The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-18
CIVIC LEAGUE TO ee
CONTINUE WORK
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The Ladies Met Yesterday
and Organized for
the Winter
GOOD WORK CONTEMPLATED
All the Squares, Parks and Streets
Ct the City to be Beautified, But
Ladies' Say They Must Have
Cooperation of City.

The civic league held an important
and interesting meeting yesterday
in the rooms of the Mems club on Egg
mont street. These rooms have been
kindly put at the dispo sal of the lea
que and the membtrs appreciated fully
the comfortable and cunvninnt quar-
ters for a meeti ls place.
One Of the first matters disposed Of
vas the sel'c'icn of day for the reg
uiar monthly meetings of teh league
and 1T was decided to name the last
Thursday afternoon of each month
as the time. Reports were heard from
various committees among them the
one appointed to work on Hanover
park. This committee, with Mrs. G.
o. Wilder as chairman, has made
splendid progress and already has ac-
complished good results In the park.
Some new benches have been bought.
Several prominent ladies have agreed
to take in hand the planting and i'm
proving of the different sections of
the park, Mrs. 7. F. Smith having un-
dertaken to- mound around the mon
unent, Mrs. J. F. Lasserre one of the
mounds, and other ladies in other Sec
lions.
One notable and salutary reform
brought about by these energetic
ladies' is the removal of the waste pa
psrs that have heretofore rendered
this Gn sa suisagatIy. This fea.
sssze alone is a great Improvement and
might weD be initiated in other
squares. Bulbs have been set out and
other preparations made which will
show for themselves in the spring.
Jekyl place has also been improved
and put in proper shape for the win
ter. A quantity of bulbs have been
planted there also and the ladies will
have this spot even prettier next
spring and summer than 1t was the
past one, when it attracted so much
attention and favorable comment.
The ladies' will begin work upon
Market square, opposite the city hall,
as soon as the city gives the prop
er cooperation and puts this square
in proper condition. The league has
been greatly handicapped by lack OF
cooperation On the part of the city.
The lack OF funds for necessary
hauling and labor has retarded the
work, and if this could be regularly
and cheerfully furnished the league
by the city authrities as it should
be and as it is done for such organ
izations in other cities, the work could
20 on without delay. AS 1t Is the few
energetic workers in the league are
obliged to lose valuable time because
of this lack of support and assistance.
The eastern half of Jekyl place, In
front Of the present quarters OF the
library, is also waiting for some much
needed work, which could be done by
the CITY force. In justice to the lea
que, which has been criticised for the
apparent apathy that has overtaken
it, this explanation has been made
to the public. The delay, it will be
seen, is not to be laid at the door OF
the league, but to the lack of friends
and proper cooperation on the part OF
the city.
A number of new members have re-
Gently been enrolled and the leagL'
is bravely starting out with new Iii.
and with the new year much goo~
work will be accomplished.
Let the city and the public genel
ally encourage and assist the INST
tuion, which is laboring solely for
the beautifying and upbuilding OF our
town,