. National star-spangled banner centennial, Baltimore, Maryland, September 6 to 13, 1914 . ances is almostmountainous, with beautiful streams winding in and out, thescene retaining much of its natural environment. Druid Hill is Baltimores largest park. It is famous, foramong the parks of the country it is unequaled in naturalbeauty. It was purchased in I 860, and has an area of nearly700 acres. The rugged scenery of Gwynns Falls Park, through whichflows the stream Gwynns Falls, at times rushing like a torrent,arises to challenge Druid Hills claim to pre-eminent natures handiwork is
. National star-spangled banner centennial, Baltimore, Maryland, September 6 to 13, 1914 . ances is almostmountainous, with beautiful streams winding in and out, thescene retaining much of its natural environment. Druid Hill is Baltimores largest park. It is famous, foramong the parks of the country it is unequaled in naturalbeauty. It was purchased in I 860, and has an area of nearly700 acres. The rugged scenery of Gwynns Falls Park, through whichflows the stream Gwynns Falls, at times rushing like a torrent,arises to challenge Druid Hills claim to pre-eminent natures handiwork is sublime. As has been stated, the scheme of park development em-braces, as one of its important features, broad boulevards,which represent the most advanced ideas and skill in highwayconstruction. The parks play an important part in City life, and in theiradministration and management are kept abreast of the have swimming pools, which are enjoyed by thousands,and from which graduate each year scores of youthful expertswimmers. There are playgrounds for the tots, and these 33. SCENES IN BALTIMORES MAGNIFICENT PARKS The Old Johns Hopkins Mansion, Clifton ParkSwimming Pool in Patterson Park View in Riverside ParkView in Carroll Park )) TMCr BOOK especial reservations are under the direction of the PlaygroundAssociation, which has professional instructors or teachers inattendance. All the parks are supplied with baseball grounds,tennis courts and other facilities for healthy sport. The parks are not supported by direct taxation, but fromthe receipts of the street railways, 9 per cent, of the grossreceipts being devoted to this purpose. The fund thus raised,which is increasing yearly at the rate of 6 per cent., can not bediverted from the parks. This amounts to approximately $500,000 annually, which,with other sources of revenue, brings the total available forpark purposes to $5 1 0,000 as a yearly income, exclusive ofany loan for park improvement and enlargem
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