The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-24

history Of scarcely two years. The or
ganization was formed in response to
popular demand for bureau Of informa-
ton in regard to public Improvement work
in all Of its aspects and for unifying
force The work has grown so marvel
ously and supplied the need so satisfactor-
lily, that few months ago the increasing
applications for advice and literature
made necessary the formation Of sections,
each under the direction Of representa-
tive advisory council of experts, ready and
willing to give counsel. This plan makes
the league a federation Of all the interests
comprised under the head of public i'm
provement work.
The league has also sought in con-
junction with the American Park and Out
door Art association to devise plan of
utilization and cooperation by means Of
which all existing organizations working
along improvement lines can centralize
their work, economizing time, labor and
funds, by avoiding duplication and con-
fusion. A report was made from this COM
mittee this morning and another commit
tee was appointed with power to carry
into effect the views Of the league.
Among the leaders in attendance were:
President Charles Zeublin Of Chicago Mrs.
Condo Harnlin Of st. Paul, vice president;
Frank Chaplin Bray, Cleveland, treasurer;
Charles Milford Robinson, Rochester,, N.
T., recording secretary; e. G. Routzahn,
Dayton, corresponding secretary; Albert
Kelsey, PHILADELPHIA; D: J. Thomas.
Springfield, Ohio; Charles M. Loring, Min
neapolis; e. J. Parker, Quincy, ILL.,. presi-
dent of the American Park and Out Door
Art association Of which Mr.. Robinson is
secretary; Rev. Marie Jenney, Des Moines,
and others. --.
The delegates gathered rather slowly
this morning and were more inclined to
hold small, 1mpromtu conferences about
the corridors than to assemble for. bust
ness President Zeublin voiced the salts
faction Of the league in enjoying the hos
pitality Of the Women's Civic League and
the Commercial club: He also spoke OF
tho profit expected from the object les
sons to be shown on the visits to points
Of interest about st. Paul and Mime
apolis. ..,... u
.' Minneapolis Is Criticized. - 80.
President Parker Of the American Park
and Outdoor Art association delivered an
informal address, as he Is unable to re-
main until the time assigned him on the
program. He spoke of the recent meet
ing Of his association in Boston, and pro-
nounced it's most important work the in
| dorsement Of the plan of affliation and
cooperation. Aff1liation he regarded as a
move of paramount importance. Taking
up the abuse of public advertising, he ex-
pressed his panied establishment at the
way Minneapolis political candidates had
| used all kinds of poles and trees for bill
posting and also pronounced the locating
of the Hennepin county courthouse a tre-
mendous blunder that would be deeply re-
GREETED On. the other hand he praised
highly the wisdom of the city in reservine
large tracts Of land for park purposes and
choosing such able men as G. M. Lorine
and H. 8. Cleveland to lay the foundations
Of it's landscape art. The desirability OF
using parks for recreation was .empha-
sized, the speaker saying that it breeds a
race Of criminals to disregard the natural
craving for recreation. "
The report of Mr.. Bray on affiliatio1
recommended that the scope Of the com
mittee's duties be widened to include al
similar organizations and that new com
mittee be given full power to act. The re
port was adopted. zs--s' s1s7ses
| q The report of the corresponding secre
tary, E. G. Roetzahn, reviewed the deVel
opment Of the work and noted the risin,
tide OF interest that had made the section
advisory councils necessity. This pla,
has ben the feature Of the year. and TIL
developments In st. Louis, encouraged b,
exposition interests, have been notable.
Brief reports by affiliated Organization
| were given by Miss Marie Jenney Of De
| Moines, E. Meg. Howard, Chicago; Earl
Lawman, st. Louis, and others.