Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-07
.BEAU1FY|NG Of CITIES
AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION TO
MEET IN WASHINGTON NEXT
WEEK..
WILL OUTLINE POLICY
TO SECURE STATE PARKS
One Entire Day to Be Devoted to Dis
cussion Of "city PIannins"-Attsn
ton 20 Be Given the Typhoid Fly
Governors Of States Invited to At
tend.

| Washington, Dec. 1.-THE sixth an
| nual convention of the American Civic
Association, which will be held in this
city Dec. IA, Is and Is, will bring to-
| gether for an important conference
several hundred enthusiastic workers
| for the improvement of civic condt-
tions in all America. Distinguished
| men and women will participate in the
program, which will relate to many
phases of the making Of a beautiful
| America from national. state and city
parks, down to the intimate endeavor
for the identifying OF home and neigh
| borhood surroundings.
| A definite policy for the administra-
| ton OF national parks and the creation
of state parks will be outlined at the
evening session of Wednesday, Dec. ~
by j. Horace Mcfarland, president OF
the American Civic Association. MI
Mcfarland will urge q cOditication OIL
| the laws creating national parks and a
| bringing together into an harmonious
working system all of the parks areas
| now owned by the federal government
| The attention of the states will be d.
rected 10 the Importance OF deVeloplhe
and maintaining state parks. as rec
! reation centers for the people of the
several commonwealth A few OF the
states, notably New York. Wisconsin
California and Michigan, have under
taken definite effort in this direction
| All Of the states will be urged to DC
likewise.
City Planning.
| The sessions Of an entire day will be
devoted to city planning. with address
es and discussions designed to AFFORD
| first aid" to those cities seeking to
adopt orderly and comprehensive
methods for their physical upbuiidinS
Clinton Rogers Woodruff. secretary OF
the National Municipal League. OF
Philadelphia, will speak ON the sub
/ jest What Is Your City Ideal?" Fred
erick Law Olmsted, of Brookline'
Mass, will tell of the "a. B. c. OF City
Planning" John Nolen. Of Cambridge
Mass, will discuss Comprehensive
Planning for Small Towns and VII
lagos" Arnold ]. Drummer. OF New
York, some Serious Problems in City
Planning" George B. Dealey. of the
Dallas News. will tell the story OF
| How Dallas Got into Action for
/! City Plan," and Harold ]. Rowland, OF
the outlook, New York, will explain
ways for "eGtting Out the Vote for
| City Plan" Hon. Franklin MacVeagh,
secretary Of the treasury. who had
| large part in securing the Chicago
plan. will preside at one OF the city
planning sessions.
| Well known women will address ses-
sions devoted TO the work OF civic So
cieties, including Mrs. Caroline Bartlett
| Crane of Kalamazoo. Mich, recog-
! nized authority on the care OF streets;
Miss iona Gale, of Wisconsin. who Will
read an original story. entitled Friend
ship Village Improvement Sodality";
Miss Louise Kleine Miller, curator OF
school gardens, Of Cleveland. on
schools as Radiating Centers for Civic
improvements: and Mrs. Edward w.
Biddle, president OF the Federation OF
PENNSYLVANIA Women. who Will speak
| for the Generation Federation OF Wom-
ems Clubs.
Tho Typhoid Fly.
The Friday afternoon session will be
given over to the subject of the ty-
phoid fly. against which the American
| Civic Association conducted vigorous
crusade this year, under the direction
| of Edward L. Hatch. Jr.. OF New YORK
chairman Of it's fly fighting committee.
Among the distinguished speakers VIII
be DR.. Woods Hutchinson, of New
York. and DR.. L. o. Howard, CHIEF OF
the bureau of entmology, OF the depart
ment Of agriculture. At this session
there will be displayed and explained
the wonderful motion pictures OF the
association, descriptive OF the life his
tory and habits of the fly which have
heeu used with such telling effect IN
thousands OF the motion picture thea
ters The billboard and smoke null
sances will also be made subjects OF
snecia! sessions and considered from
the standpoint OF their legal control.
The American Civic Association
numbers thousands Of individuals and
hundreds of societies as members from
all parts Of the United States and
Canada. In addition to the attendance
Of members the governors OF the states
all Of whom are honorary members
have been asked to appoint delegates
to participate especially in the sessions
devoted to state parks and to city plan
ming. The cordial responses OF state
executives indicate that there will be
q large representation OF SUCH dele
gates.
The headquarters Of the association
we're established at Washington last
January and this will be its first con-
yention ever held In the capital city.
With particular reference to the further
identifying OF Washington a principal
address by William NJ. Ellicott. OF Bal
timore, will suggest great national
forest park in the environs OF the city;
which will be to the United States very
much what Versailles is to Paris and