the sum of $2000 for the maintenance of the reservation. This fund was increased in 1906 by an additional gift of $5000 from the same donor. Four miles north of Great Barrington and miles from Stockbridge. Not open to motors, but ample parking space at base. Warden present on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from May 1 to October 1. MOUNT ANN PARK (1897). A small pine-clad mountain, of solid granite, one of the highest points (about 225 feet above sea level) on the North Shore, commanding an ocean view northeasterly to Mount Agamenticus near York, Maine, and south to Boston Harbor and the Blue Hills of Milton. The inland panorama covers diversified forest and wooded hill with Wachusett and Monadnock in the far distance. Fifty acres presented by the sons of the late William Minot, Esq., — Mr. William Minot, Mr. Charles Sedgwick Minot, Mr. Robert Sedgwick Minot, and Mr. Laurence Minot,— in PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES 33 fulfillment of their father's long-cherished wish and purpose to dedicate some spot of exceptional natural beauty to the memory of his son, Henry Davis Minot. A fund of $1000 was subscribed by personal friends and members of the family as a maintenance fund. About three-quarters of a mile westerly from the village of West Gloucester. Trail leads from the highway at one side through the park to the road at the foot of the opposite slope. OLD TOWN HILL (1929). A bare drumlin in Newbury Old Town overtopping the low shore land of Essex County and com- manding a sweeping view of Plum Island Sound and the open ocean. An area of twenty-five acres on the eastern half of the hill acquired from the owner, the late Stephen P. Hale, Esq. Although private offers as high as $15,000 had been refused because Mr. Hale wished the hill to remain forever open to the public enjoyment, the property was secured by agreement at a purchase price of $5000. This sum was found through the gener- osity of Mrs. Florence Dibble, an adjoining landowner, who took title to the property subject to certain restrictions: namely, that it be known as ''Hale's Old Town Hill Public Park," that it be not built upon, and that it remain forever open to the public enjoyment. PETTICOAT HILL (1906). Fifty acres of hilltop and wooded slopes in Williamsburg on the Berkshire Trail. The beautiful view from the upper portions and the summit includes Mount Tom and the Holyoke Range, and, farther north, the valley of the Connecticut with Amherst and the hills beyond. Ten additional acres adjoining the summit, purchased in 1923, contain two ledges commanding an unobstructed southerly view. Presented by the late Mrs. Edward W. Nash in memory of her husband whose childhood days were passed within sight of this attractive spot. Approached by short walk from the village center. About seven miles northwest of Northampton. PINE KNOLL (1902). A grassy terrace of six acres and adjoining slopes, fringed with pines and jutting out into the Housatonic meadows on the east of SheflBeld. The Knoll offers views of the valley below and of the Taconics to the west. A school fronts upon the property, and the Knoll has long been used especially by children. With proper legislative authority and with the permission of the donors, the reservation was transferred to the Town of Sheffield in 1933. PROVINCE LANDS (1893). A region of sand dunes and beaches on the tip of Cape Cod, originally built by wave and wind action and gradually covered by vegetation over the course of years. 31^ THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Many hollows among the sand hills contain fresh-water ponds, surrounded by a growth of tupelo, sweet azalea, clethra, and the like. In the shelter of the ridges and even on the crests grow oak, maple, beech, and pitch pine. Although the layer of surface soil upon the hills is nowhere more than a few inches, the underlying soil retains moisture and therefore supports a more verdurous landscape than elsewhere on the outer Cape. Acquired in 1692 by the Province of Massachusetts Bay, together with all other property of the Plymouth Colony, the Province Lands in 1727 were legally constituted a township with the name of Provincetown, although the Province and later the Commonwealth retained ownership of the land. By 1891 the few squatters who had occupied small parcels of the Province Lands in 1727 had become a town of 5000 inhabitants. With so large a population seated on these open and unprotected lands, there was much unlawful appropriation of firewood and sod which had the ill effect of exposing the sand surface of the dunes to the action of wind and storm. Half the Province Lands by 1891 had become a treeless waste due to this stripping of vege- tation from the seaward sand hills, and even the harbor itself was endangered by the drifting sand. As the result of an investigation made by The Trustees of Public Reservations in 1892 and in accordance with a report submitted to the legislature, the General Court accepted the recommendations made in the report and enacted a bill which gave to t^e townspeople of Provincetown all the occupied parts of the lands in question, and set aside the remaining portion (2000 acres) as a permanent reservation in the charge of the State Commissioners of Harbors and Lands. The Province Lands, therefore, were preserved as a public open space for all time through the recommendations made by this Board. They are accessible from a surfaced roadway recently constructed through the inner section of this territory. ROCKY NARROWS (1897). A unique feature in the scenery of the Charles River where its narrow stream flows through a pictur- esque gorge. The 21 acres include a high hemlock knoll forming one side of the "Gate of the Charles"; a low piece of enclosed meadow land, known locally as the "Dingle Hole," which sur- rounds the knoll on three sides, and in periods of high water isolates it from the enframing ridge of woodland; and a pineclad stretch of camp ground farther down the stream. Although on the principal river of eastern Massachusetts and only eight miles from the city limits of Boston, the reservation is still comparatively unknown, since it is difficult of access by land. The approach by water from South Natick is ideal, requiring a two-hour paddle between wooded banks and occa- PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES 35 sional clearings reminiscent of the beauty and wildness of streams in northern Maine. The property was presented by the late Augustus Hemen- way, Esq. ROLAND C. NICKERSON FOREST PARK (1934). On Cape Cod, 1500 acres of oak and pine woodland in Brewster, the generous gift of Mrs. Roland C. Nickerson and her daughter, Mrs. Samuel P. Sears, in memory of the late Roland Crosby Nickerson and Roland Crosby Nickerson, Jr. The property contains four Great Ponds with no apparent inlet or outlet. Arrangements for this gift to the Commonwealth were effected through the office of The Trustees. The park will be administered by the State Department of Conservation. Directly south of the main Cape road at East Brewster station. VIRGINIA WOOD (1892). A notable tract of hemlock and pine woodland in Stoneham, of particular beauty when the flowering dogwood is in bloom. Spot Pond Brook and the falls at the old mill dam are among the most picturesque features in the Middlesex Fells. The first property of The Trustees, these 20 acres were the gift of the late Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor and were named in memory of her daughter. The amount of $2000 in small sums was raised locally by public subscription as a maintenance fund. Although included within the area purchased for the Middlesex Fells Reservation and under the care of the Metropolitan District Commission since 1895, its ownership was not legally transferred to the Commission until 1923. The memorial character of the area is preserved by careful marking of bounds and by the erection of a bronze tablet citing the gift. The property lies between three highways — Ravine Road, Woodland Road, and Pond Street — in Stoneham. WHITNEY WOODS (1933). In Cohasset and Hingham, 640 acres of beautiful woodland, including Turkey Hill, one of the highest drumlins in Norfolk or Plymouth counties, which affords a sweeping view of land and ocean. Brass Kettle Brook runs through the property. Presented by the Whitney Woods Association with an endowment of $10,000. Accessible from Route 3A, and by eleven miles of roadway, entered at four points. Closed to motors. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HOMESTEAD (1928). Home of the Poet in boyhood and early manhood and again in later years. The Homestead with 240 acres of farmland and diversified woodland was bequeathed to The Trustees as a permanent 36 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS memorial by the late Mrs. Minna Godwin Goddard, grand- daughter of the Poet, together with a legacy of $10,000. The following year a further gift comprising certain furniture, fur- nishings, and other memorabilia was received from Conrad G. Goddard, Esq., and also certain additional articles of associa- tional interest from Harold Godwin, Esq. In 1930 the sum of $10,000 was bequeathed by the late Miss Julia Sands Bryant as an addition to the fund for maintenance of the property. In accordance with an agreement the Homestead may be occupied by the family of the donors, but the land and grounds must be kept substantially in the same condition as at the time of the gift. Approach marked by signs at two points on the Berkshire Trail between villages of Cummington and West Cummington. REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS Most of the properties held by The Trustees have been visited several times during the year by your Executive Secre- tary and members of the Standing Committee. The various reservations are in better condition than at any time since their acquisition, chiefly as the result of labor supplied through CCC and ERA sources. Each of the Local Committees of Manage- ment has reported an increased attendance during the last year. Large legible swinging signs, hung from attractive metal brackets, now mark most of the reservations. These signs have materially increased attendance. Attractive open fireplaces (built from specifications used by the State Department of Conservation) and luncheon tables have provided additional attractions for picnickers. Numerous changes have been made in a number of the reser- vations. In each one the Committee has been careful to see that the guiding purpose of the work is preservation of the character of the property and not any development of a state park-like nature. The Committee recognizes no responsibility to make The Trustees' properties available to the public by the con- struction of footpaths or the addition of fireplaces and other park furniture if such "improvements'* are likely to alter the natural character of the area. Through generous contributions by individual Trustees, trees have been planted in certain reservations, a necessary corduroy road has been built in another, direction signs have been placed, and cuttings have been discreetly made to open up extensive views. Unfortunately this work has been strictly limited by the inadequacy of funds available for the purpose. It is hoped that during the coming year more Trustees may find time to join some of the scheduled field trips in order to inspect at first hand the improved condition of the reservations visited. In submitting this report, the Committee on Reservations wishes to express its appreciation of the keen interest shown by the several Local Committees of Management, and particularly of the untiring efforts of Dr. Howe on behalf of his Local Com- mittee for Whitney Woods. William Ellery, Chairman, Committee on Reservations. 37 38 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS GOODWILL PARK LOCAL COMMITTEE Wilfred Wheeler, Chairman H. V. Lawrence William E. Lawrence James Nichols B. B. Bristol The past year has brought an increased use of Goodwill Park, not alone by tourists but by local organizations and the people of Falmouth. The local Warden, William E. Lawrence, has done much work on roads, — widening, filling holes, and removing stones. The town highway department scraped the roads in the early spring, and they were in good condition throughout the year in spite of great use. Your Committee planted twenty-five white flowering dog- wood {Cornus florida) in the spring, all of which have lived and become well established. These trees, planted in groups of five, will ultimately add to the beauty of the park. Most of the young evergreens planted by the Town Forest Committee have now become well established; the older plantings are making rapid growth, especially the Norway spruce near the Gifford Street entrance, many of which are from six to seven feet high. Recently welfare labor, used in clearing up about the spruce, has improved the area very much. An expenditure of $100 was made on this work. Your Local Committee recommends that a good deal of tree work be done in the next few years, and that a definite plan be laid out for this work. On the west side of the park many fine oaks and hickories contain dead wood and also some holes. Other oaks and some beeches also need attention. If the older trees are cleaned up this year, the younger ones can be treated later, and so year by year until the whole park is completed. It is also recommended that a small amount of planting be done each year to include, in addition to the evergreens, such native shrubs and trees as flowering dogwood, shadblow, sum- mersweet, and in some places holly where it can be protected by a fence. The reservation badly needs camp fireplaces for use by boy and girl scouts and others who picnic in the park. The addition of a woodshed would be of value, and a faucet near the tables would keep people from taking water from the pond. Some of the Norway spruce and white pine among the large cedars should be taken up and planted near the western en- trance this coming spring. Thinning of some of the older plantings of evergreens can be done to advantage. In connection with its normal work the Town Forest Com- mittee has helped to maintain the two sections of the property REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 39 which border on Long Pond with a view to planting in the spring. A road has been built on this western side of the pond which is to connect with the main road system. The Town has acquired most of the land on the watershed of the Pond, and The Trustees' property supplements these holdings. Wilfred Wheeler, Chairman. HALIBUT POINT LOCAL COMMITTEE Allen Chamberlain (Chairman) Charles H. Cleaves Aldro T. Hibbard The Halibut Point reservation, twelve acres at the northern extremity of Cape Ann, has been much used by picnickers during the past smnmer, and many expressions of appreciation of its attractiveness, and of the fact that this shore has been made available for public use, have come to the ears of the Local Committee. Through the cooperation of Mr. Fred M. Full, ERA Ad- miDistrator for Rockport, the footpaths leading to the shore from the entrance lane and across the area have this year been cleared of encroaching brush and briers to a width of eight feet, the numerous gullies have been filled with stone, and the tread sur- faced with gravel. These paths have a total length of half a mile or a little more. Gott Lane, the road leading to the reservation entrance from Granite Street, the main highway around the Cape, has been regarded by the Town Authorities as a private way, and has therefore received no attention by the Highway Surveyor. An examination of the records of the Town of Gloucester, of which Rockport was formerly a part, discloses the fact that the lane was laid out as a public highway to the dwelling of Samuel Gott in 1707. No record of its subsequent discontinuance has been discovered. The Local Committee has therefore requested the Selectmen to recognize the public character of this road and to put it in a reasonable state of repair as soon as may be possible. In an effort to discourage adventurous motorists from at- tempting to drive cars down the main path to the shore, a barrier of large stones has been laid across the entrance lane near its northerly end. The Town Forest Warden has lately asked the Local Committee if it will not be possible to remove the stones and to substitute a padlocked chain, one of the padlock keys to be kept by the Warden. In the event that a fire should be started in the bush-grown area of the reservation it would be unfortunate if the Warden could not take his equipment inside the reservation boundaries. It is hoped that some such arrange- ment may be made before next spring. THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS A standard sign board and iron suspension bracket have recently been furnished by the Standing Committee, and this is to be erected on the service pole at the junction of Granite Street and Gott Lane. The Gloucester Electric Company and the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company have already given their consent. Allen Chamberlain, Chairman. MONUMENT MOUNTAIN During February and March, 1935, men on the welfare list of the town of Stockbridge were put to work in this reservation. Under this project damaged and decayed timber was cleared away from three to seven acres, leaving sound and heavy trees. This clearing will help the growth of seedling white pine. Several hundred people enjoyed the fireplaces and the two tables recently installed for the convenience of visitors. L. B. Fletcher, Executive Secretary. MEDFIELD RHODODENDRONS LOCAL COMMITTEE John S. Ames (Chairman) Walter Channing Mrs. Louis A. Frothingham H. Wendell Endicott Walter Hunnewell Mrs. John Wells Farley Mrs. Augustin H. Parker Miss Sylvia Warren The Medfield Rhododendrons comprise about thirty-four acres, of which about ten acres contain the rhododendron plants (R. maximum). The greater part of the reservation is swamp land with a scattered growth of red maple, alder, hemlock, and a few other species; white pine and oak are found on the drier situations. The rhododendrons grow both in the swamp and on the higher ground and grow luxuriantly where the condition of soil, shade, and moisture are congenial. The best growth is on "the island," so-called, — a knoll of an acre or so rising above the swamp. The first work started by your Committee was to clear this knoll and its vicinity of dead trees, standing and fallen, of which there were a great number. Similar work was also done in the swamp to the north of the island where the ground was very wet; here the natural growth of red maples was very sickly and fur- nished very little shade or protection for the rhododendrons. In this part of the reservation the rhododendrons were the least thrifty, and due to the extreme frost and bright sun in March suffered severely from sun scorch. When the main clump on the island was entirely cleared of fallen and dead trees the Local Committee used the wood — REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS U fifteen cords — to make a corduroy road extending around the east side to the northeast corner, thereby enabUng visitors to get the best possible view of the main clump. In order to give the northeast corner some protection for the future, fifty red maples {Acer ruhrum) and fifty white cedars {Chamaecyparis thyoides) were planted in this area. The work of clearing the reservation, made possible through the generosity of Mrs. Louis A. Frothingham, has been con- siderable. Beginning in January a crew of five men were engaged, weather permitting, in cutting, clearing, and burning slash. A total of forty-six days' work was done at a cost of $772.93. The red maples and white cedars were donated by J. S. Ames. John S. Ames, Chairman. MOUNT ANN PARK LOCAL COMMITTEE John C. Phillips (Chairman) William Ellery Laurence B. Fletcher Mount Ann, in West Gloucester, can be reached either from the north side on Essex Avenue, or from the south on the back road called Forest Lane. A green sign on the north side of Essex Avenue indicates the place to turn off into Forest Lane. Two miles farther east on Forest Lane another sign indicates the southern entrance. Unfortunately the property does not run out all the way to Essex Avenue on the north side, hence there is no public entrance or parking space, — a great pity, since the northern approach is much more attractive than the southern. The view from the top of Mount Ann has been partly cut off for some years by tree growth. The outlook toward Ipswich Beach, Plum Island, and the New Hampshire coast, has been blocked completely. The topping and cutting of a number of tall hemlocks and beeches during the year now enables the visitor to see this splendid panorama of beech, dune, salt marsh, and the great drumlin of Choate Island, — an unusual landscape view over wooded terrain to the east and northeast. The fine view of Gloucester and Rockport has also been opened up, while many dead trees that spoiled the view of Dyke Meadow Pond on the southeast have been removed. A path has been cut through the little ravine which separates the main summit from the western summit, and here many un- sightly dead trees which interfered with the western view have been taken out. The temporary structure erected by the State Department of Public Works at the main summit will be removed in due time. It is hoped that with protection the mountain-laurel which once abounded in the Cape Ann woods may eventually be restored. John C. Phillips, Chairman. TEE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS PETTICOAT HILL LOCAL COMMITTEE Aaron C. Bagg (Chairman) Louis H. Cranson Mrs. C. N. Rhoades Mrs. Louis H. Cranson Miss Dorothea W. Ward A name sign, painted on both sides and hung by a suitable metal bracket, has been erected on the main highway at the entrance to Petticoat Hill where it has attracted considerable attention and has brought many visitors. With the approval of the Committee on Reservations it was deemed advisable to remove about twenty small hemlock trees directly under the famous large red oak. This will help the view of the oak without sacrificing any valuable planting. The paths are in fairly good condition, but it is impossible to keep them in better shape without continual care, owing to the wash that comes from the rains on so steep a grade. The Local Committee received a request from residents of Williamsburg that some strips of light timber on the reservation might be cut in order to give a straight-away for children's coasting. After careful examination this request was referred to the Committee on Reservations with the recommendation of the Local Committee, and was granted. The improvement has brought about an added source of public enjoyment of the Hill without any lessening of its natural beauty. Aaron C. Bagg, Chairman. WHITNEY WOODS LOCAL COMMITTEE Oliver H. Howe (Chairman) William C. Rogers Clarence H. Knowlton Veasey F. Peirce Edwin L. Furber Laurence B. Fletcher This property has enjoyed its most prosperous year. There were 4311 visitors to Whitney Woods during 1935; of these, 1539 were riders, and 990 were visitors using the fireplaces and lunch tables. This attendance is an increase of over one hundred per cent from the previous year. During the gunning season Warden Sylvester warned off 92 gunners, and over 50 persons who came for evergreens during the holiday season. The warden patrolled eleven miles of road three times a day during the gunning season, also twice a day during the Christmas season. Since a permanent warden has been established in Whitney Woods there has been a decided increase in wild life, especially partridges and quail. Across the Housatonic Valley The Memorial Inscription MONUMENT MOUNTAIN, STOCKBRIDGE AND GREAT BARRINGTON Photograph by Frank A. Wauyh MOSS CASCADE, SUNDERLAND An Outstanding Feature of The Trustees' Field Trips Visited Through Courtesy of Frank Taylor, Esq. REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS Jt3 The CCC boys from the camp at Milton, working from January to April, cut fire lines and burned slash. As a local ERA project, from fifteen to forty men were also employed in cutting fire lines and lanes and in burning trash; they also completed four water holes of which the project called for nine. Seventy-five posters were distributed in public places in the towns of Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, Greenbush, and Duxbury calling the public's attention to the attractive features of Whitney Woods. A foot trail, to be known as the Bancroft Main Trail, has been completed. Increased use of the bridle paths for horseback travel has made it desirable to have foot trails by which leism-ely walkers and children can enjoy the forest with safety. The main trail is fully three miles long, extending from Sohier Street to the entrance near Turkey Hill, and is the first of a proposed system of intersecting trails. As has been contemplated for the entire system, it is entirely independent of bridle paths, crossing only four in its whole length. It reveals sections of the forest hereto- fore entirely unknown, including many picturesque beauty spots of which the chief is "Mossy Glen." The trail itself is marked by round spots of paint upon trees and rocks, and the tree species by more permanent markers. Although the work of clearing the trail was begun by CCC labor, the greater portion of it was com- pleted by Boy Scouts and other willing helpers under the direc- tion of the Local Committee. Oliver H. Howe, Chairman. ROCKY NARROWS LOCAL COMMITTEE George Lewis, Jr. (Chairman) Henry M. Channing Fireplaces and tables installed during December, 1934, were a great success during the past year. No one made fires in any other place. The people using the grounds have kept them well. A certain amount of tree thinning on the section where people camp could be done to advantage; also there are several large dead trees on Hemlock Hill which should be removed. A legible sign has been placed at the river entrance of the reservation. George Lewis, Jr., Chairman, WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HOMESTEAD Over 500 people registered at the Homestead during 1935 as compared with 170 who registered during 1934. L. B. Fletcher, Executive Secretary. THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS LOCAL COMMITTEES OF MANAGEMENT It is the policy of The Trustees to entrust the care of each of their reservations to a Local Reservation Committee, appointed by the Standing Committee and responsible to it. This Local Committee, acting in a voluntary capacity, is the representative of The Trustees in the administration of the property for which it is appointed. Our Local Committees are expected to uphold the established principles of The Trustees, bearing in mind that their main purpose is to preserve beautiful and historical places. The Trustees look with suspicion on "improvements" which may alter the character of a reservation, and they are definitely op- posed to the "development" of their lands into anything like an ordinary public park. The management of our reservations is left to the discretion of the Local Committee, but general policies affecting adminis- tration are determined by the Standing Committee. All recom- mendations for land-widening, tree-felling, and similar problems materially affecting the permanent character of the area, as well as the designs for structures such as seats, shelters, or memorials, should be submitted by the Local Committee for approval before action is taken. As a general rule The Trustees want all notice-boards, Htter-boxes, etc., on each property to be of a uniform character. The Local Committee may receive income due The Trustees on account of any property, and will meet normal charges for upkeep. If any exceptional expenditures are anticipated, author- ization must be secured from the Standing Committee. Lands held by The Trustees are exempt from taxation. Each Local Reservation Committee will submit annually to the Standing Committee a report covering its work of the year. Special problems, not immediately soluble by a Local Committee, will be referred promptly to the office of The Trustees. Charles S. Bird, Jr., For the Standing Committee. COOPERATING SOCIETIES It is suggested that, in the event of any local Society ex- pressing its willingness to cooperate with The Trustees, the following procedure should be adopted: 1. That the Society should appoint and regularly maintain a committee to cooperate with The Trustees, to be known as a "Committee on Scenic and Historic Preservation"; and that this local Preservation Committee should, in general, watch all beautiful and historical places within the area covered by the membership of the Society, and should inform the Standing Committee of The Trustees of any case in which their inter- vention might be helpful. 2. That a rough register of beautiful or historical places, in the region covered by the membership of the Society, should be compiled by the members of this local Preservation Committee, and that a copy of the list so compiled should be filed at the office of The Trustees. 3. That the members of the local Preservation Committee should, as far as possible, endeavor to influence local govern- ments toward preservation of the beautiful and historical features of their district. 4. That the members of the local Preservation Committee should undertake to distribute, from time to time, literature issued by The Trustees. 5. That, in order to facilitate the work of The Trustees, the members of the local Preservation Committee should under- take to further the growth of membership in The Trustees. The following pages contain a list of Societies whose officers have signified their intention to cooperate with The Trustees in the field of Preservation work. 45 ii "I ^ ^. Q ^ m w ^ Cd ID » § :q (-5 S c« Jz; -^s ^= ^1 ^ H H 3 S .ti W o a § Q ^ i 0 ta Is S o 5 W 2 4 M II O o ^ - o 05 0) « O "qj . 6il r1 O ^s, 1957 2,000 Columbus Ry. Power & Light Co. 1st & Coll. Tr. 4s, 1965 3,000 Commonwealth Edison Co. 1st 4s, Series F, 1981 5,000 Consolidated Gas Co. of New York 20 Yr. Deb. 4>^s, 1951 5,000 Consumers Power Co. 1st & Ref. 5s, 1936 500 Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham R. R. Inc. 5s, 1934 2,000 Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham R. R. Gen'l 4s, 1934 2,000 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. 1st 5s, Series A, 1952 5,000 New York, New Haven & Hartford R.R. Deb. 4s, 1955 5,000 Pennsylvania Co. 28 Yr. 4s, 1963 3,000 Portland Gas & Coke Co. 1st & Ref. 5s, 1940 3,000 Potomac Edison Co. 1st 5s, Series E, 1956 2,000 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 1st & Ref. 4s, Series A, 1955 55 shs. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. General Fund January 1, 1935, Balance $3,301.61 Income from securities $4,040.29 General Fund Contributions 1,101.50 Membership Contributions 636.15 Associate Memberships 2,131.00 Life Associates 900.00 $3,000 San Joaquin Light & Power Co. Un. & Ref. 5s, called @ 103^ 3,112.50 $2,000 Western Electric Co. Deb. 5s, called @ 105 2, 100.00 $2,000 Philadelphia Suburban Water Co. 43^s, called @ 104 2,080.00 $4,000 Railway & Light Securities Co. Coll. Tr. 5s called @ 102 4,080.00 $1,000 Standard Oil Co. of New York Deb. 4^8, called @ 101 1,010.00 $2,000 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 1st & Ref. 5s, called @ 104 2,080.00 Received on exchange of $2,000 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 53^s for 5s 100.00 Proportion Boston Office Expense: From Mount Ann Park , 43.02 Petticoat Hill 44.45 • Monument Mountain Reservation 191.00 Bryant Homestead 417.96 Whitney Woods 122.34 24,190.21 Carried forward $27,491.82 48 REPORT OF THE TREASURER 49 Brought forward $27,491 .82 Salaries and wages $3,865.00 Printing, stationery, office supplies, postage 1,515.74 Office rent, light, and telephone 1,763.18 Travel expense 124.63 Services and expenses of Field Secretary 918.30 Lantern slides 85.91 Miscellaneous 241.26 Contribution to expenses of Lot A, Halibut Point, Rockport 80.43 Bought $2,000 Central Pacific Railway 1st & Ref.4s 1,985.42 Bought $5,000 Pennsylvania Co. 28 Year 4s 5,000.00 Bought $2,000 Columbus Ry. Power & Light 4s . . 2,030.00 Bought $2,000 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 1st & Ref. 4s, A 2,110.00 Deficits transferred to this account: From Rockv Narrows Reservation 30.54 Goodwill Park 30.00 Income allocated to other Funds 1,787.89 21,568.30 January 1, 1936, Balance $5,923.52 Schedule of Properties and Accounts GEORGE WIGGLESWORTH FUND January 1, 1935, Balance $307.51 Income allocated to this account from General Fund 25.35 January 1, 1936, Balance $332.86 GOODWILL PARK Travel expense $5.00 Planting dogwood 25.00 $30.00 Deficit transferred to General Fund $30.00 GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON'S FIELD January 1, 1935, Balance $222.40 January 1, 1936, Balance $222.40 60 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS MONUMENT MOUNTAIN RESERVATION January 1, 1935, Balance $491.96 Income allocated to this account from General Fund 272.06 $764.02 Maintenance — services and labor $134.00 Travel expense 10.00 Miscellaneous expense .04 Paid General Fund proportion Boston office expense 191 .00 335.04 January 1, 1936, Balance $428.98 MOUNT ANN PARK January 1, 1935, Balance $128.84 Income allocated to this account from General Fund 43.23 $172.07 Travel expense $6.50 Two large signs 100.00 Paid General Fund proportion Boston office expense 43.02 149.52 January 1, 1936, Balance $22.55 PETTICOAT HILL January 1, 1935, Balance $134.58 Income allocated to this account from General Fund 43.23 $177.81 Travel expense $5.00 Other expense 5.00 Paid General Fund proportion Boston office expense 44.45 54.45 January 1, 1936, Balance $123.36 ROCKY NARROWS Paid for signs $30.54 Deficit transferred to General Fund $30.54 WHITNEY WOODS January 1, 1935, Balance $26.96 Income allocated to this account from General Fund 462.42 $489.38 Maintenance — wardens, signs, maps, supplies $240.58 Cost of building two fireplaces 33.62 Repairs to CCC camp 4.20 Bought used Ford automobile 35.00 Automobile registration and insurance 14.84 Automobile supplies 10.05 Miscellaneous expense 1 23 . 