Evening star., 1932-09-21

city government and that development
Of parks can only be wisely and eco
nomically carried out under group Of
men interested in them.
The program last night was a series
Of three minute talks on the general
subject of parks, with delegates from
the American City Planning Institute,
the American Civic Association, the
American Institute of Park Executives,
the American legislators Association,
the National Association OF Civic Sec
retaries, the National Council for the
Protection of Roadside Beauty and the
National Municipal League and Pro-
portional Representation League at
tending.
Frederick Bigger, president of the
American City Planning Institute, dis
cussing park planning, voiced the be-
lief every American city should have a
definite park planning program mapped
out and be following master plan OF
recreation center development.
Frederick A. Delano. president Of the
American Civic Association. urged the
delegates to gather support in their
respective localities for wen-rounded
park program. Alfred Mcdonald, pres
ident Of the American Institute OF Park
Executives, told of the work Of park ex-
ecutives, while William B. Belknap,
president Of the American Legislators
Association, discussed State parks.
Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president OF
George Washington University, dis.
cussed the National Capitals system OF
parks and recreational facilities and the
part they have played In providlng
recreation for the thousands Of visitors
who have come to the Capital for the
hirentennia1 relehrati0n
Billboard Evil Is Topic.
The country's parks, local, State and
National are leading the rest of the
country in the elimination of the bill
board evil, Mrs w. L. Lawton, chair
man of the National Council for the
Protection of Roadside Beauty. de-
clared. She advised all interested in
parks to see that the roadside sign and
| billboard are kept out of the parks and
approaches to parks for the preserva-
ton Of the parks beauty and recrea-
tional integrity.
The city's park system is major
problem in municipal administra ton
| and should be treated as such, and not
left to haphazard control, Murray Sea-
songood, president Of the National Mu-
nicipal League. told the delegates,
Jay Downer, chief engineer of the
WeStchester County Park Commission,
discussed the management OF his
county's parks, and Horace Albright,
director Of the National Park Service.
discussed the Governments administra-
ton of the National parks.
Yesterday afternoon the delegates TO
the meeting Of the American Institute
of Park Executives inspected the Airing
ton Experimental Farm and were told
of the research being done there for
production and maintenance Of fine
turf.
Delegates attended a colonial tea yes
terday afternoon at the Women's City
Club. In the receiving line were Mrs.
Roy D. Chaplin, wife of the Secretary
of Commerce: Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur.
wife of the Secretary of the Interior;
Mrs. Frederic A. Delano, Mrs. Horace
Albright, Mrs. U. S. Grant, 3D.; Mrs.
John NJ. Cries, Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.,
and Miss Harlean James.
Officers Are Elected.
Discussion of problems Of operation
of parks and the care Of their plants
marked the morning session of the
American Institute OF Park Executives.
at which the delegates heard talks by
Government experts.
Frank Shearer, superintendent OF the
Los Angeles City Park Department. was
elected president of the institute. He
succeeds Alfred Macdonald
Other officers chosen we're: Henry
Cliffe, Bridgeport, Conn, superintendent
of parks, vice president; E. H. Bean,
director Of the Chicago Geological Park.
treasurer, and John G. Morley, San
Diego, Calf, superintendent of parks,
and James r. Bond, superintendent OF
the Niagara Parks Commission. direc-
tors. Results of the election were an
nounced at a buffet luncheon in the
National Geological Park, where the
delegates were the guests of DR.. william
Mann.
A. r. Burgess Of the Bureau Of Plant
Quarantine. Agriculture Department,
discussed Control Of the Gypsy Moth"
F. L. Mulford of the Bureau of Plant
Industry presented q discourse on
Street Trees in Washington" during
which he stressed the necessity for
closer cooperation between the NUM-
cipal departments having to do with
the care Of streets and the park oftcials.
Park Trees Discussed.
A paper on Park Tree Conditions
and Situations That Favor Insect At
tacks" was presented by William Mid
training for the Profession of City
Forestry" was the topic Of discussion BY
r. C. Morrison.
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receive at Scarborough, England, h the
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