The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-21
PLANNING FOR
 MAYORS MEET

Plans have been completed for the conference of mayors and other ofn- ciaI representatives of 25 of the lead ing New England cities, with the executive committee of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, which has been called by Mayor An drew J. Peters of Boston for Thursday of this week at the Hotel COmmOd OdOre, New York. Dr. Everett Dean Martin, chairman of the National Board and director of the Cooper Union Forum one of the oldest public forums in the country will be spokesman of the executive committed of the National Board in welcoming the delegates, who will also be received at noon at City Hall by Mayor John F. Hylan William J. Wallin, mayor of Yonkers and president of the New York State Conference of Mayors and other city officials Ga permanent organization for the dissemination of information on municipal affairs, with headquar, terS in Albany, expects to attend the conference, as does its former president ex-Mayor Stone of Syra- cuse. William P. Capes, it's executive secretary, will address the New Eng land officials on the experience or New York state municipal officials Tn motion picture regulation, and place at their disposal the reports and data compiled in connection with the ln- vestigation which the New York con- ference carried during several months last winter into he motion picture situation especially as COIL cerned the smaller communities.
 The method of regulations in vogue in Boston, Mass, will be described in detail by John M. Casey, chief of the mayors bureau of licenses. Ample opportunity will be offered for discus sion of methods of regulation Of mo ton pictures in other New England municipalities.
 At the afternoon session, pr. AL bert M. Shiels, for many years dlrec. tor of the Department of Research or the New York City Board or Educa. schools in Los Angeles, who IS also. chairman of the National Board s, committee on standards, VIII conuucI an open forum on various types or pictures MT. Paul Lazarus, chair man of the Associated Motion Picture Advertisers, will bring up for discus sion the question of motion picture advertising, while Stephen Bush will represent the Motion Picture Iheatre owners of America. in order to advise his organization in what respects the city officials desire the cooperation or the theatre owners Of New Englano in improving local film exhibitions.
 The dinner in the evening, to De given by the executive committee Of the National Board of Review in hon. or of Mayor Peters and the other visiting New England officials, will afford the latter opportunity to secure comprehensive information relative to motion picture production from the standpoint of the author who writes the scenario, the director who trans lates it into action for the screen, and the public for whom it is intended. Rex Beach as representative of the Authors League will submit the point of view of the author, D. w. Griffith will speak for the producing directors. and William A. Brady, president of the National Association of the Mo- tion Picture Industry, will speak offl- cially for the industry as a whole.
 The cities which have accepted Mayor Peters invitations to the con- ference constitute a large proportion of the New England cities which were asked to participate. Indications are that the conference will be materially influential in raising the standard of future motion pictures.