Show WILL HOLD CONVENTION IN RICHMOND D Continued from pa page 6 1 Professor Prank Frank J. J Goodnow of Columbia Columbia Columbia Colum Colum- bia university chairman chairman- municipal efficiency of ef Dr W. W F. F Willoughby of President Tafts Taft's committee on oil economy a and d efficiency as chairman Important Questions Considered There is IB also abo a w committee on school extension with Dr Edward Rdward J J. J Ward t of the tho University of Wisconsin as chairman A Another committee deals with civic education an and one of the th most important reports to the tho Richmond Rich RIch- mond meeting will be bo that of it its chairman chair chairS man luSh man Arthur W W. W Dunn author pf The Citizen and the Community A committee com corn on electoral reforms which has accomplished much in behalf of honest elections lia bas lias Horace E. E Doming Deming an n eminent New cw York lawyer law formerly chairman o of oC tho the leagues league's executive committee as its chairman Taking co cognizance of the tho relation of the traffic to tho the municipal the tim National Municipal league has made mido systematic inquiry and one of tho reports to bo considered consid consi red ered in the convention will be bo that ot of Camillus G. G Kidder ch chairman of the committee on liquor question Mr Kidder formerly was chairman of the ex excise ise ie board of or Orange rane N. N J. J By way of stimulating interest among college e students the league conducts conducts con con- ducts a offering a prize for the best essay written on some se so- l.-ded l. lubi t. t This is known as all the Baldwin prize A prize prize is also offered for tho best essay submitted by a hi high h school Chool student This is known as the Richardson prize and w was ws s first offered offered of of- in 1910 Both of these contests attract earnest young men and women To maintain the fhe interest of ma magazine azine and end newspaper er editors in pro progressive poH policies ies a 3 series series of clipping sheets is is issued durin during the year containing the latest information on a Q variety of topics Pamphlets and leaflets relating in ing particularly to some question of immediate in int interest terest rest discussed either technically or in a general wa way are circulated among the or organizations to which they appeal including commercial commercial commer commer- cial asso associations civic leagues ues and clubs active in a branch of the municipal mu mu- betterment movement Conventions Attract Public Outside of its own membership the leagues league's most important proceeding is its yearly convention which draws publicists and experts from all over the country and which deals with ques at t issue iesue issue that pertain to the welfare welfare wel wel- fare and pro progress ress of the great majority of communities Usually animated ted disc discussion discussion dis dis- dis- dis c follows the presentation of a S subject and it has been the history of tho conventions that all aU its sessions attract the public of the city in which the gathering is held William Dudley Foulke an editor of Richmond Ind md formerly a civil service ire ice commissioner is is president of I the National Municipal l league He was II elected last year to succeed succeed- ex ney General Gener l Charles J. J Bonaparte I Iwho who having served seven years declined declined de de- de- de dined re Clinton Rogers Woodruff one of the ablest civic civic workers work- work ers era of the country country- prominent as a writer and lecturer and president of ef the personal re registration tion board of Philadelphia Philadelphia Phil Phil- adelphia is is' is the George Burnham Jr formerly formerly- of the Baldwin locomotive works of Philadelphia is the treasurer Dr Albert Bushnell lI Hart rt of Harvard university university is chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the exec executive tive comm committee The league derives its income from membership fees fecs 5 being the yearly fee It thus hus receives receives about blIt 12 a year ar which WhICh- is inadequate for the con constantly con con- f i increasing work o of the or ani- ani c |