Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24
BUREAU OF PARKS IS
WANTED BY SOCIETY
Secretary Fisher, prrsidcn. Tnft, aud
Many Other Prominent Men ca Ad-
drc@s National Association.

Washington. d. C.. Nov. 2s.--Plan-
ming to secure the creation 81 9 led.
eral bureau OF national panks. 70 be
an adjunct OF the department ~ lie
interior. in which project HE c0-nTcrs
alton OF President TAFT AMI q Score.
tafy ol She Interior Walter T. Fisher
already aaspred. and In general TO
awe added impetus 20 the movement
for "a more beautiful America the
Americaa Civic association vii; hold
ita seventh annusl convention Ia
Washington Dee. 10, IL and 49, Every
phase OF civic Improvement work viii
he given clnnldofatlon during the
IneetlngH, and not the least lmpaftnnt
will be the tmphaelE which will BIO
placed By coferie OF distinguished
speakers. who are students OF pabli,
welfare, upon the material benefits
which accrue 10 municipalities. both
large and small. incident TO the mod
esnixing ana beautifying OF streets
and parks and even vacant lots In
brslneas as we'll as In residential COM
munities
Secretary Fisher will preside over
the evening session OF Dee 10, when
the needs Of the national parks will
be presented by distinguished advo-
cntea OF q more widespread appreoia-
tl0n of the great national play
grounds. ,. Horace Mcfarland Of
Harrisburg. Pa. president OF the as
socintIon, In his annual address viii
answer the question. Are National
Parks Worth While?' and will urge
upon tho congress the creation OF a
federal bureau Of national PARKS. call
ing attention TO tho fact that presi.
dent Taft, In hia last annual message.
/ impressed upon the house aud senate
the importance of such bureau. The
creation and maintenance by the
states OF state recreation reserya-
lions will be discussed and reports
win be received OF advances along
this line during the last year by sew.
eFal states. A special feature OF
the parks session there will be dis
play OF national park Views under Che
auspices Of tho department OF the In.
terrier
In the city planning sessions both
experts aEl business men will spcak
from their own experiences to show
the Wisdom Of applying system 10 the
development OF the csthctic as we'll as
the practical city OF today. majos
VIM. v. Judson, u. s. A.. engineer
commissioner Of the District OF Co
iumbla. viii make an address on
Washington the Model City"
Speakers competent to report the
latest and most effective methods II
freeing cities from unnecessary clouds
OF smoke and from objectionabl out.
door advertisements will participate
In the meetings devoted 10 consid
GRAFTON OF the smoke aud billboard
lnuisancee
Intimate work that may be doac "a
hsausiEy home and neighborhood suF-
roundlngH viii be described b. sue
cessiul campalgners along this inc
Miss iona Gale. the novelist Nill
read another OF her original r'FrleAd
ship village stories. Leroy Bouah.
or OF Minneapolis will deserihe the
remarkable results secured IN that
city by the transformation Of all 81
lts vacant lots into vegetable and
general demand for Information sboul
flower gardens. Responding to a gen
eral demand for information about
municipal art commissions, Dr. John
Quincy Adams Of the New York com.
mission will tell OF the creation and
functions Of such organizations
The American Civic association Il
tho recognized rational ofeanizatiaf
engaged in afouslne and asslstlna
citles ana Communities In lmportan
EFFORTS for their physical development
u numbers thousands Of indlyldnali
and hundreds OF affiliated aoclotlel
In its memhefship and the nftendanc,
~ the convention win be representa-
two Of civic improvement activity Il
en pntte Of the United States ans
Canada,