The daily sentinel., 1905-05-11
Civic Improvement
League Meeting


conditions and the fact that so much
has been going on IN the city the
past month. Kept many away who
doubtless would have liked to have
been present
The meeting was a most profitable
one nevertheless. and the work of
/ the Civic Improvement League re-
I celyed an impetus that will work
for good
Mrs. Emma aWdsworth acted as
/ the presiding officer and fulfilled this
/ duty i'm splendid style, sa she al
| ways does
/ The programs first number was a
! selection by the orchestra. consist
| ing of number OF well known Young
ladies and gentlemen. This was mos
/ delightfully."- gievn and elected much
| Applause
Mrs Wadsworth, I'm a few words.
stated the object of the meeting and
| recited the things hoped to be ac-
complished by the league, and then
introduced the president of the
league. C.. II. Robinson. one of the
city's well known business men Mr..
/ Robinson also gave a short history
| of the organization of the league. IL
Illustrating some of his points by tell
D lllB several EOOu stories
Mayor Bunting was then intro
dueced and spoke for about Is min
I utes on the subject OF civic improve
ment in the city. Mr.. Bunting ded-
! icated his remarks entirely to the
subject OF the streets and alleys. and
| the difficulties that were to be over
come on account of the character
OF our soil He also paid a tribute
to those men who generally bore
| the brunt of the work in the field
of progress. and stated that they
seldom reaped the reward for which
[ they worked.
Mrs. Churchill. president of the
State Federation of Woman S Clubs.
/ followed and made a most splendid
address, punctuated with some very
clever hits and pungent stories, illus
trating the work of the improvement
of homes and towns and cities She
told of the work that had been Rc-
| Icomplished in her home city of Gree
| ley by the Civic Improvement League
| The members of the league in that
| town began in a very modest way.
/ but. by dint of persistent work, have
changed the whole aspect of the city.
] Mrs. Churchill is very easy and
ready speaker, and, although she
partly read from manuscript, her in
! terludes of current topics We're
charming and gave evidence that the
president of the State Federation Of
Womans Clubs keeps herself in close
touch with the march of progress in
making homes and towns more beau
tiful
A quartet of ladies' Mrs. l.. G,
Hedges, Mrs Cropsey, Mrs. Lein-
Ibaugh and Miss Ollie l.. Thompson
rendered in splendid style selection,
! Mrs William Smith acting as accom-
panist.
secretary of the State Federation OF
Woman's Clubs. was the next speak
er Mrs HawIey's address treated
more particularly of the work of the
Woman's Club than it did on civic
improvements The address, which
was read. was very scholarly, and
gave evidence that Mrs. Hawley has
large information of the aims, OBJ
iects and hopes to be accomplished by
Inc work of the women of our Coun
fry through their club work. She
maid her compliments. to his excel
iency Grover Cleveland, ON his re
cent article that appeared on womef
land their relation to home life. whici
was greatly enjoyed. ,.,
Mrs Hnwley has most delight
fuI presence and readily held the
attention OF her audience 10 the enc
of her address.
DIR. Corwin. superintendent of tht
hospital Of the Colorado Fuel lror
company at Pueblo, and one OF lh'
states most eminent physicians was
The last formal speaker of the even
ing. His address was on sanltatlol
i'm the home. He opened by paylni
a most graceful compliment TO me
Icity and its probable future, and tolt
a most telling story of a native VINO
yagered that himself and ms hnrs'
could leap across the Grahu cahol
oT the colorado which was many
,,,iIes wide. He said the man ant
Iborse took the leap, but kept moFlni
i, snace and finally found that The
ican was TOO great and were com
nelied TO turn around and come back
H. said his subject was so broad tina
ali he could do was to take the leal
a,d tben turn back. Dr. CorWin u
,,ost amiable in his manner ana ~
lat once secured and held the dlrec
attention of his audience for almos
an bour He told of the many thing
to he avoided in the construction an'
Jecoratfon of the home, If the fam
i, boned to secure the best santa
lion He thought a house, iron
which the roof and the sides coul'
h., rafsad and let down at viii, woul'
la me hest sort of house for genei"
I5coitb He inveighed against win
ioUy decoration. lace curtains, lam
hrenuius and all other parapherEAIl
or heavily cushioned chairs etc
re would have "A house cousttl''
,d without the back-breaktng stairs
Ihe would have inclines instead al
nnan nInmblng and none of 1t bdcke
Un AGAINST the walls, closets aroun
,ibirb the housewife could "ori
18th front and back, and all wooc
,"nrt DYt as plain and rich as II coul
be gotten. ,, .,,,,,t,,,.,o.
, ..,,l,gestions for better and more pei
{ Sosi sanitation Of the home. All
these to put into effect thous3 "ou' Won.
! necessitate a man being worm nluu
more money than the average cue
I Is uossessed of to gratiiy ms laH'
ON correct sanitation
. he illustrated how disease serN
I ,,.ara carried from one place to az
j atber and even the innocent RON
s obade was made TO appear as ollo'
,s il possibly could be as RECEIPT
B. cle of dust and dirt. DR.. Corwin NJ
p Icon sense Of humor and very IT
,rsnt1v his audience was conNuls'
q with his sallies. 1..-u.,,
j. No mr. Wells sang a so