62 Paid General Fund proportion Boston office expense 122.34 584.25 January 1, 1936, Deficit $94.87 REPORT OF TEE TREASURER 51 WHITNEY WOODS ROADS ACCOUNT January 1, 1935, Balance $49.37 Contributions 35.00 $84.37 Paid for snow removal $20.00 Paid for building small bridge 10.54 Paid for work on roads 14.46 Miscellaneous expense 27.40 72.40 January 1, 1936, Balance $11.97 WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HOMESTEAD January 1, 1935, Balance $740.25 Income allocated to this accountfrom GeneralFund 941.60 $1,681.85 Paid for Fire Insurance, 1 Year to Sept. 2,1936 $214.38 Paid for General Liability Insurance, 3 Years to Sept. 2, 1938 29.70 Travel expense 27.85 Miscellaneous expense 30.02 Paid General Fund proportion Boston oflSce expense 417.96 719.91 January 1, 1936, Balance $961.94 MEDFIELD RHODODENDRONS January 1, 1935, Balance $154.39 Contributions 222.50 $376.89 Paid for planting shrubs $122.50 Paid for running lines and marking same 69.35 Paid for signs 33.90 Paid for hauling and spreading gravel 7.50 Travel expense 9.08 Miscellaneous expense 29.37 271.70 January 1, 1936, Balance $105.19 DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS Contributions $300.00 Payment on account of purchase $800.00 Expense in connection with purchase 175.32 Travel expense 50.00 Miscellaneous expense 14.92 1,040.24 January 1, 1936, Deficit $740.24 MISERY ISLAND Endowment Fund $4,625.00 January 1, 1936, Balance $4,625.00 52 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Trial Balance Dinosaur Footprints Whitney Woods $740.24 General Fund $5,923.52 94.87 George Wigglesworth Fund Governor Hutchinson's 332.86 11,922.66 Field Monument Mountain Res- 222.40 428.98 22.55 Petticoat Hill 123.36 Whitney Woods Roads 11.97 William Cullen Bryant Homestead 961.94 Medfield Rhododendrons. 105.19 4,625.00 $12,757.77 $12,757.77 John S. Ames, Treasurer. The undersigned has examined the accounts and vouchers of The Trustees of Public Reservations for the year ending December 31, 1935, and finds them correctly cast and properly vouched. The securities called for by the foregoing account were exhibited. Roger Pierce, Committee on Audit. ACT OF INCORPORATION, AND BY-LAWS AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Chapter 352, Acts of 1891 Massachusetts General Court Section 1. Frederick L. Ames, Philip A. Chase, Christopher Clarke, Charles R. Codman, Elisha S. Converse, George F. Hoar, John J. Russell, Leverett Saltonstall, Charles S. Sargent, Nathaniel S. Shaler, George Sheldon, William S. Shurtleff, George H. Tucker, Francis A. Walker, George Wigglesworth, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of The Trustees of Public Reservations, for the purpose of acquiring, holding, arranging, maintaining, and opening to the public, under suitable regulations, beautiful and historical places and tracts of land within this Commonwealth, with the powers and privileges and subject to the duties set forth in chapter one hundred and fifteen of the Public Statutes and in such other general laws as now are or hereafter may be in force relating to such corporations; but said corporation shall have no capital stock. Section 2. Said corporation may acquire and hold by grant, gift, devise, purchase, or otherwise, real estate such as it may deem worthy of preservation for the enjoyment of the public, but not exceeding one million dollars in value, and such other property, both real and personal, as may be necessary or proper to support or promote the objects of the corporation, but not exceeding in the aggregate the further sum of one million dollars. Section 3. All personal property held by said corporation, and all lands which it may cause to be opened and kept open to the public, and all lands which it may acquire and hold with this object in view, shall be exempt from taxation, in the same manner and to the same extent as the property of literary, benevolent, charitable, and scientific institutions incorporated within this Commonwealth is now exempt by law; but no lands so acquired and held and not opened to the public shall be so exempt from taxation for a longer period than two years. Said corporation shall never make any division or dividend of or from its property or income among its members. Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 53 5J^ THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS BY-LAWS Article I Of Trustees 1. The members of the corporation, in whom are reposed the full and exclusive duty and power to vote in respect of all matters to be acted upon at any meeting of the corporation shall be designated "Trustees." Said Trustees shall be residents of Massachusetts, their number shall not exceed one hundred, and they shall be elected for such term as the corporation at its annual meeting or meeting held in lieu thereof shall determine. 2. The Standing Committee may, if it sees fit, nominate Trustees by inserting the names of candidates upon the notice of warning of any meeting. Said Com- mittee may, in like manner, designate the terms for which such candidates so nominated shall be elected. 3. The election shall take place at any meeting subsequent to such notice, and shall be by ballot upon the names proposed by the Standing Committee; and any person who receives the votes of two-thirds of the Trustees present and voting, shall, on his acceptance of his election, be declared and enrolled a Trustee of the corporation. Any Trustee may resign by written notice, signed by the Trustee and delivered to the Secretary or other officer of the corporation. Article II Of Founders, Life Associates, Associate Members and Contributors 1. All persons from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal prop- erty to the value of one thousand dollars or more shall be permanently enrolled as Founders. 2. All persons not entitled to be enrolled as Founders, from whom the corpo- ration shall receive real or personal property to the value of one hundred dollars or more, shall be enrolled during life as Life Associates. 3. All persons not entitled to be enrolled as Founders or Life Associates, from whom the corporation shall receive ten or more dollars, shall be enrolled as Associate Members for the year in which payment of such sum is made. 4. All persons from whom the corporation shall receive any sum less than ten dollars, shall be enrolled as Contributors for the year in which payment of such sum is made. 5. But no donor of money or property coming under the four classifications above named shall be a member of the corporation unless and until duly elected as provided in Article I as amended. 6. Notwithstanding that such Founders, Life Associates, Associate Members and Contributors shall not be subject to any duty or responsibility in the man- agement or afiFairs of the corporation, they may in meeting of the persons men- tioned in the foregoing paragraphs Nos. 1 to 4, both inclusive, convened at the direction of the Standing Committee, take advisory action and make recom- mendations in respect of any matter submitted to such meeting. At any such meeting each person shall be entitled to one vote to be cast in person or by proxy. The President of the corporation or, in his absence, the Chairman of the Standing Committee, shall preside, and the Secretary of the corporation shall keep the minutes. Article III Of Meetings 1. The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held on the last Wednesday in January, in Boston, or at such other city or town in the Commonwealth, and at such time and place, as the Standing Committee may determine. A quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of not less than seven members, but a majority of the members present and voting may adjourn any meeting from time to time until the business shall have been finished. In the event of the annual meeting, by mistake or otherwise, not being called and held as herein prescribed, the Standing Committee shall order a special meeting to be called and held in lieu of and for the purposes of the annual meeting. BY-LAWS 55 Special meetings of the corporation may be called by the Standing Committee to meet at any time and place. A quorum at a special meeting shall consist of not less than seven numbers. 2. At all meetings the President shall take the chair as soon as a quorum is present; and the record of the preceding meeting shall then be read, unless such reading is dispensed with by the unanimous consent of those present. After which at all special meetings the business for which the meeting was called shall be transacted, and at the annual meeting the order of business shall be as follows: First. — The unfinished business and the assignments of the last meeting shall be announced by the Secretary to the President and taken up in order. Second. — The Secretary shall be called on to submit a written report of the doings of the Standing Committee for the year ending with the previous 31st of December. Third. — ^The Treasurer shall be called upon to submit a written report of his doings for the year ending with the previous 31st of December, and the financial condition of the corporation of that date. Fourth. — The Committee to audit the Treasurer's accounts shall be called on for a report. Fifth. — Any special committee which may have been appointed during the year shall be called on to report. Sixth, — If the Standing Committee shall have proposed changes in the By- laws, the same shall be voted upon as provided in Article VII. Seventh. — If the Standing Committee shall have made any nominations to membership in the corporation, an election shall be held as provided in Article I. Eighth. — An election of officers for the ensuing year shall be held, as provided in Article IV, Section 1. Ninth. — On the announcement of the vote the newly elected President shall take the chair, and shall give the members present an opportunity to present new business. Tenth. — The newly elected President shall appoint a committee to audit the Treasurer's accounts. Article IV Of Officers 1. The officers of the corporation shall be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be ex-officiis members of the Standing Committee, which shall consist of nine persons in all. The officers and the Standing Committee shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting of the corporation, an adjournment thereof, or at a meeting in lieu of such annual meeting, as above provided; and they shall hold their offices for three years or for such shorter term as the corporation at its annual meeting or meeting in lieu thereof shall determine, or until others are duly chosen and qualified in their stead. 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the corporation. If he is absent, the Vice President, and, if the Vice President is also absent, a President jyro tempore, chosen by hand vote of the members of the corporation present, shall preside, and shall have aU the powers and perform all the duties of the President. 3. The Secretary shall warn the members of all meetings of the corporation, according as he may be directed by votes of the Standing Committee. He shall call the meetings of the Standing Committee as he may be directed by the chair- man of the committee or on the request in writing of any two members thereof. He shall carry on all the correspondence of the corporation not otherwise pro- vided for, and shall, when the correspondence is of importance, preserve copies of the letters sent and the original letters received, for transmission with his records to his successor in office. He shall keep an exact record of all meetings of the corporation and of the Standing Committee, with the names of the members present, entering in full all reports of committees, which may be accepted, by either body, imless otherwise directed. 56 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS At the January meeting of the Standing Committee he shall make a written report of the doings of that body for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if the report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meet- ing of the corporation. 4. The Treasurer shall, when directed, as provided in the next paragraph, make disbursements; and he shall also collect all moneys due to the corporation, and shall keep regular and faithful account of all the moneys and funds of the corporation which shall come into his hands and of all receipts and expenditures connected with the same, which accounts shall always be open to the inspection of members of the corporation. He shall make no investments and pay no moneys without either the approval of a majority of the Standing Committee or else of such officer or committee as said Standing Committee shall appoint to act for it in these matters. At the January meeting of the Standing Committee he shall make a written report of his doings for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if his report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the corporation. Article V Of the Standing Committee The Standing Committee shall, at the first meeting after the annual meeting of the corporation in each year, elect a chairman, whose duty it shall be to preside at all meetings of the conunittee. In his absence a chairman pro tempore may be chosen by hand vote. The Standing Committee shall meet at least once in every month, and a quorum shall consist of not less than three members. The Standing Committee may nominate or refuse to nominate new members of the corporation, may accept or decline gifts offered to the corporation, may approve or disapprove investments or expenditures proposed by the Treasurer, may approve or disap- prove all bills against the corporation, may appoint subcommittees of their number, or committees consisting of members or other persons not members, may appoint and remove agents, may engage whatever assistance is needed to administer the affairs of the corporation, may designate such agents and em- ployees by such titles as they may deem proper, and, in general, may exercise all the executive powers of the corporation. The corporate seal shall be a circular, flat-faced die of about an inch and a half in diameter, with the name of the corporation, the year of its organization, the word "Massachusetts" and the figure of a pine tree so engraved on its face that it can be embossed on paper by pressure. At any annual meeting of the corporation, or at a special meeting called for the purpose, these By-laws may be amended, altered or repealed by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting, provided that notice of such proposed change shall have been given in the call of the meeting. Article VI Of the Seal Article VII Of Amendments OFFICERS 1891-1936 PRESIDENT George F. Hoar 1891-1904 Charles W. Eliot 1905-1926 George Wigglesworth 1926-1930 Charles S. Rackemann 1930-1933 Herbert Parker 1933- VICE-PRESIDENT William S. Shurtleff 1891-1895 George Sheldon 1896-1916 Johns. Ames 1917-1920 George Wigglesworth 1922-1926 Henry P. Walcott ... 1926-1932 Robert Walcott 1932- CHAIRMAN OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE Philip A. Chase 1891-1893 Charles Eliot 1894-1897 Philip A. Chase 1897-1903 Henry P. Walcott 1903-1926 Charles S. Rackemann 1926-1933 Charles S. Bird, Jr 1933- TREASURER George Wigglesworth 1891-1920 John S. Ames 1921- SECRETARY Charles Eliot 1891-1893 Henry R. Shaw 1894 John Woodbury 1894-1924 Charles W. Eliot 2nd 1925-1926 Henry M. Channing 1926- 57 FORM OF BEQUEST I give to The Trustees of Public Reservations, created by chapter 352 of the Acts of the Legislature of Massachusetts for the year 1891, the sum of dollars Societies and individuals interested in Massachusetts history, natural history, scenery, and town and country improvement, are invited to contribute to the working funds of this Board. The Treasurer is John S. Ames, 96 Ames Building, Boston. Henby M. Channing, Secretary Laurence B. Fletcher, Executive Secretary 50 Congress Street, Boston Bradford Williams, Field Secretary OOES not the landscape deserve What are the natural features whicl township handsome? A river, with its waterfalls and meadows, a lake, a hill, a chflE or individual rocks, a forest, and ancient trees standing singly. Such things are beautiful; they have a high use which dollars and cents never represent. K the inhabitants of a town were would seek to preserve these things, thoj considerable expense. . . . It would be worth while if in each town a com- mittee were appointed to see that the beauty of the town received no detriment. If we have the biggest bowlder in the country, then it should not belong to an individual, nor be made into a doorstep. As in many countries precious metals belong to crown, so here more precious natural objects beauty should belong to the pubUc. BDenbt Davto Ti THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS VOLUNTARILY SUPPORTED PRIVATELY ADMINISTERED 1937 ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS PAGE Trustees, 1938 iv List of Properties Secured vi Forty-seventh Annual Report of Standing Committee , 1 Founders 10 Life Associates 12 Subscriptions and Donations 15 Properties Secured by The Trustees 20 Report on Management of Reservations 30 Maps of How to Reach Our Reservations .... 39 Cooperating Societies 43 Report of the Treasurer 46 Act of Incorporation, and By-laws 51 Officers, 1891-1938 55 Form of Bequest 57 The illustration on the cover y from a photograph by Aaron C, Baggy of Holyohe, Chairman of the local Petticoat Hill Reservation^ shows one of the largest red oak trees in Massachusetts, which is in the Petticoat Hill Reservation, Williamsburg, owned and administered by The Trustees. THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS VOLUNTARILY SUPPORTED PRIVATELY ADMINISTERED FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1937 PUBPOSES To acquire, maintain, and open to the public, under suitable regulations, beautiful and historical places within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Authority A corporation, established in 1891 by the General Court, with authority to acquire beautiful and historical places by gift, devise, or purchase, and to hold such lands open to the public and exempt from taxation. Empowered by law to acquire gifts of funds for the purpose of maintaining such lands and for promoting the objects of the Corporation. Office of The Trustees 50 Congress Street, Boston. Laurence B. Fletcher, Secretary 1891-1938 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES 1938 STANDING COMMITTEE Hon. Robert Walcott, Cambridge {President) Henry M. Channing, Sherborn {Vice President) John S. Ames, Boston {Treasurer) Laurence B. Fletcher, Cohasset {Secretary) Charles S. Bird, East Walpole {Chairman) William Ellery, Brookline William Roger Greeley, Lexington Hon. Herbert Parker, Lancaster Dr. John C. Phillips, Wenham Laurence B. Fletcher, ex officio COMMITTEE ON RESERVATIONS William Ellery (Chairman) COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Charles S. Bird (Chairman) John S, Ames Roger Pierce Laurence B. Fletcher, ex officio William Roger Greeley Bradford Williams Dr. John C. Phillips Photooraph b>j S. \V. Baileii MONUMENT MOUNTAIN Between Stockbridge and Great Barrington, Route No. 7 260 ACRES GIVEN BY MiSS HeLEN C. BuTLER WITH AN ENDOWMENT. OwNED AND ADMINISTERED BY The Trustees of Public Reservations, Warden service Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays six months of the year. Fireplaces and luncheon tables available. One of the picturesque nesting sites of the rare Duck Hawk. Courtesy of John Hoar Copyright, 1897, by H. Schervee, Worcester, Mass. GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR President of The Trustees of Public Reservations 1891-1904 GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR President of The Trustees of Public Reservations, 1891-1904 The first president of this Society, George Frisbie Hoar, was born in Concord in 1826, the son of Samuel and Sarah Sherman Hoar, and died in Worcester in 1904. He was A.B. Harvard, 1846, LL.D. 1886, a lawyer, man of letters, scholar, and in other public offices a member of the Electoral Commission in 1876 and for twenty-six years United States Senator. In 1896 he was a Founder and Vice-President of the Massachusetts Audubon Society and in 1898 he wrote the fascinating "Petition of Massachusetts Birds," illustrated by Edward Everett Hale's daughter, which aided in the passage of the first bird protection law. He was "a human rights statesman," an anti-imperialist after the War of 1898, a master of judiciary, tariff and banking matters and a leader among the elders, but his heart was always with New England. His interest was her background and her future. Senator Hoar's chief historical contribution lay in obtaining the return to Boston of the Log of the May- flower, the booty of a revolutionary soldier, by consent of the Archbishop of Canterbury from Fulham Palace. He traced the "removes" of the captive Mrs. Mary Rowland- son, and purchased and later preserved Redemption Rock whereon his ancestor John Hoar redeemed the captive from the Indians in 1676. He early foresaw the influence of industry and commerce in the neglect and threatened destruction of landmarks and antiquities. His reverence for precedent realized their unappreciated value so that he became instrumental in founding this Society. Often he went with his two granddaughters to admire some house or site and plan its permanent safety. "An idealist he was born, and so he lived and died." Our President Herbert Parker was one year his secretary and law clerk in Washington and learned to share his enthusiasms. Courtesy of University Press CHARLES ELIOT Secretary of The Trustees of Public Reservations, 1891-1893 Chairman of the Standing Committee, 1894-1897 CHARLES ELIOT Secretary of The Trustees of Public Reservations, 1891-1893 Chairman of the Standing Committee, 1894-1897 The Trustees of Public Reservations originated in the vision and through the persuasive enthusiasm and well-directed diligence of Charles Eliot. He first proposed a plan "for preserving for public use and enjoyment places of natural beauty and historical interest," in an article in Garden and Forest in February, 1890, and followed up this proposal by enlisting, through interviews and correspondence, the cooperation of people of influence in all parts of the State. He wrote the original statement of purpose, brought together a small committee to promote the scheme and sent out invitations for a con- ference of interested people which met in Boston on May 24th, 1890. Mr. Eliot, as the secretary of this gathering, wrote the circulars de- scribing the plan, contributed articles and letters to the newspapers and, finally, in cooperation with a Conference Committee, drafted a bill for the incorporation of The Trustees. He conducted with convincing ardor the hearing before the Judiciary Committee on March 10, 1891. The Act was duly voted by both Houses and was signed by Governor Russell on May 21, 1891. Mr. Eliot became,with- out stipend, the first secretary and executive officer of The Trustees. One of the first achievements of The Trustees was the presenta- tion, again at Mr. Eliot's initiative, of the need for more and better recreational facilities in and about Boston. Again an efficient Com- mittee was appointed, a bill drafted and presented to the Legislature in December, 1891. Mr. Eliot made the opening address at the hearing and the Act establishing the Metropolitan Park Commission was passed and approved by the Governor on June 2, 1892. Mr. Eliot, with his partners, became the consulting landscape architects of the Commission and the plans for metropohtan parks and reserva- tions, the Charles River Dam, Basin and Esplanade, the public beaches at Nantasket and Revere and the parkways of the district are largely of his devising, though he did not live to see their completion. All this, as was written of him, was "the achievement, in the main, of one public-spirited, well-informed and zealous young man, availing himself of a strong sentiment already in existence, . . . taking counsel with judicious friends, winning the support and personal help of busy men in high station and concentrating at each vital point the influence of thousands of good citizens." Mr. EHot died on March 25, 1897 in his thirty-eighth year. The Standing Committee of The Trustees, meeting on the day after his death, summed up his services in these words: "Charles Eliot found in this community a generous but helpless sentiment for the preserva- tion of our historical and beautiful places. By ample knowledge, by intelligent perseverance, by eloquent teaching, he created organiza- tions capable of accomplishing his great purposes and inspired others with a zeal approaching his own." THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS TRUSTEES, 1938 Mrs. Gordon Abbott Mrs. Florence F. Dibble Manchester Newbury Mrs. George R. Agassiz Prof. Walter Prichard Eaton Boston Sheffield John S. Ames Charles W. Eliot, 2nd Boston Washington, D. C. Oakes Ames Rev. Dr. Samuel A. Eliot North Easton Cambridge Gen. Francis H. Appleton William Ellery Boston Brookline Aaron C. Bagg William Emerson Holyoke Cambridge John Balch H. Wendell Endicott Milton Boston Mrs. William Hewson Baltzell Henry Endicott Wellesley Weston Hon. W. a. L. Bazeley John Wells Farley Uxbridge Needham Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird Laurence B. Fletcher East Walpole Coh asset Charles S. Bird Charles B. Floyd East Walpole Newton Nathaniel I. Bowditch Mrs. Alexander Forbes Framingham Milton Ralph Bradley Dr. Alexander Forbes Boston Milton Godfrey L. Cabot Edward W. Forbes Beverly Farms Cambridge Allen Chamberlain Charles H. W. Foster Pigeon Cove Charles River Village Henry M. Channing Francis E. Frothingham Sherborn Cambridge Prof. Arthur C. Comey Mrs. Louis A. Frothingham Lincoln North Easton Miss Ada L. Comstock Mrs. Homer Gage Cambridge Worcester Stephen J. Connolly James Garfield Beverly Farms Williamstown Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby Roland Gray Manchester Cambridge Mrs. F. B. Crowninshield William Roger Greeley Marblehead Lexington Ernest B. Dane Mrs. Henry V. Greenough Brookline Brookline Dr. Lincoln Davis Augustus Hemenway Boston Canton Mrs. Carl A. de Gersdorff Christian A. Herter Stockbridge Millis iv Bernhard Hoffmann John C. Robinson Stockbridge Longmeadow Clement S. Houghton Richard Saltonstall Chestnut HUl Sherborn Dr. Oliver H. Howe Mrs. R. M. Saltonstall Cohasset Chestnut Hill Prof. Henry V. Hubbard Philip P. Sharples Milton Cambridge Harlan P. Kelsey Henry L. Shattuck East Boxford Boston Clarence H. Knowlton Arthur A. Shurcliff Hingham Ipswich James Stearns Lee* Gifford K. Simonds Boston Fitchburg George Lewis, Jr. Joseph A. Skinner Sherborn South Hadley Augustus P. Loring, Jr. Mrs. Frank C. Smith, Jr. Beverly Farms Worcester Dr. a. Lawrence Lowell Philip L. Spalding Boston Milton Miss Fanny P. Mason Mrs. Philip L. Spalding Medfield Milton Miss Heloise Meyer Mrs. James J. Storrow Lenox Lincoln Paul B. Morgan Frank Taylor Worcester Hudson Frederick Law Olmsted Mrs. Bayard Thayer Brookline Lancaster Maurice M. Osborne Hon. Allen T. Treadway Ipswich Stockbridge John B. Paine Hon. Eliot Wadsworth Weston Boston Robert Treat Paine Hon. Robert Walcott Waltham Cambridge Bradley W. Palmer Bentley W. Warren Topsfield Williamstown Hon. Herbert Parker Prof. Frank A. Waugh Lancaster Amherst Dr. John C. Phillips William P. Wharton Wenham Cambridge Dudley L. Pickman Robert K. Wheeler Billerica Great Barrington Charles S. Pierce Bradford Williams Milton Newton Roger Pierce John Woodbury Milton Canton Frank J. Pope Frank H. Wright Great Barrington Great Barrington Oliver Prescott Hon. B. Loring Young New Bedford Weston Thomas Emerson Proctor, 2nd Hamilton * Deceased V PROPERTIES SECURED In Full or in Part Through the Activities op THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Acquired Reservation Acreage 1892 Virginia Wood, Middlesex Fells 20 1893 Province Lands, Cape Cod 2000 1893 Metropolitan Park System, Boston .... 1894 Goodwill Park, Falmouth 146 1897 Mount Ann Park, Gloucester 72 1897 Rocky Narrows, Sherborn 21 1898 Governor Hutchinson's Field, Milton ... 10 1899 Monument Mountain, Great Barrington . . 260 1902 Pine Knoll, Sheffield 6 1906 Petticoat Hill, Williamsburg 60 1907 Harvard Forest, Petersham 2100 1928 William CuLLEN Bryant Homestead, CuMMiNGTON 240 1929 Chesterfield Gorge, West Chesterfield . . 13 1929 Old Town Hill, Newbury 25 1933 Whitney Woods, Cohasset 640 1933 Boxford State Forest, Boxford 500 1933 Georgetown-Rowley State Forest, Rowley . 700 1934 Breakheart Hill, Saugus and Wakefield . . 650 1934 Roland C. Nickerson Forest Park, Brewster . 1500 1934 John C. Robinson State Park, Agawam . . . 680 1934 Medfield Rhododendrons, Medfield .... 27 1934 Halibut Point, Rockport 12 1934 Hyde Sanctuary, Cohasset 14 1935 Dinosaur Footprints, Holyoke 7 1935 Gore Place, Waltham and Watertown ... 80 1935 CoEs Pond, Worcester 7 1935 Bancroft Sanctuary, Cohasset 25 1935 Misery Island, Salem 68 1936 Magnolia Shore, Gloucester 13 1936 Pine and Hemlock Knoll, Wenham .... 14 1936 Medfield Rhododendrons, Medfield (Additional) 2 1936 Halibut Point, Rockport (Additional) ... 28 1936 Watatic Mountain, Ashburnham 130 1937 Medfield Rhododendrons, Medfield (Additional) 61 1937 Whitney Woods, Cohasset (Additional) ... 20 1937 Willowdale State Forest, Ipswich and Topsfield 1900 1937 Moose Hill Bird Sanctuary, Sharon .... 38 Total acreage 12,089 vi THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS 1891-1937 FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT In submitting this report the Standing Committee wishes to thank all those friends of beautiful and historical places whose cooperation and interest have made this one of the most noteworthy years in the history of The Trustees. OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 1937 ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES Medjield: 61 acres added to the Medfield Rhododendron Reservation through the generous gift of Richard W. Hale, Esq. Ipswich and Topsfield: 1900 acres of forest, gift to the State from Bradley W. Palmer, to be known as the Willowdale State Forest. Cohasset: 20 acres added to Whitney Woods Reservation by a gift from Mrs. Hugh Bancroft. Sharon: 38 acres of mixed woodland adjoining the Moose Hill Bird Sanctuary by a gift from Philip R. Allen, to the Massa- chusetts Audubon Society. 1 2 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS ACTIVITIES OF THE YEAR The past year has shown a decided growth of interest in preservation of beautiful and historic places in the Common- wealth. Your Standing Committee takes pleasure in announcing the new enrollment of three Founders and twenty-one Life Associates during the year: FOUNDERS Charles S. Bird Richard W. Hale Mrs. James J. Storrow LIFE ASSOCIATES John Balch Roland Gray Thomas Barbour Mrs. Henry V. Greenough I. Tucker Burr Bernh.