The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-13
A SCHOAL|NG
FOR MAYORS
st. Louis Prepares to En-
tertain a Thousand.
HOW CITIES SHOULD Be RUN
Noted Men Will Attend the
Centennial. 4fa
The Civic League and Centennial As
sociation Lay Plans TO Give a Post
Graduate Course In Municipal Gov
ernment to City Executives.

II O thousand or so American ma
yors do not have in their possession
by October 9th. the latest and best
ideas on how to run cities, it will not
be the fault of the st. Louis Centen-
nial Association and the Civic League
of st. Louis. The former has ar
ranged to bring together and enter
tain at least this number of chief
executives of municipalities Of the
United States during the week that
the one hundredth anniversary OF the
incorporation OF st. Louis will be
celebrated, beginning October Sd,
and the latter has seized upon the
opportunity afforded to have the visi-
tors join in great conference or
series of conferences on problems OF
city government.
Three thousand invitations are be-
ing sent out for this feature of the
Centennial celebration. and although
II Is feared that not more than one
mayor in three, whose presence Is re-
quested, will be able to accept, the
gathering, nevertheless, will be the
most notable OF its kind ever held. II
is doubtful II half as many city
rulers as will attend ever have met
together.
Fully appreciating the honor which
will be conferred upon st. Louis by
this assemblage, the Centennial AS
sociation and It's co-workers are MAX
ing every effort to provide appropriate
entertainment, and the wives and
daughters of the visitors will be es-
pecially cared for.
The week will be a busy one for
the mayors and those who accompany
them. fiom the day of their arrival
Monday, October 4th, until their de-
parture six days later. For them II
will begin with reception and a
luncheon the first day and will in
clude banquet, attendance at the
Yelled Prophet ball and facilities to
see all the other chief events of the
celebration Among these will be
grand pageants daily, and great bal
loon, airship and aeroplane races.
The reception Monday will be held
at City Hall by Mayor Frederick II.
Kreismann, who is President of the
Centennial Association. Immediately
following, at 1890. p. m. a luncheon
will be given at Hotel Jefferson by
the Civic League, and other visitors
who may have arrived will be asked
to attend.
After the luncheon an important
conference will be held at which the
principal topic OF discussion will be
the commission" form of municipal
government 1t is expected that talks
Will be made by Mayors of cities in
which the plan already Is In opera
tion, notable among which are Des
Moines, Iowa, and Galveston, Texas,
and opponents OF the plan also will
speak. The advisability of further
formal conferences is under consider
alton by the officers OF the League. 1t
Is probable that at least one more, |
Tuesday afternoon, on subjects to be
selected, will be arranged.
An invitation to and souvenir OF the |
Yelled Prophet ball will be presented |
to each mayor who accepts an invi-
tation to attend the Centennial cele-
bration. The ball, Tuesday evening.
will be held this year in the beauti- |
ful new Coliseum, instead OF the Mar
chants Exchange, permitting larg-
er and more comfortable attendance
than ever heretofore.
The Business Mems League, the |
chief organization of business men |
In st. Louis and one of the strongest |
bodies OF its kind in the United |
States will be host Wednesday even
ing at the Coliseum at what will be
known as the American Mayors
banquet" at which the visiting ma
yors and their wives and other
prominent guests to the number OF
1000 are expected to be present Many
other elaborate events of public ma
ture and free to all will fill out the
week.
The Centennial Association has Sc
'ured reduced railroad rates from vir-
Lually all parts Of the. United States
including the Pacific Coast for Cen
Lennial Week.