The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-16

MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By KATE MARKHAM POWER.


"ois oHoulu SET ABOUT the W0rk
oI improving the town In which they
i've. These associations, which are
now f%ourishing throughout the North,
East and West and in many parts of
the South, have really accomplished
wonders in the matter of improving
the residences, yards and streets of
the various towns, and thus the whole
section. So far as we can learn. there
are only three such associations in
Mlsslssipi-one at Kosciusko, one at
bonneville (of which We have not
heard much lately, and one at Holly
Springs, which is in a most flourish
ing state. The Holly Springs a~ssocia-
ZION is only about six months old, and
IL has succeeded, through the ~tireless
efforts of a few deeply interested la
dies and gentlemen, in bringing back
to this little "City of Flowers much
OF the charm and beauty that distin-
gulshed 1t in a%nte-bellum times. For
years Holly Springs, like most of our
towns, was cheated of half her natural
charm by neglect, but all this is
changed now, and the association is
still in its infancy and is not by any
means a rich infant, either. AS is the
case usually in work of this sort, there
Is always a pile Of needs much higher
than the available pile of dollars, so
Tie work has had to go slow" and
carefully. The first thing to be done
after organization is to give the town
a good, all-around cleaning up, and II
you can get the mayor and aldermen
to become active members of the as
ISOLATION so much the better for the
town. Substantial cans or garbage
boxes should be placed at certain
points to hold papers, trash, etc., and
later, when the town is kept clean
enough to warrant such a thing, prizes
should be given yearly for the best
kept block, the best kept premises, tho
lest lawn, flower yard, kitchen garden,
etc. This prize giving feature is made
the occasion of quite a celebration in
Northern towns, and together with the
fine, steady work of the association has
transformed many of these hitherto
ugly places into beautiful spots.
For the benefit of a number of in.
terested parties, who have written to
this department for information, we
append a few of the bylaws taken
from Holly Springs constitution and
bylaws. OF course, these can be al
tered, added to or taken from, as suits
the different towns:
Il. This society shall be called the
Village Improvement Association OF
Holly Springs.
90. Its object shall be to aid in
improving and identifying Holly
-prings in any line which the asso
citation shall decide to be within itf
means and province.
20. The motto of this association
shall be, Let all things be lone de
Gently and in order
a. The colors of the association
shall be white and green, the emblem
of purity with the hue of nature. Tit
flower, holly.
IS. Any lady may become a member
on payment of the annual dues of 81
this amount to be paid yearly, monthly
or quarterly.
sc. Each member shall consider her
self pledged, as far as possible, to keel
the street around her own dwelling Of
=. place of business clean and slightly
shall report any accumulation o
refuse matter and defects in the side
walks to the proper authorities.
|, az. Each member shall be expected
: to plant a holly tree in her own yarC
} or elsewhere during the year.
"12. Children under 16 years o
I age, boys or girls, shall be enrolled a
: auxiliary members, on payment Of 2
; cents, or the equivalent in work.
"13. Each lady shall ask the gen
tlemen within her ward to assist, b,
work, advice, interest or cooperation
: IA. No important step must b
taken without consultation with tn
mayor and council. 1t Is importan
that frequent communication be he'll
with the alderman of each respectiv
ward or with the alderman-at-large."
When our towns are in good orde
, the different associations can cooper
ate in identifying the grounds ada
= cent to depots (maybe, in time, tn
: railroads will be shamed into maxim
: their station buildings more attractiy
at some points,, in working with tn
Legislature for the preservation of tn
|" forests, and in the establishment O
: Arbor Day throughout Mississippi
! The possibilities of we~ll-organized e
forts to beautify our towns are limi
). less and beginnings should be promp
a ly made.
Q One of A%berdeen's poultry raiser
shipped three trios Of white Plymout
+ Rock chickens recently, for which h
; received a total of $42. This is prett
good for Mississippi chickens, an
beats raising scrubs, or rather it beat
the old way of letting them rails
themselves.
~ One sure proof that prosperity no
a reigns in the land and that easie
=, times are before the people of Missi