Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-03-31
LEAGUE IS ASSURED
Citizens of Dallas viii Work TOgeth-
er in Taking Clean and ATT
tractiVe Town.

The people or Dallas are Interested
in the move for civic improvement.
This fact was enthusiastically demon
strated by the big mass meeting OF
citizens held in the City Hall on
Wednesday evening. The invitation
extended to the people by the city
council to meet and discuss plans for
civic betterment met hearty response,
and the hall was we'll filled with men
and women who have the interest Of
their home town at heart and are will
ing to work for it's advancement. Over
one hundred people were present. and
the proceedings throughout were
characterized by a harmony and
enthusiasm never surpassed in a pub
lie meeting in Dallas. "Civic cleanli-
ness and beauty" was the battle-cry,
and the Willingness shown by every
man and woman present to assist in
the work of improving the city cannot
fail to result in the greatest good. A
Civic Improvement League is to be
formed at once, and another meeting
will be held next Tuesday evening to
effect permanent organization.
The meeting was called to order by
the Mayor, who explained briefly that
the object of the city council in calling
the people together was to ask their
aid and cooperation in cleaning the
town and making it beautiful and
attractive during the coming summer
months. He called for the election Of
chairman, and DR.. B. Fl. McCallon
was chosen by a unanimous vote.
Dan P. Stouffer was elected temporary
secretary.
Dr. McCallon, in taking the chair,
expressed his hearty approval OF the
move for civic improvement, and gave
an enthusiastic talk upon the i'm
portance of making Dallas clean
and attractive town.
Other speakers followed, and before
the meeting closed nearly half the
people in the house had taken part in
the discussion Of plans for carrying
on the work of improvement. All
spoke in favor of good streets and a
clean town, and many valuable sug-
gestions for future action were offered
Before adjourning, it was decided
to organize a Citizens improvement
League to further the work Of making
Dallas "city beautiful" A COM
mittee consisting Of Mrs. G. F. Belt,
Mrs. H. L. Toney, Mrs. H. B. Cosper,
Mrs. E. w. Fuller, Mrs. J. E. Smith,
Mrs. +. H. Morrison, r. e. Williams,
e. @. kirkpatrick, William Grant,
Fl. L. Fenton, w. V. Fuller and J. l..
Castle we're appointed to solicit mem
bers and to secure pledges from
property owners to clean and beautify
their premises. DR.. b. H. McCallon,
Dan P. Stouffer and J. G. Hayter were
named as committee to draft con-
stitution and bylaws for the League,
and to formulate plan OF work.
These committees will report at the
meeting to be held next Tuesday
night.
Among the speakers of the evening
were Mrs. E. w. Fuller, Mrs, G. l..
Hawkins, Mrs. +, H. Morrison, Mrs.
J. @, Gaynor, Mrs. D. M. Metzger,
Mrs. G. G. Coad, Mrs. J. Crowther,
Mrs. H. B. Cosper, Mrs. G, F. Belt,
Mrs. J. d. Smith, Mrs. John E. Smith,
Mrs. A. Byerly; Messrs. E. G. Kirk
patrick, DR.. Mark Hayter, r.. E.
Williams, Fl. G. Campbell, DR.. H. L.
Toney, J. G. VanOrsdel, Prof. D. NJ
Metzger, w. A. Ayres, H. Boals, F. j.
Coad, John Castle, w. V. Fuller, Dan
p. Stouffer, @. L. Hubbard, Charles +.
Belt, William Grant and Il. J. Hayter