South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-02
EVANSVILLE To
GET NEXT STATE
PARK MEETING
Officers For the Ensuing Year
Selected at Closing Session
y, Annual Convention.

uel0 MONDAY afternoon lu the tso-
tary rooms Of the oliver hotel a the
closing sessions 81 the two-day assoc
cation convention.
Richard Elbel, OF South BEND. re-
tired as president and Arthur Per-
ley. OF this city. retired as secretary
and treasurer. although Past Prest
ElbeI was chosen as chairman Of
the executive committee for the
coming year.
The officers elected 20 serve for
the coming YEAR were as follows.
Gilmore Haynie. president Evans
Vile. Homer J. Cass. first vice presi-
dent. Gary. James IT. Lowery. sec
ond vice president indianapolis:
Wood Posey. third vice president.
Terre HauteS Walter Wunderlick.
secretary and treasurer, Evansville.
and Charles J. Steiss. assistant sec
rotary and treasurer. TT Wayne
The executive committee consists
OF the following Richard ElbeI
chairman South Bend: Henry L.
McAtee. Hartford city; w. Sherman
Cutshall. mayor OF Ft Wayne; Ben
jamin +. Bosse. mayor OF Evans
vile: Helene NJ Lee. Terre Haute;
f. - Rouls mayor OF Linton. The
attorney for the association is
George .. Dix. or Terre Haute.
Prof. Shantz Talks.
Prof .. F. Shantz. president of
the Illinois Audubon society Of Chi
cage, made a brief talE at the clos
ing session on the many things that
can be gained by visiting parks of
the country.
We find in our various city
parks he said. "a great number Of
different kinds OF trees. shrubbery
and birds that are foreign 10 the
majority of the people of the city.
Park masters endeavor TO place
trees Of interest i'm the parks those
that are not found i'm the locality
with the proper care these trees
and shrubbery thrive as well as in
their own environment
Birds can be made 20 return TO
their former locations i'm the spring
II proper means are employed. This
has Deen proven by a Canadian who
made an artificial lake on his farm
and with few wild ducks and
geese. with clipped wings. living on
the lake. large quantities came to
the place. These were captured ard
tags hung on them with the address
OF the lake on them. and they were
found to return from year TO year
Often the tag was returned by some
one who had shot one Of them and,
according 10 the postmarks, they
came from all parts OF the United
States and Canada"
Silas Ichenhauser. Of Evansville
made a short talk in which he con-
kratulated the city on its fine parks
and especially on its beautiful river.
In closing ne said the city should
adopt a motto after the old south
ern song. Way Down Upon the
Suwanee River" and call IL Way
Up Upon the old 81 Joseph"
The Morning Session.
The convention was opened Mon
day morning by Prcs't Elbel Mr..
Flbel introduced Mayor Carson.
who delivered an address of
welcome 10 the convention Mayor
Cutshall. of TT. Wayne. responded 20
the address Of welcome in behalf of
The delegates here and expressed his
pleasure and appreciation for the
efforts OF the citizens of South
Bend for the pleasure they had af-
forded delegates while they were
mere
At the round table discussion
centered upon the new tax law and
ITS effect upon parks and tbeir inn
provement Mr.. George II. Dix gave
details OF the method of handlins
the problem i'm Terre Haute and eX-
planned some OF the difficulties that
viii be encountered by AN the cities
of Indiana. Responses We're made
10 these remarks 10y representatives
Of each OF the cities represented i'm
the convention. iu which each told
Of the local difficulties and the
manner i'm which they were ham
died
Discuss City Budgets
10 was the popular opinion here
that the mayors of the second class
cities OF Indiana should 20 before
the tax commissioners at ludianap-
oils and urge that the various ape
proprlations included in The city
budgets be approved. approving the
views voiced oy Mayor Carson ear
lier IN the morning
The general view OF the couveu-
tion was that there should be am i'm
creased appropriation for parks FOR
The coming year Mr. Carr. of Gary
stating 10 was unreasonable Go eN-
poet any city TO he run on the same
amoun- OF money IN 1920 that u
had been i'm the past or any de-
partment o. a city
Mr. Silas Ichenhauser. Of EVsss-
Vile. brought up the negro ques
,ior and It's relation with parks and
public smusements and asked for
suggestions Nlr Lowery. OF Indian
apoGs told OF the manner of couiue
with the $4,000 negroes in Indian
aooIis and what th, park board vas
& irving 10 do I'm behalf of the negroes
II ~ that city.
Parks For Negroes.
indianapolis is instituuug vari-
Gus parks in the very center OF the
numerous black belts OF the ciU
ana trying by arousing the pride OF
the negro in his race. To- want the
companionship OF his own kind
rather than forcing himself upor
the white population. Indianapoi.
IS planning rs ueighborhood parks