^d Hoffmann Stephen J. Connolly Mrs. Bernhard Hoffmann Mrs. William Adams Copeland Town Club of Milton, Inc. Miss Mary Curtis Miss Penelope B. No yes Robert Cutler Robert Treat Paine Miss Grace M. Edwards Walter Merriam Pratt Mrs. Richard T. Fisher Dr. George C. Shattuck Mrs. Alexander Forbes Mrs. Philip L. Spalding Mrs. Ezra R. Thayer The Standing Committee records with regret the death of one member of the Corporation: James Stearns Lee During the period covered by this report the Trustees have aided in the preservation of four properties varying in size from twenty to two thousand acres. RHODODENDRON RESERVATION, MEDFIELD Through a gift of 61 acres from Richard W. Hale, The Trustees have added to the much needed protection of their Rhododendron Swamp. The 61 acres just acquired is partially covered with rhododendron growth. The Standing Committee appreciate the generous gift of Mr. Hale for it not only enlarges the Reservation to about FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 3 100 acres but it is a distinct protection to the rhododendrons on the original tract. This tract has rather interesting associations in Bay Colony- history. A portion of it was granted by the Town of Medfield in 1663 to their first minister, John Wilson, who was a son of John Wilson, first minister of Boston and was also a graduate of the first class of Harvard College. He was the son-in-law of Rev. Thomas Hooker, first leader and settler of Hartford and was the father-in-law of Rev. Thomas Weld and Rev. Grindall Rawson. All of these names are well known in the history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Another portion was granted to Ralph Wheelock, "founder of Medfield" and its first schoolmaster, and the ancestor of Eleazer Wheelock, who founded Dartmouth College. Still another portion of our tract was set to George Barber who was a Captain of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston in 1646. The original plan of Pine Swamp, which includes our Rhodo- dendron Swamp, was made in 1663 on a hide and survived the burning of Medfield and the Indian Massacre of February, 1676. It has survived the burning of two town halls since that time and is today in the present town hall in Medfield, one of the oldest accurate allotment plans of New England still in existence and covered with names of ancestors of college presidents, ministers, justices and leaders in New England history. WHITNEY WOODS, COHASSET Through the generosity of Mrs. Hugh Bancroft The Trustees have added twenty acres more to their property making a total of some seven hundred acres. This area given by Mrs. Bancroft is of particular interest, for foot trails had been cut through the property, and this gift now makes it safe against trespassing. The land borders on Whitney Road, one of the bridle paths. The Standing Committee appreciate the gift by Mrs. Ban- croft of this important additional area. MOOSE HILL BIRD SANCTUARY, SHARON Through the good offices of the Standing Committee, Philip R. Allen, one of our Trustees, offered to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, 38 acres of land near their Moose Hill Bird Sanctuary at Sharon. With this additional land it makes a bird sanctuary now of about 200 acres. Along the lower sections of this new area is a growth of stately white pine which as one ascends the hillside gives place to large white oaks, red maples, gray and white birch, and various other deciduous trees and at the summit there is to be found red oaks and red cedars. The area contains i THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS many wild flowers and ferns. Near the summit of a high, precipitous and rocky cliff, stands a very serviceable cabin, and, from its open porch one may obtain, on a clear day, a view of the eastern half of the state. Arrangements have been made at the Moose Hill Bird Sanctuary headquarters for Audubon members to enjoy this location for outing and overnight accommodations. This Sanctuary may be reached from route 1 in Sharon. WILLOWDALE STATE FOREST During the past year, The Trustees of Public Reser- vations, with the cooperation of the Commissioner of Con- servation, were instrumental in securing through the generosity of Bradley W. Palmer, one of its trustees and a well-known Boston attorney, a splendid addition to the State Forests of the Commonwealth. On June 9, 1937, Mr. Palmer transferred title to 1902 acres of his holdings in Ipswich and Topsfield, now known as the Willowdale State Forest. He had, over a long period of years, gradually assembled the large number of individual parcels comprising this area with the objective in view of eventually creating in perpetuity a large reservation for the propagation and conservation of all useful wild life in an unspoiled habitat. The policy of conservation was consistently followed by Mr. Palmer to the extent that no trees were cut during his many years of ownership other than where necessary for making the many miles of paths through the tract. The result has been that it has upon it many excellent stands of pine and hardwoods either pure or in mixture of all ages up to mature trees. The ground cover has a large variety of the flora usual to the Ipswich section and together with meadow and some open farm land constitutes an area favorable for many kinds of wild life, both birds and animals. In accordance with the wishes of the donor the major portion, or about 1,500 acres, has been definitely established as a wild-life sanctuary within which this purpose shall be the primary governing factor in its future management. The remaining area of 400 acres is available for recreation. During the summer and fall of 1937, one of the technicians of the C.C.C. has been making a study of, and securing data for, assembly of a map for use in future planning for the wild-life work and a resident caretaker has been placed on the property by the Department of Conservation. Considering the location, nature and value of the property comprising the Willowdale State Forest, it represents one of the most outstanding gifts made to the Commonwealth under the State Forest Act since its passage in 1914. FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 6 REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE READ AT THE ANNUAL LUNCHEON MEETING ON JANUARY 26, 1938 Once again it is my duty to give an account of the work of The Trustees of Public Reservations. I am glad to report activity and achievement. In the maintenance of our Reservations we avoid what is sometimes called improvements and development; but forest weeding, opening of vistas and views, clearing for fire protection, new trails, and facilities for picnics, reasonably enlarges their usefulness and attraction. A map entitled **How to Reach Our Reservations" sent to our members, resulted in notable increase of visitors. We are glad to welcome three Founders and 93 new members making a total of over 325 members who have joined us in the past few years. Some five years ago a plan was developed which has been a continuous challenge to us. On a circuit of Massachusetts Bay, extending from Duxbury Beach on the South to Salisbury Beach on the North, within pleasant distance, are undeveloped areas, much of which has little economic value. In this compass are a variety of places of unusual attraction. We have called this the "Bay Circuit." Describing in as vivid words as we could the many advantages of this circuit, we recently published a bulletin recommending the addition of a number of specified areas in the hope that organized effort may be aroused for its development. This scheme is unlimited in opportunity for it not only adds to the amenities of life for many citizens and visitors but will give free access to and from Boston and the rest of New England for business as well as pleasure. A useful slogan was adopted by our Secretary a few years ago — "Add Three New Places a Year." For this year I am pleased to report the following: 1. 61 acres added to the Rhododendron Reservation in Medfield, by gift of Richard W. Hale, making a total of 100 acres now owned by The Trustees. 2. 20 acres added to our Whitney Woods Reservation, made possible by a gift of Mrs. Hugh Bancroft. 3. A magnificent forest of 1,900 acres in Ipswich and Topsfield, to be known as the Willowdale State Forest, added to the domains of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by gift of Bradley W. Palmer. 4. 38 acres added to the Moose Hill Bird Sanctuary of the 6 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Massachusetts Audubon Society in Sharon, by gift of Philip R. Allen, of about 200 acres, which now forms one of the finest reservations for birds in the State. We have enjoyed a year of progress. We look forward to the necessary support from many sources which will enable us to succeed in accomplishing our task of helping to preserve, as the years go on, more of the natural and irreplaceable assets of the Commonwealth. Our general fund is not and has never been adequate. We continually suffer from lack of funds to meet our responsibilities. As an organization, we aim to acquire only places of some unusual or distinctive character, but it has been, and continues to be, our policy to co-operate with the State and other organi- zations in the development of plans to meet new demands for recreation and conservation. I thank all the members of Committees who have served us, the Local Committees who have helped us to maintain our reservations, the Chairman of our Reservations Committee who has been untiring in his work, and the many friends who have given their encouraging assistance. On behalf of the Standing Committee and all our members, I most particularly wish to pay tribute to our retiring president, the Honorable Herbert Parker, whose deep understanding and rare humor have been for many years an inspiration and an infinite source of cheer to us all. I salute him — with appreciation and gratitude for his long and faithful services to The Trustees. Charles S. Bird, Chairman for the Standing Committee. PLANS AND POLICIES FOR 1938 First. — To acquire and maintain for public enjoyment places of natural beauty and historic interest which have some unusual or distinctive character. Second. — To give our cooperation at all times to the Com- monwealth and to other organizations toward plans for adding areas needed for recreation, conservation or nature study. Third. — To preserve and maintain reservations entrusted to our care in as natural a state as possible, free from too much development, but with the aid of local committees, carry on reasonable improvements. FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 7 ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE The Forty-seventh Annual Meeting of the Corporation was held at the Parker House, Boston, on January 26th, 1938, with Chairman Charles S. Bird presiding. The report of officers and committees for 1937 were presented and appropriate action taken. At the conclusion of the Meeting of the Corporation two hundred thirty-eight members, associates, and guests, sat down to luncheon. Following luncheon, after appropriate words of welcome, President Walcott called on Charles S. Bird, Chairman of the Standing Committee, who listed the accomplishments of the year and outlined a program of activities for 1938. The annual award, now presented for five successive years in recognition of distinguished service in conservation, was announced. President Robert Walcott, on behalf of the Corporation and all friends of conservation, named Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby of Boston as the recipient for 1937 of the inscribed silver salver in the name of The Trustees. Many of Mrs. Crosby's friends were present and witnessed the presentation. Dr. Robert Cushman Murphy, one of the curators of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and recently chosen President of the National Association of Audubon Societies, was the guest speaker and delivered a most constructive and brilliant address on conservation. The address was broadcasted to an unseen audience over Station WA AB. At the conclusion of the conference Bradford Williams gave an interesting lecture, illustrated in color, on "The Beauty of England." MAPS There has been such a demand from our members after the various field trips, for maps of our reservations and how to reach them, that the Standing Committee decided to issue them from time to time. Consequently a booklet "How to Reach our Reservations" was sent to each of our members. In time maps of all our reservations will be included. PUBLICITY Because of lectures sponsored by your Standing Committee during the past year. The Trustees have noticed definite signs, more than ever before, of a better understanding of their work by the public. The Annual Report, the publication of a series 8 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS of maps, "How to Reach Our Reservations," the pubHshing of the pamphlet, "The Bay Circuit," and the continued public notices in the newspapers, has educated the public to quite a satisfactory degree regarding the purposes of The Trustees. FIELD TRIPS One of the special features of the activities of The Trustees are the five field trips a year, one each to the North and South Shores, one through Middlesex County, and two to the Berk- shires. Over three hundred people joined the Secretary in the various trips where itineraries had been arranged to visit selected beauty spots in the State, some owned by The Trustees, some by the State, and some that The Trustees desire to acquire. It is hoped that the members of The Trustees will avail themselves of these trips when notices of itineraries are received. These field trips are becoming very popular. COOPERATION Your Standing Committee has again been active in the matter of proposed legislation either for or against various bills presented to the General Court. The bills in which they are particularly interested relate to the acquisition by the Common- wealth of Halibut Point, so called, in the Town of Rockport for public reservation purposes, also for the purchase of other beaches and for the purchase by the Commonwealth of land on Mount Holyoke, as a State Forest. The Standing Committee feel, however, that Halibut Point and shore properties should be acquired before further land is taken on mountain tops for there is such a tremendous increase in the desire of the public to visit the shore. LECTURE The Standing Committee of The Trustees of Public Reservations takes pleasure in announcing a lecture "The Activities of The Trustees in Preserving Beautiful and Historic Places in Massachusetts". The lecture is given by our Secretary, Laurence B. Fletcher, who will review the history of the organization, outline its future plans, and then with colored slides show some of the reservations owned and maintained by The Trustees as well as some of the beautiful places which they hope to acquire. In conclusion, Mr. Fletcher will take the audience on a colored motion picture field trip through the North and South shores of Massachusetts and as far west as the Berkshire Hills, showing gardens, waterfalls, and many of the other features of the field trip. FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 9 The Standing Committee feel that every affiliated and interested club should hear this lecture and see the colored motion pictures which should do much to simulate the members to join in further field trips and become more actively interested in the work of The Trustees of Public Reservations. The cost of this lecture is $15.00, plus traveUing expenses of the speaker. We supply a motion picture projector and screen for which there is no charge, but if a stereopticon lantern is not supplied an additional charge of $5.00 is necessary. Most organizations have their own lantern. No further charge is made so that whatever is received from the lectures merely pays for the expense of preparing them. Inquiries concerning dates should be addressed to the Secretary, 50 Congress Street, Boston. FOUNDERS Donors of money or property to the value of $1000 and upwards since the foundation of The Trustees in 1891 This list does not include many founders, such as CHARLES ELIOT, CHARLES SPRAGUE SARGENT, NATHANIEL S. SHALER, HENRY P. WALCOTT and Others who have rendered service to The Trustees which cannot be valued in money. 1892 Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor, Boston Miss Ellen Chase, Brookline . 1894 Joseph Story Fay, Falmouth 1897 Augustus Hemenway, Canton . William Minot, Boston .... Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton . Robert Sedgwick Minot, Manchester Laurence Minot, Boston 1898 Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham, Brookline Mrs. John M. Forbes, Milton Mrs. Edith E. Forbes, Milton Edward W. Forbes, Cambridge J. Malcolm Forbes, Milton . George R. R. Rivers, Milton Miss Mary Rivers, Milton . Mrs. K. G. T. Webster, Cambridge George Wigglesworth, MUton Miss Helen C. Butler, 1899 New York . 1902 Virginia Wood $1000 Donation Goodwill Park Rocky Narrows I Mount Ann Park with f $1000 endowment Governor Hutchinson's Field Monument Mountain Reservation with $2000 endowment Joseph S. Glover, Boston $2000 Legacy 1903 Miss Mary E. Dewey, Boston . . . 1905 Mrs. Edward W. Nash, Boston . . . 1906 Miss Helen C. Butler, New York . Pine Knoll with $1000 endowment Petticoat Hill with $1000 endowment Additional $5000 dona- tion for Monument Mountain Reserva- tion 10 FOUNDERS 11 1913 Miss Sarah B. Fay, Falmouth . Henry H. Fay, Falmouth . . Henry Pickering, Boston 1914 • • • \ Additional land / Goodwill Park $5000 Legacy at ),500 Legacy 1923 Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston .... 1929 Mrs. Minna Godwin Goddard, New York Bryant Homestead with $10,000 endowment Conrad G. Goddard, New York . . . Bryant Memorabilia George Wigglesworth, Milton . . . . $1000 Donation for Mount Ann Park 1930 Miss Julia Sands Bryant, New York . . $10,000 Legacy for Bryant Homestead 1931 George Wigglesworth, Milton . . . $5000 Legacy 1933 John S. Ames, Boston $2096 Donation Arthur N. Milliken, Boston .... $5000 Donation for Whitney Woods John C. Phillips, Wenham $1500 Donation 1934 John C. Phillips, Wenham $1000 Donation for Halibut Point 1935 Miss Helen C. Frick, Pittsburgh . . $1600 Donation for Misery Island Mrs. Wiluam H. Moore, New York . . $1700 Donation for Misery Island 1936 James S. Lee, Boston \Tv/ro««^i;« Mrs. James S.Lee, Boston ) Magnolia Shore Mrs. William H. Moore, New York . . $1100 Donation for Misery Island John C. Phillips, Wenham Wenham Pine and Hemlock Knoll 1937 Charles S. Bird $1000 Donation for various publications Richard W. Hale, Dover Additional land at Medfield Rhododen- dron Reservation Mrs. James J. Storrow $2500 Donation for Dinosaur Footprints at Holyoke LIFE ASSOCIATES Donors of Property of a Value of, or of Sums of, not less than $100 Miss Constance L. Abbott Haverhill (1932) Gordon Abbott* (1935) Manchester Mrs. Gordon Abbott (1934) Manchester Gordon Abbott, Jr. (1935) Manchester Mrs. Oliver Ames (1935) North Easton Mrs. Helen|K. Appleton (1932) Boston Mrs. Standish Backus (1935) Grosse Pointe, Michigan John Balch (1937) Milton Mrs. William Hewson Baltzell Wellesley (1934) Thomas Barbour (1937) Beverly Farms A. Farwell Bemis* (1930) Chestnut Hill Estate of Frank B. Bemis Boston (1935) Chandler Bigelow (1935) Beverly Farms Mrs. Henry Forbes Bigelow Beverly Farms (1936) Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird East Walpole (1935) Charles S. Bird (1931) East Walpole Mrs. Charles S.'Bird, Jr. (1935) East Walpole Estate of B. G. Boardman (1935) Boston Ralph Bradley (1935) Boston Robert S. Bradley (1935) Beverly Farms Joseph Brewer (1898) Milton Miss Brewer (1898) Milton I. Tucker Burr (1937) Milton Mrs. Albert C. Burrage (1935) Boston Miss C. H. Cabot (1898) Brookline Godfrey L. Cabot (1936) Beverly Farms Frederic C. Church, Jr. (1936) Manchester Miss Ada L. Comstock (1934) Cambridge Stephen J. Connolly (1937) Beverly Farms Mrs. William Adams Copeland Chestnut Hill (1937) Cornelius Crane (1932) Ipswich Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby (1930) Manchester Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield Marblehead (1934) Miss Hester Cunningham Milton (1898) Mrs. John S. Curtis (1935) Boston Miss Mary Curtis (1937) Hamilton Robert Cutler (1937) Boston Richard C. Curtis (1935) Manchester Mrs. Richard E. Danielson Boston (1935) Mrs. Walter D. Denegre Manchester (1935) Mrs. Warner Denton (1926) New York Mrs. Franklin Dexter (1935) Boston Gordon Dexter* (1935) Boston Miss Grace M. Edwards (1937) Boston Deceased. 12 LIFE ASSOCIATES 13 William Ellery (1932) Bernhard Hoffmann (1937) Chestnut Hill Stockbridge Raymond Emerson (1930) Mrs. Bernhard Hoffmann Concord Stockbridge (1937) William Emerson (1935) Clement S. Houghton (1936) Cambridge Chestnut HQl Eugene Endicott (1935) Mrs. Richard S. Humphrey Norwood Brookline (1935) S. H. Fessenden (1935) Sydney E. Hutchinson (1935) Manchester Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Miss Margaret A. Fish (1935) Miss M. C. Jackson (1892) Brookline Boston Mrs. Richard T. Fisher (1937) •«/r_ _ TT T T Miss Helen L. Jaques (1898) Weston iviilton Laurence B. Fletcher (1930) Nathaniel T. Kidder (1892) Cohasset ivAUton Alexander Forbes (1930) Mrs. Henry P. King (1935) Milton r>oston Mrs. Alexander Forbes (1937) Robert W. Knowles (1935) Milton Beverly Farms Mrs. Rose D. Forbes (1898) Estate of George Lee (1935) Milton Boston J. Murray Forbes (1898) Mrs. Joseph Leiter (1935) Milton Prides Crossing W. Cameron Forbes (1898) Mrs. Lester Leland (1935) Westwood Manchester Ralph E. Forbes* (1898) Alexander Lincoln (1930) Milton Boston Mrs. Louis A. Frothingham A. Lawrence Lowell (1930) North Easton (1932) Boston Mrs. Homer Gage (1935) Miss Fanny P. Mason (1935) Shrewsbury Boston Roland Gray (1937) J. Franklin McElwain (1936) Cambridge Cohasset Mrs. Henry V. Greenough Mrs. J. A. McGinley (1935) Brookline (1937) Manchester Malcolm W. Greenough Mrs. Katherine Ayer Merrill Boston (1935) Prides Crossing (1935) Donald Gregg (1934) Milton Town Club (1936) Wellesley Milton Robert Sever Hale (1936) Town Club of Milton, Inc. Dover Milton (1937) Trustees of Haven Land Trust John T. Morse, Jr.* (1913) Boston (1935) Needham Robert F. Herrick Noel Morss (1935) Wareham (1935) West Manchester •Deceased U THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS NoANETT Garden Club (1935) Henry L. Shattuck oi ivj-assaciiusetLa x>osLon Grenville H. Norcross* QuiNCY A. Shaw {VJoo) Boston Boston Miss Penelope B. Notes (1937) GiFFORD K. SiMONDS Cambridge Marblehead Mrs. Ruth A. Oakes (1929) William D. Sohier /I OQ K\ \IVOO) Gloucester Boston Frederick Law Olmsted William D. Sohier, Jr. Brooklme (1930) Boston John B. Paine (1935) John T. Spaulding (1935) Weston Beverly Farms Robert Treat Paine (1937) PlERPONT L. StACKPOLE* (^1935; Waltham Manchester R. T. Paine, 2nd (1935) Mrs. Lzra R. 1 hayer (1937) Manchester Boston Dudley L. Pickman (1935) John E. Thayer* (1892) Billerica South Lancaster Village Improvement Society TV M" TXT T> fTT^ Mrs. W. B. Ihomas (1935) OF Pigeon Cove (1934) Manchester Rockport Valley Land Owners Walter Merriam Pratt (1937) Association Boston Needham Neal Rantoul (1935) Robert Walcott Beverly Farms Cambridge Neal Rantoul, Trustee (1935) Bayard Warren Boston Prides Crossing Mrs. Waldo 0. Ross (1936) Mrs. George E. Warren Beverly Farms Manchester James Savage Russell (1898) William P. Wharton Milton Ijroton Richard Saltonstall (1936) Richard Wheatland Sherborn 1 opsneiQ Mrs. Richard M. Saltonstall Alexander Whiteside Chestnut HUl (1930) Boston Richard D. Sears (1935) Mrs. Ralph B. Williams (1935) Boston Dover Dr. George C. Shattuck Mrs. William M. Wood (1935) Brookline (1937) Prides Crossing Mrs. Philip L. Spalding (1937) John Woodbury (1930) Milton Canton Philip W. Wrenn (1934) Dedham ♦Deceased. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS Note: Subscriptions and donations made in response to appeals issued by The Trustees during the year 1937 are acknowledged in this list,^ The initial after each name represents: ©Associate Member (?) Founder © Contributing Member or Contributor (L) Life Associate Abbott, Mrs. Gordon © Adams, Henry Saxton © "A Friend" ® Agassiz, Mrs. George R ® Alden, Miss Clara L © Allen, Edward K © Allen, Mrs. Helen H © Allen, Philip R ® Ames, Mrs. Hobart ® Ames, Miss Rosella © Ames, Mrs. William H ® Amesbury Improvement Association ... © Andrews, Charles A © Annett, C. B ® Anonymous © Appleton, Francis Henry ® Appleton, Mrs. Helen K © Appleton, William Sumner © Atkins, Mrs. Edwin F ® Atkinson, Edward Williams ® Atwood, Wallace W © Ayer, Charles F ® Ayer, Mrs. James B. ® Balch, John © Bancroft, Mrs. Hugh ® Barbour, Thomas © Barnard, Miss L. F. S © Bartlett, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson S ® Bartol, Mrs. John W ® Baxter, Arthur H © Baylies, Mrsi Walter C ® Bazeley, W. A. L ® Belmont Garden Club © Bennett, Samuel C © Bent, A. C © Bessey, Mrs. Earle E ® Best. William H ® Bigelow, Chandler © Bigelow, Mrs. Henry F © Bigelow, W. P © Binney, Mrs. Alberta A ® Binney, Miss Mary May ® Bird, Mrs. Charles S., Jr © Bird, Mrs. Charles S © Bird, Charles S ® Boardman, Estate of B. G © Boston, Garden Lovers Club of Greater© Brackett, Jeffrey R © Bradley. Ralph © Bradley, Robert S © Bray ton, Miss Margaret L © Bremer, Dr. J. Lewis ® Brewer, Joseph © Brooks, Mrs. Walter D © Brown, Mrs. Howard ® Buff, Miss Alice E © Burgess, John K ® Burkard, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F ® Burnett, George B © Burnham, MLss Helen C ® Burr, I. Tucker © Butler, Aubrey B ® Byers, Dr. Randolph K © Cabot, Mrs. Arthur T ® Cabot, Godfrey L © Cabot, Mrs. Henry B., Jr ® Cabot, Walter M ® Callan, Mrs. Mary Hemenway ® Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Richard B © Case, Miss Marian Roby ® Chamberlain, Allen © Channing, Walter © t Many names appearing in this list will also be found on pages 10 to 14 in the list of Founders and Life Associates. 15 16 TEE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Chapin, Horace D ® Chestnut HUl Garden Club ® Child, Josiah H © Church, Frederic C, Jr © Cohen, H. J © Cole, Mrs. E. B © Comey, Arthur C © Connolly, Stephen J (L) Coolidge, Amory ® Copeland, Mrs. William Adams © Cote, Miss Emma S. Elliott © Cotting, Charles E ® Countway, Francis A ® Cowen, William B © Cowles, Mrs. H. T © Craven, Miss Alice A © Crompton, G. P © Crosby, Mrs. S. V.R © Crowninshield, Mrs. F. B © Cruf t. Miss Eunice M (a) Cummings, Mrs. C. K ® Cummings, Charles K (a) Cummings, The Misses © Cummings, Miss Margaret (a) Curtis, The Misses ® Curtis, Miss Mary © Curtiss, Frederic H © Gushing, Margaret W © Cutler, Robert © Cutler, Mrs. Harold G (a) Dabney, George B (a) Dalton, Henry R (a) Daniels, Henry C © Davis, Dr. Lincoln (a) de GersdorflF, Mrs. Carl A (a) Denegre, Mrs. Walter D © Denio, Mrs. F. W © de Olloqui, Mrs. A. L © Dewson, George B © Dexter, Mrs. Franklin © Dodd, E. Merrick, Jr © Donald, Mrs. Malcolm (a) Doughty, Howard W © Dunbar, Charles F © Durgin, Dr. L. N © Duxbury Rural and Historical Society © Easton, Garden Club of © Eaton, Miss Mabel F © Edwards, Miss Grace M © Elder, E. A © Eliot, Dr. Samuel A © Emerson, William © Endicott, Miss Helen E © Endicott, Henry ® Endicott. H. Wendell ® Ernst, Roger (S) Esselen, Gustavus J (S) Fallon, Dr. John (g) Farley, John Wells ® Ferrey, Miss Agnes ® Field and Forest Club ® Fisher, Mrs. Richard T © Fletcher, Laurence B (a) Fobes, Francis H © Forbes, Alexander © Forbes, Mrs. Alexander © Forbes, Edward W ® Forbes, Miss Mary Bowditch © Forbes, Mrs. Waldo E ® Foster, Frederick © Foster, Reginald © Framingham Historical and Natural History Society © Frick, Miss Helen C © Fox, Walters © Friedman, Mrs. Max © Frost, Donald McKay © Frothingham, Francis E ® Frothingham, Mrs. Louis A © Frothingham, Randolph ® Funnell, George B © Glaser, O. C © Gloucester Garden Club © Goldthwaite, Dr. Joel E ® Goodhue, L, Gushing ® Goodwin, Frederic S ® Goodwin, Mrs. H. M © Gore, Harold M © Goss, Jesse B ® Gray, Roland © Greeley, William Roger ® Greenough, Chester N © Greenough, Mrs. Henry V © Grew, Mrs. Edward W © SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS 17 Hall, John L ® Hardy, Miss Mary Caroline © Harris, William E © Harrison, Miss Dorothea K © Hartt, Mrs. Arthur W © Harwood, Mrs. Sydney © Haughton, Miss Alison © Hayes, Hammond V ® Heard, Mrs. John © Hemenway, Augustus (a) Henderson, Alexander © Herrick, Mrs. Leander F (S) Herrick, Robert F © Hersey, Miss Ada H © Hobart, Richard B © Hoffmann, Mrs. Bernhard © Hoffmann, Bernhard © Holbrook, Miss Mary S ® Homans, Mrs. Robert ® Hooper, Mrs. James R © Houghton, Clement S © Howard, John K © Howes, Ernest G (a) Howe, James C ® Hubbard, Eliot, Jr (a) Hubbard, Henry V © Hyannis Garden Club © Ipswich Garden Club ® Jackson, Miss Esther © James, Mrs. Bayard (a) James, Philip L (g) Jaques, Miss Helen A © Jennings, Miss Anne F © Julin, Miss Bernice © Keller, Carl T (A) Kendall, Henry P ® Kent, Mrs. Edward L (a) King, Stanley ® Ejiowlton, Clarence H © Koch, Miss Kate Ries © Kyle, Miss Margaret © Lang, Mrs. Horace B © Lawrence Garden Club ® Lee, James Stearns (F) Leiter, Mrs. Joseph © Lenox Garden Club (S) Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. George, Jr. . . . ® Lincoln, Alexander © Loomis, F. B © Loring, Augustus P., Jr © Loring, Miss Marjorie C © Loring, Rev. and Mrs. O. L ® Lowden, R. D ® Lowell, A. Lawrence (a) Lowell, Miss Lucy ® Lyman, Mrs. Arthur ® Lyman, Theodore ® Macomber, John R ® Madden, M. L ® Malone, Mrs. Dana ® Mann, Mrs. Horace © Marlowe, George F © Marsh, A. W © Mead, Mrs. Frederick S © Milton Garden Club © Milton, Town Club of © Mixter, Charles G © Monks, Dr. John P © Monotype Composition Company . . . . ® Moore, Mrs. WiDiam H ® Morgan, Paul B ® Morrison, Alva © Morse, Miss Jessie Gwendolen © Morss, Everett, Jr ® Morss, Noel © Nash, F. H ® New Bedford, The Garden Club of Greater ® Nichols, Philip © Nickerson, Mrs. Roland C ® Nickerson, Mrs. William G ® Nightingale, John T © Noanett Garden Club © North Shore Garden Club ® Noyes, Miss Penelope B © Olds, Mrs. George D © Olmsted, Frederick Law © Ottley, Miss Alice M © Packard, Laurence B © Paine, Robert Treat © Palmer, Bradley W ® Parke, Mrs. H. C © Parker, Herbert ® Patterson, Mrs. F. Gordon © 18 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Peabody, Miss Amelia ® Peabody, Dean, Jr © Peabody, W. Rodman ® Peirce, Edward R ® Percy, Mrs. F. B © Perkins, Mrs. G. Holmes © Philbric, Charles M © Phillips, Dr. John C ® Pickman, Dudley L © Pickman, Dudley L., Jr © Pierce, Charles S ® Plant, Mrs. C. Griggs ® Plough, H. H © Prall, Mrs. William © Pratt, Mrs. Frederick S ® Pratt, Walter Merriam © Prescott, Oliver (a) Proctor, Thomas Emerson, 2nd ® Rackemann, Dr. Francis M ® Rantoul, Neal © Richardson, William K (a) Richmond, Harry S © Richmond, Mrs. Ralph S ® Riley, Miss Mabel Louise (a) Robbins, Rev. Howard ® Robinson, Mrs. Elizabeth C © Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. John C (X) Rogers, William F ® Roland, Robert H © Ross, Mrs. Waldo O © Russell, James Savage ® Rust, Fred W © Salem Garden Club (X) Saltonstall, Richard © Sandy Bay Historical Society and Museum, Inc © Sawyer, Anna Weld .... © Scott, Donald © Sears, Miss Evelyn G (S) Sharpies, Philip P ® Shattuck, George C (L) Shattuck, Henry L © Simonds, Gifford K © Small, Edwin W © Smith, Mrs. Frank C, Jr ® Sohier, William D., Jr © Solley, Rev. George W © Spalding, Philip L ® Spalding, Mrs. Philip L (l) Spaulding, Mrs. John T ® Spaulding, John T © Stokes, Rev. Anson Phelps © Stone, Robert G ® Storrow, Mrs. James J (f) Taylor, Frank ® Taylor, George R © Taunton Garden Club ® Thayer, Mrs. Ezra R (l) Thayer, James B (g) Thomas, Miss Helen © Toll, Charles H © Topsfield Garden Club ® Tucker, Mrs. Carll ® Tuckerman, Bayard, Jr © Tuesday Garden Club © Van Norden, Mrs. Grace C © Vaughan, Miss Bertha H © Wadsworth, Eliot ® Wakefield, Mrs. George © Walcott, Robert © Ward, Mrs. Charles W © Warren, Bayard , © Warren. George C © Warren, Miss Winifred B © Warner, Mrs. Roger © Waugh, Frank A. . , © Wayland Garden Club ® Webber, Frederick S © Webster, K G T (a) Wellman, Sargent H © Wenham Village Improvement Society © Wharton, William P © Wheatland, Richard © Wheeler, Mrs. Henry ® Wheelwright, George W ® Whipple, George N ® White, Loring Q ® Whiting, Arthur St. J © Whitney, C. H ® Wiggins, Louis N ® Wigglesworth, Richard B © Williams, Mrs. Arthur © WiUiams, S. R © Winthrop, Garden Club of © Wise, Mrs. Harold W © Wolcott, William P ® Wood, Mrs. William M © Worcester Garden Club ® PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES The date of acquisition follows the name of the property BANCROFT SANCTUARY (1935). A wooded tract of 25 acres in Cohasset, threaded with foot trails and possessing a brook of unusual attractiveness, with a six-acre pond named to perpetuate the memory of the late Dallas Lore Sharp. Originally a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bancroft to the Federation of the Bird Clubs of New England, but subsequently transferred by gift from the Federation to The Trustees. Adjoining Whitney Woods and administered as part of that property. Entered from King Street. BOXFORD STATE FOREST (1933) Five hundred acres of diver- sified woodland in Boxford, adjoining the Boxford Wild Life Sanctuary. Secured as a State Forest through the assistance of The Trustees. BREAKHEART HILL (1934). On the border between Saugus and Wakefield, 650 acres containing two lakes with tree-clad shores, set in the midst of a beautiful woodland. Realizing that so choice a spot on the outskirts of metropolitan Boston should be preserved, but deeming the purchase price — $40,000 — too great to attempt to raise themselves, The Trustees after two years of persevering work were successful in their efforts to have the General Court purchase the property. Breakheart Hill has now been entrusted to the care of the Metropolitan District Commission. Approached from U. S. Route 1 in Saugus. CHESTERFIELD GORGE (1929). About 13 acres on the east bank of the Westfield River at West Chesterfield. This passage of the stream through narrow rocky walls luxuriantly clothed with hemlock constitutes one of the outstanding scenic features of the Commonwealth. The stone bridge-pier at the northern end of the gorge is of historic interest, representing an important link in the old stage route from Boston to Albany. Purchased by The Trustees for $1500, with the aid of generous subscriptions to the sum of $860. Best view from the adjoining property of the warden, Frank W. Thayer, on the west bank. Approached by surfaced road from West Chesterfield. COES.POND (1935). Seven acres of sloping grassland on the eastern shore of Coes Pond in Worcester, preserved as the result of investigation and recommendations made by The Trustees. The area, to be known as "Columbus Park,'* was purchased by 20 PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES 21 the Columbus Park Neighborhood Club as a means of preserving the amenities of an adjoining residential section, and was pre- sented to the local municipal Park Department to be held as a public open space free from structures. DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS (1935). On the west bank of the Connecti- cut River north of Holyoke, seven acres of red sandstone ledge, tree-covered in part, containing footprints attributed to the Dinosaur. Dating from perhaps 150 million years ago, these imprints, clearly defined in the rock formation, are of unparalleled historic significance in Massachusetts. Temporarily secured through generous gifts to The Trustees but full preservation dependent upon the success of an appeal issued by a Local Committee. A 500-year restrictive clause made with the owner prohibits certain uses of the property and of land adjoining it. Accessible from Route 5, one mile north of Holyoke. GEORGETOWN-ROWLEY STATE FOREST (1933). Seven hundred acres of diversified woodland in Rowley. Available through the generosity of George F. Carleton, Esq., the property was acquired by agreement at a price far below its market value. Secured as a State Forest through the assistance of The Trustees. GOODWILL PARK (1894). A property conveyed to the Board in trust for the use of the Town of Falmouth as a perpetual park and picnic ground. The gift of the late Joseph Story Fay, Esq., as an expression of the donor's good will toward the townspeople near his summer home, these 71 acres were described as **divided into woodland, pasture and arable land" and as "fairly well fenced, bordering on two ponds, picturesque, and adapted to much ornamental development in proper hands." This area was increased by an additional 10 acres in 1908, given by Miss Sarah B. Fay and the late Henry H. Fay, Esq.; was supple- mented the following year by a further gift of 18 acres from Mr. Fay; and was increased again in 1913 by a gift of 50 acres from Miss Fay and one acre of pond shore frontage from the heirs of the Oliver C. Swift estate. At various times Mr. Fay gave sums for the care of the reservation, and for