The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-15
AMERICAN CIVIC
ASSOCIATION TO MEET
Will Hold -Four Day Session I'm Wash
4ng ton TAttrr~Pa-t OF ~
November.

asnlnEtOn, ID. e., Dec "a
forum for the discussion of accom-
plishments in civic fields, including
what has been done already, what IS
under way. and what ~ planned, Will
be conducted BY the American Civic
Association during its four DAY con-
vention in Washington. beginning De-
cember rs. The participants will he
noted educators, social workers. art
lists AND leaders in civic work. besides
men and women prominent in all
other walks of life.
Among those who Will preside a
the various sessions devoted 20 special
discussions will be Miss Margaret Will
son, daughter of the President. who
will indicate particularly her Interest
in the development Of community CEN
tiers in schools as movement in ths
directio nof democracy. his will be
Miss Wilson's first appearance as pre-
siding officer of q public gathering.
At the same session Professor f. j.
Ward, of the University Of Wisconsin,
called the Father Of the SchoolCem-
munity Center Movement" will speak
on Community Center Organization
for National Defense and World Adj
justment."
DIR. c. Il. North, Of New York. will
have as his topic, The Community
Center In Agricultural High Schools"
His talk will he illustrated, and he will
tell how the SCHOOL as -acommunity-
center idea may. be adapted to meet
the conditions presented by. life in the
country districts and the plan car
rled out as successfully as it has been
in cities. Miss IONA Gale, author OF
the Friendship Village" stories, will
read ore of her entertaining bits of
fiction having a particular bearing on
the same subject.
Better Industrial Housing.
A topic of special timelil.ess. also
TO be taken up at the convention will
be Better Industrial Housing" with
view to meeting the perplexing prob
lens that arise in the great manu-
featuring cities, In the way OF pro-
viding proper living accommodations
for their operatives. Particular I'M
rot .ance will attach TO the dlss,ussi on
tecause of the Numerous ms ances
tGasv at Lan& u the spring NJ 81
towns with large populations. aeees-
sorry to plants established for the
manufacture of munitions OF wsr.
This VIII oe The special feature III TIRE
meetins scheduled for the aftarnou1
Of December 80. with addresses By
Perry +. MacNeilie. or New York
city, Lawrence Neiiler. secretary OF
the National Housing Association. and
DIR. Caroline Hedger. OF the National
Am erica niZation Committee. Al the
same session there will be special
consideration of civic planning for the
small towns. introduced with an ad-
dress by Mayor Edwin Fiske. ~ Mt
Vernon. New York. whose subject VIII
be What the Sma Il City Needs"
Country planning. Que or the newly.
pfyQd IN day "a tst
VIII receive attention during tie con.
ference city planning has al iycd
is needs ana possibilities being fully
realized. More than half the peopl.
o. the United states stu live n rural
sections, SAYS an announcement by the
association, and there are good fsa-
sons for believing that the general
welfare OF society 1. more concerned
now with the development o. tne
inert Of the city. This subjeef Will
form ihe theme OF addresses 10 he
made the morning of December 81.
International Aspects.
The Importance OF international as
poets Of civic development viii be EN-
paa sized by joint sessions. 10 be held
December so. of the Civic Associa-
ton delegates and those attending the
Second Psn-Aneriesn Scientific Con-
gross, winch Will BE IN session at the
san}e time.
Some OF America = beauty spots will
he considered AZ another session of
the convention, and in this eonnec-
ton J. Horace Mcfarland. OF Harris
burg, Penn. president Of the assocsa
tion. will discuss What Shall We DO
With Niagara Falls" The remainder
of ths session to be held the eyerin :
Of December IS will be devoted 70
the national parks OF the country, and
spea kers thoroughly familiaI with the
work will tell what has been accom-
pIished in the way OF developing them
In the last few years Papers will be
presented by Robert 9. Yard. OF the
Department of the Interior; Enos
Mills, resident Of the new Rocky
Mountain National Park; Mrs. John
d. Sherman, chairman Of the Conser-
walton Committee OF the General Fed
Grafton of Wouen's Clubs. and Rich
ard B. Tatrous. OF Washington. score.
tary of the American Civic Associa-
ton.
Many other phases OF civic devei-
opment will be considered and re-
ports from other national orga MIA
tons active in related fields will be