The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
CIVIC SESSIONS
BEGIN TUESDAY.
Lord and Lady Aberdeen VIII
Address Association at
Covington Here.
MEETINGS THREE DAYS
City Planning. Noise Nuisance. and
Billboard Question Will Be Dis
cussed by Experts.

The American Civic Association yes
terday received assurances from Lord
and Lady Aberdeen, who are Just now at
Virginia Hot Springs. that they would be
present and attend the entire convention
Of that organization. which begins Its
three-day session on Tuesday morning.
Lord Aberdeen. who is best known in
America as Govcrnor-G General Of Can
ada, but whose European reputation
rests upon the work he did as Viceroy
Of ireland, will address the opening ses-
sion Of the convention on Tuesday MORN.
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Lady Aberdeen will; participate in the
social phases In the convention and will
read a paper entitled Some Of our hopes
for civic advancement in Ireland" be-
fore the meeting on wednes sday after
noon. This meeting. which will be held
in the ballroom Of the Willard Hotel. Is
! expected to be one OF the most interest
ing of the entire convention. II will
be lent a particular distinction by the
fact that 1t will be presided over by Miss
Margaret Wilson. daughter OF the Pres
Trent.
Joint Session Planned.
The convention will hold morning ses-
sions on each of the four days. an even
Ing session Tuesday. and afternoon ses-
sions Wednesday and Thursday. 1t will
adjourn following the morning session
Friday. One OF the most interesting
sessions of the convention will be held
Thursday morning jointly with the Sec
ond Pan-American Scientific Congress.
for the discussion of city planning.
Following the welcoming Of the dele
gates the city and the receipt OF greet
ings from related civic organizations at
the morning session Tuesday. the first
of the sessions for the discussion OF spe-
cial topics will be held Tuesday evening.
with Our National Parks as the sub
ject. The subject will he opened with
the annual address Of ]. Horace McFar-
land. president Of the association. on
What shall We do with Niagara
II. B. Marshall. general superintendent
OF national parks. will speak on What
must be done for the parks" Richard b.
watrous. secretary of the American
Civic Association. will talk on "A ma
tiOnal park service: what II proposes"
and there will be other addresses dealing
with various conditions and needs Of the
country's Fairgrounds. Motion pictures
taken In the parks will illustrate an ad-
dress by Robert 5. Yard. of the Interior
Department.
Will Talk BilIboards.
At the conclusion of a business session
on Wednesday morning, special commit
tees of the association will report on
what has been accomplished toward re-
! striction OF the display OF billboards. to-,
ward the abatement Of the noise nuis-
ance and for the Improvement of mar
kets. The reports will he made.
spectively. by Z. l. Millard. of Chica go:
Mrs. Imogen B. Oakley. of Philadelphia;
and Mrs. Elmer E. Black. of New York
City.
The function of the school centers in
the making Of citizens from the raw i'm
migrant material that has been pouring
into the country. will be discussed by
Raymond F. Crist. deputy commissioner
Of naturalization OF the Department of
Labor. who has had a large part in the
adaptation of night classes all over the
country TO the work Of preparing men
and women for naturalization. The ac-
tual workings OF certain community
centers will he described by DIR. Cha rles
+. North. of New York City. and the
theme In fiction will be illustrated by
Miss Zona Gale by the reading of a short
story of which she Is the author.