PLACE: Springfield, Illinois.

Mayor Nelson O. Howarth, Springfield, host mayor, who invites you to attend the 42nd annual convention of the Illinois Municipal League.

TIME: Sunday, November 11th, Monday, November 13th, and Tuesday, November 13th.

RESERVATIONS: Since reservation cards were mailed to all municipal clerks on September 30th, hotel rooms are going very rapidly and some of the visiting delegates may have to avail themselves of the excellent motels in Springfield. Reservations should be made at once through the Convention and Publicity Department, Association of Commerce and Industry, Springfield, Illinois.

RESOLUTIONS: Copies of resolutions to be submitted for consideration by the League Convention must be typed in triplicate and left at the Convention Registration Desk, before 4 o'clock p.m., Monday, November 12th. The Resolutions' Committee will hold a dinner meeting for consideration of the resolutions that evening.

COMMITTEES: President Leo Struif has appointed the following Convention Committees;

Reception: Mayor Nelson O. Howarth, Springfield, Chairman; Commissioner Owen Darling, Springfield; Commissioner Frank Whitney, Springfield; Commissioner George Doyle, Springfield, and Commissioner George Oliver, Springfield.

Resolutions: Patrick O'Neill, Corporation Counsel, Alton, Chairman; Mayor James B. Young, Galva; Mayor John I. Wright, Carbondale; Mayor H. B. Blanchard, Centralia; W. R. Bellatti, City Attorney, Jacksonville; Edward Holmberg, City Clerk, Waukegan; Mayor Campbell Andrews, Kewanee; Jack Walker, Village Attorney, Lansing; Harold Nettles, City Attorney, Freeport; E. G. Mathis, Village Attorney, Rantoul; Byron Merris, Corporation Counsel, Decatur; Councilman William Kumpf, Peoria; Walter H. Terwelp, Alderman, Quincy; Village President Dan Kulie, Brookfield; Mayor Lee Fleming, Zion; Mayor H. V. Calhoun, Belleville; La Verne Anderson, Corporation Counsel, Rockford; Richard R. Grummon, City Attorney, Springfield; Mayor O. Lloyd Welsh, Bloomington; Herbert Berggren, City Attorney, Harvey; Thomas A. Matthews, Legal Consultant, Illinois Municipal League.

Nominations: Mayor Paul Johnson, Moline, Chairman; Mayor Ernest Hoagland, Jacksonville; Mayor Clarence Sablotny, Decatur; Village President John Noel, Mundelein, and Village President J. Russell Christianson, Oak Park.

Program: We believe an excellent program has been arranged for this year's Convention.

The tentative program follows:

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11th

10 a.m. to 9 p.m.—Registration, Lake Room, Hotel Leland

Coffee will be served in the GARDEN ROOM, HOTEL LELAND, during Registration Hours, courtesy of the men with the COLORED BADGES

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 11th

2:30 p.m.—General Session, Ballroom, Hotel Leland

Presiding: Mayor Leo Struif, Alton; President, Illinois Municipal League

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Invocation: Dr. Richard Paul Graebel, First Presbyterian Church, Springfield.
Address of Welcome: Mayor Nelson O. Howarth, Springfield.
Remarks: Illinois Municipal Policy — Report of the League's Committee on Home Rule (a panel presentation)
Moderator: Mayor Milton Lundstrom, Rockford; Chairman, Illinois Municipal League Committee on Home Rule
Panel:
Village President J. Russell Christianson, Oak Park
Mayor Ernest L. Hoagland, Jacksonville
Mayor Paul C. Johnson, Moline
Dr. Gilbert Steiner, Research Associate Professor, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, Urbana
Interrogators:
Village President Dan Kulie, Brookfield
Mayor O. Lloyd Welsh, Bloommgton
Mayor Leo Morrison. Galesburg
Village President John Noel, Mundelein

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. — President's Reception, Ballroom, Hotel Leland
Refreshments compliments of Illinois Concrete Pipe Manufacturers (Egyptian Concrete Co.; Neff Concrete Products Co.; Kammerer Concrete Products Co.; Standard Concrete Co.; Nelsen Concrete Culvert Co.)
Evening Open.

