The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
CIVIC LEAGUERS
 HAVE BUSY DAY Ugly Bill Boards Are Being
 Torn Down OFFICERS ARE ELECTED Howard Weed Of Chicago Declares That In the Future Cemeteries Are to Become Pubic
 Parks.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED

Pittsburg. November IA day fulls occupied by important business matters confronted tue officers and delegates attending the joint convention of the National Municipal league and the American CiV.c assoc iation wien tic second days session convened ere to- coy. X buslness meeting opened the sessloI of the .eague and it was fol- lowed by the reports of the secretary and treasurer. During the day nfi- cers and the executive committee were elected. Henry L. McCune Of Kansas City, third vioe president is presiding.
 The morning session Of the American Civic association was opened at the same time. President Mcfarland of Harrisburg, Pa, presided. This organ ization had a conference on nuisances throughout the United States. Murray Shipley head of the Cincinnati Busi- ness Mems clubs special committee on municipal art, was the first speaker, taking as his subject, "Cincinnatts Billboard Campaign He said:
 Boards Come Down.
 "Fifty photographs were made of ugly boards Tn Cincinnati and these were displayed in several places. Some GO advertisers pledged themselves to quit advertising at the expiration of their contracts. This affected about 300 boards. Other cities removed boards out of civic pride. A bill which pro- vides for both local and state con trol has been drawn dealing with this question for presentation to our legis- iature."
 Other speakers were II. Leonard Beadle of Hartford, Conn, Dr. Daniel J. Jackson of New York on the Tight on Flies and Mosquitoes;" Mrs. Isaac L. Rice of New York, '"The Noise Nuis ance," and Allerton s. Cashman, as- sistant director Of public roads of WashiI gton, who spoke on Dust"
 The principal speaker at the morning session of the National Municipal league was Prof. w. B. Munroe of Harvard. He is chairman of the committee on co-ordi- nation of instruction in municipal govern ment in American colleges and univers- ties and said that an investigation had shown that majority of the educational institutions of the country were now teaching the pain phases of municipal government. Prof Augustus R. Hatton of the Western Reserve university, Cleve- land, O., spoke on Municipal Affairs and the Liquor Problem and full discus sion of his address was had.
 Officers Elected.
 The following officers of the National 4.-unicipal league were elected:
 President, Charles J. Bonaparte, Balti- more first vice president. Charles Rich ardson, Philadelphia; second vice presi- dent. Thomas N. Strong, Portland, Ore; third vice president, Henry L. McCune, kansas City; fourth vice president, Wal ter L. Fisher, Chicago; fifth vice presi- dent George W. Guthrie, Pittsburg; treasurer, George Burnham, IT., Phila- delphia; secretary, Clinton Rogers Wood ruff, Philadelphia.
 At the afternoon session of the league an address was made by James B. Rey- holds of New York. MT. Reynolds was invited some time ago by President Roosevelt to study and report upon mu- nicipal problems n Washington. and in his address today gave an outline of ti.e changes proposed.
 The American Civic association held a local improvement session this afternoon.
 Howard Weed of Chicago in his address said our cemeteries are to become the parks of the future and it would be much better to establish the mas parks in the first place.