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President, J. Horace McFarland, Har- 
risburg. Pa. ; first vice president, John 
Nolen, Cambridge, Mass.; treasurer, 
William B. Howland, New York; sec- 
retary, Richard B, Watrous, Washing- 
ton, D. C. 
Vice presidents — Clinton Rogers 
Woodruff, Philadelphia, Pa. ; George B. 
Dealey, Dallas, Tex.; Mrs. Edward W. 
Biddle, Carlisle, Pa.; John L. Hudson, 
Detroit, Mich. ; George W. Marstori, 
San Diego, Cal. ; J. Lockie Wilson, 
Toronto, Canada. 
Executive board — Dr. John Quincy 
Adams, New York; Henry A. Barker, 
Providence; Miss IMabel T. Boardman, 
Washington, D. C. ; Leroy J. Boughner, 
Minneapolis, Minn. : Frank Chapin 
Bray, New York; H. K. Bush-Brown, 
Washington, D. C. ; Arnold W. Brun- 
ner, New Work; Mrs. Caroline Bartlett 
Crane, Kalamazoo, Mich. ; Mrs. Sarah 
Platt Decker, Denver, Colo. ; Charles 
M. Dow, Jamestown, N. Y. ; George Otis 
Draper, New York; Edward Hatch, Jr., 
New York; Harold J. Howland, Mont- 
clair, N. J. ; Dr. Woods Hutchinson, 
New York; Miss A. E. McCrea, Chi- 
cago, 111. ; Miss Louise Klein Miller, 
Cleveland; Frederick Law Olmsted, 
Brookline, Mass.; Brainard H. Warner, 
Washington, D. C. ; Mrs. Woodrow 
Wilson, Princeton, N. J. 
“Washington a Model City” was the 
topic of the address of Engineer Com- 
missioner Wm. V. Judson, of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. 
After speaking on his views on the theory 
of municipal government from a construc- 
tive standpoint, Commissioner Judson asked 
the association to help make Washington 
the greatest capital in the world, say- 
ing: 
"We hav-e bills before Congress for the 
control of our public utilities; for the or- 
derly and systematic prosecution of the re- 
quired great public improvements in ac- 
cordance with definite plans, and a well 
considered program; and for the estab- 
lishment. practically based on consents, of 
special building restrictions. 
"The passage of these bills is essential 
if the Capital city is to attain in its de- 
velopment that measure of perfection which 
is bounded only by existing conditions and 
the limitations of human forethought. I 
ask your society to make Washington of- 
ten a subject of consideration." 
Arnold W. Brunner made an address 
on the business side of city planning. 
Mr. Brunner recalled some of the fa- 
mous streets and centers on the con- 
tinent, pointing out that with all their 
beauty, they were designed, primarily, 
to permit the easiest passage of in- 
numerable vehicles and persons. 
The morning session dosed with an 
informal discussion of the necessity of 
conserving Niagara Falls and a con- 
demnation of the boiler-plate press mat- 
ter that is being distributed in the Uni- 
ted States. President J. Horace Mc- 
Farland and Secretary Richard B. 
Watrous spoke on this subject. They 
declared that the figures sent out by 
interested persons regarding the Falls 
are inaccurate, and cover up the dan- 
ger that menaces the scenic value of the 
great Niagara. Mr. Watrous also took 
a slap at the city of Niagara Falls, 
stating it had never spent the slightest 
sum in attempting to conserve the cat- 
aract. 
The Secretary of the Treasury, Hon. 
Franklin MacVeagh, presided over the 
afternoon session. The subject was 
“The Communities We Live In.” George 
Burdett Ford took as his subject “Dig- 
ging Deeper into City Planting." 
In bis opening phrases he commented at 
length upon the marvelous growth of the 
city planning campaign all over the coun- 
try. It has been a development of the 
past ten years, he said, although he traced 
the beginning of the movement to the 
White City at the World’s Fair in Chicago 
in 1S93. "The leaven worked slowly," he 
continued, "and it was not until about 1900 
that our Capital city launched forth its 
splendid program of development. Then 
follow'ed Cleveland, with its magnificent con- 
ception for a civic center, and each year 
more and more cities fell into line, until 
today actually a hundred cities have or 
are taking thought for their future de- 
velopment. "But beauty seems to have 
been the keynote of all." he said, "and 
while beauty is a desideratum, we ques- 
tion whether we can with equanimity stand 
by and help the city spend its money on 
frills and furbelows when only a step away 
the hideous slum is sapping the very life 
blood of the city. But the great human 
city planning idea is at hand, and in the 
future such movements will begin with pro- 
visions for the homes of the people, and 
from this basis work outward into civic 
beauty combined with civic healthfulness." 
