Show BIG CONVENTION OF MUNICIPAL LEAGUE MONTREAL tO EAL Que QUI Aug 26 Nearly Nearly 1000 delegates delegate were WE're present nt at th the tha opening open open- Ing ng of today today's slon of ot the tho T League League- of American Municipalities In tho Ito abs absence n of ot Clinton Rogers Woodruff of or Philadelphia Philadel plus phia secretary of the th National Municipal league an address prepared by hy him was as read restS by by W. W I IX D. LIghthall of Montreal l Already forty cities have adopted the he commission form of government Jo and are working under It It and anti three thirty cities representing twenty twenty- twenty five five states eta tee are considering comi- comi con On ItA ItA It A A movement of or far tar greater Importance and nn significance to the lie future of our rites rit ica es l Is that for tor municipal home rule nile tim the address said We Ve o Annot boat boast that we wex possess x democratic self lf Qt It If we ve deny leny It to our |