The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-12
National Municipal League
Gathering at Cincinnati
Next Week Will Be Import
ant to City Officials.
FOUR DAYS PROGRAM
VERY ELABORATE ONE
Addresses Will Be Delivered by
Some of the Most Distin-
guished Men in the Country
-Bonaparte President.
(American News Service)

(American News Service)
Cincinnati, O.. Nov. 12.-All the
evils of municipal government are TO
be discussed at the forthcoming con-
vention of the National Municipal lea
que, to be held in this city November
lois. and methods for their elimin
alton will be offered by prominent
business men and educators from ev-
cry section of the. country
The four days program is an elab-
crate one and the names of the speak
ers, who will address the convention,
include some of the most distinguish
ed men in the financial political and
educational life of the country.
The convention will open Monday
night with joint meeting of the dele
gates and members OF the Municipal
league and the American Civic asso-
citation, the latter organization having
arranged to hold their annual conven-
ton in connection with the leagues
meeting.
mcfarland Speaks.
After the addresses of welcome by
the state and city officials, and the
responses thereto by the officers of
both organizations, J. H. Mcfarland,
president of the American Civic asso-
citation, Harrisburg, Pa, will deliver
an address on The Intimate Side of
Conservation" This will be followed
by one on The Initiative in the
Choice of Elective Municipal Officers"
by former Attorney General Charles J.
Bonaparte, Of Baltimore, president of
the National Municipal league.
At the Tuesday morning session, adj
dresses will be delivered by Clinton
r. Woodruff. Esq, of Philadelphia,
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Baker, Montclair, N. j.;
Mr.. William B. Rowland, publisher.
The Outlook, New York; Prof. Will
liam B. Munro. Harvard University;
A. julius Frieberg, Esq. of Cincin-
natl; John H. Idler, secretary, Munich
pal Affairs Committee, Grand Rapids,
Mich.
At the afternoon session, Prof.
James ]. Sheppard, principal Of the
high school of commerce, New York,
and chairman of the committee of in
struction in elementary and high
schools, will deliver the report of that
body concerning instructions in civics
in elementary and high schools, which
will be discussed by a number of prom
inent educators associated with pub
lie schools. This session will close
with a conference on the prosecution
of graft, which will be opened by A.
Leo Woil, of Pittsburg. president Of
the Voters League Of that city, and a
prominent figure in the recent graft
prosecutions.
The Effect of the Immigrant on
Municipal Politics" will be discussed
by Congressman William S. Bennett,
of New York, at the evening session.
and he will be followed by Dr. Char
les w. Eliot, of Cambridge, Mass, who
will deliver an address on "Conserva-
tion-The General Problem" Secre-
tary of the Interior Garfield will also
speak on the conservation of natural
resources.
The Wednesday Session.
At the beginning of the session
Wednesday morning. the business of
the convention, such as the reports of
the officers and the election of same.
will be disposed of. Addresses will
then be delivered by Miss Grace Alb
bott, director of the League for the
Protection of the Immigrant, Chicago;
Prof Augustus R. Hatton, Western
Reserve University: Mr.. Arthur H.
Woods, formerly assistant police COM
missioner. New York and Richard H.
Dana, of Cambridge, Mass.
Mr.. Lawrence WELLER. secretary Of
the tenement house committee, New
York, will open the afternoon session
with an address on The Essentials Of
Building Code" Other speaker
will be DIR. Robert c. Brooks, Cincin-
natl, on the Publicity and Regulation
of Campaign Contributions" Mr. Rob!
ert Treat Paine, Jr.. The Elimina.
ton of Party Designations in Munich.
pal Elections; DR.. Edward NJ Hart.
we'll. of Boston; Joseph n. Teal, Esq,
Portland, Oreg.: Mr.. Fielding J. Still
son. Los Angeles.
The convention will close Thursday
morning. at which time addresses will
be delivered along the lines of those
delivered at the previous sessions.