Speaking to the tonic, “Modern 
Street .Lighting,” as related to “The 
Communities We Live In,” C. L. Eshle- 
man, of Cleveland, Ohio, summarized 
under four headings the reasons why 
street lighting, which is both orna- 
mental and adecinate, meets with pop- 
ular favor, Mr. Eshleman said ; 
"Because of the important part it plays 
in the movement for the city beautiful — 
artistic as well as utilitarian; 
"Because of the advertising value to the 
city as a whole, as an indication of its 
prosperous condition and progressive spirit 
— a well dressed city, like a well dressed 
man. commands attention and respect: 
"Because of the benefit in dollars and 
cents accruing to the business interests 
in the lighted district' — the value of prop- 
erty on a business street is directly pro- 
portionate to the number of people who 
make use of the street as a thoroughfare 
— light attracts people; 
"Because of the increase in property 
values and the decrease of crime." 
The Hon. Frederick C. Howe, of 
New York City, contrasted the methods 
in Germany with those of this country 
in dealing with public utilities. He said 
that the cities of Germany were pri- 
marily for the people, not for the land- 
ed or corporate interests. “The public 
utilities of this country, such as postal 
service, sewers, street cleaning, parks, 
play grounds, etc., which cost money 
and yield no direct returns or profit, 
are in the hands of the public authori- 
ties, while the income and profitable 
utilities like the railroads, gas and elec- 
tric lighting, etc., managed by private 
corporations. In Germany they are all 
managed for tlie public welfare.” 
“The Smoke Problem” was consid- 
ered by Mr. Thomas E. Donnelley, of 
Chicago, 111. He gave the history of 
the successful efforts to supress the 
smoke of Chicago and gave in detail the 
workings of the bureau. 
Results accomplished in “Swat the 
fly” campaigns all over the country 
were reviewed at this session of the 
convention and plans were laid for the 
still further elimination of the fly from 
the scheme of things next year. 
FRIDAY SESSIONS. 
The session opened with a display of 
cartoons illustrating the humorous side 
of the “Swat the Fly” movement and a 
talk regarding the origin and success 
of the work by Richard B. Watrous. 
Mr. L. L. Leonard described at 
length the progress of the bill board 
fight in St. Louis. He showed by care- 
fully prepared statistics that the great- 
er part of the space on the bill boards 
was taken for liquor and tobacco ad- 
vertisements. 
He declared that billboard advertis- 
ing in most cities is a public nuisance 
and eyesore. 
He showed in a series of illustrations 
the difference between the advertise- 
ments in the streets of this country and 
the European cities. 
In commenting on the paper Presi- 
dent McFarland reiterated in very 
strong language his opinion of the bill- 
board advertising companies who im- 
posed upon advertisers as well as the 
public. 
William Solotaroff, superintendent 
of the municipal shade tree commission 
of East Orange, N. J., was the next 
speaker, and discussed “The Progress 
in Municipal Shade Tree Control.” 
This address appears in full on another 
page. 
After the reading of the paper Mr. 
Solotaroff showed a number of pictures 
illustrating the methods in use in Eu- 
rope for growing trees along the roads 
and streets, in what are considered un- 
favorable locations. 
Leroy J. Boughner, president of the 
Garden City Club of Minneapolis, and 
city editor of the Minneapolis Tribune, 
sounded before the convention the slo- 
gan of what promises to be one of the 
most aggressive campaigns next year of 
the American Civic Association, in the 
new work which it will prosecute to se- 
cure a more universal recognition of 
civic and economic values of “vacant 
lot gardens.” 
Mr. Boughner’s address was descriptive 
of the results secured in Minneapolis In 
the summer of 1911 by the Garden City 
Club. 
The Garden Club of Minneapolis in 1911 
had planted in vegetables and flowers 360 
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