many years the Town of Falmouth has made an annual appropriation for maintenance. The park can be entered by motor, and lies one and one-half miles north of Falmouth on Route 28. GORE PLACE (1935). Long known to The Trustees, Gore Place was described by Charles Eliot who wrote of it in 1888: "This strikingly peaceful and lovely scene, so religiously preserved by 22 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS its present owner that he can say that only the gales have harmed it ... , impresses the most casual passerby. Here are only common trees, grass, and water, smooth ground, and a plain building. . . . This is real landscape architecture of the purest type." The Mansion, built in 1805, is of brick. It comprises a central structure with flanking wings, and is imposing in its simplicity and proportion. With its history and in its setting it is probably the outstanding residence of the Early Republic in the Northern States. Endangered in 1935 through threatened sale, the property was purchased for $75,000, of which the necessary cash payment was met through private appeal made by The Trustees, the Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Dames of America, and the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, and also through public and private individual subscription. Title to the property is held by the Gore Place Society. Entered from Route 20, at the Watertown-Waltham city line. Open to visitors at all reasonable hours. Small admission fee to Mansion. GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON'S FIELD (1898). A field of ten acres beside the road at its highest point on Milton Hill, preserving a picturesque and historic view. Thomas Hutchinson, Colonial Governor at the time of the Boston Tea Party, wrote: "My house is seven or eight miles from town, a pleasant situation; and many gentlemen from abroad say it has the finest prospect from it they ever saw, except where great improvements have been made by art to help the natm*al view." The field is now the only open space on the hill which looks down to the Neponset meadows through which the river winds on its way to the sea in the distance. At the left Metropolitan Boston closes the view; at the right the Blue Hills will continue to remain as forest reservation; the beauty of the meadows below is assured for all time through their preservation as part of the Metropolitan Park System. Gift of about three-fom*ths of the property by the late John M. Forbes, Esq., and his sister the late Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham. The remaining portions were secured by sub- scriptions from citizens of Milton and others. HALIBUT POINT (1934). Twelve acres of a jutting peninsula comprising the most northerly point on Cape Ann. Purchased for $1500 by generous gift of Dr. John C. Phillips and the Village Improvement Society of Pigeon Cove, this gift has secured to picnickers forever the freedom of a rocky shore and windswept headland. Additional land to the extent of 28 acres was purchased by The Trustees in 1936. PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES 28 HARVARD FOREST (1907). Two thousand one hundred acres of varied woodland in the town of Petersham, constituting a laboratory and demonstration area for the Division of Forestry in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard Univer- sity. Well timbered in almost all parts, the property contains a greater variety of the different stages of forest represented in New England history than can be found on an equal area any- where else in the region. Besides authentic fragments of the original primeval forest, it has phases of second growth and tree species representative of both the northern and central forests. Within the Petersham property is a thousand-acre bird refuge of unusual interest and value, which is jointly maintained by the University and the Commonwealth. At the instance of the late Mr. James W. Brooks, owner of 1800 acres of forest land surrounding the town, a committee of The Trustees visited Petersham in June. 1906, to consider what steps might be taken to ensure the preservation of at least some part of these beautiful woods. Out of these investi- gations a plan developed which assured their preservation for public enjoyment for all time. Available through the generosity of Mr. Brooks, who offered his property to Harvard University at a price substantially below its estimated sale value, it was purchased for $55,000 and given to the University through the generous assistance of John S. Ames, Esq. Contiguous lots and holdings amounting to between 200 and 300 additional acres were donated by Mr. Brooks, Mr. J. J. Higginson, Mr. Edwin C. Dexter, Mr. Joseph C. Smith, Mr. Henry S. Bennett, Mr. Charles S. Waldo, and Mr. William Simes. Accessible by surfaced highways, open to motors, and by foot-trails. HYDE SANCTUARY (1934). Adjoining the west border of Whitney Woods, 14 acres of woodland containing many noble hemlock and pine, some measuring twelve feet at the base and of an age estimated at from 100 to 150 years. Gift of the Federation of the Bird Clubs of New England with the ac- quiescence of its original donors, the family of the late Benjamin Hyde. Entered from Doane Street in Cohasset. JOHN C. ROBINSON STATE PARK (1934). A tract of 680 acres embracing some four miles of river scenery along the Agawam River in Agawam, West Springfield, and Westfield. This munifi- cent gift, offered to The Tkustees by John C. Robinson, Esq., was the culmination of a life-long interest in preserving the stream banks of the southern Connecticut Valley. Since the ^4 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS magnitude of the property placed it beyond The Trustees' powers of acceptance, the offer was brought to the attention of the State Department of Conservation, and was accepted by the Commissioner with the approval of the Governor and Council. MAGNOLIA SHORE (1936). Twelve and one half acres of rocky shore land near Rafe's Chasm in the Magnolia section of Gloucester. The property bears a mixed growth of white and pitch pine. Presented by Mr. and Mrs. James Stearns Lee to preserve a beautiful tract adjoining the well-known chasm. Approached from Hesperus Avenue and the lane leading to Rafe*s Chasm. MEDFIELD RHODODENDRONS (1934). In Medfield, within 19 miles of the State House, a tract of the native rosebay rhodo- dendron (R. maximum)^ with an encircling growth of forest trees. The property of 27 acres, containing 10 acres of massive rhododendron plants covering many hundred square feet and from ten to fifteen feet in height, was purchased for $1400 found through local subscription. In 1936, an additional 1.84 acres were donated by Richard S. Hale, Esq., of Dover. One mile south of Medfield village, approached from Spring Street. METROPOLITAN PARK SYSTEM (1893). In the first year of its existence The Trustees called together the numerous park commissioners and park committees of the metropolitan district surrounding Boston, "in the hope that mutual acquaintance might encourage cooperative action in the taking of land for public open spaces." This meeting took place on December 16, 1891, in the oflSce of the Boston Park Commission, one of whose members. General Francis A. Walker, presided. A majority of the towns and cities within eleven miles of Boston were represented by their park commissioners or other officers; and so general was the desire for immediate, effective, and comprehensive action towards the preservation of ample public open spaces that a committee was appointed to draft a memorial to the legislature, asking for prompt action in this direction. As the result of this initial conference and of subsequent activity on the part of the Board, the General Court of 1893 passed an Act creating a permanent Metropolitan Park Com- mission equipped with the power of eminent domain and with one million dollars to spend in buying lands. Within the metropolitan district the Metropolitan Park Commission was appointed to exercise the functions which PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES 25 The Trustees of Public Reservations were first designated to exercise throughout the Commonwealth. It will always be a mark of distinction to The Trustees that this body had so important a part in the inception of this undertaking.* MISERY ISLAND (1935). A conspicuous island of 80 acres at the entrance to Salem Harbor, with a history dating back to 1631 when the Court of Assistants of Salem took possession of it for the common interests of the town. At one time inhabited by Indians, it had become cultivated farmland by 1776 when the buildings were destroyed for use as fuel aboard British cruisers. In 1900 the property was bought and used for public recrea- tion and entertainment by a syndicate who operated pleasure- launches from West Beach, Manchester. At the threat of re- newed development of four fifths of the island by commercial interests in 1935, a group of local residents acting as the North Shore Associates secured an option on the property and issued a private appeal to residents of Manchester, West Manchester, Beverly Farms, and Prides Crossing. The 68 acres were pre- sented to The Trustees with the promise of an endowment of which a portion is still forthcoming, and are held as a public reservation to be administered under certain restrictions of management and use. MONUMENT MOUNTAIN RESERVATION (1899). One of the most beautiful of the Berkshire Hills. Situated in the valley of the Housatonic between Great Barrington and Stockbridge, it is a prominent and picturesque feature of the landscape. The east and west sides rise abruptly to the summit, 1710 feet above sea level, and the view from the crest of these steep ledges is well worth the gradual climb over an old woods road from the south. Presented by the late Miss Helen C. Butler in fulfillment of the wish of the late Rosalie Butler, that it might be preserved forever for the enjoyment of the public. Miss Butler's original gift was accompanied by the sum of $2000 for the maintenance of the reservation. Tids fund was increased in 1906 by an additional gift of $5000 from the same donor. *The creation of [this] Board of Trustees [The Trustees of Public Reserva- tions] . . . had its origin, no doubt, in a broad sense, in a need which was generally recognized as soon as it was brought to public attention. It was due, however, to the late Charles Eliot that this idea was given form, and it was he who worked out the details of the plan which resulted in the creation of this Board. Charles Eliot's great work and his lasting monument, as is well known, is the Metropolitan Park System of Boston; but it is not so well known that the creation of this Board [The Trustees] was an important step in the move- ment which resulted in that greater achievement. — From the Annual Report of The Trustees /or 1900. S6 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Four miles north of Great Barrington and miles from Stockbridge. Not open to motors, but ample parking space at base. Warden present on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from May 1 to October 1. MOUNT ANN PARK (1897). A small pine-clad mountain, of solid granite, one of the highest points (about 225 feet above sea level) on the North Shore, commanding an ocean view northeasterly to Mount Agamenticus near York, Maine, and south to Boston Harbor and the Blue Hills of Milton. The inland panorama covers diversified forest and wooded hill with Wachusett and Monadnock in the far distance. Fifty acres presented by the sons of the late William Minot, Esq.,— Mr. William Minot, Mr. Charles Sedgwick Minot, Mr. Robert Sedgwick Minot, and Mr. Laurence Minot, — in fulfillment of their father's long-cherished wish and purpose to dedicate some spot of exceptional natural beauty to the memory of his son, Henry Davis Minot. A fund of $1000 was subscribed by personal friends and members of the family as a maintenance fund. About three-quarters of a mile westerly from the village of West Gloucester. Trail leads from the highway at one side through the park to the road at the foot of the opposite slope. OLD TOWN HILL (1929). A bare drumlin in Newbury Old Town overtopping the low shore land of Essex County and com- manding a sweeping view of Plum Island Sound and the open ocean. An area of twenty-five acres on the eastern half of the hill acquired from the owner, the late Stephen P. Hale, Esq. Although private offers as high as $15,000 had been refused because Mr. Hale wished the hill to remain forever open to the public enjoyment, the property was secured by agreement at a purchase price of $5000. This sum was found through the gener- osity of Mrs. Florence Dibble, an adjoining landowner, who took title to the property subject to certain restrictions: namely, that it be known as **Hale's Old Town Hill Public Park," that it be not built upon, and that it remain forever open to the public enjoyment. PETTICOAT HILL (1906). Fifty acres of hilltop and wooded slopes in Williamsburg on the Berkshire Trail. The beautiful view from the upper portions and the summit includes Mount Tom and the Holyoke Range, and, farther north, the valley of the Connecticut with Amherst and the hills beyond. Ten additional acres adjoining the summit, purchased in 1923, contain two ledges commanding an unobstructed southerly view. Presented by the late Mrs. Edward W. Nash in memory of PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES 27 her husband whose childhood days were passed within sight of this attractive spot. Approached by short walk from the village center. About seven miles northwest of Northampton. PINE KNOLL (1902). A grassy terrace of six acres and adjoining slopes, fringed with pines and jutting out into the Housatonic meadows on the east of Sheffield. The Knoll offers views of the valley below and of the Taconics to the west. A school fronts upon the property, and the Knoll has long been used especially by children. With proper legislative authority and with the permission of the donors, the reservation was transferred to the Town of Sheffield in 1933. PROVINCE LANDS (1893). A region of sand dunes and beaches on the tip of Cape Cod, originally built by wave and wind action and gradually covered by vegetation over the course of years. Many hollows among the sand hills contain fresh-water ponds, surrounded by a growth of tupelo, sweet azalea, clethra, and the like. In the shelter of the ridges and even on the crests grow oak, maple, beech, and pitch pine. Although the layer of surface soil upon the hills is nowhere more than a few inches, the underlying soil retains moisture and therefore supports a more verdurous landscape than elsewhere on the outer Cape. Acquired in 1692 by the Province of Massachusetts Bay, together with all other property of the Plymouth Colony, the Province Lands in 1727 were legally constituted a township with the name of Provincetown, although the Province and later the Commonwealth retained ownership of the land. By 1891 the few squatters who had occupied small parcels of the Province Lands in 1727 had become a town of 5000 inhabitants. With so large a population seated on these open and unprotected lands, there was much unlawful appropriation of firewood and sod which had the ill effect of exposing the sand surface of the dunes to the action of wind and storm. Half the Province Lands by 1891 had become a treeless waste due to this stripping of vege- tation from the seaward sand hills, and even the harbor itself was endangered by the drifting sand. As the result of an investigation made by The Trustees of Public Reservations in 1892 and in accordance with a report submitted to the legislature, the Greneral Court accepted the recommendations made in the report and enacted a bill which gave to the townspeople of Provincetown all the occupied parts of the lands in question, and set aside the remaining portion (2000 acres) as a permanent reservation in the charge of the State Commissioners of Harbors and Lands. 28 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS The Province Lands, therefore, were preserved as a public open space for all time through the recommendations made by this Board. They are accessible from a surfaced roadway recently constructed through the inner section of this territory. ROCKY NARROWS (1897). A unique feature in the scenery of the Charles River where its narrow stream flows through a pictur- esque gorge. The 21 acres include a high hemlock knoll forming one side of the "Gate of the Charles"; a low piece of enclosed meadow land, known locally as the "Dingle Hole," which sur- rounds the knoll on three sides, and in periods of high water isolates it from the enframing ridge of woodland; and a pineclad stretch of camp ground farther down the stream. Although on the principal river of eastern Massachusetts and only eight miles from the city limits of Boston, the reservation is still comparatively unknown, since it is diiBScult of access by land. The approach by water from South Natick is ideal, requiring a two-hour paddle between wooded banks and occa- sional clearings reminiscent of the beauty and wildness of streams in northern Maine. The property was presented by the late Augustus Hemen- way, Esq. ROLAND C. NICKERSON FOREST PARK (1934). On Cape Cod, 1500 acres of oak and pine woodland in Brewster, the generous gift of Mrs. Roland C. Nickerson and her daughter, Mrs. Samuel P. Sears, in memory of the late Roland Crosby Nickerson and Roland Crosby Nickerson, Jr. The property contains four Great Ponds with no apparent inlet or outlet. Arrangements for this gift to the Commonwealth were effected through the office of The Trustees. The park is now administered by the State Department of Conservation. Directly south of the main Cape road at East Brewster station. VIRGINIA WOOD (1892). A notable tract of hemlock and pine woodland in Stoneham, of particular beauty when the flowering dogwood is in bloom. Spot Pond Brook and the falls at the old mill dam are among the most picturesque features in the Middlesex Fells. The first property of The Trustees, these 20 acres were the gift of the late Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor and were named in memory of her daughter. The amount of $2000 in small sums was raised locally by public subscription as a maintenance fund. Although included within the area purchased for the Middlesex Fells Reservation and under the care of the Metropolitan District Commission since 1895, its ownership was not legally PROPERTIES SECURED BY THE TRUSTEES 29 transferred to the Commission until 1923. The memorial character of the area is preserved by careful marking of bounds and by the erection of a bronze tablet citing the gift. The property lies between three highways — ^Ravine Road, Woodland Road, and Pond Street — in Stoneham. WATATIC MOUNTAIN (1936). Pasture with some woodland com- prising 130 acres of the lower slopes of Watatic Mountain in Ashburnham. Secured as a State Forest through the assistance of The Trustees. WENHAM PINE AND HEMLOCK KNOLL (1936). Fourteen acres in Wenham, heavily wooded with ancient hemlock and white pine. Given by Dr. John C. Phillips to preserve the beauty of a tract long enjoyed by his family. WHITNEY WOODS (1933). In Cohasset and Hingham, 640 acres of beautiful woodland, including Turkey Hill, one of the highest drumlins in Norfolk or Plymouth counties, which affords a sweeping view of land and ocean. Brass Kettle Brook runs through the property. Presented by the Whitney Woods Association with an endowment of $10,000. Accessible from Route 3A, and by eleven miles of roadway, entered at four points. Closed to motors. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HOMESTEAD (1928). Home of the Poet in boyhood and early manhood and again in later years. The Homestead with 240 acres of farmland and diversified woodland was bequeathed to The Trustees as a permanent memorial by the late Mrs. Minna Godwin Goddard, grand- daughter of the Poet, together with a legacy of $10,000. The following year a further gift comprising certain furniture, fur- nishings, and other memorabilia was received from Conrad G. Goddard, Esq., and also certain additional articles of associa- tional interest from Harold Godwin, Esq. In 1930 the sum of $10,000 was bequeathed by the late Miss Julia Sands Bryant as an addition to the fund for maintenance of the property. In accordance with an agreement the Homestead may be occupied by the family of the donors, but the land and grounds must be kept substantially in the same condition as at the time of the gift. Approach marked by signs at two points on the Berkshire Trail between villages of Cummington and West Cummington. REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS First, may I have the pleasure of expressing our deep appreciation of the work done by the Local Committees during the past year, for without their help our Reservations would not present so fine a condition as they now do. We are very happy to report that through the generosity of one of our members a varied planting of nursery-grown wild flowers, including nursery-grown orchids, has been done at the Medfield Rhododendron Reservation. This we feel is an im- portant constructive work and we hope is only a commence- ment in carrying out our plan of planting in our Reservations, nursery-grown rare native flowering plants. In Cohasset, at the Sohier Street entrance to Whitney Woods, the Bay State Nurseries have planted some excellent shrubs, which have added greatly to the appearance to this part of the Reservation. It is the second time that they have voluntarily contributed material and labor to beautify this Reservation, and we express our appreciation and gratitude. J. V. McManmon, of the Department of Public Works, has taken so much interest in the appearance of the side of 3A Highway as it borders our Whitney Woods property that he has put in a selected list of plants and shrubs which are entirely suitable to roadside planting, taking the place of unsuitable forest trees which it has been their custom to plant in the past. This is a practical demonstration and we are greatly indebted to Mr. McManmon. We have continued to place new signs at several of our Reservations. This applies especially to Hemlock Knoll at Wenham, where along the highways we have indicated the direction to our Reservation. The Mayor and Chairman of the Park Commission of the City of Gloucester have shown a fine cooperative spirit in helping us solve the parking problem at our Magnolia Reservation, where w^e have erected large legible signs and defined a parking space. We hope the Reservation will be enlarged, for the public is showing great interest in this, one of our latest acquisitions. It is a pleasure to note that the Local Committee for Misery Island plan to try and restore the flora of the Island when their available funds permit. At Falmouth, we wish that funds were in hand to carry out the recommendations of the Local Committee of Goodwill Park. The cedars and hickories in this park are a very important feature of the landscape. If these should be lost through lack of funds for feeding, it would be a great misfortune. Possibly 30 REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 31 some of our friends who summer in the neighborhood would be interested to assist the Local Committee. At Williamsburg, our Petticoat Hill Reservation has been much improved this year, and we feel a visit there will well re- pay one making the trip. Our publication called "How to Reach our Reservations" with map simply marked, has been responsible for more visits to our Reservations than ever before. These maps may be obtained from our Secretary. In summing up our activities of the past year we wish to report that members of this Committee and your Secretary have inspected more properties than ever before, some of which we are confident will prove suitable for us to acquire. William Ellebt, Chairman Reservations Committee, 32 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON'S FIELD LOCAL COMMITTEE Charles S. Pierce, (Chairman) John Balch Alex Forbes Laurence B. Fletcher Perhaps our chief concern this year has been with the elm trees along the Adams Street border, these not being in as healthy condition as we could wish. We have, however, re- placed certain of these trees with young, vigorous ones, have had them all carefully pruned, sprayed, and of even more importance, fed by the Irish Aero-fertil process. Therefore, barring another serious drought, we are hoping for a great improvement in their condition next fall. The cost of these improvements was taken care of by a few admirers of the Field's commanding view and inherent beauty. As there was no endowment with this property we greatly need further funds, and hope that other friends may be inspired to help us in maintaining this beautiful field. We hope to establish, through bequests, or otherwise, a sufficient endowment fund, the return from which would cover the annual expense of, say, $300. and that meantime this expense may be met each year by various contributions, large or small, from people who realize the great value of such a beauty sport to the Town of Milton. Charles S. Pierce, Chairman. GOODWILL PARK LOCAL COMMITTEE Wilfred Wheeler (Chairman) H. V. Lawrence James Nichols William E. Lawrence B. B. Bristol Apparently this park is becoming increasingly popular as a stopping place for auto parties and others who wish a quiet place to picnic and stay over night. The past season there were often from ten to fifteen parties enjoying the privileges of the picnic ground. The fireplaces were in constant use, as well as the tables and benches. Undoubtedly if there were signs direct- ing people to the park, its use could be increased a great deal; there is, however, some question as to the advisability of a large increase due to the fact that the shores of the pond are restricted, and if there were a larger number of people it would be more difficult to keep them from the pond. The usual spraying has been done and there was little or no gypsy moth damage. There was, however, quite a little strip- REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 33 ping of wild cherry and beach plum by the tent caterpillar which the late spraying does not control. The small amount of wild cherry should be removed and this will help somewhat in pro- tecting the beach plum of which there are scattered bushes. If it can possibly be arranged, some feeding should be done on the large cedars on the west side of the park. Quite a number of these show signs of lack of food and due to the very dry summer of 1937 their condition is none too good. Also the large hickories on the west side should be fed. The planted cornus and shadbush are growing very well. All of these were fertilized this past season, but more cornus florida should be planted on the roadside along Palmer Avenue. The plantings of young pine, spruce, etc., are doing quite well on the whole with the exception of the Norway spruce on the Gifferd Street side. These trees have never seemed to get started right. There have been no fires, although the roads are used a great deal. During the early spring the fire hazard is greatly in- creased by the use of the roads. It might be a good idea to close these roads in a dry spring season. W. E. Lawrence reports that more benches could be used to advantage and at least one more fireplace. We have hoped to get some of the W. P. A. money expended in the park in clean- up work, but apparently the authorities are adverse to using any of this in what they term as not a public park. On the whole the park seems to be increasingly appreciated by the people of Falmouth and others visiting Falmouth. Pos- sibly some day a larger picnic ground could be made farther back from the pond where there would be less restriction and greater encouragement given for its use. Wilfred Wheeler, Chairman. HALIBUT POINT LOCAL COMMITTEE Allen Chamberlain (Chairmaii) H. Chester Story Aldro T. Hibbard The first twelve acres at Halibut Point, at the northern tip of Cape Ann, were acquired in the summer of 1934. On Decem- ber 31, 1936 an adjoining area of pasture, about twenty-eight acres in extent, was secured. The first piece has a frontage of about seven hundred feet on the ocean, the second parcel has a four hundred foot sea front. The latter runs back for about a quarter of a mile over rising ground to Granite street. Route 127. Its topography, upland and hollows, is interesting, and the tree and shrub growth is attractive. Sj^ the trustees of public reservations As was stated in the last annual report the twelve acre piece is a portion of the farm of the first settler at the Point, Samuel Gott, a weaver from Wenham, who developed his farm there in 1702. The twenty-eight acre piece is a portion of the farm of Gott*s brother-in-law, William Andrews, Jr. of Chebacco (Ips- wich), yeoman, who also began buying his land in 1702. Gott's story-and-a-half gambrel house is occupied by descendants. The Andrews house long since disappeared, but his descendants still live in the vicinity. On the Gott Avenue frontage of the Andrews pasture there is an opportunity to develop a parking space without great expense, which would be useful to visitors to both areas in the reservation. The footpaths leading thence to the shore and back into the upland pasture need to be bushed out in order to make the Andrews land fully available to the public. On the Gott pasture the gravel paths will require some repair work in the spring, and the brush, mainly wild cherry, and locust sprouts, should be removed along the margin of the lane leading to the Gott pasture. By the death of Charles H. Cleaves, Esq. the Local Commit- tee has suffered a great loss this past year. Indeed the Town of Rockport as a whole keenly feels this loss for, as Chairman of the local Park Commission, Mr. Cleaves had been instrumental in securing for the Town several pieces of ocean shore, beaches and headlands, the public value of which was not widely appre- ciated until lately. Had it not been for the initiative of Mr. Cleaves the Halibut Point Reservation of the Trustees would not have been realized. He perceived the aesthetic and social values of those areas and brought about their acquisition when they came into the market. His sage counsel and active interest will be sadly missed by his colleagues. Allen Chamberlain, Chairman. MISERY ISLAND LOCAL COMMITTEE Stephen J. Connolly (Chairman) Mrs. Gordon Abbott Mrs. Henry Forbes Bigelow Robert Cutler Dr. John C. Phillips Neal Rantoul The past year has been in many ways successful, principally due to the generosity of the North Shore Associates in contribut- ing the balance of the promised fund of ten thousand dollars; this, mainly through the efforts of Robert Cutler, together with the individual subscriptions of the local committee, is now fully completed and affords us the greatest satisfaction for the REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 35 reason that we feel that the North Shore Associates has placed its approval upon the management of the Reservation. At this time may we sincerely thank all subscribers. Now that the fund has been completed your committee pro- poses to gradually improve the property as the fund income may permit, so that from time to time the Reservation may revert to its natural state. This may be done by (a) judicious tree planting, (b) removing unsightly ruins and clearing up debris, (c) constructing foot paths, and (d) well water supply and furnishing necessary conveniences and camping facilities for the public. Under the management of the warden, the general restric- tions have been lived up to by the public, with the result that we have had at all times orderly gatherings. This shows much appreciation by all visitors; the number of visitors increased over preceding years. Steps have been taken to acquire Little Misery Island. This, when done, will give to the community at large a reservation of the two islands — unexcelled by any. Stephen J. Connolly, Chairman, MEDFIELD RHODODENDRONS LOCAL COMMITTEE John S. Ames (Chairman) Walter Channing Mrs. Louis A. Frothingham H. Wendell Endicott Walter Hunnewell Mrs. John Wells Farley Mrs. Augustus H. Parker Miss Sylvia Warren Following the thought expressed by the Chairman of the Committee on Reservations in his 1936 report, that native orchids might be planted in the Medfield Rhododendron Reser- vation, there were planted in the spring the following nursery grown orchids; 100 pink lady slippers (C. acaule), 40 showy ladyslippers (C. spectabile), 75 yellow ladysHppers (C. pu- bescens), 50 rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens) and 100 rose pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides). Besides these, there were also planted 100 wild callas (Calla palustris) and 100 purple pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea). There were already in the Reservation, the native pink ladyslipper and an abundant growth of marsh marigolds; the latter furnishing with its bright yellow flowers a delightful spring feature. Routine work of creosoting gypsy moth egg clusters was done in the winter, and in the summer the rhododendrons were sprayed to control the lace wing fly. At an inspection in Decem- ber, their foliage appeared to be quite free of lace wing fly. 36 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS It is encouraging to note that this year on the island knoll several rhododendrons flowered, and that the plants there have set flower buds for next season, not in any great amount to be sure, but enough to repay a visit next summer. Through the generosity of Richard W. Hale, The Trustees have received a gift of 61.5 acres of land immediately adjoining the Reservation on the north. This gift, which Mr. Hale so kindly made, is a very desirable addition as it not only adds to the wild rhododendron growth but adds considerable upland to the Reservation and an entrance directly from Clay Pit Lane. John S. Ames, Chairman. MONUMENT MOUNTAIN RESERVATION Owing to the increased number