Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
CONGRESSMAN MooRE'S
LETTER
Increasing Influence Of civic AssoeIa-
tions-Gosslp About N. w. Har-
grove, Or. Maelnall, Maels-
trate Carson and Others
TNTIE casual observer cannot fail to be i'm

TTNllE casual observer cannot fail TO be i'm
pressed by the gradual increase of in
fluencc of the various civic associations.
Originally regarded as the playthings Of
those who are not quite content with munic-
ipal affairs, they have come to be real
forces in most Of the great municipalities
Philadelphia has been conspicuous with re-
spect TO membership in this movement. An
drew Wright Crawford is field secretary Of
the American Civic Association, the daddy
of them all, which has headquarters in
Washington. Connected with this national
organization as vice presidents are Mrs.
Edward w. Biddlc and Clinton Rogers
Woodruff. both Of Philadelphia. The presi
dent of the association is J. Horace McFar-
land, of Pittsburgh. The association does
not coniine its membership exclusively to the
United states, since it numbers among its
board of officers J. Locke Wilson, Of To-
ronto, Canada. The independent organiza-
tions, many of which are now conspicuous
in civics and economies, are building up
group of lenders, both men and women. who
will ultimately have to be reckoned with in
politics. The range of activity for these
public spirited bodies extends from tene-
mcnt house inspection and child hygiene to
tho study of fine arts, and, by the way, the
Nidcner art collection is soon to be in
spccted by these civics connosseurs.
TTNIIE Philadelphia housing people and the
u Chamber of Commerce are getting to-
gether for practical work The object Of
the Housing Association is to improve hous-
ing and TO secure better city planning, and
it has aroused the interest Of Bishop Gar
81 nv Af.Ia
Lloyd, Jr., Samuel s. Fels. David Kirsch-
baum and other active spirits in voluntary
public affairs. President Trigg, Of the
Chamber of Commerce, has been fairly busy
lately with the industrial conference In
Washington, but his interest in proper
housing is we'll known and the practical
assistance of the chamber doubtless will
result in much good.
NT WARNER HARGROVE, who owns
A'A' up to being Jersey Pincy." makes
an annual cruise up down the coast about
the time waterways conventions arc due,
just to get little relief from business and
society. IIargrove also seeks this annual
scclusion from the cares Of Office. In nor
NAL times he runs general store, operates
a telephone company, conducts a garage. is
municipal clerk, recording magistrate, spe
cial officer, member of the board of edu-
cation, notary public, commissioner of deeds.
vice president and director of the local
building and loan association. president of
the athletic association, secretary Of cram
berry company, secretary and manager of a
poultry farm, and. in addition, operates a
sand mine and coal and ice company, and
is the Camp Dix agent for an automobile
concern. His social duties include uplft
conversations with Congressman William ].
Browning, DR.. Robert N. Keely, John
Huneker, Upton H. White. +. Zerban
Brown, DIR. Charles penrose, David J.
Smyth, Judge Mellors and other casual Wis
itors to the Pines. Apart from all that, Har-
grove is lineal descendant of the Brown
and Scattergood families, who quit England
during the period of religious oppression and
came over to Burlington, New Jersey, in the
Willing Wind, in 164S
TTNDER Harry T. Jordan's management
~ the Rotary Club of Philadelphia con-
tinucs its civic activities. The latest is q
Gross at Crossings campaign under the
general direction of Il. ]. Beret. 1t is con-
tended that there were more than 2100 acci
dents away from street crossings last year
and that if Philadephians, particularly
children, could be persuaded TO cross the
streets at the crossings, the total number of
accidents would be greatly reduced. SO
many millions of people 60 back and forth
from one side of the street to the other
without regard to trolley cars or automo-
bles that the Rotary Club admonition can
not be needed too speedily.
CONGRESSMAN EDMONDS does not
~ like the idea advanced by the interstate
and foreign commerce committee Of putting
port to port shipping business under regua-
ton by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. I'm my opinion" says the congress
man. "the placing of this business under
regulation in connection with the commits
sion controlling the railroads will be ruinous
to the coastwise business" The congress
man thinks this business should remain in
the hands of the shipping board with super
visionary powers.
A TLANTIC CITY continues to develop~as
"A a popular convention resort. It has all
sorts, from labor conventions to the assem-
blages of foreign delegates to discuss inter-
national trade. One of the interesting con-
ventions soon to take place is that of the
National Coffee Roasters' Association, and
William c. Scull of Camden and others are
on the Jump with respect to it. The coffee
roasters, who are about eight hundred in
number, will have a great deal to talk about
because, like the sugar men, they are now
verv much in the public eye. They have
the inevitable banquet and rumor has it
that the Coffee Roasters' banquet is "some"
banquet, especially when it comes to speech
making.
DR. EDWARD MacINALL, who is con-
- nected with the Department of Law, is
bookworm and writer of ability all of which
is very congenial to the better half OF the
family. The doctor, who was formerly of
Germantown, resides in the Fourteenth
ward. where Mrs. MacInall is secretary of
the school board, position she has held