The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
CAPITALS WELFARE
TO Be CONSIDERED
City Planning Conference to-
Open on Friday.
PRESIDENT WILL MAKE SPEECH
Scheduled to Make Opening Addre..
In Masonic Temple Auditc sium..
Gen. sternberg Also to Be Speaker.
All Sessions Open TO the PnbI,C
History Of the Organization.

President Taft is scheduled to make the.
opening address az the conference on civ
planning which meets in this civ On
May 2. lasting through to Nay .
The opening session viii be held Friday
night next in the Masonic Templs 80
toriuH- An address VIII be mass nv C.,
George NJ sternbers, president of tbs.
PRESIDENTS Home Commission Of this cs4v-
The conference and the accomuanvinp
exhibitions, which are expected IN rssul-
N general broadening OF plans for tba
oeauuhcation OF the city have he,
brought here by the Chamber ~ Co.
merce, the Board OF Trade. and the Fed
GRAFTON Of Laymen Of the District. Tbesa
bodies expect TO make it the focus Of a
national congress OF city planning.
Open to the Public.
All sessions Of the conference VII -
open 70 the public. and the interested Or
ganizations are workins-to obtain the CO.
operation Of citizens. with q view o. har-
ing their influence brought 10 bes- On
Congress TO procure necessary legislation
for improving Washington.
The origin and scope OF both fhs A..
hibit and congress are indicated BY q brise
resume Of the history Of the organization
A group Of citizens IN New York CIV m
srtook 20 discover II the sociological evil.
Of modern city life could not be prevented
as well as cured. No one knew zrbsr
other cities in other countries had done
and after funds had been obtained rbs~
were used 20 bring together an exhibit
showing the fOrethought which nunIei-
paliIies all over the world are taxing "a
70 their own future
The displays are founded chiefly upon
the need for preventing congestion. sluus
the spread OF disesze. an uutozs-d
growth along ole lines. and providing in
advance for park space and Fairgrounds.
the construction Of homes. which shall
offer opportunity for the making OF real
hemes al low rentals. and the safeguard
ing OF breathing spaces everywhere Most
OF this Is shown by charts and mans
although there are number Of models.
Members Of the Chamber Of Commerce
and Board OF Trade, in speaking Of the
movement. say
Washington IS peculiarly concerned az.
this moment IN planning for its future.
AZ present there IS practically no provi-
sion for parks outside the limits OF the
fEnfsnt plan Our water front provf6-
ing sn exceptional opportunity. Is prac-
ticslly neglected Our alleys are slums
Of a peculiarly dangerous character. We
have only Just begun 20 plan medical.
penal. and correctional institutions. which
shall correspond 70 our present needs. %
say nothing OF the future"
The Opening Night.
The addresses on the opening night
viii be general IN character. On Satu--
day morning Frederick Law Oinstsd. II.
VIII lecture on The scope and results OF
city planning abroad The scope OF
city planning commissions IN the United
States VIII be the subject of an address
BY Frederick L. Ford, city engineer OF
Hartford. Conn, and John Nolan, Robert
A. Pope, and George B. Ford wiz speak
on what is needed IN American city
planning
= number of ten-minute speeches viii
be made in the afternoon in the assembly
room OF the Municipal Building, ana a
banquet WI be given that night at tha
Raleigh Hotel