The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-15
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luncheon were limited to five minutes.
md large number OF expressions
from the delegates were heard.
Four moro addresses at the after
noon session, presided over by Presi-
den. William Dudley Foulke. which
opened at o'clock. completed the
speaking program of the day. Tho
evening program, beginning at 6:30.
consisted of meeting and dinner Ct
the civic secretaries. with Elliot II.
Goodwin, of New York. presiding, fol-
lowed at o'clock by reception at
The Commonwealth Club, arranged by
the local entertainment committee for
the delegates and visiting women.
Attendance Increasing.
Considering the academic nature of
the discussions, the attendance from
the city at the deliberations yester-
day was encouraging. II has not been
generally known that the meetings
age open To the public. and it was
officially requested that this announce
ment be made. The league aims 20
interest as many people as possible in
The various projects for civic better
'ti'@At t'ihS are tlsNISScu at us meet
inEs, and 10 this end invites the at
tendance. OF all Interested persons.
approximately 200 delegates were
present when the presiding officer
Charles j. Bonaparte, of Baltimore
called the convention TO order These
represent majority of the numerous
organizations in the United states.
having for their objects. civic better
ment and political reform. For tho
most part they are designated BY their
respective organizations as official
"eiesates to the convention, although
lhrSc number Of the visitors ure in
depedent of any of these organizations.
ana nave come to attend the ,,,se.tnr
on their own initiative.
hoeral sprinkling of women was
hotlced at yesterdays meetings. In
hudi.ion TO the wives and relatives
OF the delegates, II number of Rich
mona women. chiefly members Of
local civic and womcn's clubs. are at
tending. az
Fonlkc Again President,
me report of the nominating com
mlttec at the morning session was
adopted without change by unanimous
vote william Dudley Foulke. OF Rich
rhono, inn., was chosen to succeed him
self as president, and all OF the major
officers were reelected with the en-
ception OF the first and third vice.
presidents. Mrs. Jane Adams. the
noted social worker OF Chicago. was
elected first vice-president. marking
the first time that the NunIcinnI
League has chosen a woman as mem
Dor OF its executive board.
The most notable tendency IN
American municipal life is that toward
hopefulness," said Clinton Rogers
woodruff, OF Philadelphia. secretary OF
the National Municipal League, In his
ADDRESS on American Municipal Re-
FORM" which opened the morning SEES
sion.
1t wa. Mr. woodrufrs annual review
in his capacity as secretary OF the
league of the progress in municipal
government of the year Just closed,
and 1t summarized oomprehensiyely
and in wholly optimistic tone the
years developments in this important
field.
Grating More Unpopular.
Grating Is becoming moro and
more unpopular as people come to
know moro about II. The revelations
while disgusting, are important and
encouraging because they reveal con-
ditions which an enlightened public
sentiment promptly seeks TO correct
and eliminate"
The increasing tendency toward an
expansion of municipal functions. n