Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29
.LATHROP DESCRIBES BIG
C|TY-PLANN|NC EXHIBIT
Is Guest OF Honor Mt MAYORS Imnch-
con to Business Organiza-
ton Delegates.
PLAN PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
Street Car and Telephone Companies
VIII Circulate Notices of Exhibit
In Their Business Literature, and
Other Bodies Will Give Iunchcons.

enthusiastic interest In city plan
nihS WAS developed ut luncheon
given yesterday at l o'clock in the
business Mems Club by Mayor Ainslie
CARNATIONS of the city. and the talk
by John Il. Lathrop, director OF the
american City Bureau, New York. was
received with marked attention.
All the representatives OF the vari-
Gus organizations present decided to
hoid meetings during this and next
week to arouse interest among the pub-
nc ana to conduct a campaign of cdu-
cation President Thomas w Wheel
wright, OF the Virginia Railway and
rover Company, promised TO insert
notices concerning the city planning
exhibit in 10000 news service hula,
tihs printed by the company; the Chcs-
apeake and Potomac Telephone Com.
pany, OF Virginia. agreed TO insert Ike
notices In all it's bills falling due next
month and practically every large
business firm In the city fell in with
the same idea. so that every housn
holder In Richmond will be reached nv
one means or another. The campaign
VIII begin Immediately The exhibit
VIII be placed at S2l East Main S,ree,
day
hAfHHOP EXPLAINS WHAT
CITY PLANNING MEANS
sion. was introduced by MAYOR AIMS
lie, with whom the city planning idca
mas been pet project since he hrs, en-
tered Office, and briefly Mr.. Lathrop cx-
pi"lncd what city planning means. He
iikcncd II to business venture in
which the firm builds not for the dav
alone, but looks ahead and lays the
groundwork for future enterprise so
mat the business may grow naturally
ana IN the proper direction. He said
lhat city planning was merely the APP
pication OF common sense, forcthourht
ana economy to municipal adminIs,rn
tlon, and showed how wise planning
To-Day would save tremendous cxpcnsr
tomorrow. He looked upon II in the
right OF an economical. sociological and
aesthetic problem, with the acstbctic
the last to be considered
Following the talk the rcprcscrto
tives Of various organizations decided
10 hold special lunchcons at which
other talks could be made by Mr.,
Lathrop. The Richmond Advertisers
Cub Will hold a luncheon in the Bust
ness Mems Club to-day ut 1870 o'clock.
The Real Estate Exchange will hold a
similar luncheon tomorrow at
o'clock. 1t has Invited among Others.
Mayor Ainslic. members of the Admin
istratlve Board. Chairman Grundy, OF
the Finance Committee: President
Adams. Of the Board of Aldermen:
President Peters. OF the Common Coun-
Gil: President w. T. Reed, of the Cham
Der OF Commerce, and President Alvin
NJ. Smith, OF the Business Mems Club.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE To
HOLD SPECIAL MEETING;
A special meeting of the Teachers.
Institute Will be held in the John Mar
shall High School tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock. and Mayor Ainslie and
Mr.. Lathrop will make short addresses
Allen Saville, Of the Richmond Society
OF Engineers, will address the Pythian
lodges In the East End Tomorrow
night, and Will urge their support Of
the city planning idea.
On Tuesday night tho Rotary Club
will visit the exhibit in a body
Those present at the luncheon yes
tcrdny were: Mayor Ainslie, w III.
Adams. president Board of Aldermen:
John 1iirschberg. Carlton Mccarthy. H.
+. Beck and +. G. Folkes, of the Ad-
ministrative Board w. a. Clarke, sec
rotary Retail Merchants Associations;
H. L. HARDWOOD secretary T. p. A.; Sam
uel Rosendorf, secretary Rotary Club;
Horace +. Smith, manager Manufact-
urers Exhibit; Alvin NJ. Smith, presi-
dent Business Mems Club; T.. NJ. Boy
kin, secretary Real Estate Exchange;
Milton l. Cone, president Advertisers
Club; DR.. J. y. c. Chandler. supcrin-
tcndent City Schools; j. NJ. Cecil editor
OF the Chamber of Commerce Magazine;
r. G. Pratt, Richmond Society of En-
gincers; j, T. Palmatory, Chamber OF
Commerce: Il. j. Wilson, Ginter Park
Association; j. Amber Johnston, Archi-
tects Associations; w. J. H. Houseman.
secretary Boy Scouts; j. b. Walford,
secretary Architects Club. and Allen
SayilIe Society of