The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-19
AMERICAN CIVIC
CONVENTION TO
BEGIN TODAY
- ~ NY
Association Meet THIS Year is
Being Held in Balti-
more.
PROGRAM is EXTENSIVE
Ambassador James Bryce of
Grct Britain Will
Mike Address.
is EXTENSIVE
Assoc lated Press Dispatch.

Assoc lated Press Dispatch.
Baltimore, Nov Is. Problems
confronting American cities and the
advance methods being followed in
progressive communities to meet
them will be the basis OF discussion
at the eighth annual convention of
the American Civic Association,
which opens here tomorrow for ses-
sions covering three days. Well
known students of municipal affairs,
including leading figures in women's
national organizations and municipal
experts from Canada will participate
in the round table discussions and
the business meetings at which over
a score of important papers will be
presented.
The activities of the convention
cover a wide range OF municipal
matters. Ambassador James Bryce,
of Great Britain. is IL speak on the
general subject of National Parks
The Need of the Future" The ma
jority of the addresses, however, will
be uron researches and studies of a
municipal character. These include
discussions of the "bill board
nuisance" public parks, city tree
planting, back yard improvement,
smoke prevention, fly iightihg, and
many other subjects.
Many Reports Expected.
Associated with the American
Civic Association arc many national
organizations which will make COM
prehensive reports of their activities.
The National Municipal League will
present its work through its secre-
tary, Clinton Rogers Woodruff, OF
Philadelphia. The General Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs will be repre-
Is2nted by Mrs. George Zimmerman,
of Fremont, O.. its vice chairman
Chairman Frederick Law Olmsted
who will represent the National Con-
ference on City Planning; Miss Leila
Mechl;n, of Washington, the Ameri-
can Federation of Arts, and J. l.
Wilson, of Toronto the Toronto
Horticultural Association.
The last two conferences of the
American Civic Association were
held in Washington. Since the last
meeting many new communities have
undertaken lines of civic develop.
ment suggested through the confer
ences of municipal workers. Re
ports are to be presented at this
meeting upon almost nationwide
campaign aginst the house fly. The
session OF the convention Wednesday
afternoon will be in part "housC
fly session" with Edward Hatch, Jr.
of New York, chairman of the Fly.
| fighting committee, presiding Mr.
tiatcn will report upon the work OF
the rational anti-fy committee; DR.
Jean Dawson, upon the fly crusade
in Cleveland, and DR. A. L. Murrry
upon the Washington fly crusade.
Ril| Roard problam
Interesting discussions are expect
ed over the bill board problems based
upon a paper by Raymond B. Fostick
former Commissioner of Accounts OF
New York. Mr. Fostick made an in
vestisdtion Of the bill board situation
in that city and will make recon-
mendations as to regulations for ad-
vertising signs. Henry +, Baker, OF
Baltimore, is to discuss another i'm
portant municipal subject, that Of
smoke prevention and a general dis
cussiol is expected on this issue.
j. Horace Mcfarland, Of Harris-
burg, Penn, president of the asso.
citation, will open its convention to-
morrow. Cardinal Gibbons is ex
pectcd to deliver the opening iEyo-
cation. The mornings session vii
be devoted to organization conduH'.
ing work related to that of tht
| American Civic Association Eacl
afternoon of the convention will be
devoted to "round table discussion
of municipal affairs, Major Chas
Hopewell, of ottawa, Canada; Wal
ter B. Griffin, of Chicago, who won
the $4,000 prize for designing a new
capital city of Australia, and Miss
Zona Gale, Of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs, will! be among tht
speakers during the convention. :