of people in the Berkshires to attend the music festival, the year 1937 has shown a decided increase in visitors to this reservation. It is estimated by the warden that over 3,000 people have enjoyed the Monument Mountain Reservation this year. We have been exceedingly fortunate that no fires have occiu'red, in spite of the increased number of visitors. More legible signs placed on cedar posts have been erected on the main highway between Stockbridge and Great Barrington, which is an important traffic highway, inviting people to use this reservation, and to use the fireplaces and luncheon tables. Warden Arthur C. Monroe is in charge on Saturdays, Sun- days, and holidays from May 1 to October 15. He reports that the usual care of the paths has made them attractive and that the Reservation is in excellent condition. Laurence B. Fletcher, Secretary. PETTICOAT HILL RESERVATION LOCAL COMMITTEE Aaron C. Bagg (Chairman) Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Cranson Miss Dorothea W. Ward Mrs. C. N. Rhodes This is one of the small acreages (about 40 acres) that have come under the supervision of The Trustees of Public Re- servations. It is situated in the friendly old town of Williams- burg, just off Route 9 in Hampshire County. A wooded hill seems to urge one to take the footpath and break the journey for an hour of relaxation. For the nature lover there is an ancient stand of wood half way up the hill with a hemlock grove in the center. At the heart of this grove, a giant red oak rises, said to be the largest REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 87 in Massachusetts, in height eighty feet or more and measuring twenty-one feet around the base. Its portrait will adorn the front cover of this Annual Report. At its base and in the grove nearby nine or ten slab seats of hewn chestnut invite picnickers to come and enjoy it to their hearts content, especially the pleasing prospect that opens to reveal the clustered village far below against the blue of distant hills. For the botanist many woodland plants, ferns and lichens are there to identify; birds not commonly found in the city frequent these woods. The path winds up through the grove to tempt the climber; beyond the summit a wide panorama of the Connecticut Valley rewards his eflForts. Far to the south the Mt. Tom and Mt. Holyoke ranges break the line of the horizon divided by a ribbon where the river threads its notch. In the immediate foreground lies the much smaller valley of Mill River, scene of the disastrous flood of 1876 that took so many lives and did so much damage. Even the sandwiches will taste better in such a setting, so near and yet so far removed from mechanized civilization. Petticoat Hill Reservation has indeed a charm all its own. The Reservation came as an outright gift to the Trustees in 1906 from Mrs. Martha Winslow Nash in memory of her hus- band, who owned it and protected it for many years prior to that time. Mr. Nash was a native of Williamsbm-g, descending from one of the older families. His wife came from Boston, and after his death frequently returned to the Hill. As one begins the ascent, a large gray boulder soon confronts one beside the path, bearing the following inscription; Petticoat Hill GIVEN INTO THE KEEPING OF ThE TRUSTEES OF PuBLIC RESERVATIONS BY Martha Winslow Nash IN memory of her husband, Edwin Worthington Nash A lover of nature 1906 Across the path nearby, cold spring water has been piped to a large slab for all who thirst to drink. Mrs. Nash's considerate gift was made for the purpose of bringing the joy of out-door recreation within the reach of present and future generations wherever they may live. This hillside Reservation should stand like a traffic beacon for all to see. Let all who would renew, like the ancients, their strength by earthly contact seek that sign and find it. "And so, with much re-telUng, The legend lives and true beyond all doubt. Well learned by outland men and most compelling. But no one tells the truth about the place. The hard and ancient virtue blends and blurs; Few living comprehend its grim old grace. And least of all the new New Englanders." Aaron C. Bagg, Chairman, 38 TEE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS WHITNEY WOODS LOCAL COMMITTEE Oliver H. Howe (Chairman) Laurence B. Fletcher Clarence H, Knowlton Frederick D, MacNeil Dr. John B. May Veasey F. Peirce The reservation has been visited this year by an increasing number of people. The picnic accomodations are well appre- ciated and automobile parties are frequent. Snow shoeing in winter is possible in the bridle paths. The Cohasset troop of Boy Scouts has been granted a location for their log cabin, where it will be protected by the warden, who has been active in excluding gunners and preventing the removal of Christmas greens. The ravages of the gypsy moth were quite serious last sum- mer, but most of the important trees appear to be recovering. An active campaign of the W. P. A. men in destroying the eggs of the moth will be carried on this winter. The same men did good service for three months last summer in removing boulders from the bridle paths and in care of the trees. We recommend also the introduction of parasites which have been found to be effective enemies of the moths. Shrubbery was set out around Sohier street entrance by the Bay State Nursery and some effective work has been done in re-arranging shrubbery along the Milliken Memorial Road. The system of foot trails planned two years ago is now com- plete. A little clearing in portions of the trail and the placing of suitable signs will make them all available by spring. The Thayer Trail entering from Turkey Hill Lane and several ap- proaches to the long Border Trail will make the reservation of more service to Hingham. The Whitney Woods is the only forest reservation of its size in five towns and is becoming more and more appreciated by people in all that area. Most of the wood cut last year for the fireplaces has been burned, and we plan to cut some more before next summer. We hope to have the W. P. A. paint the gypsy moth nests for us again this winter. The nests are not so numerous as last year. Oliver H. Howe, Chairman. ROCKY NARROWS LOCAL COMMITTEE George Leavis, Jr. (Chairman) Henry M. Channing George Lewis, Jr., Chairman. REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 39 WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HOMESTEAD It is estimated that 350 people visited this historical home- stead during 1937. Now that the new macadam road has been completed from the Homestead to the Berkshire Trail it makes an easier approach. On the Berkshire Trail at both entrances legible signs have been erected stating that the property is opened to visitors on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 P.M. during the period of June 15 to September 15. Care- taker R. M. Page lives only a short distance from the Home- stead. The distribution of the brochure of the life of Mr, Bryant is not only available at the Homestead but upon appHcation to the Secretary at the Trustees' office. Laurence B. Fletcher, Secretary, HOW TO REACH OUR RESERVATIONS The map below and those shown on the following three pages were issued in booklet form and mailed to our members. J^0 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS BYFIELD IPSWICH HOW TO REACH OUR IRE SERVAT IONS IPSWICH TO PIGEOAT COVE BEVERLY SAL.EM. TOPSIflELrX) IPSWICH DtAJSrVERS TO BEVET^ /SALEM A>-»o BOSTON BEVERLY J^2 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS SOUTH ESSEX GLOUCESTER. BEVERUY iVLASSACHUSETTS BAY" jVTLAATTIC OCEANT BEVERLY GLOUCESTER^ THATCHER'S |; I; COOPERATING SOCIETIES It is suggested that, in the event of any local Society ex- pressing its willingness to cooperate with The Trustees, the following procedure should be adopted: 1. That the Society should appoint and regularly maintain a committee to cooperate with The Trustees, to be known as a "Committee on Scenic and Historic Preservation"; and that this local Preservation Committee should, in general, watch all beautiful and historical places within the area covered by the membership of the Society, and should inform the Standing Committee of The Trustees of any case in which their inter- vention might be helpful. 2. That a rough register of beautiful or historical places, in the region covered by the membership of the Society, should be compiled by the members of this local Preservation Committee, and that a copy of the list so compiled should be filed at the oflBce of The Trustees. 3. That the members of the local Preservation Committee should, as far as possible, endeavor to influence local govern- ments toward preservation of the beautiful and historical features of their district. 4. That the members of the local Preservation Committee should undertake to distribute, from time to time, literature issued by The Trustees. 5. That, in order to facilitate the work of The Trustees, the members of the local Preservation Committee should under- take to further the growth of membership in The Trustees. The following pages contain a list of Societies whose oflficers have signified their intention to cooperate with The Trustees in the field of Preservation work. 43 S § -2 I: 8 4) . ^ m H u ■ ■ " c3 ^ W ^ 1 11 ill . p4 ^ h4 J -I )4 ^ ^ 1 S 8 1 8 II « a H O ^ > H a 4) « 8 C3 o o 1 1 iDMENTS OFFICERS 1891-1938 PRESIDENT George F. Hoar 1891-1904 Charles W. Eliot 1905-1926 George Wigglesworth 1926-1930 Charles S. Rackemann . 1930-1933 Herbert Parker 1933-1938 Robert Walcott 1938- VICE-PRESIDENT William S. Shurtleff 1891-1895 George Sheldon 1896-1916 John S. Ames 1917-1920 George Wigglesworth 1922-1926 Henry P. Walcott 1926-1932 Robert Walcott 1932-1938 Hei^y M. Channing 1938- CHAIRMAN OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE Philip A. Chase 1891-1893 Charles Eliot 1894-1897 Philip A. Chase 1897-1903 Henry P. Walcott 1903-1926 Charles S. Rackemann 1926-1933 Charles S. Bird 1933- TREASURER George Wigglesworth 1891-1920 John S. Ames 1921- SECRETARY Charles Eliot 1891-1893 Henry R. Shaw 1894 John Woodbury 1894-1924 Charles W. Eliot 2nd ........ 1925-1926 Henry M. Channing 1926-1936 Laurence B. Fletcher 1937- 55 BEQUESTS Those who work with The Trustees are keenly aware of the handicaps under which this Board operates by rea- son of insufficient funds left to it through bequest. It may very well be that the name The Trustees of Public Reservations is a deterrent to substantial bequests in that the words public reservation suggest an area maintained through public funds. For it would be an exceptionally public-spirited person who would leave by will any con- siderable sum for the upkeep of — let us say — Nantasket Beach, knowing that public appropriations are regularly made for that purpose. An appeal to preserve from threatened destruction a beautiful gorge or a wild and unspoiled ocean headland always brings immediate and generous response; there is a definite resulting gain which is evident in the form of an additional item in the list of "Properties Secured." But those who examine the Report of the Treasurer on page 46 of this book are asked to remember that in every year a large amount of work has to be done which yields no immediate or visible return. Some negotiations which have to be undertaken prove fruitless, while others may not result in the acquisition of property until some years later. The sole support for the work of The Trustees comes through voluntary annual subscription, together with the unrestricted income from a very limited endowment. Your Standing Committee, on behalf of The Trustees as a self- perpetuating Board, appeals to every one who loves the shore and countryside of this Commonwealth — and who would see its remaining beauty preserved — to arrange personally, or to suggest the arrangement of, benefactions to The Trustees in order that this Board may the better fulfill its obligations. 56 FORM OF BEQUEST I give to The Trustees of Public Reservations, created by chapter 352 of the Acts of the Legislature of Massachusetts for the year 1891, the sum of dollars Societies and individuals interested in Massachusetts history, natural history, scenery, and town and country improvement, are invited to contribute to the working funds of this Board. The Treasurer is John S. Ames, 96 Ames Building, Boston. Laurence B. Fletcher, Secretary 50 Congress Street, Boston 57 MEMBERSHIPS IN THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Incorporated 1891 Contributing Member less than $10.00 Associate Member $10.00 or more Life Associate $100.00 Founder $1,000.00 Contributions to The Trustees may be deducted from your net income subject to Federal Income Tax. John S. Ames, Treasurer, 96 Ames Building, Boston. 58 OOES not the landscape deserve attention? What are the natural features which make a township handsome? A river, with its waterfalls and meadows, a lake, a hill, a cliff or individual rocks, a forest, and ancient trees standing singly. Such things are beautiful; they have a high use which dollars and cents never represent. If the inhabitants of a town were wise, they would seek to preserve these things, thou^ at a considerable expense. . . . It would be worth while if in each town a com- mittee were appointed to see that the beauty of the town received no detriment. If we have the biggest bowlder in the country, then it should not belong to an individual, nor be made into a doorstep. As in many countries precious metals belong to the crown, so here more precious natural objects of rare beauty should belong to the public. Henry David Thoreau THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS VOLUNTARILY SUPPORTED PRIVATELY ADMINISTERED 1938 ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS PAGE Officers, 1939 2 List of Properties Secured 7 Forty-eighth Annual Report of Standing Committee . 8 Trustees, 1939 14 Founders 16 Life Associates 18 Subscriptions and Donations 21 Report on Management of Reservations 26 Maps of How to Reach Our Reservations . . . . 28 to 42 Cooperating Societies 43 to 45 Report of the Treasurer 46 Form of Bequest 49 The cover illustration from ''Old New England Houses'' repre- sents the Old Manse at Concord ivhich The Trustees are inter- ested in purchasing and with an adequate endowment preserving for all time. Subscriptions would he gratefully received. THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS VOLUNTARILY SUPPORTED p'bIVATELY ADMINISTERED FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1938 An Act of Incorporation An Act to establish The Trustees of Public Reserva- tions— Chapter 352, Acts of 1891, Massachusetts General Court. Purposes To acquire, maintain, and open to the public, under suitable regulations, beautiful and historical places within the Common- wealth of Massachusetts. Authority A corporation, established in 1891 by the General Court, with authority to acquire beautiful and historical places by gift, devise, or purchase, and to hold such lands open to the public and exempt from taxation. Empowered by law to acquire gifts of funds for the purpose of maintaining such lands and for promoting the objects of the Corporation. Office of The Trustees 50 Congress Street, Boston. Laurence B. Fletcher, Secretary 1891-1939 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES 1939 STANDING COMMITTEE Robert Walcott, Cambridge (President) Henry M. Channing, Sherborn (Vice President) John S. Ames, Boston (Treasurer) Laurence B. Fletcher, Cohasset (Secretary) Charles S. Bird, East Walpole (Chairman) Thomas D. Cabot, Boston William Ellery, Brookline William Roger Greeley, Lexington COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Charles S. Bird (Chairman) John S. Ames Roger Pierce Laurence B. Fletcher, ex officio COMMITTEE ON RESERVATIONS William Ellery (Chairman) Laurence B. Fletcher, ex officio Thomas D. Cabot William Roger Greeley Charles S. Bird Council Member of the National Trust of England OFFICERS 1891-1939 PRESIDENT George F. Hoar 1891-1904 Charles W. Eliot 1905-1926 George Wigglesworth 1926-1930 Charles S. Rackemann 1930-1933 Herbert Parker 1933-1938 Robert Walcott 1938- VICE-PRESIDENT William S. Shurtleff 1891-1895 George Sheldon 1896-1916 John S. Ames 1917-1920 George Wigglesworth 1922-1926 Henry P. Walcott 1926-1932 Robert Walcott 1932-1938 Henry M. Channing 1938- CHAIRMAN OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE Philip A. Chase 1891-1893 Charles Eliot 1894-1897 Philip A. Chase 1897-1903 Henry P. Walcott 1903-1926 Charles S. Rackemann 1926-1933 Charles S. Bird 1933- TREASURER George Wigglesworth 1891-1920 John S. Ames 1921- SECRETARY Charles Eliot 1891-1893 Henry R. Shaw 1894 John Woodbury 1894-1924 Charles W. Eliot, 2nd 1925-1926 Henry M. Channing ........ 1926-1936 Laurence B. Fletcher .... ... 1937- ^^^^^^^^^ JOHN C. PHILLIPS JOHN CHARLES PHILLIPS 1876-1938 S.B. 1899 Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard University, M.D. 1904 Harvard Medical School, 1904-1906 Boston City Hospital. 1908 married Eleanor Hyde of Bath, Maine. In 1915 went overseas, with the Second Harvard Surgical Corps as lieutenant and became commanding oflScer of the 33rd Field Hospital of the 4th regular army division. His life was given to travel, exploration and research, with particular reference to wild life and ornithology. At the age of twenty he went to Greenland with Peary. He explored Lower California, and later Arabia. Perhaps the most notable trips were to Central Africa, Sudan, Blue Nile and Binder River valleys, Kenya, Uganda and the Belgian Congo. He gave many celebrated collections to the Museums of Archaeology and Comparative Zoology at Harvard. He also liberally supported many kinds of research. In 1922-1926 he published "Natural History of the Ducks" in four volumes. A bibliography of his published works is in the library of the Harvard Zoological Museum. He was research curator of birds in Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard, Chairman of Massachusetts Conservation Council, Trustee of Boston Society of Natural History, founder and for seven years chairman of the American Committee of International Wild Life Protection, for six years president of Massachusetts Fish and Game Association and a director of National Association of Audubon Societies. He was also a member of the faculty of Peabody Museum, Cambridge, and president of Peabody Museum, Salem. He was a member of the Standing Committee of The Trustees of Public Reserva- tions and gave to The Trustees important tracts of land in Wenham and Rockport. Dr. Phillips made it possible to establish the Boxford Wild Life Reservation, now owned by the state. He also contributed largely to the East Sandwich Game Farm Reservation in Sandwich, to the Watatic Mountain Wild Life Reservation in Ashby, and the Edward Howe Forbush Wild Life Reservation, Hancock, all under the Department of Conservation. He was perhaps the outstanding conservationist of this country. The life of Dr. Phillips is an ideal example of what a man devoted to science and public interests can accomplish. His independent means and his energy enabled him to get the best advantage from his travels, to participate in the work of many boards, institutions and museums, and to contribute to them funds to enlarge their scope and effectiveness in science, research and conservation. PROPERTIES SECURED In Full or in Part Through the Activities of THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Acquired Reservation acreage 1892 Virginia Wood, Middlesex Fells 20 1893 Province Lands, Cape Cod 2000 1893 Metropolitan Park System, Boston .... 1894 Goodwill Park, Falmouth 146 1897 Mount Ann Park, Gloucester 72 1897 Rocky Narrows, Sherborn 21 1898 Governor Hutchinson's Field, Milton ... 10 1899 Monument Mountain, Great Barrington . . 260 1902 Pine Knoll, Sheffield 6 1906 Petticoat Hill, Williamsburg ...... 60 1907 Harvard Forest, Petersham 2100 1928 William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington 240 1929 Chesterfield Gorge, West Chesterfield . . 13 1929 Old Town Hill, Newbury 25 1933 Whitney Woods, Cohasset 660 1933 BoxFORD State Forest, Boxford 500 1933 Georgetown-Rowley State Forest, Rowley . 700 1934 Breakheart Hill, Saugus and Wakefield . . 650 1934 Roland C. Nickerson Forest Park, Brewster . 1500 1934 John C. Robinson State Park, Agawam . . . 680 1934 Medfield Rhododendrons, Medfield ... 27 1934 Halibut Point, Rockport 12 1934 Hyde Sanctuary, Cohasset 14 1935 Dinosaur Footprints, Holyoke 7 1935 Gore Place, Waltham and Watertown ... 80 1935 CoES Pond, Worcester 7 1935 Bancroft Sanctuary, Cohasset 25 1935 Misery Island, Salem 68 1936 Magnolia Shore, Gloucester 13 1936 Pine and Hemlock Knoll, Wenham .... 14 1936 Medfield Rhododendrons, Medfield (Additional) 2 1936 Halibut Point, Rockport (Additional) ... 28 1936 Watatic Mountain, Ashburnham 130 1937 Medfield Rhododendrons, Medfield (Additional) 61 1937 Whitney Woods, Cohasset (Additional) . . 20 1937 WiLLOwDALE State Forest, Ipswich and Topsfield 1900 1937 Moose Hill Bird Sanctuary, Sharon . . .38 1938 Misery Island, Salem (Additional) 6J^ Total acreage 12,095 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS 1891-1938 FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT In submitting this report the Standing Committee wishes to thank all those friends of beautiful and historic places whose cooperation have made this year one of the most active in the history of The Trustees OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 1938 ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES Salem: 6 acres added to Misery Island in Salem Harbor through the generous gift of Dr. John C. Phillips and Charles S. Bird. ACTIVITIES OF THE YEAR 1. Assisted in trying to save the Cascade, a waterfall and brook, from commercial exploitation at North Adams. 2. Assisted in preventing Washusett Mountain from being used for radio broadcasting station. 3. Cooperated to prevent W. P.A. Project from marring Wachusett Mountain State Reservation. 4. Cooperated with the Director of Roadside Planting in the Department of Public Works with suggestions of planting of native shrubs along the Massachusetts highways. 5. Assisted in securing the work of the National Youth Administration in clearing fallen trees for the Gore Place Society. 6. Over 50 lectures in color dehvered during the year to many organizations throughout the state describing the work and purpose of The Trustees. 7. Completed and distributed a pamphlet with maps showing "How To Reach Our Reservations." 8 FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT 9 8. Published and distributed 1500 Bay Circuit pamphlets presenting the suggestion of extending the present Metropolitan District in a wider arc of Massachusetts Bay, 9. The Secretary of The Trustees served as a technical advisor to the Recess Committee of the Legislature appointed to make recommendations for the re-organization of the De- partment of Conservation. We were glad to contribute our Secretary to this committee with all the accumulated data he possessed. 10. Instigated three field trips through the state attended by over 150 members and friends. 11. Secured the use of the National Youth Administration in clearing brush and hurricane damage in three of our Reserva- tions under the supervision, in some cases, of our wardens. 12. Secured 125 new members during 1938. 13. All our reservations visited twice by either the Secretary or the Chairman of the Reservation Committee. The Standing Committee take pleasure in announcing the enrollment of 12 new Life Associates: Mrs. John S. Ames Miss Jane Bancroft Stedman Buttrick Frederick H. Chase Mrs. S. G. Colt Charles M. Davenport Mrs. William Emerson Mrs. Ward I. Gregg Mrs. Clement S. Houghton Henry H. Meyer RuDGE Nichols James A. No yes The Standing Committee records with regret the death of members of the Corporation : Mrs. William Hewson Baltzell Dr. John C. Phillips Dudley L. Pickman Phillip L. Spalding 10 TEE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE The Forty-eighth Annual Meeting of the Corporation was held at the Parker House on January 25, 1939 with President Robert Walcott presiding. The report of officers and com- mittees for 1938 were presented and appropriate action taken. At the conclusion of the meeting of the Corporation about- two hundred fifty members, associates, and guests, sat down to luncheon, including 57 delegates from various organizations affiliated with The Trustees. Following luncheon, after greetings of welcome. President Walcott called on the Chairman of the Standing Committee Charles S. Bird to recite the accomplishments of the year and outline the program of activities for 1939. (Report in full printed.) The annual award, which has been presented for six con- secutive years in recognition of distinguished service in con- servation, was announced. President Walcott, on behalf of the Corporation and of others, named John D. Rockefeller, Jr. as the recipient for 1938 of the inscribed silver salver in the name of The Trustees. In the absence of Mr. Rockefeller Dr. Samuel A.Eliot received the award on behalf of Mr. Rockefeller. The Hon. Frederick C. Walcott, retired United States Senator from Connecticut, was the guest speaker and delivered a most brilliant and constructive address on conservation much to the interest of those present. At the conclusion of the Conference Laurence B. Fletcher, Secretary of The Trustees, presented The Trustees' lecture in color entitled "A Trip From Cape Cod to the Berkshires" which showed reservations owned by The Trustees, some that they wished to acquire, and many of the beautiful and historic places in Massachusetts. PLANS AND POLICIES FOR 1939 First. — To acquire and maintain for public enjoyment places of natural beauty and historic interest which have some unusual or distinctive character. Second. — To give our cooperation at all times to the Com- monwealth and to other organizations toward plans for adding areas needed for recreation, conservation or nature study. Third. — To preserve and maintain reservations entrusted to our care in as natural a state as possible, free from too much development, but with the aid of local committees, carry on reasonable improvements. FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT 11 REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE READ AT THE ANNUAL LUNCHEON MEETING ON JANUARY 25, 1939 Many suggestions to preserve and develop the countryside are brought to us during the course of a year. We review them all, because it has long been our policy to cooperate in plans to make more use of our natural resources. Our purpose is to acquire and maintain for public enjoy- ment, places of natural beauty or historic interest, but it is our duty to help where and when we can to improve the opportuni- ties for recreation and conservation. Most of our properties are small. We do not aim to add large acreage to our holdings which usually mean undertaking activities better administered by the state. We seek only reservations which have some unique quality and character. We try to keep our reservations in as natural a state as possible without too much improvement and development. Through Local Committees we have had the care and protection of our properties, and I wish to take this opportunity to thank them for the work they have done during the year. Years ago one of our first accomplishments was to help establish the great Metropolitan Park System. Last year we published and distributed 1,500 of our Bay Circuit pamphlets presenting the suggestion to extend this System in the wider arc of Massachusetts Bay. We have tried to interest members of the State Planning Board and the Metropolitan Park Com- mission to support this practical plan, so profitable in the future and one not nearly as visionary as the original Metropolitan Park. During the past year our secretary served as technical advisor to the Recess Committee of the Legislature appointed to make recommendations for the re-organization of the De- partment of Conservation. We were glad to have him work with this committee and recall the fact that we contributed and sponsored as an organization the bill that created the Division of Parks in this department. A few years ago a committee was appointed to consider the Needs and Uses of Open Spaces. This committee submitted a report with a rough-and-ready plan which has proven of great value in pointing out definite objectives. By having these before us, it has helped to bring important additions to State forests and parks, for instance, such as: The 600 acre Forest and Park of Breakheart Hill, Saugus, purchased by the State ; 12 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS The 1,000 acre State Forest at Agawam, near Springfield — by gift of John C. Robinson; The 2,000 acre area in Brewster, Cape Cod — by gift of Mrs. Roland C. Nickerson; The 2,000 acres in Ipswich, Willowdale State Forest— by gift of Mr. Bradley Palmer. We think that it is an important duty of the State Planning Board to work out a new and comprehensive plan for park and forest development. The field of State planning is broad. There is great danger of getting lost in it. Such a variety of problems are open for consideration, such a vast compilation of figures prepared, that simple objectives are missed and action is "sickled with a pale cast of too much thought" so that, from fear of making mistakes, we often fall into a morass of inaction by knowing too much and yet too little. The following is a list of some of our varied work during the past year: (1) We helped in trying to save the Cascade at North Adams, a waterfall and brook, from commercial exploitation. (2) We helped to prevent Wachusett Mountain from being used for a radio broadcasting station. (3) We cooperated to prevent a W.P. A. project from marring Wachusett Mountain State Reservation and have helped secure the services of a landscape expert, under the Commissioner of Conservation, to prepare and submit a new plan. (4) Through the Chairman of our Reservations Committee we have given the Director of Roadside Planting, under the Department of Public Works, suggestions covering the planting of native shrubs. (5) We gave assistance to the Gore Place Society. (6) Our Secretary delivered over fifty illustrated lectures to many organizations throughout the State, describing our work. (7) We completed and distributed a pamphlet, with maps, showing how to reach our reservations. (8) The Chairman of our Reservations Committee and Secretary have visited all our properties. (9) Three field trips through the State were made under the supervision of our Secretary, which were attended by over one hundred and fifty members and their friends. FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT IS (10) Our Secretary secured for our Reservations Committee, the help of the National Youth Administrator, by send- ing boys to clear brush and hurricane damage in some of our Reservations under the supervision of our wardens. As with most other organizations, the income from our already inadequate endowment funds is less, largely due to con- tinued and increasing government pressure on private enter- prise. We must have more financial aid if we are to meet our obligations and opportunities. We are gratified by new supporters. I wish to welcome the 125 members, 12 life members and 20 affiliated societies who have joined us this year. We have seven projects which have been reviewed and approved by our Standing Committee, two of which are under way. They are — (a) to find the last $2,500 necessary to complete the pur- chase of the Dinosaur footprints on the Connecticut River, at Holyoke. (b) to purchase the Old Manse in Concord, which has been offered to us under the most favorable terms. This Old Manse, famous in history, joins the battlefield where the first shot of modern times was fired by man to free himself from too much government. It marks one of the most historic places in the country. We hope that we may be able to save it, as an inspiration for those who visit it to do their part, however small, in the fight for individual freedom, which in these days is being attacked from so many angles. With the usual generous support of our dear friend, whose loyalty and wisdom we shall so grievously miss — the late John C. Phillips, we announce the addition to our Misery Island Reservation in Salem Harbor, of the adjoining Little Misery Island, covering six and one-half acres. In this connection we must thank Henry H. Meyer who gave his services in memory of our past president Chas. S. Rackeman, to clear titles and do a lot of legal unscrambling. I am sure that as a private organization we have worked in the interest of the public, have made steady progress during the past year and it is a pleasure for me once again to report accom- plishments for The Trustees of Public Reservations. Charles S. Bird, Chairman, Standing Committee. THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS TRUSTEES, 1939 Mrs. Gordon Abbott Manchester Mrs. George R. Agassiz Boston John S. Ames Boston Oakes Ames North Easton Gen. Francis H. Appleton Boston Aaron C. Bagg Hoi yoke John Balch Milton Mrs. William H. Baltzell* Wellesley W. A. L. Bazeley Uxbridge Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird East Walpole Charles S. Bird East Walpole Nathaniel I. Bowditch Framingham Ralph Bradley Boston Godfrey L. Cabot Beverly Farms Thomas D. Cabot Boston Allen Chamberlain Pigeon Cove Henry M. Channing Sherborn Arthur C. Comey Lincoln Miss Ada L. Comstock Cambridge Stephen J. Connolly Beverly Farms Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby Manchester Mrs. F. B. Crowninshield Marblehead Ernest B. Dane Brookline Dr. Lincoln Davis Boston Mrs. Carl A. de Gersdorff Stockbridge ♦ Deceased Mrs. Florence F. Dibble Newbury Walter Prichard Eaton Sheffield Charles W. Eliot, 2nd Washington, D. C. Rev. Samuel A. Eliot Cambridge William Ellery Brookline William Emerson Cambridge Henry Endicott Weston H. Wendell Endicott Boston John Wells Farley Needham Laurence B. Fletcher Cohasset Charles B. Floyd Newton Mrs. Alexander Forbes Milton Dr. Alexander Forbes Milton Edward W. Forbes Cambridge Charles H. W. Foster ' Charles River Village Francis E. Frothingham Cambridge Mrs. Louis A. Frothingham ^ North Easton Mrs. Homer Gage Worcester James Garfield Williamstown Roland Gray Cambridge William Roger Greeley P'Lexington Mrs. Henry V. Greenough Brookline Augustus Hemenway Canton Christian A. Herter Millis Bernard Hoffmann Stockbridge TRUSTEES 15 Clement S. Houghton John C. Robinson Chestnut Hill T 1 Longmeadow Dr. Oliver H. Howe Richard Saltonshall Conasset oherborn XT TT TT Henry V. Hubbard Mrs. R. M. Saltonstall Milton Chestnut Hill TT T» TT" Harlan P. Kelsey Philip P. Sharples T7 1 T»_ C J x^ast lioxiord Cambridge Clarence H. Knowlton Dr. George C. Shattuck Hmgnam T» 1 !