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MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 12th

9:30 a.m. to 12 noon —All Mayors, Village Presidents, Aldermen, Trustees, Councilmen, Commissioners, Managers, Ballroom, Hotel Leland
Presiding: Mayor Clarence Sablotny, Decatur
Remarks: The Federal Highway Program as It Affects Municipalities, Ralph Bartelsmeyer, Chief Engineer, Illinois Highway Department
Discussion Period
Remarks: Municipal Powers to License Businesses, Louis Ancel, Corporation Counsel, Maywood
Discussion Period

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MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 12th

2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.—All Mayors, Village Presidents, Aldermen, Trustees, Councilmen, Commissioners, Managers, Ballroom, Hotel Leland
Presiding: Village President Dan Kulie, Brookfield
Subject: Air Pollution Control
The Problem: Charles R. Bowman, Department of Health Education and Welfare, Public Health Service, Chicago
Enforcement Experiences: Jacob Dumelle, Director of Inspections and Director of Air Pollution Control, Peoria
Discussion Period
Subject: Housing Ordinances, Rooming House Ordinances (a panel presentation)
Moderator: Jack Siegel, Attorney, Chicago
Panel Members:
Bert Johnson, City Manager, Evanston
William J. Hickson, Assistant Director of Housing, Evanston
Harvey Meyer, Building Commissioner, Maywood
Allison Dunham, Professor of Law, University of Chicago, Chicago
Interrogators:
Chester Lewis, City Manager, Joliet
William Bartels, Building Commissioner, Oak Park

Max Lipkin, Corporation Counsel, Peoria
Dr. N. O. Gunderson, Health Officer, Rockford

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MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 12th

10 a.m. to 12 noon—Municipal Attorneys, Ballroom, Hotel St. Nicholas
Presiding: Herbert C. Berggren, Corporation Counsel, Harvey; Chairman, Legislative Advisory Committee, Illinois Municipal League
Remarks: New Decisions Affecting Municipalities, Thomas A. Matthews, Legal Consultant, Illinois Municipal League
Discussion Period

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MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 12th

2:30p.m.—Presiding: Herbert C. Berggren, Corporation Counsel, Harvey; Chairman, Legislative Advisory Committee, Illinois Municipal League
General Discussion of Municipal Law Problems (informal round table discussion—bring up your own subject)

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MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 12th

9:30 a.m. to 12 noon—Municipal Clerks and Finance Officers, Large Municipalities (over 10,000 population), Palm Room, Hotel Abraham Lincoln
Presiding: Jack Loftus, Commissioner of Finance, Decatur
Remarks: The Public Relations Value of Financial Reports, Frank Whitney, Commissioner of Finance, Springfield
Discussion Period
Remarks: The Organization of the City Clerk's Office, G. M. Morris, Field Supervisor, Public Administration Service, Chicago
Discussion Period
Remarks: Machine Accounting, M. J. DuBois, Springfield Manager, Burroughs Corporation
Discussion Period

9:30 a.m. to 12 noon—Municipal Clerks and Finance Officers, Small Municipalities (under 10,000 population), Ballroom, Hotel Abraham Lincoln
Presiding: Victor Johnson, City Clerk, Geneva
Remarks: The Duties of the City Clerk, Frank M. Pfeifer, Legislative Counsel, Illinois Municipal League
Discussion Period
Remarks: Council Procedures, William Friedrich, City Attorney, Naperville
Discussion Period

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MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 12th

2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.—Municipal Clerks and Finance Officers, Both Sections: All clerks, finance officers, commissioners and comptrollers, Ballroom, Hotel Abraham Lincoln
Round Table Discussions
This session will afford an opportunity to discuss your problems in small, informal groups
Table #1: Legal Problems, Frank M. Pfeifer, Legislative Counsel, Illinois Municipal League
Table #2: Council Procedures, Thomas A. Matthews, Legal Consultant, Illinois Municipal League
Table #3: Public Relations, Robert A. Weidaw, Village Comptroller, Winnetka; William Hamel, Sr., Editor, Daily Journal Gazette, Mattoon
Table #4: Social Security, Edward W. Busch, Supervisor, Social Security Unit, State Employees' Retirement System, State of Illinois
Table #5: Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, Alfred Nystrom, City Clerk, Galesburg, Vice President, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund; James Glasgow, Acting Executive Director, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, Chicago
Table #6: Municipal Audit Reports, Fred P. Jones, Member, Illinois State Municipal Audit Advisory Board, Sterling; Harris Rowe, Secretary, Illinois State Municipal Audit Advisory Board, and Alderman, Jacksonville
Table #7: Municipal Sales Tax, Ward Bridgewater, Supervising Auditor, Rules and Regulations Division, Illinois State Department of Revenue
Table #8: Purchasing, James Kay, Administrative Assistant, Maywood; P. G. BardezBanian, Purchasing Agent, Peoria
Table #9: Personnel and Compensation, G. M. Morris, Field Supervisor,

