The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-11
more BEAUTIFUL AMERICA"
Is the Slogan Of the American Civic
Association, Which Meets Soon.

Washington, d. c., Dec 1.-THE sew
onth annual convention of the American
Civic association, which will be held here
on December ID, IA and Is, promises
what is probably the most elaborate
program ever arranged for such meet
ing.
President Taft will attend one of the
sessions at which Walter L. Fisher. sec
rotary of the interior, will preside; SEN
ator Smoot of Utah; Ernest Thompson
Seton, William Dudley Foulke, president
of the National Municipal league; Irv-
ing X. Pond, president of the American
Institute Of Architects; DR.. Woods
Hutchinson and many others win at
tend or speak at the sessions of the
convention.
"A More Beautiful America is the
slogan of the movement which the as
ISOLATION is fostering. Questions which
will be taken up at the convention range
from the building of national parks to
swatting the fly. City planning, from
the business side as well as the esthetc
viewpoint; street lighting, shade trees,
the smoke problem and other phases Of
municipal life will be discussed by many
speakers One feature of the conven-
ton will be review of the civic bet
termeHt which has been accomplished by
organizations of women.
Discussion of state and national parks
viii take up much of the first days
session. Addresses will be made by j.
Horace Mcfarland, president of the as
ISOLATION; Enos A. Mills, of Estes Park,
Col; Senator Smoot of Utah, and Her
bert w. Gleason OF Boston, Mass. Sem
ator Smoot will introduce bill in
Congress at the coming session to create
a federal bureau of national parks. The
rough draft of the bill will be presented
at conference during the first days
session.
Mrs. Philip North Moore of st. Louis,
president Of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, will speak at the first
session on "What Organized Women Are
Doing" Ernest Thompson Seton, chief
scout of the Boy Scouts Of America;
j. Locke Wilson, secretary of the On
tario (Canadal horticultural assoeia-
ton; Samuel S. Thorpe of Minneapolis,
president of the National Association Of
Real Estate Exchanges, are among the
other speakers. Irving X. Pond will
speak on "The Architect and the Com
munity,"
On Thursday, the association win hold
a business session Richard b. Wat
rous. secretary, will make report of
the years work which will be followed
by election Of officers and members of
the executive board.
A session devoted to "The Communi-
ties We Live In" will follow at which
Major William V. Judson, U. S. A., corps
of engineers, will make an address upon
Washington, a Model City" Arnold
W. Drummer of New York will present
"The Business Side of City Planning"
At the afternoon session on Thurs
day there will be addresses by George
Burdett Ford of New York; Frederick
c. Howe, New York; C, L. Eshelman,
Cleveland, and Thomas f. Donnelley,
president of the Chicago smoke commits
sion.
Swatting the fly win have promi-
nent part in the afternoon meeting. Ed |
ward Hatch, ir, of New York, president |
OF the fly fighting committee will make
his report. Addresses on the housefy |
will be made by DR.. Woods Hutchin-
son of New York; Professor c. f. Hodge, |
Clark college, Worcester, Mass, and DIR. |
L. 0. Howard, chief of the bureau of |
Washington, d. c. Motion
pictures on the house fly viii be shown. |
On Friday, the last day of the conven-
ton, J.. j. Boughner of Minneapolis, /
Mimi, will speak on Vacant Lot Gar
denss; William Solotorof of East |
Orange, N. j., will speak on Progress
in Municipal Shade Tree Control and
Z. L. Leonard of st. Louis, Mo-, win /
speak on "The Billboard Nuisance"
Friday afternoon there will be an ex-
perience meeting at which Mrs Edward
w. BiddIe, president of the Federation
Of Pennsylvania Women, will preside
Five minute reports viii be made of
civic activities in many cities of the
United States and Canada. Mrs. John
W. Reilly of Fort Hunter, Pa, will
speak on "Children's Gardens in Harris
burg"