New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-06
'CITY IN HANDS OF EXPERTS
Subject To Be Keynote of Munic-
ipal League Meeting.

ne elSHlceHtn annual meeting OF tHe Nd
tional Municipal League will be held in Los
Angeles July 8 to L. The first meeting on
Monday evening will be presided over by
Governor Johnson. OF California, and. after
the usual addresses of welcome, the annual
address OF the president will be delivered
by William Dudley Foulke. of Richmond.
Ind. The subject Will be Expert City
Management"
The league has for some years been giving
an increasing amount OF attention TO the
subject OF city management by experts and
a formal report on the subject will be pre-
sented at this meeting. This report has
been prepared by joint committee Of the
National Civil Service Reform League and
the National Municipal League Expert
administration is to be the keynote of all
the meetings next week.
Clinic Rogers Woodruff, OF Phiadel-
phia, SECRETARY Of the League, will talk on
simplicity. Publicity and Efficiency in
Municipal Affairs" lie will discuss the ten
denotes that have been particularly mani
fest in the development Of municipal affairs
in the United States during the last year
The necessity for an adequate municipal
exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition
will be the text of an address by Frank a.
Wolff. OF the Bureau Of Standards In Wash
mgton. William Bennett Munro. assistant
professor Of government, Harvard Cniver-
sity, will discuss the application OF the
commission form of government for cities
the size Of Los Angeles. New Orleans and
Buffalo. Professor Munro is firm believer
Meyer Lissner. OF Los Angeles. will point
out the need Of honesty coupled with eff
cheney IN the conduct OF municipal bust
ness. and show that while large number OF
American cities have achieved a consider
able measure OF honesty the combination
of both qualities Is not yet general.
Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Crane. OF kala-
mazoo, who is widely known as an expert
in municipal housekeeping, will deliver an
address on that subject
DR.. Ernest s. Bradford. the author of
| Commission Government IN American
Cities" believes that where this form OF
government has been used 1t has helped
TO forward the movement for Intelligent
city planning and housing reform. He VIII
show I'm an address how this has been
done.
Socialism also will como In for share OF
the leagues attention. Or. Ira b. Cross.
assistant professor OF economics at Stan
ford University, will talk on Socialism
I'm California Municipalities" and he VIII
be followed by DR.. Max l. Larkin. instruc-
tor I'm economies at the same university.
Dr IarkIu's subject IL Socialism In the
Cities"
Woman suffrage in its practical work
ing where It Is being tried" says Mr..
Woodruff IS one OF dozen leading ques-
,ions which will be discussed by the dele
gates. and because Of the rapidly growing
interest I'm the question of votes Tor women
its consideration By so important an or
ganization as the National Municipal
League Is OF general interest
Ever since the league was formed In 1874
women earnestly engaged I'm civic EFFORT
have received membership and In recent
wears they have taken prominent part
in the proceedings Only one woman, how
oyer. has been honored with election 10
oqco lane Adams IS one OF the vice
presidents.
Some OF the other women members are
Miss Grace Dodge. Mrs Emmons Blaine.
Miss Mary Johnston, Mrs. owen Wister
and Mrs. william II. Baldwin, Jr.
New York City will be well represented
and a number 81 the delegates from New
York are on the programme. Among these
are Richard s Childs. on County Home
Government. Arthur w. Dunn, on CIVIC
Education: A. c. Pleydell' on Munlcipa'
Finances: Or Delos Il. wilcox. on Street
I n
ON Excess Condemnation" and John lhl-
der ON EFFECTIVE Housing Campaigns
In connection with tho National Munic-
ipal League meetings n civic exhibit VIII
be held. The general subjects to be treated
are city planning. traffic and transporta-
tion. terminal facilities. harbors, water sup
plies. parks and boulevards, social centres
open air schools. municipal art, health and
sanitation, civil service, short ballot, char
tiers, taxation and libraries