• Brooklme Mrs. Horatio A. Lamb TT T O Henry L. Shattuck xJoston Boston George Lewis, Jr. Arthur A. Shurcliff onerborn T • 1 Ipswich Augustus P. Loring, Jr. GiFFORD K. SiMONDS l5everly larms Fitchburg A. Lawrence Lowell Joseph A. Skinner rJoston South Hadley Arthur T. Lyman Mrs. Frank C. Smith, Jr. T> J. rJoston Worcester H/r TTi T» n/r Miss 1 anny P. Mason Philip L. Spalding* Medneld Milton Miss Heloise Meyer Mrs. Philip L. Spalding Lenox Milton Paul B. Morgan Mrs. James J. Storrow Worcester T • 1 Lmcoln Frederick Law Olmsted Frank Taylor 13rooklme Hudson Maurice M. Osborne Mrs. Bayard Thayer Ipswich T J Lancaster John B. Paine Allen T. Treadway Weston Stockbridge Robert Treat Paine Eliot Wadsworth Walt nam Boston Bradley W. Palmer Robert Walcott 1 opsnela Cambridge Herbert Parker Bentley W. Warren Lancaster Williamstown Miss Amelia Peabody Frank A. Waugh Boston Amherst Dr. John C. Phillips* William P. Wharton Wenham Cambridge Dudley L. Pickman* Robert K. Wheeler jDillerica Great Barrington Charles S. Pierce Bradford Williams Milton Newton Roger Pierce John Woodbury Milton Canton Frank J. Pope Frank H. Wright Great Barrington Great Barrington Oliver Prescott B. Loring Young New Bedford Weston Thomas Emerson Proctor, 2nd Hamilton ♦Deceased FOUNDERS Donors of money or property to the value of $1000 and upwards since the foundation of The Trustees in 1891 This list does not include many founders, such as CHARLES ELIOT, CHARLES SPRAGUE SARGENT, NATHANIEL S. SHALER, HENRY P. WALCOTT and othcFS wlio havc rendered service to The Trustees which cannot be valued in money. 1892 *Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor, Boston . ♦Miss Ellen Chase, Brookline . 1894 ♦Joseph Story Fay, Falmouth . 1897 ♦Augustus Hemenway, Canton ♦William Minot, Boston .... ♦Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton ♦Robert Sedgwick Minot, Manchester ♦Laurence Minot, Boston .... 1898 ♦Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham, Brookline ♦Mrs. John M. Forbes, Milton Edward W. Forbes, Cambridge ♦J. IVIalcolm Forbes, Milton . ♦George R. R. Rivers, Milton . ♦Miss Mary Rivers, Milton ♦Mrs. K. G. T. Webster, Cambridge ♦George Wigglesworth, Milton . 1899 ♦Miss Helen C. Butler, New York 1902 Virginia Wood $1000 Donation Goodwill Park ^ Rocky Narrows I Mount Ann Park with I $1000 endowment Governor Hutchinson's Field Monument Mountain Reservation witli $2000 endowment ♦Joseph S. Glover, Boston $2000 Legacy 1903 ♦Miss Mary E. Dewey, Boston 1905 ♦Mrs. Edward W. Nash, Boston . . 1906 ♦Miss Helen C. Butler, New York . 1913 ♦Miss Sarah B. Fay, Falmouth ♦Henry H. Fay, Falmouth . . ♦Deceased Pine Knoll with $1000 endowment Petticoat Hill with $1000 endowment Additional $5000 dona- tion for Monument Mountain Reserva- tion. \ Additional land at f Goodwill Park 16 FOUNDERS 17 *Henry Pickering, Boston . ♦Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston 1914 1923 1929 $5000 Legacy $30,500 Legacy *Mrs. Minna Godwin Goddard, New York Bryant Homestead with $10,000 endowment Conrad G. Goddard, New York . . . Bryant Memorabilia ♦George Wigglesworth, Milton . . . $1000 Donation for Mount Ann Park 1930 *Miss Julia Sands Bryant, New York $10,000 Legacy for Bryant Homestead 1931 ♦George AVigglesworth, Milton . . . $5000 Legacy 1933 John S. Ames, Boston $2096 Donation ♦Arthur N. Milliken, Boston .... $5000 Donation for Whitney Woods ♦John C. Phillips, Wenham .... $1500 Donation 1934 ♦John C. Phillips, Wenham .... $1000 Donation for Halibut Point 1935 Miss Helen C. Frick, Pittsburgh . . . $1600 Donation for Misery Island Mrs. William H. Moore, New York . $1700 Donation for Misery Island 1936 ♦James S. Lee, Boston \^;. r ci ♦Mrs. James S. Lee, Boston .... jMagnolia Shore Mrs. William H. Moore, New York . $1100 Donation for Misery Island ♦John C. Phillips, W^enham .... Wenham Pine and Hemlock Knoll 1937 Charles S. Bird, Walpole $1000 Donation for various publications Richard W. Hale, Dover Additional land at Medfield Rhododen- dron Reservation Mrs. James J. Storrow, Lincoln . . . $2500 Donation for Dinosaur Footprints at Holyoke 1938 Charles S. Bird, Walpole $1000 Donation for Activities of the Standing Committee Mrs. James J. Storrow, Lincoln . . . $1000 Donation for Old Manse at Con- ♦Deceased COrd LIFE ASSOCIATES Donors of Property of a Value of, or of Sums of, not less than $100 Miss Constance L. Abbott (1932) (1934) (1935) Haverhill Mrs. Gordon Abbott Manchester Gordon Abbott, Jr. Manchester Mrs. John S. Ames (1938) Boston Mrs. Oliver Ames (1935) North Easton Mrs. Helen K. Appleton (1932) Boston Mrs. Standish Backus (1935) Grosse Pointe, Michigan John Balch (1937) Milton Mrs. William H. Baltzell* WeUesley (1934) Miss Jane Bancroft (1938) Cohasset Thomas Barbour (1937) Beverly Farms Estate of Frank B. Bemis Boston (1935) Chandler Bigelow (1935) Beverly Farms Mrs. Henry Forbes Bigelow Beverly Farms (1936) Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird East Walpole (1935) Charles S. Bird (193l) East Walpole Mrs. Charles S. Bird, Jr. (1935) East Walpole Estate of B. G. Boardman Boston (1935) Ralph Bradley (1935) Boston Robert S. Bradley (1935) Beverly Farms Joseph Brewer (1898) Milton Miss Brewer (1898) Milton I. Tucker Burr (1937) Milton Mrs. Albert C. Burrage (1935) Boston Stedman Buttrick (1938) Concord Miss C. H. Cabot (1898) Brookline Godfrey L. Cabot (1936) Beverly Farms Frederick H. Chase (1938) Concord Frederick C. Church, Jr. (1936) Manchester Mrs. S. G. Colt (1938) Pittsfield Miss Ada L. Comstock (1934) Cambridge Stephen J. Connolly (1937) Beverly Farms Mrs. William Adams Copeland Chestnut Hill (1937) Cornelius Crane (1932) Ipswich Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby (1930) Manchester Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield Marblehead (1934) Miss Hester Cunningham MUton (1898) Mrs. John S. Curtis (1935) Boston Miss Mary Curtis (1937) Hamilton Robert Cutler (1937) Boston Richard C. Curtis (1935) Manchester Mrs. Richard E. Danielson Boston (1935) ♦ Deceased 18 LIFE ASSOCIATES 19 Charles M. Davenport (1938) Malcolm W. Greenough Boston Boston (1935) Mrs. Walter D. Denegre Donald Gregg (1934) Manchester (1935) Wellesley Mrs. Warner Denton (1926) Mrs. Ward I. Gregg (1938) New York Cambridge Mrs. Franklin Dexter (1935) Robert Sever Hale (1936) Boston Dover Miss Grace M. Edwards* Trustees of Haven Land Trust Boston (1937) Boston (1935) William Ellery (1932) Robert F. Herrick (1935) Chestnut Hill Wareham Raymond Emerson (1930) Bernard Hoffmann (1937) Concord Stockbridge Mrs. William Emerson (1938) Mrs. Bernard Hoffmann Cambridge Stockbridge (1937) William Emerson (1935) Mrs. Clement S. Houghton Cambridge Chestnut Hill (1938) Eugene Endicott (1935) Clement S. Houghton (1936) Norwood Chestnut Hill S. H. Fessenden (1935) Mrs. Richard S. Humphrey Manchester Brookline (1935) Miss Margaret A. Fish (1935) Sydney E. Hutchinson (1935) Brookline Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mrs. Richard T. Fisher (1937) Miss M. C. Jackson (1892) Weston Boston Laurence B. Fletcher (1930) Miss Helen L. Jaques (1898) Cohasset Milton Alexander Forbes (1930) Nathaniel T. Kidder* (1892) Milton Milton Mrs. Alexander Forbes (1937) Mrs. Henry P. King (1935) Milton Boston Mrs. Rose D. Forbes (1898) Robert W. Knowles (1935) Milton Beverly Farms J. Murray Forbes (1898) Estate of George Lee (1935) Milton Boston W. Cameron Forbes (1898) Mrs. Joseph Leiter (1935) Westwood Prides Crossing Mrs. Louis A. Frothingham Mrs. Lester Leland (1935) North Easton (1932) Manchester Mrs. Homer Gage (1935) Alexander Lincoln (1930) Shrewsbury Boston Roland Gray (1937) A. Lawrence Lowell (1930) Cambridge Boston Mrs. Henry V. Greenough Miss Fanny P. Mason (1935) Brookline (1937) Boston * Deceased 20 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS J. Franklin McElwain (1936) Richard Saltonstall (1936) Cohasset Sherborn Mrs. J. A. McGinley (1935) Mrs. Richard M. Saltonstall Manchester Chestnut Hill (1930) Mrs. Katherine Ayer Merrill Richard D. Sears (1935) Prides Crossing (1935) Boston Henry H. Meyer (1938) Dr. George C. Shattuck Boston Brookline (1937) Milton Town Club (1936) Mrs. Philip L. Spalding (1937) Milton Milton John T. Morse, Jr.* (1913) Henry L. Shattuck (1934) Needham Boston Noel Morss (1935) QuiNCY A. Shaw (1935) West Manchester Boston NoANETT Garden Club (1935) GiFFORD K. SiMONDS (1936) of Massachusetts Marblehead RuDGE Nichols (1938) William D. Sohier* (1935) Boston Boston Miss Penelope B. Noyes (1937) William D. Sohier, Jr. (1935) Cambridge Boston James A. Noyes (1938) John T. Spaulding (1935) Cambridge Beverly Farms Mrs. Ruth A. Oakes (1929) Mrs. Ezra R. Thayer (1937) Gloucester Boston Frederick Law Olmsted Mrs. W. B. Thomas (1935) Brookline (1930) Manchester John B. Paine (1935) Valley Land Owners Weston Association (1934) Robert Treat Paine (1937) Needham Waltham Robert Walcott (1930) R. T. Paine, 2nd (1935) Cambridge Manchester Bayard Warren (1935) Dudley L. Pickman* (1935) Prides Crossing Billerica Mrs. George E. Warren (1936) Village Improvement Society Manchester OF Pigeon Cove (1934) William P. Wharton (1935) Rockport Groton Walter Merriam Pratt (1937) Richard Wheatland (1936) Boston Topsfield Neal Rantoul (1935) Alexander Whiteside (1935) Beverly Farms Boston Neal Rantoul, Trustee (1935) Mrs. Walph B. Williams (1935) Boston Dover Mrs. Waldo 0. Ross* (1936) Mrs. William M. Wood (1935) Beverly Farms Prides Crossing James Savage Russell (1898) John Woodbury (1930) Milton Canton Philip W. Wrenn (1934) * Deceased Dedham SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS Note: Subscriptions and donations made in response to appeals issued by The Trustees during the year 1938 are acknoivledged in this list.*\ The initial after each name represents : (S) Associate Member (f) Founder © Contributing Member or Contributor (L) Life Associate Abbott, Miss Constance L (c) Adams, Arthur (a) Adams, Miss Elizabeth O (a) Adams, Henry Saxton © "A Friend" © Agassiz, Mrs. George R © Ahl, Mrs. Leonard ® Alden, Miss Clara L © Alford, Mrs. Edward B © Allen, Mrs. Helen H © Allen, Philip R ® Ames, Mrs. Hobart ® Ames, Mrs. John S (L) Ames, John S © Ames, John S., Jr © Ames, Miss Rosella © Andover Garden Club (a) Annett, C. B ® Anonymous (f) Anonymous (F) Anonymous ® Appleton, Francis Henry ® Appleton, William Sumner © Arlington Garden Club © Atkins, Mrs. Edwin F ® Atkinson, Edward Williams (X) Ayer, Charles F ® Ayer, Mrs. James B ® Babson, Francis N ® Balch, Dr. Franklin G ® Balch, John © Ballard, Edward B © Bancroft, Miss Jane (£) Barnard, Miss L. F. S © Barney, Mrs. J. Bellinger* ' ® Barrett, Frank A © Bartol, Mrs. John W ® Bazeley, W. A. L ® Bearse, Mrs. Horace L © Belmont Garden Club © Benner, Frances Z. T © Bennett, Samuel C © Bessey, Mrs. Earle E ® Best, William H ® Binney, Mrs. Alberta S ® Binney, Miss Polly ® Bird, Mrs. Charles S., Jr.. © Bird, Mrs. Charles S © Bird, Charles S © Bird, Mrs. Francis W ® Bird, Mrs. Reginald W © Blodgett, Mrs. Frederick S © Boston, Garden Lovers Club of Greater © Brackett, Jeffrey R .© Braintree Historical Society, Inc © Brayton, Miss Margaret L © Bremer, Dr. J. L ® Brewer, Mrs. Charles © Briggs, Miss Lucia R © Brockton Garden Club © Brookline, The Garden Club of ® Brooks, Mrs. Walter D ® Brown, Mrs. Howard W ® Brown, Mrs. John F © Buff, Miss Alice E © Buffum, Mrs. Robert E © Burgess, John K ® Burkard, Mrs, and Mrs. Ralph F ® Buttrick, Stedman (L) Butler, Aubrey B ® Byng, Mrs. H. G ® Cabot, Mrs. Arthur T ® tMany names appearing in this list will also be found on pages 16 to 20 in the Ust of Founders and Life Associates. ♦Deceased 21 22 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Cabot, Godfrey L © Cabot, Mrs. Henry, Jr ® Cabot, Thomas D (A) Cabot, Walter M (a) Callan, Mrs. Mary Hemenway ® Campbell, Miss Mary H (a) Cape Ann Garden Club (a) Cape Cod Horticultural Society, Inc. . ® Carlisle Historical Society (a) Carter, Richard B © Case, Miss Louise W (a) Chamberlain, Mrs. Albert H @ Chamberlain, Allen © Channing, Mrs. Henry M ® Channing, Walter © Chase, Frederic H © Chelmsford Garden Club (a) Chestnut Hill Garden Club ® Child, Josiah H © Choate, Mrs. K. Schuyler ® Church, Frederic C, Jr © Claflin, Mrs. Thomas N © Cohen, Hyman J © CoUens, Mrs. Charles © Colt, Mrs. S. G © Comey, Arthur C (A) Connolly, Eugene T © Coolidge, Amory ® Copithorne, Matthew R © Corey, Miss Eva D ® Cotting, Charles E ® Countway, Francis A ® Cowen, William B © Crocker, Charles T ® Crosby, Mrs. S. V. R © Crowninshield, Mrs. F. B © Cruft, Miss Eunice M ® Cummings, The Misses © Cummings, Charles K ® Cummings, Mrs. C. K ® Cummings, Miss Margaret ® Cunningham, Mrs. John H ® Curtis, The Misses ® Curtiss, Frederic H ® Cushing, Miss Margaret W © Dabney, George B © Dana, Mrs. Gorham ® Dana, Gorham (X) Davenport, Charles M (£) Davis, Miss Helen I © Davis, Dr. Lincoln ® de Gersdorff, Mrs. Carl A ® Denio, Miss Lucy E © Derby, Mrs. Charles Henry © Dewson, George B © Dexter, Mrs. Franklin © Dodd, Edwin Merrick, Jr ® Dodge, Mrs. Milton L © Dodge, Mrs. Robert G © Donald, Mrs. Malcolm ® Dougherty, Harold T © Dunbar, Charles F © Duxbury Rural and Historical Society, Inc...' © East Milton Garden Club © Eaton, Miss Mabel F © Easton Garden Club © Eliot, Mrs. Charles © Eliot, Samuel A © Emerson, Raymond © Emerson, Mrs. William © Emerson, William © Endicott, Miss Helen E © Endicott, Henry ® Endicott, H. Wendell ® Ernst, Roger ® Esselen, Gustavus J ® Evans, Mrs. David J © Fallon, Dr. John ® Fall River Garden Club © Farley, John Wells ® Fearing, Mrs. George R ® Ferrey, Miss Anne H ® Field and Forest Club ® Finney, William A ® Fish, Erland F ® Fisher, Mrs. Richard T © Fobes, Francis H © Forbes, Edward W ® Forbes, Dr. and Mrs. Alexander © Forbes, Mrs. Waldo E ® Forbes, W. Cameron © Forbes, William Stuart ® Foster, Frederick ® SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONA TIONS 23 Foster, Reginald ® Fox, Walter S © Framingham Historical and Natural History Society © French, Mr. and Mrs. George Edward ® Friedman, Mrs. Max © Frost, Donald McKay (S) Frothingham, Mrs. Louis A © Frothingham, Randolph (S) Funnell, George B © Gage, Mrs. Homer © Gannett, Mrs. William W (a) Goldthwaite, Dr. Joel E (a) Goodwin, Frederic S ® Goodwin, Mrs. H. M ® Goss, Jesse B ® Grandin, Miss Isabella © Grandin, Mrs. John L (X) Greeley, William Roger ® Gray, Mrs. T. H., Jr ® Greenough, Mrs. Henry V © Gregg, Mrs. Ward I (L) Grew, Mrs. Edward W ® Guild, Mrs. Chester © Hale, Miss Annie P © Hall, John L ® Hanlon, Mrs. Mabelle R © Hardy, Miss Mary Caroline © Harris, William E © Harrison, Miss Dorothea K © Harwood, Mrs. John H ® Harwood, Mrs. Sydney © Haughton, Miss Alison © Hayes, Hammond V ® Heard, Mrs. John © Hemenway, Augustus, Jr ® Henderson, Alexander © Herrick, Mrs. Leander F ® Herrick, Robert F © Hersey, Miss Ada H © Herter, Christian A ® Hobart, Richard B © HofiFmann, Bernard ® Holbrook, Miss Mary S ® Holmes, Mrs. H. M © Homans, Mrs. Robert ® Hooper, Mrs. James R ® Houghton, Mrs. Clement S © Houghton, Clement S © Howard, John K © Howe, Dr. Henry S © Howe, James C ® Howes, Ernest G ® Hubbard, Dr. Eliot, Jr.. ® Hubbard, Henry V ® Hutchins, Alexander ® Ipswich Garden Club ® Jack, Dr. John G © Jackson, Miss Esther © James, Mrs. Bayard ® James, Philip L ® Jelly, Mrs. William M © Jennings, Mrs. E. B ® Jewett, James R ® Johnson, Miss Helen S.. ® Jones, Lawrence L © Kelly, Mrs. Shaun © Kendall, Henry P © Kent, Mrs. Edward L ® Kimball, Mrs. F. W ® King, Delcevare © Kinsman, Mrs. W. A ® Knowlton, Clarence H © Koch, Miss Kate Ries © Keller, Carl T ® Laight, Miss Ellen B ® Lamb, Mrs. Horatio A © Lang, Mrs. Horace B © Lang, Mrs. Malcolm ® Lawrence Garden Club ® Lenox Garden Club ® Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. George, Jr ® Lexington Field and Garden Club . . . . ® Lincoln, Alexander © Lipsky, Fred © Loring, Augustus P., Jr ® Loring, Miss Katherine P ® Loring, Miss Marjorie C © Loring, Rev. and Mrs. O. L ® Lowell, A. Lawrence © Lowell, Miss Lucy ® Lyman, Mrs. Arthur ® Lyman, Theodore ® Madden, M. Lester ® 2k THE TRUSTEES Malone, Mrs. Dana (a) Marlowe, George F © Massachusetts State Planning Board . . (a) McElwain, J. F © Mead, Mrs. Frederick S (A) Merrill, Elmer D © Metcalf, Mrs. George Putnam (a) Meyer, Henry H © Mixter, Charles G (A) Monks, Dr. John P ® Morgan, Paul B ® Morrison, Alva © Morse, Miss Jessie Gwendolen (a) New Bedford Woman's Club © Newton, Social Science Club of © Newton ville Garden Club © Nichols, Philip © Nichols, Rudge © Nickerson, Mrs. Roland C ® Nickerson, Mrs. William G ® Noanett Garden Club © North Easton, Clover Club of © North Shore Garden Club ® Nourse, Mrs. F. Russell (a) Noyes, James A © Olmsted, Frederick L © Ordway, Miss Priscilla © Osgood, Dr. Robert Bayley © Paine, Robert T., 2nd © Paine, Robert Treat © Palmer, Bradley W (a) Parke, Mrs. Hervey C © Parker, William A © Patterson, Mrs. F. Gordon © Peabody, Miss Amelia ® Peabody, W. Rodman ® Peabody, Dean, Jr © Peabody, Mrs. Harold ® Peck, Rev. Charles Russell © Pierce, Charles S ® Peirce, Edward R (A) Percy, Mrs. F. B © Perkins, Mrs. G. Holmes © Perry, Henry H © Philbric, Charles M © Phillips, Dr. John C © Phipps, Mrs. Cadis (A) OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Pickman, Dudley L © Pickman, Dudley L., Jr (§) Plant, Mrs. C. Griggs (§) Pope, Frank J ® Porter, Charles H © Powers, Mrs. H. H © Prall, Mrs. William ® Pratt, Mrs. Frederick S (A) Preston, Elwyn G ® Proctor, Thomas E., 2nd ® Putnam, Mrs. George ® Richardson, William K ® Richmond, Harry S © Riley, Miss Mabel L (A) Robbins, Rev. Howard C ® Robinson, John C ® Rockport Garden Club ® Rogers, Miss Bertha F ® Rogers, William F © Russell, James Savage ® Rust, Fred W © Saltonstall, Henry (J) Saltonstall, Richard © Saltonstall, Mrs. R. M © Sampson, Mrs. Robert de W © Sawyer, Miss Anna Weld © Sayles, Mrs. Robert W © Scorgie, Miss Anna M © Scudder, Wallace M © Sears, Miss Evelyn G ® Sharpies, Philip P ® Shattuck, Dr. George C © Shattuck, Henry L © Shurcliff, Arthur A ® Simonds, Gifford K © Small, Edwin W © Smith, Mrs. Clarence C © Smith, Mrs. Frank C, Jr ® Snow, Mrs. D. K © South Shore Nature Club © Spalding, Mrs. Philip L © Starr, Donald C ® Stedman, Miss Alice © Stickney, Miss Mardelene Z © Stokes, Rev. Anson Phelps © Stone, Mrs. Robert G ® Stone, Robert G ® SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS 25 Stoneham Garden Club (a) Stoneham Woman's Club © Storrow, Mrs. James J © Taylor, Edward W © Taylor, Frank (L) Thacher, Thomas C © Thayer, Mrs. Ezra R © Thayer, James B ® Thayer, Mrs. Sherman R ® Thomas, Miss Helen © Thompson, Francis Nims © Treadway, Allen T (A) Tucker, Mrs. Carll (A) Tuckerman, Bayard, Jr © Topsfield Garden Club ® Tudor, Mrs. Henry D © Vaughan, Miss Bertha H © Wadsworth, Eliot (L) Walcott, Robert © Walker, Mrs. Irene L ® Ward, Mrs. Charles W © Warren, Mrs. and Mrs. Bentley W. . . . © Warren, George C (a) Warren, Miss Wmnifred B (a) Webster, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. . . ® Webster, K. G. T (a) Wellesley Garden Club © Wellington, Raynor G ® Wellman, Sargent H © Wenham Village Improvement Society © West, Miss Elsie M © Wharton, William P © Wheatland, Richard © Wheeler, Mrs. Henry ® Wheeler, Robert K © Wheelwright, George W ® Whidden, Stephen H (S) Whipple, George N (X) White, Loring Q (A) White, Mr. and Mrs. Richardson (S) Whiting, Arthur St. J © Whitney, C. H © Whitney, Miss Margaret © Whitney, Mrs. Theodore T., Jr © Wier, Mrs. Frederick N ® Wiggins, Louis N ® Wigglesworth, Mrs. George (J) Wigglesworth, Richard B © Wilkinson, Adam © Williams, Mrs. Arthur (A) Winslow, Charles G (S) Winthrop, The Garden Club of © Wise, Mrs. Harold W © Wolcott, William Prescott ® Wollaston Garden Club © Women's Civic Fed. of Mass. Inc (g) Young, Miss Jeanne © REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF RESERVATIONS OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS The damage of the September hurricane in our Reservations was of course the most important event of the past year. It was extensive and serious but within a year or so we doubt if it will be particularly noticeable. The Hyde Reservation has lost some of its beauty but the great red oak in Petticoat Hill Reservation still stands in all its grandeur. We have been fortunate in having, in two of our Reservations, the assistance of the boys of the National Youth Administration in clearing the effects of the storm and wish to state that they have done very satisfactory work. The expense of clearing will have to be spread over the next year or so. If we had funds available our Local Committees would like to spend in our Reservations the various stated sums, which are in excess of the money on hand designated for these Reserva- tions. We might state here that we have endowments for some of our Reservations which are fairly adequate, others which are quite inadequate, and some Reservations were taken without endowments owing to their extreme beauty. With the public interest in these properties increasing, our expenses in main- taining them has also increased. So that those interested in the work of The Trustees may know our financial needs we make the following listing: Goodwill Park, Falmouth — $450.00 for twenty-five dogwoods, one thousand hemlock transplants, fertilizing and pruning trees, latrines and a drinking fountain. Mount Ann Park, Gloucester — $200.00 for signs. Monument Mountain, Great Barrington — $500.00 for improvement of the main paths and increase of warden's fees. Chesterfield Gorge, West Chesterfield — $150.00 for signs. 26 REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 27 Whitney Woods, Cohasset — $1,000.00 for second hand automobile and upkeep. In- crease for the warden from $10.00 a month to $25.00 a month. Medfield Rhododendrons, Medfield — $700.00 for clearing and ditches for drainage. Halibut Pointy Rockport — $1,500.00 to enlarge the Reservation by the purchase of adjoining twenty-five acres and creating parking space, etc. Dinosaur Footprints, Holyoke — $2,500.00 to complete purchase of the Reservation. Misery Island, Salem — $625.00 for repairs to warden's cottage, signs and small amount of planting. Hemlock Knoll, Wenham — $100.00 for signs. Governor Hutchinson^ s Field, Milton — $1,000.00 for replacing and planting several large elms. William Ellery, Chairman Reservations Committee. S8 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS PROPERTIES OWNED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE TRUSTEES For fuller descriptions see previous Annual Reports BANCROFT SANCTUARY (1935). A wooded tract of 25 acres in Cohasset, with foot trails, an attractive brook and a six-acre pond; a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bancroft. Adjoining Whitney Woods and administered with that property. Entered from King Street. CHESTERFIELD GORGE (1929). About 13 acres on the east bank of the Westfield River at West Chesterfield. The passage of the stream between narrow rocky walls luxuriantly clothed with hemlock, is an outstanding scenic feature. DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS (1935). On the west bank of the Con- necticut River, north of Holyoke in a tract of seven acres are sandstone ledges showing clearly defined footprints made by dinosaurs 150 million years ago. These are of great scientific interest. GREENFIELD REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 29 GOODWILL PARK (1894). A tract of 150 acres in Falmouth was given by Joseph Story Fay, and 79 acres additional by other members of the family. It is well diversified and borders on two ponds. LOCAL COMMITTEE Wilfred Wheeler (Chairman) H. V. Lawrence WilllalM E. Lawrence Goodwill Park has demonstrated its usefulness to the town in many ways, but in none better than that of a meeting place for nature study by the boy and girl scouts. Its easy access to the schools, the combination of woodland and water, the great variety of trees and plants, the open air fireplaces and the picnic grounds have a very definite appeal to these groups and they are finding in it each year more and more satisfaction. Already plans for a nature trail are under way and this should be an added incentive for interest among the young people. The past winter the heavy underbrush has been cleared from about the young trees so that now they may have a better chance of keeping ahead of the natural growth. There are several rather fine old trees that need attention at this time of which the most pressing are hickories on the west side, several large white oaks, and a few beeches. These trees AMHERST ATHOL SPRIATGFIELD 30 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS BOSTOTSr STOUGHTOJVT RANDOLPH BROCKTOi^ REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 31 also need feeding as well, and the same is true of the red cedars in the fine group near the western entrance. Many of the young Norway spruces are showing signs of bud moth attack and should be sprayed with a preparation of oil this coming spring. The dogwoods set in 1935 are all doing well and most of them will bloom this season. Your committee would recommend planting more of these about Grews pond; also shad bush and some of the native azaleas would be effective there. The wooden fence on the Gifford Street side is in bad repair and rather than spend money for a new fence your committee would recommend that a border planting of mixed evergreens be set along this side. There are plenty of trees in the park that should be thinned and these could be used in the border; if W. P. A. or welfare labor can be obtained there would be no expense incurred. The increased use of the park make it imperative that some better toilet facilities be added in the near future, the present earth closets are difficult to keep clean and are at best very un- sanitary; also a drinking fountain should be installed in the picnic area. A few signs requesting the people who use the park to cooperate with The Trustees in better care of rubbish, etc., would be helpful. Wilfred Wheeler, Chairman. ATLANTIC OCEAN BEVERLV GLOUCESTER. THATCHER' S 32 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS SHERB OTCN POVER^ DEDHAZVl REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 33 GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON'S FIELD (1898). A field of ten acres, beside the road at its highest point on Milton Hill, preserves a broad and historic view including a portion of Boston Harbor. LOCAL COMMITTEE Charles S. Pierce (Chairman) John Balch Laurence B. Fletcher Alex Forbes Although the Governor Hutchinson's Field, owing to its height, was fully exposed to the late hurricane, it was not as seriously injured as were the adjoining places. It did, however, suffer considerably along the river path, and quite a number of large beeches there were blown down. As that part was nicely cleaned up last year at considerable expense this is rather a disturbing fact, especially as our exchequer is at quite a low ebb. The elms along the top of the Field are not very satisfactory being a rather heterogeneous collection of various shapes and sizes. As this line is of such great prominence in its outstanding position along the street, it is suggested that if funds can be obtained, several six-inch to ten-inch trees be moved into posi- tion here, otherwise it will be many years before this line of trees will be at all adequate for the conspicuous location as foreground for the fine eastward view. This brings us again to the point of asking for money to work with, the new trees sug- gested, together with certain items of clearing up, care, etc., calling for approximately a thousand dollars. It would seem that the natural beauty of this location and the fact that the Field promises to be preserved perpetually open, would appeal to Milton people in general, but especially to neighboring residents who are certainly greatly benefited by the status of the property. We cannot believe that they will fail to help us. Charles S. Pierce, Chairman. HALIBUT POINT (1934). Twelve acres of jutting peninsula comprises the most northerly portion of Cape Ann. Gift of Dr. John C. Phillips. Twenty-eight acres additional are being considered by The Trustees. LOCAL COMMITTEE Allen Chamberlain (Chairman) Aldro T. Hibbard H. Chester Story This Reservation consists of two sections which are contigu- ous only at one corner of each. Development work thus far undertaken has been chiefly on the section first acquired, that fronting on the shore of Halibut Point, twelve acres in extent. The only outlay required there during the past season was for the repair of the paths where they had been gullied by heavy spring rains, and in cutting back the encroaching shrub growth along BYFIELD ROWI^EY IPSWICH REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 35 the edges of these paths. A similar amount of work of like nature will be required in 1939. In spite of the wet spring this area suffered a brush fire of unknown origin near the shore front, but, thanks to the prompt attention of the Rockport Forest Fire Warden, it was checked before it gained headway. About half an acre of low growth, mostly blueberry, was burned. This scar is already recovering. On the twenty-eight acre section, extending from the Gott Avenue entrance to the Halibut Point tract to Hoop Pole Cove, a small parking area has been opened from Gott Avenue. With but little additional brush cutting and a few loads of gravel fill this can be made to accommodate about twenty-five cars. Through the cooperation of the State Commissioner of Conservation two rustic picnic tables with benches have been placed on this parking spot. A rubbish receptacle has also been located there and these conveniences have been much used. Before the opening of another season it will be desirable to arrange for the systematic care of this ground, especially for the removal of the accumulations of rubbish. Allen Chamberlain, Chairman, HYDE SANCTUARY (1934). Adjoining the west border of Whitney Woods, 14 acres of woodland containing many noble hemlock and pine, of century age and more. Gift of the late Benjamin D. Hyde. MAGNOLIA SHORE (1936). [^Twelve and one-half acres of rocky shore land near Rafe*s Chasm in the Magnolia section of Gloucester. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Stearns Lee. MEDFIELD RHODODENDRONS (1934). Twenty-seven acres in Medfield containing ten acres of massive native rhododendrons purchased from subscription, and in 1936 an additional 1.84 acres, gift by Richard S. Hale of Dover. These rhododendron plants are from 10 to 15 feet in height. LOCAL COMMITTEE John S. Ames (Chairman) Walter Channing Mrs. Louis A. Frothingham H, Wendell Endicott Walter Hunnewell Mrs. John Wells Farley Mrs. Augustus H. Parker Miss Sylvia Warren 1938 was a year marked by heavy rainfall. This Reserva- tion being to a large extent a swamp, the waters of the Charles River back up into the Reservation when the waters of the river are at flood stage, as was the case in the spring of 1938. A good many of the young rhododendron plants were killed by the high water, and old plants were also injured. The high water 36 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 37 carried away many sections of the wooden corduroy walk around the island, which were replaced. The few flower buds on the rhododendrons failed to open. An inspection in August, however, showed that there is promise in 1939 of the best flowering season since the Reservation was acquired. The wet condition can be remedied to some extent by drainage ditches. Levels have been taken and a survey made for making several ditches, but no estimate made of the cost. The hurricane in September blew down a good many trees on the island and work of clearing has been already undertaken. John S. Ames, Chairman. MISERY ISLAND (1935). An island of eighty acres at entrance of Salem Harbor. Threatened by prospect of unpleasant commercial development, a group of local residents subscribed for its purchase. The nearby Little Misery Island has since been rescued in a similar manner. LOCAL COMMITTEE Stephen J. Connolly (Chairman) Mrs. Gordon Abbott Mrs. Henry Forbes Bigelow Robert Cutler Dr. John C. Phillips* Neal Rantoul During the past summer 590 people have visited the Reservation, coming practically from all parts of the state. This increase in number is due to the fact that the community at large is realizing the benefits of one of the best outdoor recreation centers — easy of access, well policed and safe, the warden courteous and attentive. The public has at all times voiced its approval by cheerful compliance with all restrictions. Many improvements have been made in the property. Paths constructed, the shrubbery, both wild and cultivated, cared for. The cottage owned by C. F. Hollander, and occupied, rent free, by the warden has been repaired somewhat. We contemplate further repairs. It is intended to place a flag pole, to be used as a signal, with the view of utilizing in the case of emergency. This will be dis- cernible from the Salem airport. The pole and the flag are the gifts from the City of Salem. At this time may we express to the City our appreciation of their kindnesses on their visits to the Reservation. We expect, within a day or two, to acquire Little Misery Island by deed. This has been made possible through the generosity of the late Dr. John C. Phillips and Charles S. Bird. Stephen J. Connolly, Chairman Misery Island Committee. ^Deceased 38 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS MONUMENT MOUNTAIN (1899). Situated in the valley of the Housatonic, between Great Barrington and Stockbridge, it is a prominent and picturesque feature of the landscape. The east and west sides are sheer precipices and the view from the summit 1,710 feet above sea level, is one of great beauty. Gift of Miss Helen C. Butler on behalf of the late Rosalie Butler. LOCAL COMMITTEE Bernaed Hoffmann (Chairman) Edward F. Belches Rodney Procter South Egremont ^ Stockbridge George B. deGersdorf Earle Stafford Stockbridge Monterey Walter Prichard Eaton John Butler Swann Sheffield Stockbridge Frank J. Pope, Great Barrington The Standing Committee and the Local Committee have been fortunate in securing the work of a number of boys under the National Youth Administration activities in working in Monument Mountain Reservation several days a week clearing slash, improving the Hickey Path and in doing some thinning where needed. This Reservation is being visited more and more and the employment of our warden Arthur C. Monroe, who is in charge on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from May first to October fifteenth — materially improved the looks of the Reservation in keeping it cleared of the usual picnic rubbish. His presence has been most helpful in expressing the hospitality of The Trustees and aiding in the spread of ideas of elementary conservation and outdoor cooperation. More legible signs have been erected and as the Reservation is on the important traffic artery between Stockbridge and Great Barrington, the parking space, luncheon tables and fire- places are more and more used and appreciated. Bernard Hoffmann, Chairman Local Committee, MOUNT ANN PARK (1897). A small pine-clad mountain, one of the highest points on the North Shore (about 225 ft.) command- ing a broad ocean view and also most of the coast between Boston and Maine and inland to Wachusett and Monadnock. The tract includes 50 acres and was a gift of the late William Minot and Henry Davis Minot. OLD TOWN HILL (1929). A bare drumlin in Newbury contain- ing twenty -five acres and commanding a sweeping view of the lowlands of Essex County and Plum Island. Acquired for a nominal price through the generosity and public spirit of the late Stephen P. Hale and Mrs. Florence Dibble. REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 39 PETTICOAT HILL (1906). Fifty acres of hilltop and wooded slopes in Williamsburg, seven miles northwest of Northampton. Extended view from the summit. Gift of Mrs. Edward W. Nash. LOCAL COMMITTEE Aabon C. Bagg (Chairman) Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Cranson Miss Dorothea W. Ward Mrs. C. N. Rhodes New England suffered irreparable loss from her first hurri- cane in a century. A dozen huge hemlocks are prostrate on Petticoat Hill as a result, but the giant red oak still stands guard at the heart of the Sanctuary. During the year an attractive sign has been installed on two cedar posts at the entrance, visible from the main highway below. It is hoped that this will encourage additional numbers of visitors to explore and come to know the attractions of this woodland hillside. Aabon C. Bagg, Chairman. ROCKY NARROWS (1897). Twenty-one acres in Sherborn, where the Charles River flows through a narrow, picturesque gorge. Gift of the late Augustus Hemenway. LOCAL COMMITTEE George Lewis, Jr. (Chairman) Henry M. Channing The Rocky Narrows Reservation suffered badly from the results of the September hurricane. In one section most of the pines, oaks and maples were torn up by the roots. Many of the pines were twenty-four inches in diameter, mea- sured two feet above the butt, and sixty to seventy feet tall. Most of the growth on the level is pine. When the mess is cleared up there will still be enough trees left to make the Reservation beautiful. The hemlocks on the hillside were slightly protected, but many blew over, most of them were found to be growing on top of ledges in an inch or two of soil. This section will be difficult to clear, as the hill is very steep, there will be no opportunity to burn the brush on the hillside, and the trees that have fallen are not on the ground but are leaning against trees still standing. This hillside was one of the beauty spots of the neighborhood. On the island at the Gates of the Charles most of the trees blew over. I have had the path through the Reservation cleared, and have men there now limbing the fallen trees and burning the brush. 1 hope to be able to clear the fire hazard, and be able to get some one to buy the logs, but there does not seem to be any market for themfat the moment, and they are far from the street. JiO THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS STOCKBRIDGE LENOX WESTFIELD HINGHAM HULL COILVSSET NEWTON NOKWELL HANOVER REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS U We need money to finish clearing the Reservation. Two hundred dollars might do it. Would any of its friends be interested to help? George Lewis, Jr., Chairman. WENHAM PINE AND HEMLOCK KNOLL (1936). Fourteen acres in Wenham, heavily wooded with ancient hemlock and pine. Gift of Dr. John C. Phillips. WHITNEY WOODS (1933). In Cohasset and Hingham 640 acres of beautiful woodland including Turkey Hill (one hundred and eighty-seven feet). Presented by the V^Tiitney Woods Associa- tion with an endowment. LOCAL COMMITTEE Oliver H. Howe (Chairman) Laurence B. Fletcher Frederick D. MacNeil Clarence H. Knowlton Dr. John B. May Veaset F. Peirce In the early part of the year, appropriate signs were placed at the main entrance at Sohier Street and various other places. Intersections of trails were marked with a — ^and further clearing of trails was done after the summer's growth. The wooden bridge on One Way Lane, which had become unsafe, was removed and a gravel fill with protecting boulders was made. A culvert for the brook was provided and plans made for beautification of the upper course of the brook by the South Shore Nature Club. The Town of Hingham has rebuilt Turkey Hill Lane, made it suitable for automobiles, as far as the Cohasset line and made a small parking space there. From this point a very short walk leads one to the outlook on the summit of Turkey Hill which affords a wide and interesting view. The improvement of this road will make the Reservation more easily available to Hing- ham people. Many bridle paths have been repaired and several additional water-holes for fire protection have been built. Compared with last year, the gypsy moth damage was very slight and infested trees have had a chance to recover. The damage to trees by the hurricane of September was very severe and all bridle paths and foot trails were blocked by uprooted trees and fallen branches. The forest was closed for five weeks in compliance with the order of the Standing Committee on account of danger of fire, but was opened again on November 15th after heavy rains and snow. Clearing of certain roads and trails has been done, but at present none is clear for its whole extent. Contract has been made with a responsible person for all the clearance with purchase of all lumber and firewood obtained, but it will take considerable time to complete the work. TEE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS The distribution of damage was very unequal in different parts of the woods. Our beautiful pine groves have lost some trees, but are not severely injured, and certain areas were pro- tected by the support of thick growth. Altogether, the forest will in time recover its former aspect, although many large up- turned stumps will necessarily remain in out-of-the-way places. Our warden reports that the woods have been visited by five thousand persons during the year. We have been exceedingly fortunate in having the Youths Administration Agency with from ten to fifteen boys three days a week under the supervision of our warden, Clarence N. Sylvester, clear the woods and paths of many fallen trees and they have, as a whole, done excellent work in clearing under- brush, building bridges over wet places in the paths, and in many ways improving the Reservation very satisfactorily. This work will, so far as we know, last for several years. Oliver H. Howe, Chairman. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HOMESTEAD (1928) in Cummington. Home of the poet in boyhood, early manhood and again in later years. Two hundred and forty acres of farm and diversified woodland. Much furniture and memorials intimately associ- ated with the poet. Fine view from the house. Gift of Mrs. Minna Godwin Goddard, grand-daughter of the poet, together with gifts from other members of the family. WILLIAMSBURG COOPERATING SOCIETIES It is suggested that, in the event of any local Societyjex- pressing its willingness to cooperate with The Trustees, the following procedure should be adopted : 1. That the Society should appoint and regularly maintain a committee to cooperate with The Trustees, to be known as a "Committee on Scenic and Historic Preservation"; and that this local Preservation Committee should, in general, watch all beautiful and historical places within the area covered by the membership of the Society, and should inform the Standing Committee of The Trustees of any case in which their inter- vention might be helpful. 2. That a rough register of beautiful or historical places, in the region covered by the membership of the Society, should be compiled by the members of this local Preservation Committee, and that a copy of the list so compiled should be filed at the oflSce of The Trustees. 3. That the members of the local Preservation Committee should, as far as possible, endeavor to influence local govern- ments toward preservation of the beautiful and historical features of their district. 4. That the members of the local Preservation Committee should imdertake to distribute, from time to time, literatiu'e issued by The Trustees. 5. That, in order to facilitate the work of The Trustees, the members of the local Preservation Committee should under- take to further the growth of membership in The Trustees. The following pages contain a list of Societies whose oflficers have signified their intention to cooperate with The Trustees in the field of Preservation work. 43 Si « 2 5 ^ »4 fl V V m c i „• ^ ^ S .J ^ s 09 c c .2 I* V hi 03 w w u H O o 9 w 03 03 tn m o O «, o -IS to. «5 .2 2 ed ^ T. .2 o 60 o a m o u 2 .2 2 'ST I § "•a W CO t-i u* I ■ CO Q W fa's ^ PQ ptj ^ .2 "S ft. w w < CQ O} oi Ui H ^ *^ S • ^ !i : : : "£ ^-S • • • « 53^ W JO OJ « «J (#J « w « ) M M n ^ ' 1 £ 1 1 1 @ g S Mi II O u W O H ^ S n a. P H M n s § ^ o o o 5^ P5 tf « Si S § S 2 s ^ i?i O W c« H <=> ;S S 5 3 H « P -< o O H H § S 5 o S I a § « > ^ s iz; e erson who would leave by will any considerable sum for the upkeep of — let us say — Nantasket Beach, knowing that public appropria- tions are regularly made for that purpose. An appeal to preserve from threatened destruction a beauti- ful gorge or a wild and unspoiled ocean headland always brings immediate and generous response; there is a definite resulting gain which is evident in the form of an additional item in the list of "Properties Secured." Aside from the purchase or gift of these tracts a large expense is necessary for their proper management and upkeep. The endowments in many cases are not sufficient for the pur- poses owing to the fact of the ever increasing attendance in these reservations and further contributions are needed. The sole support for the work of The Trustees comes through voluntary annual subscription, together with the unrestricted income from a very limited endowment. Your Standing Committee, on behalf of The Trustees as a self- perpetuating Board, appeals to every one who loves the shore and countryside of this Commonwealth — and who would see its remaining beauty preserved — to arrange personally, or to suggest the arrangement of, benefactions to The Trustees in order that this Board may the better fulfill its obligations. 47 NATIONAL TRUST OF ENGLAND To a member of this Society it is very interesting to attend a meeting of the English "National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty." That society admits that it was founded by imitation of The Trustees of Public Reserva- tions, but the child has long out-stripped its parent. It owns thousands of acres and is of such importance that, to mention one instance, the Chairman of the Executive Committee, at present, "The most Hon. The Marquess of Zetland, G.C.S.I." is a member of the Government of Great Britain. The Trust has acquired many buildings of historic interest, as well as places of natural beauty, and in 1937 enlarged its powers with the consent of Parliament. Owners of estates, with houses of national architectural, historic or artistic interest, can now provide that their estates shall become the property of the Trust, with leases to the present owners not exceeding 150 years. In other words, the Trust shall come into actual pos- session of such an estate after the present owner, and perhaps his children and grandchildren, have died. This arrangement is of enormous importance as it provides for saving many priceless houses which might otherwise be torn down or put to unworthy uses. The nation is thus greatly enriched for all time. Lucy Lowell 4S FORM OF BEQUEST I give to The Trustees of Public Reservations, created by chapter 352 of the Acts of the Legislature of Massachusetts for the year 1891, the sum of dollars Societies and individuals interested in Massachusetts history, natural history, scenery, and town and country improvement, are invited to contribute to the working funds of this Board. The Treasurer is John S. Ames, 96 Ames Building, Boston. Laurence B. Fletcher, Secretary 50 Congress Street, Boston 49 MEMBERSHIPS IN THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS INCORPORATED 1891 less than $10.00 $10.00 or more . . $100.00 . . $1,000.00 We have no annual dues. All subscriptions are voluntary. Contributing Member Associate Member Life Associate Founder .... Contributions to The Trustees may be deducted from your net income subject to Federal Income Tax. John S. Ames, Treasurer, 96 Ames Building, Boston 50 OOES not the landscape deserve attention? What are the natural features which make a township handsome? A river, with its waterfalls and meadows, a lake, a hill, a cliff or individual rocks, a forest, and ancient trees standing singly. Such things are beautiful; they have a high use which dollars and cents never represent. If the inhabitants of a town were wise, they would seek to preserve these things, though at a considerable expense. . . . It would be worth while if in each town a com- mittee were appointed to see that the beauty of the town received no detriment. If we have the biggest bowlder in the country, then it should not belong to an individual, nor be made into a doorstep. As in many countries precious metals belong to the crown, so here more precious natural objects of rare beauty should belong to the public. Henry David Thoreau THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS A Trust for the Preservation of Places of J^atural Beauty and Historic Interest in Massachusetts VOLUNTARILY SUPPORTED PRIVATELY ADMINISTERED 1939 ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS PAGE Officers, 1940 2 List of Properties Secured 7 Forty-ninth Annual Report of Standing Committee 8 Trustees, 1940 13 Founders 15 Life Associates 17 Subscriptions and Donations 20 Report on Management of Reservations ..... 28 Maps of How to Reach Our Reservations . . 30 to 44 Cooperating Societies 47 to 49 Report of the Treasurer . 51 Form of Bequest 52 The cover illustration from a photograph of the Misery Island Reservation, shoivs the landing float and runway available to visitors THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS A Trust S. J-AJKlJNljr XlJUiNur Milton Weston Frank J. Pope Great Barrington * Deceased. FOUNDERS Donors of money or property to the value of $1000 and upwards since the foundation of The Trustees in 1891 This list does not include many founders, such as CHARLES ELIOT, CHARLES SPRAGUE SARGENT, NATHANIEL S. SHATTER, HENRY P. WALCOTT and Others who have rendered service to The Trustees which cannot be valued in money. 1892 *Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor, Boston . *Miss Ellen Chase, Brookline 1894 *Joseph Story Fay, Falmouth 1897 *AuGusTUS Hemenway, Canton *WiLLLiM MiNOT, Boston .... *Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton . *RoBERT Sedgwick Minot, Manchester *Laurence Minot, Boston .... 1898 *Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham, Brookline *Mrs. John M. Forbes, Milton Edward W. Forbes, Cambridge . *J. Malcolm Forbes, Milton . *George R. R. Rivers, Milton . . *Miss Mary Rivers, Milton *Mrs. K. G. T. Webster, Cambridge *George Wigglesworth, Milton . 1899 *Miss Helen C. Butler, New York . Virginia Wood $1000 Donation Goodwill Park Rocky Narrows I Mount Ann Park with $1000 endowment Governor Field Hutchinson's *Joseph S. Glover, Boston *Miss Mary E. Dewey, Boston 1902 1903 1905 *Mrs. Edward W. Nash, Boston . 1906 *Miss Helen C. Butler, New York *Miss Sarah B. Fay, Falmouth ♦Henry H. Fay, Falmouth 1913 1914 1923 *Henry Pickering, Boston *Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston 1929 Mrs. Minna Godwin Goddard, New York Monument Mountain Reservation with $2000 endowment $2000 Legacy Pine Knoll with $1000 endowment Petticoat Hill with $1000 endowment Additional $5000 dona- tion for Monument Mountain Reserva- tion 1 Additional land at / Goodwill Park $5000 Legacy $30,500 Legacy Bryant Homestead with $10,000 endowment 'Deceased 15 16 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS 1929 Conrad G. Goddard, New York . *George Wigglesworth, MiltoQ . 1930 *Miss Julia Sands Bryant, New York 1931 *George Wigglesworth, Milton . 1933 John S. Ames, Boston *Arthur N. Milliken, Boston *JoHN C. Phillips, Wenham 1934 *John C. Phillips, Wenham 1935 Miss Helen C. Prick, Pittsburgh Mrs. William H. Moore, New York 1936 *James S. Lee, Boston *Mrs. James S. Lee, Boston Mrs. William H. Moore, New York *John C. Philips, Wenham 1937 Charles S. Bird, Walpole Richard W. Hale, Dover .... Mrs. James J. Storrow, Lincoln 1938 Charles S. Bird, Walpole Mrs. James J. Storrow, Lincoln 1939 Charles S. Bird, Walpole William Emerson . John D. Rockefeller, Jr. ♦Deceased Bryant Memorabilia $1000 Donation for Mount Ann Park $10,000 Legacy for Bryant Homestead $5000 Legacy $2096 Donation $5000 Donation for Whitney Woods $1500 Donation $1000 Donation for Halibut Point $1600 Donation for Misery Island $1700 Donation for Misery Island 'Magnolia Shore $1100 Donation for Misery Island Wenham Pine and Hemlock Knoll $1000 Donation for various publications Additional land at Medfield Rhododen- dron Reservation $2500 Donation for Dinosaur Footprints at Holyoke $1000 Donation for Activities of the Standing Committee $1000 Donation for Old Manse at Con- cord $350 Donation for pur- chase of Little Misery Island $650 Donation for Activities of the Standing Committee $5000 Donation for Old Manse at Con- cord $1000 Donation for Old Manse at Concord LIFE ASSOCIATES Donors of Property of a Value of^ or of Sums of, not less than $100 Miss Constance L. Abbott Haverhill (1932; Mrs. Gordon Abbott (1934] Manchester Gordon Abbott, Jr. (1935] Manchester Mrs. John S. Ames (1938] Boston Mrs. Oliver Ames (1935] North Easton Mrs. Wlnthrop Ames (1939] New York Mrs. Helen K. Appleton (1932] Boston Mrs. Standish Backus (1935] Grosse Pointe, Michigan John Balch (1937] Milton Mrs. William H. Baltzell* Wellesley (1934] Miss Jane Bancroft (1938] Cohasset Thomas Barbour (1937] Beverly Farms Estate of Frank B. Bemis Boston (1935] Chandler Bigelow (1935] Beverly Farms Mrs. Henry Forbes Bigelow Beverly Farms (1936] Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird East Walpole (1935] Charles S. Bird (1931] East Walpole Mrs. Charles S. Bird, Jr. (1935] East Walpole Miss Harriet G. Bird (1939] Stow Estate of B. G. Boardman Boston (1935] Ralph Bradley (1935] Boston Robert S. Bradley (1935] Beverly Farms Joseph Brewer (1898] Milton Miss Brewer (1898] Milton I. Tucker Burr (1937) Milton Mrs. Albert C. Burrage (1935) Boston Stedman Buttrick (1938) Concord iVXlSS Kj. XX. V^ABOT (1898) Brookline Godfrey L. Cabot (1936) Beverly Farms IHOMAS \J. V^ABOT (1939) Boston ISIiss LiOuise Case (1939) W eston Alfred E. Chase (1939) Lynn Frederick H. Chase (1938) Concord Frederick C. Church, Jr. (1936) Manchester Mrs. S. G. Colt (1938) Pittsfield Miss Ada L. Comstock (1934) Cambridge Stephen J. Connolly (1937) Beverly Farms Mrs. William Adams Copeland Chestnut Hill (1937) Cornelius Crane (1932) Ipswich Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby (1930) Manchester Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield Marblehead (1934) Mrs. Alan Cunningham (1939) Brookline Miss Hester Cunningham Milton (1898) Mrs. John S. Curtis (1935) Boston Miss Mary Curtis (1937) Hamilton Robert Cutler (1937) Boston Richard C. Curtis (1935) Manchester Mrs. Richard E. Danielson Boston (1935) •Deceased 17 18 TEE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Charles M. Davenport (1938) Malcolm W. Greenough Boston Boston (1935) Mrs. Walter D. Denegre Donald Gregg (1934) Manchester (1935) Wellesley Mrs. Warner Denton (1926) Mrs. Ward I. Gregg (1938) New York Cambridge Mrs. Franklin Dexter (1935) Robert Sever Hale (1936) Boston Dover Miss Grace M. Edwards* Trustees of Haven Land Trust Boston (1937) Boston (1935) William Ellery (1932) Robert F. Herrick (1935) Chestnut Hill Wareham Mrs. John L. Emerson (1939) Bernhard Hoffmann (1937) York Village, Me. Stockbridge Raymond Emerson (1930) Mrs. Bernhard Hoffmann Concord Stockbridge (1937) Mrs. Raymond Emerson (1939) Mrs. Clement S. Houghton Concord Chestnut Hill (1938) Mrs. William Emerson (1938) Clement S. Houghton (1936) Cambridge Chestnut Hill William Emerson (1935) Mrs. Richard S. Humphrey Cambridge (1935) Brookline (1935) Eugene Endicott Sydney E. Hutchinson (1935) Norwood (1935) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania S. H. Fessenden Miss M. C. Jackson (1892) Manchester Boston Miss Margaret A. Fish (1935) Miss Helen L. Jaques (1898) Brookline Milton Mrs. Richard T. Fisher (1937) Nathaniel T. Kidder* (1892) Weston Milton Laurence B. Fletcher (1930) Mrs. Henry P. King (1935) Cohasset Boston Alexander Forbes (1930) Robert W. Knowles (1935) Milton Beverly Farms Mrs. Alexander Forbes (1937) Miss Aimee Lamb (1939) Milton Boston Edward W. Forbes (1939) Estate of George Lee (1935) Cambridge Boston (1935) Mrs. R. E. Forbes (1939) Mrs. Joseph Leiter Milton Prides Crossing Mrs. Rose D. Forbes (1898) Mrs. Lester Leland (1935) Milton Manchester J. Murray Forbes (1898) Mr. and Mrs. George E. Lewis Milton Sherborn (1939) W. Cameron Forbes (1898) Alexander Lincoln (1930) Westwood Boston Mrs. Louis A. Frothingham A. Lawrence Lowell (1930) North Easton (1932) Boston Mrs. Homer Gage (1935) Miss Fanny P. Mason (1935) Shrewsbury (1937) Boston (1936) Roland Gray J. Franklin McElwain Cambridge Cohasset Mrs. Henry V. Greenough Mrs. J. A. McGinley (1935) Brookline (1937) Manchester •Deceased LIFE ASSOCIATES 19 Mrs. Katherine Ayer Merrill Richard Saltonstall (1936) Prides Crossing (1935) Sherborn Mrs. George Putnam Metcalf Mrs. Richard M. Saltonstall Concord (1939) Chestnut Hill (1930) Henry H. Meyer (1938) Richard D. Sears (1935) Boston Boston Milton Town Club (1936) Dr. George C. Shattuck Milton Brookline (1937) Paul B. Morgan (1939) Mrs. Philip L. Spalding (1937) Worcester Milton John T. Morse, Jr.* (1913) Henry L. Shattuck (1934) Needham Boston Noel Morss (1935) QuiNCY A. Shaw (1935) West Manchester Boston NoANETT Garden Club (1935) GiFFORD K. SiMONDS (1936) of M^assachusetts M^arblehead RuDGE Nichols (1938) William D. Sohier* (1935) Boston Boston Miss Penelope B. No yes (1937) William D. Sohier, Jr. (1935) Cambridge Boston James A. Noyes (1938) John T. Spaulding (1935) Cambridge Beverly Farms Mrs. Ruth A. Oakes (1929) Walter Darwin Teague (1939) Gloucester New York City Frederick Law Olmsted Mrs. Ezra R. Thayer (1937) Brookline (1930) Boston John B. Paine (1935) Mrs. W. B. Thomas (1935) Weston Manchester Robert Treat Paine (1937) Valley Land Owners Waltham Association (1934) R. T. Paine, 2nd (1935) Needham Manchester Robert Walcott (1930) Dudley L. Pickman* (1935) Cambridge Billerica Bayard Warren (1935) Village Improvement Society Prides Crossing OF Pigeon Cove (1934) Mrs Georor F Watjwttm (1936) Rockport Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harris (1939) Powers (1939) Philadelphia, Pa. t T -Lljiji AiVl X • TT Xl/i.JttXLI.M (1935) Walter Merriam Pratt (1937) Boston TJtPTTARTI WTTTTATTAIMn Mrs. Gilman Prichard (1939) ToDsfield Concord Alexander Whiteside (1935) Neal Rantoul (1935) Boston Beverly Farms Mrs. Ralph B. Williams (1935) Neal Rantoul, Trustee (1935) Dover Boston Mrs. William M. Wood (1935) Mrs. Russell Robb, Sr. (1939) Prides Crossing Concord John Woodbury (1930) Mrs. Waldo 0. Ross* (1936) Canton Beverly Farms Philip W. Wrenn James Savage Russell (1898) Dedham (1984) Milton 'Deceased SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS iVofe; Subscriptions and donations made in response to appeals issued by The Trustees during the year 1938 are acknowledged in this list.] The initial after each name represents : ® Associate Member (f) Founder © Contributing Member or Contributor (£) Life Associate Abbe, Mr. and Mrs. Greenough © Abbott, Mrs. Gordon © Adams, Arthur ® Adams, Miss Elizabeth O (a) Adams, Henry Saxton © ••A Friend" © "A Friend" © Ahl, Mrs. Leonard (a) Alden, Miss Clara L © Alford, Mrs. Edward B © AUen, Edward K © AUen, Mrs. Helen H © Allen, PhUip R (a) Almy, Miss Madeline E © Ames, Mrs. Hobart ® Ames, John S © Ames, Mrs. John S © Ames, John S., Jr ® Ames, Mrs. Oliver © Ames, Miss Rosella © Ames, Mrs. Winthrop (L) Anderson, Mrs. L. O © Andover Garden Club ® Annett, C. B (a) Anonymous © Anonymous © Anonymous © Anonymous ® Appleton, F. H., Jr ® Appleton, William Sumner © Arlington Garden Club © Ashland Historical Society © Atkins, Mrs. Edwin F © Atkinson, Edward Williams (a) Atwood, Dr. Wallace W © Ayer, Charles F: (a) Ayer, Mrs. James B © Badger, Mrs. Arthur C © Bagg, Aaron S © BaUey, Philip H ® Balch, Earle H © Balch, Dr. Franklin G ® Baldwin, Mrs. David A ® Balch, John © Ballou, Mr. and Mrs. Julian W © Barbour, Thomas © Barnard, Miss L. F. S © Barry, Miss Elizabeth C © Bartlett, Miss Bess B © Bartlett, Miss Sarah R © Bartlett, Mrs. William B ® Bartol, Dr. and Mrs. John W ® Bassett, J. Colby © Bates, Mr. and Mrs. George E ® Bazeley, Hon. W. A. L ® Beacon Hill Garden Club ® Belmont Garden Club © Benner, Miss Frances Z. T © Bennett, H. L © Bessey, Mrs. Earle E ® Best, William H ® Bickley, Miss Fanny E © Bigelow, Mrs. H. B ® Bird, Charles S © Bird, Mrs. Charles S © Bird, Mrs. Francis W ® Bird, Francis W ® Bird, Miss Harriet G © Black, Mrs. Albert B © Bolton, Stan wood K © Bordman, Mrs. John © Bosley, Mrs. Frederick A © tMany names appearing in this list will also be found on pages 15 to 19 in the list of Founders and Life Associates. 20 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS 21 Boston, Garden Lovers Club of Greater ® Bovey, Mrs. Martin K ® Brackett, Jeffrey R © Bradley, Mrs. J. Gardner © Braintree Historical Society, Inc © Brayton, Miss Margaret L © Bremer, Dr. J. L ® Brewer, Mrs. Charles © Briggs, Miss Lucia R © Brockton Garden Club © Brookline, The Garden Club of ® Brooks, Mrs. Walter D © Brown, Mrs. Howard W ® Brown, Mrs. Leroy S ® Browne, Page A © Buff, Miss Alice E © Buffum, Mrs. Robert E © Bundy, Harvey H © Burgess, John K ® Burkard, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F (g) Burnham, Miss Helen C ® Burr, L Tucker © Burrage, Albert C, Jr © Burrage, Mrs. Albert C, Jr © Butler, Aubrey B ® Buttrick, Mrs. Stedman, Sr (A) Byers, Douglas S ® Byng, Mrs. H. G (A) Cabot, Mrs. Arthur T (X) Cabot, Mrs. George E (a) Cabot, Mrs. Henry B., Jr ® Cabot, Thomas D (L) Cabot, Walter M © Caiger, Edward B ® Callan, Mrs. Mary Hemenway ® Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. . . ® Campbell, E. H © Campbell, Miss Mary H ® Cape Cod Horticultural Society, Inc. ® Carlisle Historical Society © Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Richard B © Case, Miss Louise W (l) Case, Miss Marian Roby ® Caswall, Miss Muriel © Chamberlain, Mrs. Albert H © Chamberlain, Allen © Chamberlin, Gardner ® Chamberlin, Dr. and Mrs. Theodore . . ® ♦Deceased Channing, Mrs. Henry M ® Channing, Walter © Chase, Alfred E © Chase, Arthur T © Chase, Miss Edith F ® Chase, Edward N ® Cheever, Dr. and Mrs. David ® Child, Josiah H © Choate, Mrs. K. Schuyler ® Church, Frederick C, Jr ® Clapp, Mrs. Robert P © Coburn, William H © Coffin, William B © Cohasset Garden Club ® Cohen, Hyman J © CoUens, Mrs. Charles © Comey, Prof. Arthur C ® Conant, Wallace B ® Condit, Miss Louise © Cook, Kenneth B © Coolidge, Amory ® Copeland, Mrs. William Adams © Corey, Eben F © Corey, Miss Eva D ® Cottmg, Charles E ® Countway, Francis A ® Cowen, Mrs. W. B © Cowen, William B © Cowles, Mrs. H. T © Crane, Rev. William M © Cresson, Mrs. William Penn ® Crocker, C. T ® Crocker, Douglas © Crocker, J. F © Crosby, Mrs. S. V. R © Crowninshield, Mrs. F. B © Cruft, Miss Eunice M.* ® Cummings, The Misses © Cummings, Mrs. C. K © Cummings, Charles K ® Cummings, Miss Margaret ® Cunningham, Mrs. Alan © Cunningham, J. Earl © Cunningham, Mrs. John H ® Curtis, The Misses ® Curtis. Alfred © Curtiss, Mr. and Mrs. Frederic H ® Gushing, Miss Margaret W © 22 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Dabney, George B.* © Damon, Miss Alice H (c) Damon, Kennan © Dana, Gorham ® Dana, Mrs. Gorham (a) Davenport, Charles M (c) Davis, Miss Helen I © Davis, Dr. Lincoln ® Dean, Ernest J (a) Dedham Historical Society ® Dee, Joseph ® de Gersdorff, Mrs. Carl A ® Dennison, Miss Helen L ® Derby, Mrs. Charles Henry © Dexter, Mrs. Franklin © Dibble, Mrs. Florence F ® Dodd, Edwin Merrick, Jr © Dodge, Mrs. Etta © Dodge, Mrs. Grover N © Dodge, Mrs. Robert G (a) Donald, Mrs. Malcolm (a) Dougherty, Harold T © Dover Historical Society ® Dunbar, Charles F © Dunlap, Mrs. Charles B © Duxbury Garden Club © Duxbury Rural and Historical Society, Inc © Easton, Garden Club of © Eliot, Mrs. Charles ® Eliot, Rev. Samuel A © Ellery, Mrs. William © Ellery, William © Elliott, Mrs. Robert Raymond © Emerson, Mrs. Clarice Donnell © Emerson, Dr. Haven ® Emerson, Mrs. John L © Emerson, Miss Julia T © Emerson, L. E ® Emerson, Miss Mabel E © Emerson, Mrs. Raymond © Emerson, Raymond © Emerson, William ® Emerson, William L © Emory, Mrs. Herbert P (a) Endicott, Arthur L (a) Endicott, Miss Helen E © Endicott, Henry (a) •Deceased Endicott, H. Wendell ® Endicott, Mrs. William C ® Ernst, Roger (g) Esselen, Gustavus J (a) Evans, Mrs. David J © Everett, Miss L. C © Fall River Garden Club © Farley, John Wells ® Fay, Henry H ® Fearing, Mrs. George R ® Felch, Miss Mabelle © Fenn, Mr. and Mrs. R. C © Fenno, Mrs. L, Carteret ® Ferrey, Miss Anne H (g) Field and Forest Club ® Fish, Erland F © Fisher, Mrs. Richard T © Fisk, Miss Emma © Fiske, Gardiner H @ Flavin, Philip T., D.D.S © Fobes, Francis H © Forbes, Dr. Alexander © Forbes, Mrs. Alexander © Forbes, Edward W © Forbes, Mrs. R. E © Forbes, W. Cameron © Forbes, Mrs. Waldo E (g) Forbes, William Stuart ® Foster, Charles H. W (g) Foster, Frederick ® Foster, Reginald (g) Fox, Walter S © Framingham Historical and Natural History Society (S) Eraser, Harold L © French, Allen (a) French, Mrs. Allen ® French, Mr. and Mrs. George Edward.® Friedman, Mrs. Max © Frost, Donald McKay 0 Frothingham, Francis E ® Frothingham, Mrs. Louis A © Frothingham, Randolph (a) Funnell, George B © Gade, Horace U (g) Gage, Mrs. Homer © Gage, Mr. and Mrs. D. Ripley ® Garfield, Mr. and Mrs. Mason © SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONA TIONS Garfield, Dr. Stanton ® Gillett, Mrs. Frederick H ® Gleason, HoUis T © Gloucester Garden Group © Goldthwaite, Dr. Joel E (S) Good, Melvin © Goodhue, L. Gushing © Goodwin, Frederic S ® Goodwin, Mrs. H. M (a) Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E ® Goodwin, Miss Sarah S ® Goss, Jesse B ® Grandin, Miss Isabella © Grandin, Mrs. John L © Gray, Roland © Gray, Mrs. T. H., Jr © Greeley, William Roger ® Greenough, Mrs. Henry V © Greenough, Mrs. Ruth H © Grew, Mrs. Edward W ® Hale, Albert © Hale, Miss Annie P © Hall, Miss Helen A © Hall, John L ® Hallisey, E. D © Ham, Mrs. Roscoe © Hanlon, Mrs. Mabelle R © Hardy, Miss Mary Caroline © Harrington, The Misses ® Harris, William E © Harrison, Dorothea K © Harrison, Mrs. Walter Thacher © Hartt, Mrs. Arthur W ® Harwood, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. . . .© Harwood, Mrs. Sydney © Haughton, Miss Alison © Haverhill, Garden Dept., Women's City Club of ® Hayes, Hammond V ® Hemenway, Augustus, Jr ® Hepburn, Andrew H © Herrick, Robert F © Hersey, Miss Ada H © Herter, Christian A ® Hicks, Miss Jeannette . .© Hill, Arthur D © Hill, Mrs. E. B © Hill, Mr. and Mrs. T. Dana © Hoar, Samuel ® Hoar, Mrs. Sherman © Hoard, Mrs. Allen P © Hobart, Mrs. Richard B ® Hobart, Richard B © Hoffmann, Bernhard ® Holden, Miss Caroline P © Holmes, Edward J ® Holmes, Mrs. H. M © Holt, Miss Marjorie L © Homans, Mrs. Robert ® Hooper, Mrs. James R ® Hopedale, Woman's Club of © Hornblower, Mrs. Ralph © Horton, Mrs. Etta A © Houghton, Mrs. Clement S © Houghton, Clement S © Houghton, M. I © How, Walter N ® Howard, Eliot R ® Howard, John K © Howe, Henry S ® Howe, James C ® Howe, Leander R © Howes, Ernest G ® Hubbard, Dr. Eliot, Jr ® Hubbard, Henry V ® Hudson, Mrs. Woodward ® Humphrey, Mrs. Richard S © Hunnewell, Francis W © Hunter, Mrs. Marguerite © Hussey, Mrs. Frederick ® Hyannis, Garden Club of .