Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-19
Report Of Village Improvement AS
ISOLATION,

1898 on thanksgiving Day. Inc street
clearing department then made its re-
port for the season, having expended
cents provided fund of S70.whlch was
spent on our parks and public grounds
During six weeks of the summer the
society was granted the privilege by
the Park Commissioners of taking en-
tire charge of Muskingum Park At
tention was also given to the lower
park on Saera Via, which was plough
ed narrowed, raked and seeded. Mr..
Benjamin PiXley generously supple
mented this work by furnishing and
setting out a large number of trees.
The Committee on Mound Cemetery
worked late into the fall, securing per-
mits from let holders to level the
graves or to reduce them to a uniform
height OF five inches. This work will
soon be recommended and can not be
completed for some time, as the large
number CT people who must be inter
viewed renders the task unusually ted
ious. Thus far the committee mas re-
ceived the hearty support of the great
majority of lot owners. The com
mittee on Sanitation slrove TO arouse
public opinion with regard to preva
lent nuisances. The Press Committee
endeavored to explain to the public
the aims and methods of this new or
ganization, finding the city papers al
ways willing to give generous space to
their contributions.
With the first touch fspringweather
the society has begun to muster its
Committee on Street Cleaning hopes
to pursue It's work in the same manner
as it did last year. The residence
streets are asking if the society can
not extend its work all over the paved
portion of the CITY instead of limiting
its efforts to the business streets. If,
upon careful investigation, it is found
that .his desire is felt by householders
generaIy, and if some satisfactory
mothod for accomplishing the task
cneaply can be evolved, n committee
will promptly be chosen tocarry outth
plan. The result Ol this investigation
will be published later. The Commit
tee on Parks and Public Squares will
endCavor to assist the Park Commits
sioner in the beautifying of public
places. 1t is hoped that the tOwnspeo
pie will warmly second the desire of
this committee to improve the appear
anCe Of the plOt of land at the foot of
Wa3hington street and at the foot of
Sacra Via. The COMMITTEE on Ways
and means will soon begin to solicit
membership fees, ,which,as was the case
last year, are to be expended upon the
Parks, MoundCemetery and other pub
lie grounds. The treasury now holds
$1,000 1t is hoped that the member
ship will be greatly enlarged, not only
to increase our funds, but also to testi-
fly to the sympathy of the people with
the WORK.
The monthly public meetings of the
V. l. A. were held in the rooms of the
Marietta Club, and will be continued
there this year. The ladies appreciate
deeply this kindness on the part of the
club members.
The following well known ladies
have been appointed to serve ON the
various committees of the V. l. A.:
OFFICERS.
Mrs. u. e. Philips, President.
Miss NJ. p. Woodbridge, 1st Vice
President.
Mrs. r. d. Cooke, I'd Vice President.
Mrs. Clara Putnam, Treasurer.
Mrs. ]. H. Chamberlin, Secretary.
Mrs. R. L. Nye. Cor Sec.
Some of the committees are not yet
completed.
Committee on Street Cleaning: Mrs,
Lowell, Chairman; Mrs. A. ID. Follett,
Mrs. f. j. Gutter, Mrs. II. T.. Davis,
Mrs. Ralph Race, Mrs. l.. p. Hill, Mrs.
Joseph Grafton, Mrs. Samuel Hart
Committee on Sanitation: Dr. Hell
en- Curtis, Chairman; Mrs. Clara Put
nam, Mrs. Bartlett, Mrs. Samuel Hart,
Mrs. W. G. Way, Mrs. O.. NJ. Willis,
Mrs D. B. Torpy.
Committee on Residence Streets:
Mrs. C. IL. Turner, Chairman.
Committee on Ways an, Means:
Mrs. Buchanan, Chairman; Mrs. w. ].
Rodgers, Mrs. John Roy, Mrs. Rich
ards, Mrs. Thomas Sheets, Mrs. Edith
Sniffen, Mrs. C. C. Lyman, Mrs. l.. A.
McCloskey, Mrs. d. II. Buell. Miss Ra-
chel Dale, Miss Mcclure, Miss Kirby
Miss Sibley.
Committee on Parks and Squares:
Mrs. T, b. Bosworth and Miss X. p.
Nye. The chairmen of this committee
will work without assistants.
Committee on Mound Cemetery:
Miss X. Buell. Chairman; Mrs, NJ. r.
Andrews, Miss lIickok, Mrs. M. M.
Berry Mrs. Frank Campbell, Mrs. Ben
Strecker, Miss C. p. Nye, Mrs Henry
Thels, Mrs. II. i. Alexander.
Committee on Public Grounds and
Buildings: Miss cotton, Chairman;
Mrs. w. E. Roe, Miss Glazler.
Press Committee, V. !. A.
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