The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-10

noynnce Where 1T Is for the Real
board Still Posters the Patient
Soul of the Aesthetic WomanhOod
of st. Paul.
For an organization composed entirely
Of women to celebrate its birthday little
in advance seems something of para
dox, but the fact that it lacks a little
less than month of being the Woman's
Civic leagues first anniversary detracted
not a whit, apparently, from the enthu-
siasm of those who filled the Commercial
club parlor yesterday to listen to the rec
ord Of the leagues work, as told in the
reports Of its officers. The parlor was
draped with red white and blue bunting
and the Stars and Stripes, appropriate
emblems Of an organization whose aims
are pre-eminently patriotic An election
of officers resulted as follows: President,
Mrs Condo Hamlin: first vice president,
Mrs Joseph A. Wheelock; second vice
president, Mrs. George B. Young; third
vice president, Mrs. Archibald MacLaren;
secretary, Miss Clara Sommers; assistant
y,
Mrs. A. j. Gillette; directors. Mrs. AM
brose Tighe, Mrs. George r. Metcalf,
Mrs. W. H. Vittum. Mrs. F. P. Corning,
Mrs. Henry James, Mrs Charles H.
Bigelow Jr. and Mrs. w. M. Liggett.
This is a practical reelection of the old
officers, although few of those holding
minor offices changed places. The ticket,
as presented by the nominating commit
tee, was unanimously adopted.
The secretary's report. prepared and
read by Mrs. Charles II. Clark, gave a
brief resume of the years work. The
first general meeting was held March l,
1899. Since then there have been seven
teen meetings Of the executive council
held and nine open meetings of the
league. There are at present 200 mem
bers of the Civic league, with one hon
orary member, Mayor Kiefer. Over 120
women have co-operated with the league
in active work.
The treasurer's report, read by Mrs
Herbert Davis, showed the receipts for
the first year to have been $S12.5O; ex-
penditures, chiefly for Fairgrounds and
educational purposes, s29413, leaving a
balance in the treasury of 1887.
The report of Mrs. Condo Hamlin, pres
ident of the league, was not alone an
account of the past years work. though
1t gave the leagues history succinctly and
completely, but it was replete also with
suggestions for the future and showed
a grasp of civic problems entirely in
keeping with the aims of the league. "If
there Is woman in this year of our
Lord, 1900. who doesn't find life a tremen-
dously interesting and vital affair, It's
safe to say she's not member of the
Woman's Civic League Of st. Paul,
prefaced the report
Acknowledgment was made to the
Chamber of Commerce, the Commercial
club and the municipal administration
chat have tended to crystalline the pur-
pose which animated us to put our Shout
der to the wheel and, with the might
born of organization, help to roll the
municipal car farther along the highway
which leads to the finest, the cfeanest.
the best city government In the best
country in the world
In its resume the report generalfzed the
work of the league under three heads:
Cooperation with the city health de-
partment In matters pertaining to clean
illness and public health; cooperation
with park board and city engineering de-
partment in matters pertaining to care
of streets, street lawns and the plant
ing Of trees. improvement of vacant lots.
etc: cooperation with superintendent of
public schools and board of education in
fostering the interests of public schools.
Attention was called to the satisfactory
work done by the committee on parks,
streets and vacant lots, of which COM
mittee Mrs w II. Vittum Is chairman.
1.-THE result of the work Is satisfactory"
read the report. Hundreds of feet of
vacant property, which had been per-
petual eye-sore, has been put in orderly
condition Dayton's bluff, of whose
committee Mrs F. w. Bergmeier Is chair
man. has developed a feature peculiarly
its own; namely, the active cooperation
of the school children, organized as the
Junior Civic league. The success Of this
branch leads to the belief that chill
drens league Of good citizenship might
be successfully inaugurated in connection
with the public schools" Speaking of the
bill board and smoke nuisances, the re-
port acknowledged that much work was
still left for the league to do. In regard
to smoking chimneys reference was made
to the plea that smoke was money.
Far be it from the loyal women of the
league to interpose a barrier to the tide
of our city's prosperity" said the report.
Though the clothes We wear are ruined;
though the air we breathe is foul; though
we cannot see the sun, we will wipe our
smoke-begrimed faces, o my sisters,
and be joyful If there's money in the
smoke" The pertinent suggestion was
made that the men of st. Paul put forth
| more valiant efforts to bring manufac-
turers here.
A strong plea was made in the re-
| por- for the establishment Of a better
| system of industrial education in st.
Paul Referring to the Mechanic Arts
high school and the kindergarten system
warm praise was given both, .'but the
former, said the report, is called upon
| periodically to fight for It's very existence,
| and the latter is on the verge of disolu-
ton at every period of financial straits.
| Between the kindergarten and Mechanic
| Arts there is complete hiatus in our
| educate system" Picturing the ideal
| system for st. Paul, ut should consist
| of a perfectly equipped kindergarten,
! with some form of industrial training In
! every grade. Good assembly rooms
| should be of use not only to the pupils
| but to the parents as well, club rooms as
it were A military drill should be made
| a part of the boys education"
| An invitation was extended to the
| league from the state agricultural school
| to have 1t visit the school in a body Wed
| nesday, March Z.
/ The league extended a vote of thanks
| to the Commercial club for the courtesies
it had extended during the year and also
voted its thanks to Dyer Bros. for the
complimentary pianola concert rendered
| the league yesterday.
An Informal reception followed the
meeting, the following women assisting
| the officers: Mrs. William F. Pect Mrs
Mcneil ". Seymour Mrs. Ambrose Tighe
Mrs. Russell r. Dorr. Mrs. Charles II