The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-07
new AMENDMENT
IS PROPOSED
Wants to Have Monopolies
Suppressed by Appropriate
Congressional L Legislation

Warrington, Dec. THE sixth an
nual convention of the American CIV
is association. which will be held in
this city December IA, Is and 16, will
bring together for an important con-
ference several hundred enthusiast
tic workers for the improvement Of
civic conditions In all America. Dis
unguished men and women will par
ticipate in the program, which will re-
late to many phases of the making OF
a beautiful America, from national,
state and city ,arks down to the tn.
innate endeavor Tor the ,beautifying Of
home and neig7iborhood surroundings.
+ A definate policy for the admins
tratfon of national parks and the
creation of state parks will be out
lined at the evening session Of We'd
nesday. December IA, by ]. Horace
Mcfarland, president of the Ameri-
con Civic association. Mr.. McFar-
land will urge a codification of the
laws creating national parks and
bringing together into an harmonious
working system all of the park areas
now owned by the federal govern
ment. The attention of the states
will be directed to the Importance Of
developing and maintaining state
parks, as recreation centers for the
people of the several commonwealths.
A few Of the states, notably New York,
Wisconsin, California and Michigan,
have undertaken definite effort in this
direction. All of the states will be
urged to do likewise.
The sessions If an entire day will
be devoted to city planning, with ad-
1tcCncSfnNo Aociorod IN
afford "first aid" to those cities seek
ing to adopt orderly and comprehen-
sive methods for their physical up
building. Clinton Rogers Woodruff,
secretary of the National Municipal
league Of Philadelphia will speak on
the subject What Is your City Ideal?"
Mass, will tell of the A G of City
Planning; John Nolen of Cambridge,
Mass, will discuss Comprehensive
lages;" Arnold J. Brunner of New
City Planning" Geo. B. Dealey Of the
Dallas News will tell the story of
"How Dallas Got into Action for
city Plan" and Harold j. Rowland
Of the Outlook, New York will explain
ways lOx dCIIAA6 ouL tAO NOlS A0l q
City Plan" Hon. Franklin MacVeagh,
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 civ
ic societies, including Mrs. Caroline
Bartlett Crane Of Kalamazoo, Mich.
- tho ~
streets, Miss Zona Gale Of Wisconsin
titled Friendship Village Improve
Miller. curator of school gardens Of
Cleveland. on SCHOOLS as Radiating
Centers for Civic Improvement" and
Mrs. Edward w. Biddle, president Of
the federation of Pennsylvania women
will speak for the Generation Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clubs"
be given over to the subject of the
ican Civic association conducted q
vigorous crusade this year. under the
direction Of Edward L. Hatch, Jr. Of
ing committee Among the disting-
uished speakers will be DR.. Woods
Hutchinson of New York and DR.. l..
o. Howard, chief of the bureau of en-
tomology of the department Of agri-
culture. At this session there will be
displayed and explained the wonder
full motion pictures Of the association,
descriptive Of the life history and hab-
its Of the fly which have been used
with such telling effects in thousands
Of the motion picture theatres. The