The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-01
CONVENTION OF AMERICAN CIVIC
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE WILL
BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER
SOME NOTED SPEAKERS
ARE ON THE PROGRAMME
Date Has Not Yet Been Fixed, But
Last Week of the Month Will Proba-
bly, Be Selected-Proceedings Already
Partly Mapped Out by Local Com
mittee.

Extensive preparations are being
made in st. Paul for the convention of
the American League for Civic I'M
provement to be held in this city in
September The oath, 25th and 26th are
the probable dates for the convention,
though they may be altered. The pro-
grammeS have been made out as far
as possible. In the main sessions of the
convention the primary school, eco
nomic and educational questions in
city and country life will be consider
ed by recognized experts and a number
of addresses will be illustrated by ster-
eOpticon slides, with exhibits of pho
tographs and plans, and displays of
printed matter and publications.
There will be morning, afternoon and
evening sessions, the day sessions to
be held in the Commercial club rooms.
One of the evening meetings will prob
ably be held in the Auditorium and the
other in some one of the larger hill
churches. 1t is assured that it will
bring a few people of national reputa-
ton along the lines of civic improve
ment
The programme is not yet complete,
but Will be about as follows:
First Day, Morning Business ses-
sion, reports of affiliated organizations.
Afternoon, Rural ProbIems-"Countr
School," Senator Stout, of Wisconsin,
Communication" Mr.. O. Meg. How
ard, the good roads expert; THE Model
Farm Prof. Craig, of Cornell univer-
sity. This session will be closed by a
reception given by the Commercial
club, assisted by the Womans Civic
league.
In the evening there will be addresses,
probably in the Auditorium, by Gov.
Van SAINT, H. A. Boardman, president
of the Commercial club; Charles Zueb-
lin, president of the American league,
and others.
One Day of Sight Seeing.
The second day will be spent largely
in sightseeing. There will be a visit
to the public baths in the morning at 8
o'clock. At 10 the visitors will take
a boat to Minnehaha, where a picnic
luncheon will be served by the mem
bers of the Women's Civic league. The
luncheon will be followed by the fol-
lowing programme:
THE Recreative Features of Parks"
E. ]. Parker.
Fairgrounds and Vacation Schools"
M EISollOI L dIIdIll, OI LOUISVILLE.
THE School as a Recreative Cen
ter" Mrs. Scott, of Princeton, N. Y.
There will then be a trolley ride in
chartered cars by the courtesy of the
Twin City Rapid Transit company to
Minneapolis and st. Paul Park. c. M.
Loring, of Minneapolis, has charge of
the Minneapolis arrangements.
In the evening the subject will be
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be presentation of city plans for the
Improvement of the city of Washing
ton; for Harrisburg, Pa, by J. Hor-
ace Mcfarland. "The Model City, st.
Louis Exposition" by Howard ]. Rog-
ers.e Cass Gilbert has been invited
to present a plan for beautifying the
city of st. Paul.
The morning session of the third day
will be devoted to the following pro-
gramme:
Arts and Crafts Movement-"In the
Home, Household Arts and Crafts"
Mrs. Sherman, Milwaukee; I'm the
School, Art Education and Decora-
ton" Mrs. Charles Zueblin; I'm the
Workshop, the Hand versus the Ma
chine" Prof. George Weitbrecht; I'm
the Street, Architecture, Signs and
Fixtures Albert Kelsey, Philadelphia.
In connection with this programme
a small exhibit in arts and crafts will
be given by the Art Workers guild and
and exhibit of school arts and crafts
will be given under the charge of Miss
Harriet Ruddy and Miss B. M. Phelan.
In the afternoon there will be a drive
in private carriages on Summit ave-
nue. under the arrangement of Mrs.
Archibald McLaren
The evening session will include
talks on municipal good government.
The Principals" will be the subject by
Clinton Rogers Woodruff of Philadel-