The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-10
THE LADIES'
SUGGESTIONS
Members Of the Woman's Club Re.
spond to the Roll Call With
Numerous Opinions.
REGARDING IMPROVEMENTS
First Meeting Of Club In Now Year
Well Attended and Proves Inter
ssslns With Papers And Die.
eussions.
REGARDING IMPROVEMENTS

That Astoria ladies are In dead earn
est regarding civic improvements. the
most Skepticai must now be convinced.
They expressed themselves along this
line at the woman's Club yesterday
afternoon with too much ardor to be
doubted and II was evident showed too
much determination 10 be routed. The
response 70 roll call was the expression
Of opinion on the subject. what we
ought TO do 10 better Astoria in 1904"
While some Of the ladies did not ex-
press an opinion II was evident that
they nll entertained them. The fol-
lowing viii serve TO show the drift
OF ideas uppermost;
Mrs. Galloway TELL the children not
to throw fruit peelings on the streets.
Mfs. Eimore~-we should keep our
eyes open TO local conditions and as
slSt In every practicable Improvement
sugGrsted.
Mrs. Estcs--Improye the sewerage
system In the lower part Of town.
Miss Pearl Estes-Improve the num-
bering system.
Mrs. A. A. Finch--Make improve
n,ents In our gardens.
Mrs. Fisher-Remove wagons from
the street. 80 that In case OF fire they
will not obstruct the work OF the de-
oartment.
Mrs. Maddock--Enforce the laws.
Mrs. II. r. Praei--Keep the back
yard clean as well as the front one.
Mrs. Robb--Remove wood yards
from the street.
Miss Warren Remove cans from the
premises.
MRS. W. .. Barnes-Prohibit ex-
pectoration on the streets.
Mrs. Gratke--Let's try 10 have all
our old streets cleaned I'D in nineteen
hundred and four.
Let's try TO convert into beauty spots
the things that were ugly before.
Let's try to have all the old shanties
torn down. old houses recovered with
paint:
Let's try to remodel this dirty old
town by eraslng each blemish and taint.
We may not be able to do all we wish
In nineteen hundred and four.
but we can make a showing II we
just try In nineteen hundred and four.
The failure OF the session yesterday
was the paper by Miss Emma Warren.
Miss Warren is engaged by the club
to instruct the members in course
Of civil government and the paper yes
terday was the third OF the series. II
treated of the national congress. The
treatment Of the subject was compre-
hensive and proved instructive to the
rapt audience.
II was decided that communication
he addressed 20 the council requesting
that steps be taken to provide the city |
with a dumping ground. The need Of
such an improvement is distinctly in
evidence, and strong speeches were |
made by number Of the ladies point
in gout the importance of early supply |
ing this long felt want.
Mrs. Walter Robb. chairman Of he
civic improvement committee, made a
report that showed excellent work of
that department.
The resignation Of Miss Sue Elmore
who retires as corresponding secre-
tary because OF conflicting duties, was
accerted and Miss Pearl Estes was
elected to MI the vacancy. The paper
by Miss Estes on current events was
highly entertaining, Many valuable
points regarding the Russian Japanese
affairs were brought out.
During the afternoon two candidates
were enrolled as members of the club.