The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-18


league will begin i'm Manning hail
Brown university. tomorrow afternoon
with Attorney General Bonaparte. presi-
dent OF the National Municipal league,
I'm the chair.
The first session will be one of formal
greeting and half an hour later the or
ganizations will separate and begin the
serious business of the convention. The
Municipal league will meet in Manning
hall and the Civic association in sayles
hall
over 200 delegates are expected to be
present from all parts OF the country at
the sessions, which will continue through
"Wednesday and Thursday and close on
Friday.
Considerable interest attaches TO the
joint sessions TO be held here as the or
ganizations have hitherto met i'm different
cities and at different times. At various
times during the week the two bodies
will exchange presiding officers and sew
eral joint sessions will be held.
The hosts OF the delegates in Provi-
dence include The Governor OF Rhode Is
land, Mayor of Providence. Brown uni
lversity, Public Park association. board
of trade. Providence Public library. Eco
nomic club, Art club Municipal league,
Rhode island League for Rural Progress,
Rhode Island Business Mems association.
Rhode Island Federation of Churches and
| lledBut OF
Societies
A considerable share of the making OF
the local advance arrangements. includ-
ing the publicity work here. has devoved
on Treasurer Henry y Barker OF the
Public Park association who is a depart
ment vice president OF the American Civ
ic association. Among others who have
charge OF preparatory work for the hosts
are Edward a. Stockwell, chairman on
entertainment; Robert Il. Brown, on re-
ception; DIR. q. w. Gardner. meeting
places Herbert o. Brigham. hotel and
transportation; George II. Webb, affiat-
ed organizations and Henry ID. Sharpe,
finance.
ON Wednesday evening the Art club
tenders smoker TO the delegates and on
Thursday the delegates will be banaueted
by the hosts at the Eloise
The annual election OF officers OF the
league occurs on Wednesday morning
and that of the Civic association OF Fri
day morning
The complete program follows:
TUESDAY
p. m, in Manning hall--Joint meet
ing. Hon. Charles j Bonaparte OF Balti.
states, In the chair Addresses OF wei
come by Gov. Higgins of Rhode Island
In behalf OF the state OF Rhode Island
Mayor Mccarthy. In behalf of the city OF
Providence. and President Faunce. In be-
half OF Brown university. Replies by
President Bonaparte In behalf of the
National Municipal league. and President
j. Horace Mcfarland. i'm behalf of the
American Civic Federation. Greetings of
the Canadian Union OF Municipalities,
Hon w. D. Lighthall of Montreal, sec
retary.
$3.50 p. m. Manning hall-National Mu-
nicipal league, The Battle for Better
ment." Clinton Rogers Woodruff. secre-
tary OF the lea que; National Parties I'm
! Local Elections" Hon. Brand Whtlock
mayor Of Toledo. @.
$3.50 p M. Sayles hall-American Civic
association. Round-table conference on
, Definite Work for Small Communities, .
: Frederick A. Whiting. Framingham
|, Mass. presiding; Highways and BY
Ways Ways Mr.. Whiting ."WSmanu,s Part, g IN IN
Irons. RhoGe Island discussion opened
by l.. ID. Burlingame. secretary OF Rhode
Island League OF Improvement Societies
1880 p. M Sayles hall--American Civic
association: Niagara evening. Hon
Charles j. Bonaparte. presiding; stereop-
ticon views: The Work of the McKin
Commission" Frederick Law Olmsted
Jr., of Brookline. Mass; The Work OF
the Development Companies. Gen. Fran
, els Vinton Greene. vlce-president OF the
Ontario Power company; III. II. McRae OF
the Electrical Development company oil
= Toronto. and Arthur l.. Scohelkoepf OF
: the Niagara Falls HYDRAULIC Power and
= Manufacturing company: The Work oil
, the American Civic Association Presi-
dent Mcfarland; THE Work of the Com.
! mission" Charles NJ. Dow president oil
! the New York state Reservation at Ma.
CARA, and John w. Langmuir. president
OF the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls PARK
commission.
s:l5 p. m. Art club, steeple street-Na-
| tional Municipal league. Smoker for men
WEDNESDAY.
10 a. m. Auditorium. Brown Union-Na' a.
tional Municipal league Annual meetlns
OF the league. President Bonaparte In tne
chair: reports of committees and tn. the
treasurer. and election of officers. Inc
| report Of the committee on municipal TAX
alton by Lawson Purdy, president OF the
TAXATION" papers on local taxation viii
be presented and a selected few VIII p'
read
10 a. m. faculty room. Brown univer
t sity administration building-Americal
Civic ASSOCIATION. Round.t confer
ence on Municipal Adjournment ant
Parks" DR.. John quincy Adams. secre
. tary OF the Municipal Art commission o
, New York. presiding.
10 a. m.-American civic association
''The Railroad as a Factor In Civic I'm
, proyement" Joseph T. Richards, genera
engineer OF maintenance OF way, Penn
syivana railroad; The Smoke Nuisanc
on Railroads" George W. Wieden. me
chanical superintendent, New York, NeN
: Haven and Hartford railroad; Park
and public Reservations" Henry A. Bar
: ker. secretary OF Metropolitan Park com
1 cission. Providence:
! 10 a. m. Room r. Brown Union-An
/, erican civic association. Round tabl
conference on "Billboards." Harlan !
Kelsey Salem. Mass, presiding. Speak
ers expected: Edward T. Hartman Q
Roston secretary of the Massachusett
! civic league; Richard Watson Glider, GO
. itor OF the Century; Norman lIapgooc
editor OF Golfers, and President McFar
| land.
: 2 u. m. Wilson Hall-Natonal Municl
: nal league: Round table conference, j
2 IL Desirable or Practicable TO Diminish
: or Exclude the Influence OF Nauona
l. Parties and Issues In Municipal con
Q tests?" Charles Richardson OF Philadel
4 phia. nrst vice president. presiding: ex
q pected speakers. Merwln * Hart
: Utica. n. Y, Philip Loring Alien OF Nes
; York John Martin OF New YORK FREQ
erick c. Howe of Cleveland and Bran'
: Whitlock. ,-,....,.,
= 2 n. m. Faculty room, Administrator
y h,,t,5irg- Round table conference: "Eec'
. toraI Reform" Thomas Raeburn WhitC
! OF Philadelphia. presiding; expected
: sneakers. Robert Treat Paine, Jr., oi
, Boston: Robert Luce of Somervillc
Mass. Richard l.. Gay OF Boston. Horace