Public Administration Service, Chicago; Stacy B. Irish, Personnel Director, Evanston
Table #10: Parking Meters, Collection, Accounting and Maintenance Problems, Clayton Schlosser, Certified Public Accountant, Alton, Member, Illinois State Municipal Audit Advisory Board; Frank Whitney, Commissioner of Finance, Springfield, Member, Illinois State Municipal Audit Advisory Board

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MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 12th

9:30 a.m. to 12 noon — Municipal Engineers and Commissioners of Public Works, Hotel St. Nicholas Green Room
Presiding: Robert G. Kramer, City Engineer, Waukegan; Chairman, Public Works Section, Illinois Municipal League
Remarks: The Commission to Study Water and Drought Situation in Illinois—A Report on Its Activities, Alex Van Praag, Jr., Engineer of the firm Warren and Van Praag, Decatur
Discussion Period
Remarks: New Federal Stream Pollution Legislation (Public Law 680), C. W. Klassen, Chief Sanitary Engineer, Department of Public Health of the State of Illinois
Discussion Period
Remarks: Garbage and Waste Disposal —A League Statement to the Northeastern Illinois Metropolitan Area Local Governmental Services Commission, A. L. Sargent, Executive Director, Illinois Municipal League
Discussion Period

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MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 12th

2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.—Municipal Engineers and Commissioners of Public Works, Hotel St. Nicholas Green Room
Presiding: Robert G. Kramer, City Engineer, Waukegan; Chairman, Public Works Section, Illinois Municipal League
Subject: The Advantage of Membership in the American Public Works Association, Robert L. Anderson, Director of Public Works, Winnetka; President, American Public Works Association
Subject: Federal Highway Legislation and Its Effect on Municipalities (a panel discussion)
Panel Members:
Ralph R. Bartelsmeyer, Chief Highway Engineer of the State of Illinois
S. E. Farin, District Engineer, Bureau of Local Roads, U. S. Department of Commerce
W. J. Casler, Engineer, of the firm of Casler and Stapleton, Engineers, Jacksonville
John Reams, City Engineer, Champaign
Questions from floor
Business Meeting, Election of Officers of the Public Works Section of the Illinois Municipal League

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MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12th

8 p.m.—General Session, All Municipal Officials, Ballroom, Hotel Leland
Presiding: Louis Ancel, Corporation Counsel, Maywood
Subject: Neighborhood Redevelopment (a panel presentation)
Panel Members:
Ivan Carson, Regional Director, Urban Renewal Administration, Housing and Home Finance Agency, Chicago
Raymond E. Nelson, Urban Renewal and Planning Consultant, Chicago
Jack Meltzer, Director of Southeast Chicago Planning Unit, Chicago
Louis Wetmore, Head, Department of City Planning and Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois, Urbana
Interrogators:
Henry H. Bolz, Executive Secretary, Association of Commerce, Decatur
Jack Siegel, Attorney, Chicago
Leonard Wayman, Urban Renewal and Planning Consultant, Chicago
Mayor G. N. Hicks, Danville

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TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13th

9 a.m.—General Session, All Municipal Officials, Ballroom, Hotel Leland
Presiding: Mayor Charles Wellner, Naperville; First Vice-President, Illinois Municipal League
Remarks: The Director's Report, A. L. Sargent, Executive Director, Illinois Municipal League
Annual Business Meeting
Presiding: Mayor Leo Struif, Alton; President Illinois Municipal League

Mayor Ben West, Nashville, Tennessee; Vice-President, American Municipal Association, who will address Annual Luncheon of Convention.

Reports:
League's Committee on Home Rule
Resolutions Committee
Nominating Committee

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13th

12:30 p.m. — Annual Luncheon, Ballroom, Hotel Abraham Lincoln
Presiding: Mayor Leo Struif, Alton, President, Illinois Municipal League
Introduction of Guests
Presentation of New Officers
Address: Mayor Ben West, Nashville, Tennessee; Vice-President, American Municipal Association
Invocation and Benediction by Rev. Joseph T. Murray, Director of Parochial Schools, Springfield
Luncheon Music