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claicome to cEfl frees <br /> The Friends of the Institute take great pride in presenting to the <br /> community our third house presentation — "Green Trees, Halpin <br /> House and Gardens" — which came to us through the generous <br /> bequest of Mrs. George Halpin. <br /> The Friends is a large volunteer organization founded in 1922 to <br /> further the programs and extend the public image of The Minnea- <br /> polis Institute of Arts. The Friends' 1976 "Pink Palace" Designers' <br /> Showcase generated $82,000 for The Minneapolis Institute of <br /> Arts and enabled the museum to be open to the public an addi- <br /> tional seventeen hours a week. <br /> The Friends' 1978 "Springtime at Skinner House", held in the his- <br /> toric Ramsey Hill area of St. Paul, produced revenues of $30,000 <br /> which the Friends designated to underwrite the costs of the Vic- <br /> torian High Renaissance Exhibition catalog. <br /> As president of the Friends of the Institute, I am grateful for the <br /> initial bequest of Mrs. Halpin's lovely French house and gardens <br /> and for the gift of time that hundreds of volunteers have donated <br /> to make this project a success. <br /> We hope that your visit to "Green Trees" will be memorable. <br /> Mrs. Bradley C. Bowman II <br /> President, Friends of the Institute <br /> P.S. Membership in the Friends is open to anyone upon joining The <br /> Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, the governing organization <br /> for The Minneapolis Institute of Arts and The Minneapolis <br /> College of Art and Design. For information, call the Friends <br /> Office, 870-3045. <br /> 2 <br />