The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-13
The Civic improvement Society
FOrmulates Its Rules.
How to Secure Favors Bestowed
by Organization.
POINTS CONSIDERED.
Cleanliness and Condition OF
Lawns and Flower Beds.
How the Work is Progressing
in the City.

AT the meeting of the Civic Improve
ment society at the Commercial CLUB
rooms last evening the following rules
for governing the awarding of the prizes
for the most improvement of individual
lawns, parking and streets and alleys,
were adopted:
Rule l. All entries for prizes for the
year 1903 under classes 1, and must
be made not later than December J.
1902. Entries under 3 and and must
be made not later than May l. 1913
Entries for No. Z must be made nor
later than April 1. 1903. Entry in class
3 may be made by the principal or
teacher in any of the city schools.
Rule 2. No person will be permitted
to enter for more than one prize
Rule g. A committee of three in each
precinct shall be appointed by the pres
fdent of the association whose duty 1t
shall be to examine all premises IN
their precinct within reasonable time
after the entry is made, and shall make
a second examination between May 10
and June l. 1908, and the final examina-
ton between July Is and August IL
1903
Rule 4. The awards of all prizes shall
be reported to the president of the as
sociation not later than September Is
1903, and the awards shall be announces
in such manner as shall be determined
by the executive committee. and within
80 days from September Is. 1903
Rule 8. In judging the premises the
following points shall be taken into con-
sideration:
(a) Cleanliness and freedom from
weeds and rubbish of all kinds.
OBJ Condition of lawn
(c) Flower and vegetable garden.
Cd Trees, shrubs and vines.
(e) General arrangement in planting
and artistic effect.
Two points each
Rule 6. The judges of school grounds
shall be. the superintendent of city
schools the principal OF the high school
and the president of the association.
The following are the various classes
and the prizes in each class:
1. For the greatest improvement il
back yards in each precinct:
f1rst prize ..-.-..--.-..-.- w
SECOND prize LUZ
2. For the greatest improvement in
premises in each ward, to include alley,
parking, cutters, outhouses. barns.
fences and trees:
First prize MISREPRESENTATION. SIS 90
second prize .-....-.--. 49,: 5.oU
8. For each OF the public schools show
ing marked improvement and good con-
dition:
Prize-A picture. cast or something
appropriate for the school.
f. For the best improvement on vacant
grounds in the ward, not less than one
lot:
First prize ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. $500
Second prize Observation-Disclosures. 800
5. For the best improved premises in
rented homes, the improvements to be
made by tenant.
Prizes by wards:
First prize Observation-Disclosures. SO. 90
second prize zoo
g. For the best collection in each pre-
cinct of hardy herbaceous perennials
planted in the fall of 1902; for the best
general display of bulbs planted in the
fall of 1902; for the best collection OF
native Kansas plants; for the best dis
play OF climbers OF vines and for the
y. he +
fall of 1902. suitable prizes will be
given
Z. For the best essay on How to I'm
prove the Back Yard" by any under
graduate of the public schools, the COM
petitor exhibiting yard of his or her
own planting, a special prize of $40.
The next meeting of the society will
be held on Tuesday. September 2 the
the regular time. on account of the
state fair that is to be held here that
week
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter spoke
at the meetins; last evening on the sub
ject of What My Neighbor would Like
to- Have Me Do
She began her talk by quoting from
Whittier. one of the selections descrip-
tive of the New England home, scrupu-
iously clean and proper where every
thing has Il place and is in it's place.
Mrs. McCarter dwelt upon the neces-
sity OF keeping lawns free from rubbish.
the lawns and parks well trimmed and
the geometric and systematic laying out
of flower beds and shrubbery.
]. B. Larimer made a short talk on
the progress of the association work in
Potwin- He had an excellent report
But few lawns in the pretty suburb of
Potwin are neglected and rapid strides
have been made in their, improvement.
A fund has been created for caring for
and beautifying vacant lots
The association will soon go before
No 0itx nnil 70 oc1r fs,r-
assessing taxes against all vacant lots
to nay for their maintenance and care
in not allowing them to become an eye
sore to the residents in the vicinity.