The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-22
MUNICIPAL REFORMERS
BANQUET AT THE EL0|SE

members OF the several Rhode Island
civic organizations acting as hosts OF the
week. The gathering was representative
of the business interests OF Providence
and vicinity.
The dinner followed the conference pro-
gram for the day, which included after
noon sessions of the league and the civic
association.
After half an hour OF intermingling be-
tween the visitors and the Rhode Island
ers the doors of the dining room were
thrown open and the company took places
at the tables. Rathbone Gardner, Esq,
!, chairman OF the executive committee, who
assumed the role OF toastmaster for the
evening bade the company be seated, and
the discussion OF the excellent menu was
begun without formality. With Chairman
Gardner at the head table there sat J.
Horace Mcfarland president American
Civic association: DR.. w. III. Il. Faunce.
Mayor p. ]. Mccarthy. Charles Richard
son, first vice president National Munich
pal league; Clinton Rogers Woodruff,
secretary National Municipal league;
Horace II. Deming of New York. Elliott
Hunt Pendleton OF Cincinnati George
Burnham Jr., treasurer National NUM-
cipal league; Prof Albert Bushnell Hart
OF Harvard university Ex-Governor Lu-
cius r. G. Garvin, Norman Hapgood,
George McAneny. president OF the New
York city club; Henry ID. Sharpe. secre-
tary of the general committee: Henry A.
Barker, secretary of the Metropolitan
Park association and Robert p. Brown,
chairman of the reception committee.
Among those present from Providence
and vicinity were: Edward ID. Pearce,
stephen O. Metcalf, James s. Kenyon,
William III. Draper, II. A. Whitmarsh.
Theodore Francis Green. Lieutenant
Governor Frederick III. Jackson, Rev.
Edmund S. Rousmaniere. Joseph Davol,
William B. Weeden, Frederick Roy
Martin, Charles III. Child, George NJ
Parks. j. William Rice. NJ s. Dwyer
Dr. Charles V. Chaplin. L. A. Wallace, r.
c Ostby w. III. Thornley,, George X
McAusland. DR. @. Alder Blumer. T.. b.
Merriman. Ralph G.. Watrous, Charles
Sisson, Albert L. Calder, I'd. s. ii. Ting
ley. George III. Huddy. Jr.. John A.
Gammons. Arthur w. Dennis. Rev. w.
G. SeIleck, Joseph Balch, William b.
Greenough, B. A. Ballou, Frank o.
Field DR.. Gomberg, c. c. Harrington
Royal II. Gladding, Walter II. Stearns,
c. H. Phfbrck. DR. John M Peters. Dr.
George w. Gardner. Fred w. Aldred'
Lewis A. Waterman. Or. jay Perkins,
Rabbi Henry Englander. Herbert w
Rice. Henry c. Dexter. George IL. Webb
Judge John T. Blodgett, Howard u
Ross, John H. Brinley.
In the balcony were Mrs. +. III. jack
son. Mrs. Gustav Radekc, Mrs. II. ~
whitmarsh Mrs. Mary e. s. Root Mrs
William Binney. Mrs. Carl Barus. MIS-
Amasa Eaton, Mrs. William Nj. Cong
don. Miss Charlotte L. Tillinghast, MISS
Eleanor II. Green. Miss Mary $! Gard
ner. Dr. Ellen A. Stone, Miss Louisa
Sharpe.
RATHBoNE GARDNER PREsIDEs.
~ dinner
man Rathbone Gardner raped for order
and on behalf of the citizens OF Provi-
dence and the state extended TO the two
organizations their appreciation OF what
the sessions of the week had done for the
community.
lie presented Prof Albert Bushnell
Hart of Harvard University who spoke
most entertaningy. taking as MS gen
eral theme the part played In the govern
ment by organizations such as the Ma
tional Municipal League and American
Civic Association.
President Faunce OF Brown University
was the next speaker. He said In part
'''The coming of these associations has
left a definite imprint upon the commu-
nifty for good. We have had many con-
yentions here but none, think, that has
quite eoualed the present weeks ex-
perience; none that has left more help-
full influence behind.
"I,et me speak of a little reform that
/ would like TO see that you have not
touched upon In the year 1903 tnere
were s26 couples from Massachusetts VINO
came to Providence TO get married. Last
wear there were 525 of these. or over 20
per cent. / hope some legislation may -pe
undertaken to lessen this practice
1--WE want to preserve individualism,
hut we want to get TO that place where
The country will be deemed greater thah
the man. where public office Will be re-
garded as "a public trust
'"rhere are too many men holding OUT
hands too white and delicate TO work,
warming themselves In the glow OF our
institutions, but doing nothing TO pro-
mote the betterment OF mankind.
"A union OF religion with the service OF
the state was possible in Athens; II is
possible I'm Providence. and 1t is a thinS
which such organizations as yours arc
going a long way TO bring about.
MAYOR "P. j." PRESENTED.
Mayor Mccarthy. presented as p. j.,
the Irish Democratic mayor or our peau-
tif-rl city" said: IL wish TO add TO the
welcome extended To you the other DAY
the thanks Of the people of Providence
for your coming. I wish also to thank
Brown university for Its accommodations
and as vice chairman of the executive
committee to thank the members or that
committee for their excellent services.
zone subject which the conferences
have not discussed is clectrolysis OF metal
pipes i'm the streets by our lighting and
trolley systems. We In Providence have
suffered from this 20 some extent pe~
lieve that in some municipalities the peo-
pie arc ignorant OF this destructive agen-
cy. and / suggest IL as a subject for your
future consideration
Norman Hapgood, editor OF Golfers
Weekly, said:
zone OF the highest efforts man can un-
dertake Is TO make all of the world that
nature intended II. The day when Amer
leans looked abroad Tor the standard In
all the arts has passed. We ought 10
take even More seriously than the culti-
walton OF the arts the preservation OF
those beauties which nature has given
us That we have made start you here
know better than I. I feel that the ex>
ample set by Cincinnati In recognizing
beauty as well as ugliness will be follow
cd from the Atlantic to the Pacific slope.
81 believe that the movement for land
scape beauty represented In the one mat
ter OF signs will within the next few
years sweep over the country and bring