The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-23
United Effort for
Civic Improvement
Special Correspondence of The Tribune.

Bufdlo, July -
THE MOVEMENT towards civic Improvement
and public beauty has assumed such pro-
u portions as TO warrant group OF earnest
minded men and women in organizing the
National League of Improvement associations
with headquarters at Springfield. o. The league
as federation OF interests and OF organization
of a varied nature, seeks 10 serve as clearing
house for ideas and information; 10 direct atten-
tion To special needs; TO emphasize the best
means for attaining desired ends; 10 secure gen.
cral interest by an extensive press and platform
agitation, and to gain intelligent responsive
public sentiment through educational literature
and ster'opticon addresses. The league has an
open held, does not rival existing organizations
and is in no sense a legislative body. Without
duplicating effort or destroying individuality, it
seeks to bring about unity and harmony between
all the forces. Ii is hoped to lessen ephemcral
organization, to avoid misdireCted effort, and to
secure more general cooperation.
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The plan of work includes an extensive news
service, tie supply of data for speakers and
writers, preparation of photographs and slid les,
reference exhibition and circulating library, sug
gestion OF programs for meetings and clubs, ar
rdngcmcnt Of assembly and institute presenta.
tion, the circulation Of timely literature, the
formation OF local organizations, the direction of
special effort for firms and other bodies desiring
expert service, The league aims to secure in
every community either atfliation with some
existing organization which may undertake the
work hest suited tor local needs or to form
society Tor that particular purpose.
The annual convention Of the league will he
held Aug, II, Il, II and Is. The sessions of
the first three days will be held in the banquet
hall Of the City Convention Home, this city,
The last days session will be st Lake Chsutau.
qua, y. Y. The following outline will serve to
show that the event will he notable one
Both in the range of topics covered and in the
character Of the talent which will he presented,
the convention promises to he memorable All
persons interested in civic improvement should
attend the convention and give it the widest
possible publicity among their friends.
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There will be no day sessions Of the convention
on Monday. The time will he devoted TO mutual
Acquaintance and TO visits N the Pan. American
exposition and other points OF interest in Buffalo
The chief event Of the evening session will he
an illustrated lecture by Prof Charles ZuebIin.
of the University Of Chicago, a leading author.
lty on the public beauty movement and one
OF the best speakers in the country On Tues.
day the morning session will be devoted 10 or.
ganlatlon, TO reports OF affiliated associations
and TO brief addresses on the general tonic
"What We Have Done and How We Did II
The afternoon session will hc devoted 10 thirty.
minute pauers on the various phases of i'm.
proyoment work. Each OF these papers will n,
prepared by an expert, and all TOPICS discussed
will he of vital interest. Among the subjects
already arranged for may he mCnJ ,oncd "The
Work Of the Cleveland Home Gardening Asso,is.
ton" by W, H. Mouton, secretary industrial
committee, Cleveland Champcr Of Commerce
and "The Influence Of Neighborhood Improve.
mcnt Associations in the Embellishmcnt ~
Cities" by Charles VI, Loring, eX.president