The Washington times., 1915-12-27
CREATOROF NATIONAL
PARK IS EXPECTED
Enos Mills Among Those Here
for American Civic AssoCia-
ton Conferences.

Enos Mills, who created the Rocky
Mountain National Park; Warner Heg-
enan Of Berlin, who has spent his life
studying how to plan small cities; lord
and Lady Aberdeen of Scotland, Miss
Margaret Wilson, representing those
who would use schools as social ccn-
ters, and authorities on nearly every
municipal question, will gather in
washington tomorrow for the opening
Of the convention of the American Civic
Association.
In addition to these representatives
Of the association, tomorrow morning
will be given over to greetings from
perAons who head other bodies engaged
in the same llno of work.
Mrs. Percy v. Pennybacker. who
heads the General Federation of Wom-
EMS Clubs, will speak in the morning.
Then will come Clinton Rogers Wood
run. from the National Municipal
League. who has made lifelong Study
Of municipal conditions.
Discuss Many Problems.
Frederick Law Olmstead, from the
National Conference on City Planning
DR.. Henry Sturgis Drlnker, from the
American Forestry Association, and the
Rev. A. II. Scott OF Canada, from the
Ontario horticultural Association, will
be among the ether speakers.
Among the widely divergent problems
to be discussed are the following:
The solution of the rural slum..
Schools as community centers.
Better industrial housing.
Small town planning.
Preservation of Niagara.
Creation of n national park service.
Among the reforms for which the as
sociation has been lighting are clean
streets germ free drinking water, un-
derground wires for electric lines, play
grounds for children and parks for
grownups, water fronts free from filth,
public comfort stations, garden schools
for children, grouping of public build
ings, care of trees and planting of new
| ones. and dozens OF other live problems
in growing American cities.
Against the Hyphen.
The association has gone on record
as the enemy Of the 'hyphen" in Amor
ican citizenship. and feature of the
program are the discussions of the
problems Of assimilating the inmi-
grants.
on Wednesday afternoon, Miss Mar
| gnrct Wilson will preside at the session
| devoted to Schools as Community Cen
| ters." At that time Prof. F.. j. Ward
! formerly Of the University of Wiscon-
| sin, who Is coming 10 Washington Ia
| be affiliated with the Interior Depart
ment, will talk on Community Center
| Organization for National Defense and
| World Adjustment
On National Parks.
Tomorrow afternoon discussion vii! b.
| on "Our National Parks" and the first
address will be that OF J. Horace Nc
| Farland, president Of the American
| Civic Association. on What Shall We
DO. with Niagara" other addresses
| for tomorrow afternoon are National
Parks and Preparedness" Enos Mills
| chairman national parks commission;
| "Woman and Woodcraft." Mrs. John
| Dickinson sherman. chairman of the
conservation committee. General Fed
| Grafton OF Woman's Clubs; what Must
| BE Done For the Parks" r. b. Mar
shall. general superintendent national
parks, washington, ID. C.: "A National
| Park Service, What II Proposes" Rich
| ard b. Watrcus. secretary Of the asso.
| citation. and Pictorial Glimpscs Of OuI
National Parks illustrated by melton
| pictures, Robert S. Yard, Department OF
the Interior, Washington, d. c.