The St. Louis Republic., 1902-10-21
Clinton Rogers Woodruff Speaks
on Civic Improvement Before
Contemporary Club.
PRESIDENT NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Large Audience of Representative
Citizens. Including Many Ladies.
Are Present at Monthly Gath
ering and Enjoy Lecture.

In his address before the members OF the
Contemporary club. At the twenty-iirst reg
ular meeting and dinner. in the parlors OF
the Mercantile Club. last evening. Clinton
Rogers Woodruff Of Phiiadslphis. secretary
OF the National Municipal League. eompli-
mented the businesslike administration q
Mayor Wells.
The subject cg his address was Some OF
the Things Which Are Being Done for civic
Improvement In the Various Cities OF the
Country"
''o=e has only 70 run ones eye over the
municipal literature TO convince himself Of
the change which IS taking place said the
speaker "Ile win read Of a municipal pro-
gramrac. Instruction in municipal govern
meut in American educational Institutions
town and city Improvement. all OF which
clearly indicate that the advocates ~
change are not only tTyluA 20 30 away with
the uic order of things. but to est hlish a
Hew and better enc. Il i:dicltes the soun1-
ness and the sanity ~ the movement. and.
above al that IL has taken hold OF ;ha
rfactisai mirds gmcug us-those who have
contributed 10 our prNsrca- In other de-
partmruts af activity"
o. lie spoke of the ecod Work being done by
tho Municipal Voters League in Chicago
The American society of Municipal Improve
Ail 1T talE American l-lrk A-u outdoor Art
Ass clatfon and the American Leg FOR
Civic Improvement. Some OF thes, orrani-
zations are political bodies making their
own nominations and conducting IN II own
campaigns while others merely inG5rye the
nominations % cteer parties. The Chicago
League uses It's influence T. defeat obnox-
lHuS candidates firs- At the urlma r.es then
y unSucccssful there NJ the polls, he said
The American Society OF Municipal I'm
pr'EeInents represents the interest u the
technical munieipal administrator. II Is
composed Of cities who send ikeir euCivcers,
20 It's Ece;ins.. IL Is designed 10 Improve
the ways and means OF doing munIcipal
work. such as tie construction OF bridges.
sewers. streets
THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT:
AuloH= tho-e present were
iuaEs and Mrs Franklin F~rrIss
IruE- sEd Srs- Walter r. Id.lelax
dfs ii'sisiia ssi Mssis.se3, ..sa ats, John Day
Wal.'r z Fisehei. G \. Finkelnb,rr.
,,,- - - =, -, ~ J. TaussiE.
- - 'sip p-ntrr. fat-ss tlssii4.i Alien.
= r. MlrAstAlasi. Maslnm bauten.
". = : Eryan. L.z.as Michael
. T. H1urh. = H tI-srs
Hau.i;on Dsashaday. HoiE.,s Srni;h.
iiavlt h-iseuat.. r. J. SpeHceT
5escph Gsesnsfeldsr. ;. Bent kusseIi.
Nathaniel Lane. 5:creneG- Cs:bSan.
George F. Duraut ". II. iIsail.. s'us'
Aibest MerTri,.
MesssmSs-
Jsm~s /. Blair = - Huien
a ". prIEias. Francis - sellers
g 4 i1gN. Marion Mccall
fiui. y. Moore. L EichurEs
James A. Pullman
MisfDE-
Emma TaussiE. 2. Kirrhre-
LaaiGI. May Rrsan.
AlaiF = hurklcy. L.uddsCke.
Hllderhrzndt. RIehar,is
Wilder, Ethei Gihls.
fl~chel. Hgsen
singer. klackman.
Gertrude GarFlsue. Alice EIsefnan
!. fiarriru-
TIE lsevfrrr,ir-
Glra-1 L. Power Samuel SALE
Daniel Dorchester Jr.. Doctor Walter Eirch-
". J. Mckittrick ner
MeSsietgrs--
Hiram Phillips. Harry r. sprz=ue
EdNart Flad. Earle Iay-ian
Encs clark. r. singer.
J. u. Ahfies. y. r. Rausch.
+. A. Herman. g. Oliver Carpsn-
J. g. Hove. ter Jr
Guy L Hove. William Chauvenet
Fsdwarsl p. Jackson Gustav prrker
George Warren klal I.aurance O. Peauvnfs