The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-26
WORKERS IN G. |. /.
Present Convention Has Brought To-
gether Many Leaders in the
Movement. 's.-- ~. IS
Some of the Men and Women and
What They Have Done in and
Out of the League.

IN spite of the absence of several much
League convention has brought together
an important representation Of the men
and women chiefly responsible for the
conspicuous activity in civic betterment
at the present time. Chief among these
is the president, Charles Zuebln of Chlca-
go university, who is very we'll known in
this locality through his university extern
sion courses in sociology. He is a mem
Der of the special park commission IN
Chicago and is doing practical work. PrO1.
Zueblin has accepted the position or cor
responding secretary of the league Tor
next year and in this office Will nave
charge Of the headquarters in Chicago,
which will be the central bureau for in
formation and league literature. which is
designed to cover the whole range OF the
subject Of civic Improvement Inc inter-
allure will be furnished in large part by
the section councils.
Charles milford Robinson, recording
secretary Of the league. holds the same
position in the Park and Outdoor Art as
ISOLATION He is the author Of THE I'M
provemnt of Towns and Cities, book
that is Bible for all Improvement work
and also of frequent magazine articles on
improvements topics For ten years ne
was editor of the Rochester Post Express
Frank Chaplin Bray. treasurer OF the as
ISOLATION is the editor of the Chautauquan
and Chautauqua Press publications. He
began learning his business at the print
er's case at the age of II years and
worked his way through college by type
setting and reporting. He has been con-
nected with several newspapers and mag
aZineS
Prof. f. w. Bemis, who spoke last night
Of no
Cleveland and director of the department
of municipal monopoles, bureau Of eco
nomic research. New York. He has oCcu-
pied several college chairs and was lot d
time assistant statistiCian OF the llllnols
bureau Of labor statistics. He is the au-
thor of numerous books and papers on
municipal life, trusts, monopones' etc.
Among the Women.
The most commanding figure among the
women attending the convention is Dr.
Ida C. Bender Of Buffalo. primary super
visor of schools of that city who is SAID
to WELD more influence than any other
educator of the city. She was director
of educa ton for the WOman's board OF the
Pan-Amercan and is the president or the
Woman Teachers association Of Buffalo.
She Is also one Of the best known cluo
women of western New York.
Mrs. Frances Sherman Of Milwaukee IS
ment and Outdoor Art league that has
transit Ormed the ghetto of that city from
a. Stun to a pleasant neighborhood MISS
M. Eleanor Tarrant Of Louisville IS the
head worker Of Neighborhood House, an
influential settlement and is the Jane al
dams Of the south. Mrs. Louise Marion
Mccall was one of the ST. Louis people
who set on foot the movement that has
resulted in a great municipal campaign
for identifying and improving that city.
Several of the newly elected officers are
not present at this convention, but. as THIS
is not due to lack Of interest, their CO.
operat ton in the work can be counted on
fully The president-elect Howard e.
Heinz Of Fitts!,urg, is we'll known through
the Improvement work done by his COM
pany DR.. Edmund ]. James, first vice
president is the newly elected president
of Northwestern University. He mas
been for six years vice president OF the
National Municipal League and IS prom
uent in other closely related organlza
tons and a prolific writer on municipal
themes J. Horace Mcfarland is the pro
prietor of the Mt Pleasant Printery, one
of the most interesting publishing estaD-
lishments Of the country, from which Is
turned out Country Life in America