The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 5, 1904, Page 1

JOHN McL AREN, Superintendent Golden GatePark, Who Goes to Europe for New Ideas for the Beautification of California’s Famous Park} T is very rarely, indeed, that a public official takes & vacation that gives more asure to the people than it does to himself, but yester- day John McLaren, superintendent of Golden Gate Park, accompanied by his wife, began a three months’ European trip, which, though its first ob- ject is to visit his mother in his old home in Scot- g land, will be followed by a tour of the Continent will. eventually result in Innumerable 'im- provemenfs and azdditions to the beauty and at- tractiveness of the park as a whole and its pieas- ure gr s In particular, which s”of exceptional interest to every man, woman and child in San Francisco, : To make Mr. McLaren's trip a complete suc- cess the Park Commissioners appropriated $1000 to Continued on Page Seven.