© Ipswich Garden Club ® Jackson, Miss Esther © James, Mrs. Bayard ® James, Philip L ® James, Mrs. Thomas M ® James, William © Jelly, Mrs. William M © Jennings, Mrs. E. B ® Jewett, James R ® Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B ® Johnson, Miss Helen S © Johnson, Mrs. Henry © Jones, Eliot N © Jones, Fred R © Jones, Lawrence L. . . © THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Judd, Philip M © Keller, Mr. and Mrs. Carl T ® Kendall, Henry P © Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Allan A (a) Kent, Mrs. Edward L ® Kettell, Russell H ® King, Delcevare © King, Prof. Standley ® Kinsman, Mrs. W. A (a) Knowlton, Clarence H © Knowlton, Miss Evelyn © Koch, Miss Kate Ries © Kraetzer, Mr. and Mrs. E. G © Kraetzer, Eugene S., Jr (a) Kyle, Miss Margaret © Leight, Miss Ellen B ® Lamb, Miss Aimee © Lamb, Mrs. Horatio A © Lane, Mrs. Gardiner M (a) Lang, Mrs. Malcolm © Lapham, Waldo P © Laughlm, Mr. and Mrs. Henry A © Lawrence Garden Club © Legate, Miss Helen A © Leith, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh F (A) Lenox Garden Club (A) Lewis, Arthur L © Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. George, Jr © Lincoln, Alexander © Little, Amos R © Long, Harry V ® Loring, Augustus P., Jr (a) Loring, Miss Katharine P ® Loring, Miss Marjorie C © Loring, Rev. and Mrs. O. L © Lovejoy, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. . . ® Lowell, Dr. A. Lawrence © Lowell Garden Club ® Lowell, Miss Lucy ® Lunt, Dr. and Mrs. L. K © Lurvey, Miss Susie A © LjTuan, Mrs. Arthur (a) Lyman, Miss Mabel © Lyman, Theodore (A) Macomber, John R © Madden, M. Lester ® Malone, Mrs. Dana © Manning, Prof. Richard C © Marblehead, Club of Small Gardens. . .© Marlowe, George F © Mason, Miss Fanny P © Massachusetts State Planning Board. .® McElwain, J. F © McGann, Dr. John M ® McGinley, Miss Catharine M © McGrath, Bernard W ® McKenna, Edward ® McMillan, John E © Mc Walter, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice .... © Mead, Mrs. Frederick S ® Meigs, Martin S © Merrill, Dr. E. D © Merrill, Mrs. Katherine Ayer © Metcalf , Miss Alice (X) Metcalf, Mrs. George Putnam © Milburn, Rev. U. S © MiUer, Kelton B (a) Milton Garden Club © Mixter, Charles G ® Monks, Mrs. George H ® Monks, Dr. and Mrs. John P ® Monotype Composition Company . . . .® Moody, Benjamin © Moore, Mrs. Edward W ® Moore, Miss Helen H © Morgan, D. Percy ® Morgan, Paul B © Morrison, Alva © Morse, Miss Jessie Gwendolen © Morse, Mr. and Mrs. John G ® Morss, Everett ® Motley, Mrs. Edward ® Motte, Mrs. M. I © Nash, F. H ® Nash, Mrs. Susan Higginson © Needham Garden Club © New Bedford Woman's Club © New Bedford, Garden Club of Greater.© Newburyport Garden Club ® Newton, Social Science Club of © Newton ville Garden Club © Nicholas, A. D © Nichols, Philip © Nichols, Rudge © Nightingale, John T © Noanett Garden Club © SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONA TIONS 25 Northampton Woman's Club © North Easton, Clover Club of © North Shore Garden Club ® Noyes, James A © Olmsted, Frederick L © Osgood, Dr. Robert Bayley © Paine, Prof. Gregory © Pame, John B © Paine, Robert Treat © Pame, R. T., 2nd © Palmer, Bradley W ® Parke, Mrs. Hervey C © Parker, Mrs. Augustin H ® Parker, William A ® Parsons, Miss Mary © Pattee, Miss Elizabeth G © Patten, Mr. and Mrs. David L ® Peabody, Miss Amelia ® Peabody, Dean, Jr © Peabody Garden Club © Peabody, Mrs. Harold © Peabody, W. Rodman ® Pearson, Norman Holmes © Peck, Rev. Charles Russell © Peirce, Edward R ® Pennell, Mrs. H. B., Jr © Percy, Mrs. F. B © Perry, Henry H © PertzoflF, Constantin A © Petersham Historical Society ® Peterson, Thomas © Philbric, Charles M © Phillips, William ® Phipps, Mrs. Cadis ® Pickman, Dudley L., Jr ® Pierce, Charles S ® Pierce, Roger ® Plant, Mrs. C. Griggs ® Pope, Frank J ® Porter, Charles H © Porter, Henry W © Pousland, Mrs. Frederick G © Powers, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harris . (L) Prall, Mrs. William ® Pratt, Burleigh L © Pratt, Mrs. Frederick S © Pratt, Mrs. Rodney E © Prendergast, John P © Preston, Elwyn G ® Prichard, Mrs. Gihnan © Procter, Rodney ® Proctor, Thomas Emerson, 2nd © Prouty, Lewis I ® Putnam, Mrs. George © Rantoul, Neal © Research Club, Inc ® Reynolds, Harrison G © Richardson, Mr, and Mrs. J. S © Richardson, Laurence E © Richardson, William K ® Richmond, Harry S © Richmond, Mrs. Ralph S ® Riley, Miss Mabel Louise ® Robb, Mrs. Russell, Sr © Robb, Mr. and Mrs. Russell, Jr ® Robbins, Rev. Howard C ® Robinson, A. D © Robinson, Mrs. Elizabeth C © Robinson, John C ® Rockefeller, John D., Jr (D Rockport Garden Club ® Rogers, Miss Bertha F ® Rogers, Mrs. C, Harry © Rogers, William F © Roxbury Historical Society © Rudd, Mrs. Gertrude H ® Russell, James Savage ® Rust, Fred W © Saltonstall, Henry © Saltonstall, Mrs. R. M © Saltonstall, Richard © Saltonstall, Mrs. Robert © Sampson, Mrs. Robert de W © Sandy Bay Historical Society and Museum, Inc © Sawyer, Miss Anna Weld © Sayles, Mrs. Robert W © Schmitt, Louis V © School Children of Clarksburg © School Children of Framingham ® School Children of Franklin © School Children of Monroe © School Children of Stoneham © School Children of Woburn © Scorgie, Miss Annie M © Scudder, Wallace M © 26 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS Sears, Evelyn G ® Servais, Ivan D © Sharpies, Philip P (a) Shattuck, Dr. George C © Shattuck, Henry L (c) Shaw, Mrs. T. Mott (a) Shaw, W. K., Jr ® Sheehan, Edward W © ShurcliflF, Arthur A © Silsbury, Miss M. Florence © Simonds, Gifford K © Sinclair, Peter © Small, Edwin W © Smith, Miss Alice Orme © Smith, Mrs. B. Farnham © Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence C © Smith, Eric Parkman © Smith, Mrs. Frank C, Jr ® Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Henry F ® Smith, Theodore L (A) Snelling, Miss Eleanor R © Snelling, Robert E © Sohier, Mr. and Mrs. Louis A © South Shore Nature Club © Spalding, Mrs. Philip L © Spaulding, Mr. and Mrs. John T (a) Starr, Donald C ® Stedman, Miss Alice © Stewart, Prof. Randall © Stone, Mrs. Robert G (a) Stone, Robert G ® Stoneham Garden Club ® Stoneham Woman's Club © Storrow, Mrs. Edward C © Storrow, Mrs. James J © Story, Chester ® Sullivan, Daniel C © Swaim, Roger D © Swift, Mrs. Robert W © Tarbell, Miss Mary E © Taunton Garden Club (A) Taylor, Frank © Teague, Walter Dorwin © Thacher, Thomas C © Thayer, James B (a) Thayer, Mrs. Sherman R © Thomas, Miss Helen © Thompson, Francis Nims © Topsfield Garden Club ® Tower, Fred A © Tucker, Mrs. Carll ® Tucker, Mrs. Philip M © Tuckerman, Bayard, Jr © Tudor, Mrs. H. D © Underwood, Mrs. William Lyman .... © Vaughan, Miss Bertha H (g) Ventres, Mrs. Henry W © Verrill, Floyd © Voight, Charles R © Vose, S. Morton © Wadsworth, Eliot © Waite, Miss Emma Forbes © Walcott, Mrs. Robert (A) Walcott, Robert © Ward, Charles L © Ward, Mrs. Charles W © Wardwell, Hubert M © Ware, Mr. and Mrs. Henry ® Warner, Mrs. Roger © Warren, George C ® Warren, Winifred B ® Washburn, Bradford © Washburn, Mr. and Mrs. George E (g) Watson, John G © Webster, Edwin S (L) Webster, Prof. K. G. T ® Weeks, Mrs. Sinclair ® Weld, Mrs. Charles G ® Wellington, Raynor G ® Wells, Dr. Ralph H © Wenham Village Improvement Society.© West, Miss Elsie M ® Wetherbee, Miss Lilla © Wharton, William P © Wheatland, Richard © Wheeler, Berkeley ® Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Wheeler.® Wheeler, Mrs. Henry ® Wheeler, Robert K © Wheeler, Mrs. William ® Wheeler, Mrs. William Morton ® Wheelwright, George W ® Whidden, Stephen H ® Whipple, George N ® Whiting, Arthur St. J © Whitney, C. H © SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS 27 Whitney, Otis M © Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore T., Jr. © Whittier, C. W ® Wier, Mrs. Frederick N © Wiggins, Lewis N ® Wigglesworth, Mrs. George ® Wigglesworth, Richard B © Williams, Mrs. Arthur ® Williams, Moses, Jr © Winthrop, The Garden Club of © Wise, Mrs. Harold W © Wolcott, William Prescott ® The Women's Civic Federation, of Mass., Inc ® Wood, Cornelius A © Wood, Mrs. WUliam M © Worcester Garden Club ® Wrenn, Philip W © Wyman, Dr. Donald © Young, B. Loring © REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RESERVATIONS COMMITTEE Again, this year we have been fortunate in having, in two of our reservations, the assistance of boys of the National Youth Administration. Whitney Woods looks astonishingly well con- sidering the small sum we have with which to administer it, and the Monument Mountain Reservation is becoming much more important through its active local committee. The increased interest of our local committees is very gratifying and is shown in the improved condition of our reservations. Our last year's appeal for funds to improve our reservations which the local committees recommended, did not meet the hoped-for success, so we are not adding to our appeal this year except to say that with the addition to our holdings of the Old Manse, we have assumed a problem of possible restoration to the condition that existed at the time of Emerson and Hawthorne. As funds become available plans will be made as to the extent and character of this restoration. We are happy to say that Mr. Fletcher Steele, who so successfully restored the Choate Memorial Mission House in Stockbridge, will advise with the Standing Committee in this matter. So that those interested in the work of the Trustees may know our financial needs we make the following listing: Goodwill Parky Falmouth — • $450.00 for twenty-five dogwoods, one thousand hemlock transplants, fertilizing and pruning trees, latrines and a drinking fountain. Mount Ann Parky Glouxiester — $200.00 for signs. Monument Mountainy Great Barrington — $500.00 for improvement of the main paths and increase of warden's fees, less $27.00 received in 1939. Chesterfield Gorgey West Chesterfield — $150.00 for signs. Whitney Woods, Cohasset — $1,000.00 for second hand automobile and upkeep. Increase for the warden from $10.00 a month to $25.00 a month, less $50.00 received in 1939. Medfield Rhododendrons, Medfield — $700.00 for clearing and ditches for drainage, less $421.00 received in 1939. 28 REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 29 Halibut Pointy Rockport — $1,500.00 to enlarge the Reservation by the purchase of adjoining twenty-five acres and creating parking space, etc. Dinosaur Footprints, Holyoke $2,500.00 to complete purchase of the Reservation, less $361.00 received in 1939. Misery Island, Salem $625.00 for repairs to warden's cottage, signs and small amount of planting, less shingles for roof of warden's cottage received in 1939. Hemlock Knoll, Wenham $100.00 for signs. Governor Hutchinson's Field, Milton $1,000.00 for replacing and planting several large elms less $177.00 received in 1939. Rocky Narrows, Sherborn We received in 1939 $220.00 to pay for clearing hurricane damage. Old Manse, Concord — $25,000.00 for an endowment, income for which to be used for maintenance. William Ellery, Chairman Reservations Committee. 30 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS GREENFIELD AMHERST ATHOL SPRIATGFIELD REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 31 PROPERTIES OWNED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE TRUSTEES For f viler descriptions see previous Annual Reports BANCROFT SANCTUARY (1935). A wooded tract of 25 acres in Cohasset, with foot trails, an attractive brook and a six-acre pond; a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bancroft. Adjoining Whitney Woods and administered with that property. Entered from King Street. CHESTERFIELD GORGE (1929). About 13 acres on the east bank of the Westfield River at West Chesterfield. The passage of the stream between narrow rocky walls luxiu-iantly clothed with hemlock, is an outstanding scenic feature. DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS (1935). On the west bank of the Con- necticut River, north of Holyoke in a tract of seven acres are sandstone ledges showing clearly defined footprints made by dinosaurs 150 million years ago. These are of great scientific interest. The Dinosaur Field beside the Connecticut River near Holyoke, on which the Trustees would like to complete pay- ments, more than ever drew the attention of passing motorists during 1939, the year of the New York World Fair. It is so accessible and handy, occupying the narrow strip of land between U. S. Highway No. 5, which forms its western border, and the river, its eastern margin. The chief interest centers in the large tracks implanted in mud flats that have since hardened into shale, eloquent testi- mony to that far distant geologic past. Of equal importance but little known are tiny toe marks of a small creature of long hind legs and short front ones, the imprint of whose peregrina- tions mark the ledges on the river bank. What wouldn't this field do in the way of attracting large numbers of tourists and students, were it arranged as planned, with attractive fence enclosure and appropriate signs, small guest house and summer attendant.'* Who will be the bene- factor that will supply these much desired and needed improve- ments? Aaron C. Bagg. S2 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS B0ST07M STOUGHTOJ^ RANDOLPH BROCKTOi^ REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS S3 GOODWILL PARK (1894). A tract of 150 acres in Falmouth was given by Joseph Story Fay, and 79 acres additional by other members of the family. It is well diversified and borders on two ponds. LOCAL COMMITTEE Wilfred Wheeler (Chairman) H. V. Lawrence Willlam E. Lawrence The past season has again emphasized the need of additional equipment to accommodate those who use the park, for this has been the largest year in visitors that we have yet had. Appar- ently the park is being appreciated more than ever and it is not uncommon to find from ten to fifteen parties daily making use of the picnic grounds and camping area. It certainly is impera- tive that better toilet facilities be arranged before another season and more benches and tables are necessary. There were about one thousand small hemlocks planted on the east side of the park along Gifford Street but the very dry season was hard on them and it is doubtful if more than fifty per cent lived. Twenty-five new dogwoods were planted and these nearly all lived. The dogwoods planted five years ago bloomed well this year. There should be a lot of planting done along the shores of Grews pond, — dogwood, shadbush, kalmia, azaleas and clethra, as this area is well adapted to this native material and would make a most pleasing picture in the near future. The town has sprayed the Park as usual and there was not as much insect injury as last year. The gradual removal of the white oaks which are not in good condition, will do a lot to cut down gypsy moth infestation. The hickories at the west entrance should be cared for this year; feeding and some pruning are very necessary to keep these fine trees in good condition. Also the cedars on the west side should be fed this year. Several of them are in very bad condition owing to dry summer and lack of feeding. Several of the large locusts were damaged by the hurricane of last year, and these have been removed, as well as a number of large oaks near the west entrance. Roads and walks are in excellent condition, but the fence on Gifford street is in such a poor state that it would be useless to repair it. I would suggest that instead of spending any money on a fence a thick planting of trees be started on that side and no fence would be necessary. There are trees enough in the park which could be moved there and even if only a part were done each year in time the whole line could be planted. The two parcels of land which are on Long Pond and which do not join Goodwill Park, have been cared for by the Town THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 35 Forest Committee and most of the area has been planted with young red and white pine. We were able to secure the regular appropriations from the Town for work at Goodwill Park. Wilfred Wheeler, Chairman, GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON'S FIELD (1898.) A field of ten acres, beside the road at its highest point on Milton Hill, preserves a broad and historic view including a portion of Boston Harbor. LOCAL COMMITTEE Charles S. Pierce (Chairman) John Balch Dr. Alexander Forbes The situation has changed very little from that which was reported last year. No funds have been available to clear up properly the hurricane damage of 1938 among the beeches along the Neponset River or to place substantial elm trees along Adams Street. Looking to the future it is important that a new row of trees should be growing to take the places of those which have seen their best days. The committee has made a local appeal for funds, but, as yet the response has been disappointing. It has been necessary to spray the old trees thoroughly to arrest the ravages of the elm leaf beetle. Grass has been mowed as usual. Several thousand people have enjoyed the inspiring view from this Reservation by strolling to it and resting there, or by parking their cars, sometimes for an hour at a time, in the adjacent highway. To these must be added the countless thou- sands who receive pleasure for a minute or two as they pass. Charles S. Pierce, Chairman. HALIBUT POINT (1934). Twelve acres at the northerly tip of Cape Ann, a gift by Dr. John C. Phillips and the Village Improve- ment Society of Pigeon Cove. Twenty-eight acres additional have been tentatively accepted subject to the raising of the wholly acceptable purchase price, and a gift of two acres adja- cent to the twenty-eight acres has also been accepted. LOCAL COMMITTEE Allen Chamberlain (Chairman) Aldro T. Hibbard H. Chester Story The 'Reservation has required little attention during the season, and no outlay of money beyond a small fee paid for the systematic tidying of the parking place opened last year off Gott Avenue. The parking place, located at the end of car navigation is a quarter of a mile from the Halibut Point shore front, and it has been fully patronized during the past summer. S6 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS ATIvANTIC OCEAN BEVERLY GLOUCESTER. THATCHER'S SHERBORN DOVER PEPHAZVl WA^LrPOLE, REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 37 The two rustic tables placed there last year through the courtesy of the State Conservation Department have been much used by those who picnicked there either before or after visiting the shore. It is anticipated that there will be an increased use of the parking place when the two acre meadow on Hooppole Cove is opened. If this proves to be the case the area available for cars will need to be expanded by the cutting of some thickets of shrubbery, and the filling of a few slight depressions with gravel. The meadow, fronting on the Cove, is an historic landmark, locally known as "Andrews Hollow." It was a part of the farm of William Andrews from Chebacco who was one of the first settlers at Pigeon Cove in 1702. Allen Chamberlain, Chairman. HYDE SANCTUARY (1934). Adjoining the west border of Whitney Woods, 14 acres of woodland containing many noble hemlock and pine, of century age and more. Gift of the late Benjamin D. Hyde. MAGNOLIA SHORE (1936). Twelve and one-half acres of rocky shore land near Rafe's Chasm in the Magnolia section of Gloucester. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Stearns Lee. MEDFIELD RHODODENDRONS (1934). Twenty-seven acres in Medfield containing ten acres of massive native rhododendrons purchased from subscription, and in 1936 an additional 1.84 acres, gift by Richard S. Hale of Dover. These rhododendron plants are from 10 to 15 feet in height. LOCAL COMMITTEE John S. Ames (Chairman) Walter Channing Mrs. Louis A, Frothingham H. Wendell Endicott Walter Hunnevvell Mrs. John Wells Farley Mrs. Augustus H. Parker Miss Sylvia Warren The Local Committee reports that the only activities this year in the Medfield Rhododendron Reservation were the removal of trees that were blown down by the hurricane and a light improvement cutting freeing some of the clumps on "the island" which were growing under too dense shade. During the summer a man was employed fifty -four days doing this work. Of the flower buds formed in 1938, only thirteen clusters were noted. The past season has been one of the driest on record. Probably as a result of this condition the new wood of the rhodo- drendrons ripened better than usual and many flower buds have 38 THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS STOCKBRIDGE ana LENOX WESTFIELD REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 39 been formed and the prospects for the season of 1940 look very promising. Below "the island'* in the swamp, the rhododendrons have suffered from previous years flooded conditions. When the money is available, ditching should be commenced. John S. Ames, Chairman. MISERY ISLAND (1935). An island of eighty acres at entrance of Salem Harbor. Threatened by prospect of unpleasant commercial development, a group of local residents subscribed for its purchase. The nearby Little Misery Island has since been rescued in a similar manner. LOCAL COMMITTEE Stephen J. Connolly (Chairman) Mrs. Gordon Abbott Mrs. Henry Forbes Bigelow Robert Cutler Godfrey L. Cabot Neal Rantoul We are pleased to note the appointment of Godfrey L. Cabot to the Local Committee to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dr. John C. Phillips. The general condition of the property remains much the same as last year; no improvements have been made except to clean the landing beach free of stones; this affords easy access to the property. In addition, all of the camping and picnicking areas have been cleaned and the shrubs and paths placed in good order. The Hollander main house has been reshingled through a gift of Charles S. Bird and windows and doors replaced so that the house is now a comfortable one. This is occupied by the warden's family through the kindness of the late Clarence T. Hollander. We have the house rent free, for which we are very grateful. After due consideration we decided that it would be but fair to charge a small fee for visitors, one of the main reasons being that this would bring to them a feeling of responsibility. All joined heartily in the suggestion, the amount collected being nearly three hundred dollars. The system of charges is graded for individuals, families, and Sea Scouts. This goes no small way toward paying our expenses; this expense, we may add, is kept at a minimum. During the season nearly five thousand people visited the Island. Little Misery had two hundred visitors. The Islands, cared for as they are, are being appreciated by the public; we cannot overestimate the good that is being done. We, at this time, desire to express our sincere thanks to the City Executives of Salem and Beverly in aiding in the cause. Stephen J. Connolly, Chairman. J^O THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS MARBLEHEAD REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS U MONUMENT MOUNTAIN (1899). Situated in the valley of the Housatonic, between Great Barrington and Stockbridge, it is a prominent and picturesque feature of the landscape. The east and west sides are sheer precipices and the view from the summit, 1,710 feet above sea level, is one of great beauty. Gift of Miss Helen C. Butler on behalf of the late Rosalie Butler. LOCAL COMMITTEE Bernhard Hoffmann (Chairman) Edward F. Belches Frank J. Pope South Egremont Great Barrington George B. deGersdorf Rodney Procter Stockbridge Stockbridge Walter Prichard Eaton Earle Stafford Sheffield Monterey D. Percy Morgan John Butler Swann New York Stockbridge The Monument Mountain Local Committee is pleased to report that there were more visitors at the Reservation this year than ever before and that it is in better condition than ever. Additional fireplaces and luncheon tables have been supplied which has taken care of the visitors without delay; a latrine has been built; the revision of the folder giving the history of Monu- ment Mountain has been published and presented to each visitor. Warden Monroe has been in attendance on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from May 1st to October 1st. The Local Committee recommends that when funds are available there should be a full-time warden employed from May 1st to November 1st owing to the steady increase in visitors and campers at the Reservation. The Local Committee has been successful in securing the help of the National Youth Administration boys in clearing paths, cutting some new trails, and doing much that has added to the looks of the Reservation. The Department of Public Works has cut dead branches from the trees along the property of on Route 7 which has added much to the general appearance. D. Percy Morgan has been added to the Monument Moun- tain Local Committee. Bernhard Hoffmann, Chairman. MOUNT ANN PARK (1897). A small pine-clad mountain, one of the highest points on the North Shore (about 225 ft.) command- ing a broad ocean view and also most of the coast between Boston and Maine and inland to Wachusett and Monadnock. The tract includes 50 acres and was a gift of the late William Minot and Henry Davis Minot. HINGHAM HULL COHASSET NEWTON NORWELL HANOVER REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS ^ OLD TOWN HILL (1929). A bare drumlin in Newbury contain- ing twenty-five acres and commanding a sweeping view of the lowlands of Essex County and Plum Island. Acquired for a nominal price through the generosity and public spirit of the late Stephen P. Hale and Mrs. Florence Dibble. PETTICOAT HILL (1906). Fifty acres of hilltop and wooded slopes in Williamsburg, seven miles northwest of Northampton. Extended view from the summit. Gift of Mrs. Edward W. N'ash LOCAL COMMITTEE Aaron C. Bagq (Chairman) Mb. and Mrs. Lewis H. Cranson Miss Dorothea W. Ward Mrs. C. N. Rhodes Since the hurricane of September, 1938, not much had been done in the way of removal, because of expense, of the fallen trees on Petticoat Hill Reservation. This summer, however, a farmer living nearby offered, for the lumber and firewood he would receive in return, to do such removal gratis. The Reserva- tion once again is cleared largely of such debris, so that it offers the same welcoming pathway up through the hillside grove to the distant prospect at the top. Would that more members and friends of the Trustees of Public Reservations, as well as the general public, might become better acquainted with the attractions of the mute but living testimonial to Mr. and Mrs. Nash — the donors of this beautiful hillside Reservation. Aaron C. Bagg, Chairman, ROCKY NARROWS (1897). Twenty-one acres in Sherborn, 'where the Charles River flows through a narrow, picturesque gorge. Gift of the late Augustus Hemenway. LOCAL COMMITTEE George Lewis, Jr. (Chairman) Henry M. Ceeanninq Last winter we were able to sell the fallen white pine logs on the Reservation to the Government. This helped the Local Committee to pay some of the expenses of clearing part of the mess left by the hurricane. Later we were fortunate in getting several W. P. A. crews on the hemlock hillside. They did a good job in stripping the fallen trees and burning the brush, but did no work in cutting up the fallen logs. At the time it was impossible to get the W. P. A. men to the island at the "Gates of the Charles" as the marsh separating the island from the main land was more or less under water, and the ice had started to melt. For this reason the island has not been touched. I do not know whether or not we shall be able to get any W. P. A. work done this winter. There is still a good deal of work which could be done on the Reservation, but with the exception of the U THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS DALTON WILLIAMSBURG NASHUA BEDFORD LOWELL WAYLAND WALTHAM BOSTOX S « t; ^ '£ ^ > = * o ■:5 c ig" . C K U g W « H 5 ^ >H ^ H 2 « S Uj H 2 ^ y t« !^ S ^ 2 § K « ^ 2 i 5 "5 t:; S g § ' - § 5 ^ K o e O (SO D ^ « S s J- ^ 2 K J Q (2l P w « ^ o tH P •< :/} K o 2 O H a g O S y cc E ^ K ^ "J O j„ sg = i-i H H CQ ^ da m ^ O I— I W H Fairckild Aerial Co., Boston, Mass. AERIAL VIEW OF OLD MANSE PROPERTY 1. The "Old Manse" purchased by the Trustees through private subscrip- tion IN 1939. 2. Outline of property of eight and oxe-half acres which includes the actual Battle Field of the Concord Fight. 3. Obelisk commemorating the spot where the first English soldiers fell AT the Concord Fight. 4. "The rude bridge that spanned the flood." 5. Statue of The Minuteman by Daniel Chester French 6. Parking space owned and maintained by the Town of Concord. REPORT OF MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATIONS 45 island there is no fire menace. The committee has no funds for further work. George Lewis, Jr., Chairman. WENHAM PINE AND HEMLOCK KNOLL (1936). Fourteen acres in Wenham, heavily wooded with ancient hemlock and pine. Gift of Dr. John C. Phillips. WHITNEY WOODS (1933). In Cohasset and Hingham 640 acres of beautiful woodland including Turkey Hill (one hundred and eighty-seven feet). Presented by the Whitney Woods Associa- tion with an endowment. LOCAL COMMITTEE Oliver H. Howe (Chairman) Clarence H. Knowlton Dr. John B. May Lawrence B. Fletcher Veasey F. Peirce Herbert Willla.ms Much of the year was occupied with removing obstructions to the bridle paths and foot trails, caused by the hurricane of September 1938. The Youth's Administration Agency has been of great service in this work. The great amount of timber pros- trated was such that many pine logs still lie along the bridle paths awaiting transportation. Our chief concern has been to burn the inflammable rubbish and remove the fire risk. It is a satisfaction that, so far, we have escaped fire. The bridle paths and foot-trails are now all open and most of the foot-trails have been freshly marked. The marking of intersections of trails: (-{-) has enabled walkers to follow circuits, returning to the starting point. The road surface of the bridle paths has been neglected and should receive attention the com- ing year. The most serious damage by the hurricane was on the southerly slope of Turkey Hill, where the trees were literally mowed down. This necessitated shortening the Thayer Trail and connecting it with Turkey Hill Lane instead of with the Bancroft Trail as formerly. The middle section of the Howe Trail has been somewhat shortened and improved, avoiding swampy ground. It has been a very busy year and members of the committee have spent many days in work upon the foot trails. Additional fireplaces, tables, seats and a latrine have been provided in the picnic grove and the Boy Scouts have been allowed to erect a cabin in a secluded spot, between Howe's Road and Boulder Lane. Our warden reports that during the year the woods have been visited by about 4,000 people. This must be an under- estimate, for with the three entrances, many people come and THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS go without his observation. A gift of a portable house by Mrs. Hugh Bancroft is on our property for the use of the warden. Fees collected for use of fireplaces and luncheon tables — ■ about $100. With the help of the NYA workers and an exp)enditure of $25 a well was dug and covered with cement and a pump in- stalled. This allows the Reservation adequate water which is absolutely necessary for the visitors. Oliver H. Howe, Chairman. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HOMESTEAD (1928) in Cummington. Home of the poet in boyhood, early manhood and again in later years. Two hundred and forty acres of farm and diversified woodland. Much furniture and memorials intimately asso- ciated with the poet. Fine view from the house. Gift of Mrs. Minna Godwin Goddard, grand-daughter of the poet, together with gifts from other members of the family. The usual number of people visited the Homestead and we had a good sale of booklets. The most important happening was the result of the hurri- cane which did a lot of damage to the woods but very little to the ornamental trees surrounding the Homestead. Many trees were uprooted towards the sugar house. Most of these were large trees. Mr. Page, the caretaker, was successful in selling 4,059 feet of best quality lumber to Brattleboro for rachet frames and 16,865 feet sawed for timber and planking. The ash suffered more than the maple as it was a much taller tree. The roads from the Town of Cummington are in good con- dition. Conrad G. Goddard, Chairman, COOPERATING SOCIETIES It is suggested that, in the event of any local Society ex- pressing its wiUingness to cooperate with The Trustees, the following procedure should be adopted: 1. That the Society should appoint and regularly maintain a committee to cooperate with The Trustees, to be known as a "Committee on Scenic and Historic Preservation"; and that this local Preservation Committee should, in general, watch all beautiful and historical places within the area covered by the membership of the Society, and should inform the Standing Committee of The Trustees of any case in which their inter- vention might be helpful. 2. That a rough register of beautiful or historical places, in the region covered by the membership of the Society, should be compiled by the members of this local Preservation Committee, and that a copy of the Ust so compiled should be filed at the oflSce of The Trustees. 3. That the members of the local Preservation Committee should, as far as possible, endeavor to influence local govern- ments toward preservation of the beautiful and historical features of their district. 4. That the members of the local Preservation Committee should undertake to distribute, from time to time, Hterature issued by The Trustees. 5. That, in order to facilitate the work of The Trustees, the members of the local Preservation Committee should under- take to further the growth of membership in The Trustees. The following pages contain a Hst of Societies whose officers have signified their intention to cooperate with The Trustees in the field of Preservation work. 47 H M O I ^§ 03 B? « p w CP 2 o ^ o o 4J >■ i4h O 9 2 b c3 l-H 4J . 9^ « . . .05 ; w > M ^ o 2 I .2 £.2 u ^.^ W : S o ca 2 • S ^ ;^ £ . . bo I 2 £.2 J2 o £ -2 13 s 11^ o o o ® 03 OS . . J5 . . . fc7 • • W W w <» w "5 o <» t« I ..ti gpLi pK 03 t» «j oj tn 05 w ^^^^^^^^ g g S 1^1 o P OQ s O cq eg pq O ^ O « na o m >^ a Kg < ^ O o o S o 2 S « ^ ^ SO §^ w gi P J?; 2! ^ . 8 s^'S I sis i^J so ^. s s^'-g ilia oj J-|| s I Ph ;3 o ^ 2 w w o £ w w M «i » w w w w iS-n g «3 cs Q < «2 CO f3 m p CO " ^ S p w ^ 3 ^ O (B O O 3 3 P3 O Q H < S Q O 3 2^^ ^ W W m < S3 o WPQPQ §28 « ^ ^ 2 2 H Eh o -12 : § B pq^figl -^dgg S » » H W O H 12; ^ m R !5 « Pri « « Sr'-' -3 do > EH P o !? W S 55 _§ < § H oh' M