The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-12-08
Are to Be Discussed at Sixth
Annual Convention of
Il Association.

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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. r.,
The sixth annual convention OF the
American Civic Association, which
will be held in this city December
Ia, 10 and 16, will bring together
for an important conference several
hundred enthusiastic workers for
THE improvement of civic conditions
in all America. Distinguished mem
and women will participate in the
program, which will relate to many
phases of the making of a "beauti-
full America" from national. state
and city parks, down to the intimate
endeayor 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 j. Hor-
ace Mcfarland, president of the
American Civic Association. Mr..
Mcfarland viii. urge codifcationI
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 i'm
portance OF developing and main
tanning state parks, as recreation
centers for the people of several
commonwealth. 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 "city Planning" with
addresses and discussions designed
to afford FIRST aid" to those cities
seeking to adopt orderly and com
Eprehensive methods for their phys
ical upbui1ding. Clinton Rogers
Woodruff, secretary of the National
Municipal League, of Philadelphia,
will speak on the subject, What is
Your City Ideal?", Frederick Law
olmsted of Brookline, Mass. Will
tell of the "a B G of city planning; I"
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 City Plan" and
Harold j. Rowland, OF the Outlook.
New York, will explain ways for
Getting out the Vote for a City
Plan" Hon Franklin Macyeigh,
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
ssstons 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
idle, president of the Federation Of
PENNSYLVANIA Women, who will
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 vigorous crusade this year, and
under the direction of Edward L..
Hatch, Jr., of New York, chairman
of its fly fighting committee. Among
the distinguished speakers will he
DIR. Woods Hutchinson, of New,
York, and DR.. L. o. Howard, chief
of the bureau of entomology. of the
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