The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-12-07
Are to Be Discussed at Sixth
Annual Convention of
Association.

WASHINGTON, D. &C., Dec.
The sixth annual convention Of the
American Civic Association, which
viii be held in this city December
II, 15 and 16, will bring together
for an important conference several
hundred enthusiastic workers forI
the Improvement OF civic conditions
in ali America. Distinguished men
and women will participate in the
program, which will relate to many
phases OF the making of a "beauti-
fu1 America" from national. state
and city parks, down to the intimate
endeavor for the beautIfying OF
home and neighborhood surround
ings. "A definite policy for. the adj
ministration of national parks and
the creation of state parks will be.
outlined at the evening session Of
wednesday, December IA, by ]. FIor-
ace Mcfarland, president OF the
American civic Association. Mr..
Mcfarland will urge a codEdcatiou
OF the laws creating national parks
and bringing together into har-
monious working system all OF the
parks now owned by the federal gov
eminent The attention OF the
states will be directed to the in-
portance OF developing and main
tanning state parks, as recreation
centers for the people OF several
commonwealths. A few OF the
states, notably New York, WiscOn-
sin. California and Michigan, have
undertaken definite effort in this
direction. All OF the states will be
urged to do likewise
CITY Planning.
The session of an entire day will
be devoted to 'FCity Planning" with
addresses and discussions designed
to AFFORD 'rfrst aid'' to those cities
seeking to adopt orderly and com
prehensive methods for their phys
icaI upbuilding. Clinton Rogers
woodruff, secretary of the National
Municipal League, OF Philadelphia,
Will speak on the subject, What is
Your City Ideal?" Frederick Law
OImsted of BrookIine, Mass, will
tell of the "A B C of City Planning; "
John Nolen, of Cambridge, Mass,
will discuss Comprehensive Plan
ming for Small Towns and Villages; "
George b. Dealey, of the Dallas
News, will tell How Dallas Got
into Action for a City Plan" and
Harold ]. Rowland. of the Outlook,
New York. will explain ways for
getting Out the Vote for City
Plan" Hon. Franklin Macveigh,
secretary of the treasury. who had
a large part in securing the
Chicago plan. will preside at one of
the City Planning sessions.
Well known women Will address
SESSIONS devoted to the work of civic
societies, including Mrs. Caroline
Bartlett Crane, of Kalamazoo. Mich.'
a recognized authority on the care
of streets; Miss IONA Gale, of Wis
.consin, who will read an original
story, entitled Friendship village
improvement Sodality;" Miss Louise
Kleine Miller. curator of school
gardens, of Cleveland, on schools
as Radiating Centers for Civic I'M
provement: and Mrs. Edward Bid
die. president of the Federation of
pennsylvania Women, who viii
speak for the General Federation
of women's Clubs"
Typhoid Fly.
The Friday afternoon session Will
be given over to the subject of the
Typhoid Fly" against which the
American Civic Association conduct
ed a vigorous crusade this year, aad
under the direction OF Edward l..
Hatch, Jr.. OF New York, chairman
of its fly fighting committee. Among
the distinguished speakers will be
DIR. Woods Hutchinson, OF New
York, and DIR. L. o. Howard, chief
of the bureau OF entomology, of the
department of agriculture. At this
session there will be displayed and
explained the wonderful motion
pictures OF the association, de-
scriptive OF the life history and
habits of the fly, which have been
used with such telling effect in
thousands of the motion picture
theaters. The bill board and smoke
nuIsances will also be made sub
iects of special sessions and con
sidered from the standpoint of their
legal control.
The Association.
The American Civic Association
numbers thousands OF individuals