The Paducah sun., 1906-03-29
WHAT THE WOMEN
CAN DO FOR A CITY
Kalamazoo, Mich an Example
of Their Good Work.
An Organization of the Same Sort
Would BE a Good Thing for
Paducah.
MOVEMENT TO BEAUTLFY CITY.

The beautIfying cities is some
thing that is attracting the attention
of the citizens in every city who want
to see their town an ideal place OF
residence, and q movement to beau
tify Paducah is receiving added inn
petus by the decision of the appel
late court that the COW law is con
stitutional and Mayor Yeiser's declar
alton that 1t will be enforced rigidly,
and by the passage by the legisla-
ture of law authorizing cities of the
second class to establish a park sys-
TEN and providing for their purchase
and maintenance.
eve want to make Paducah as at
tractive a place of residence as pos
sible" is the slogan the people most
interested in beautifying the town
have adopted, and IL should be the
slogan of the whole community.
We are doing all we can to advance
the. city as a. commercial center so
let us now turn our attention to
making 1t a good place to live. BY
that statement IL is not meant that
Paducah Is not alreadyia good place
to live. II is, but we shall and
must make II as near ideal as we
can.
The Sun shall from time to time
point out the ways II thinks Padu-
cab can be beautified, and it hopes
every citizen In the city will do the
same. Today let it suffice to show
some of the many things a women's
civic improvement society in Kala-
mazoo. Mich, is doing for that city.
and II is hoped the women OF Padu-
cab will receive from the article an
inspiration to do something of sim
liar nature for Paducah.
A press dispatch from Kalamazoo
says: "The women's Civic Improve
ment league. through a legal COM
mittee OF the charity department, is
attempting to assist poverty-stricken
women. burdened with shiftless hus-
bands, to secure legal separation,
and already three suits are pending
in the local court that we're begun
by attorneys acting for the league.
"A systematic effort TO rid the city
of chattel-mortgage loan sharks has
already been instituted by the wom-
en- OF the association. The women
are taking the initiative In all mat
ters of Improvement in all civic lines.
and they do not hesitate to appear
in court to testify as witnesses when
the occasion requires In the league
membership Is delegate represent
alton from all the women clubs OF
the city. including the Ladies'. Ii
brary association. Daughters OF
American Revolution Clergy City
club, Methodist Pastors union, st.
Luke Guild, w. c. T. u. and Hebrew
Ladies. Benevolent association.
early last year the league plan
ned ard successfully carried out
civic house-cleaning. Sending COM
mlttee from the association before
the council, the women induced the
aldermen to allow them a sum equal
TO the amount then being paid Tor
cleaning three blocks Of the princi-
pal street Of the city. The league
promised in turn to personally super
! intend the cleaning of that stretch oil
pavement. at price less than was
then being paid by the city, and be-
sides they promised to keep the street
clean. The Colonel Waring system
of cleaning was adopted and four
men were sent out with carts and
brcoms. dressed in white suits. The
work was so thoroughly and cheaply
done that the aldermen disposed oil
the rotary street sweeper and order
ed that all pavements be hand-swept
and that the street cleaners be at
tired in white coats and helmets.
The plan has worked fully as well
under the management OF the city
officials as II did under the direc'
ton of the women of the league, and
Kalamazoo streets are a marvel ol
cleanliness
..The women have IN their work o.
attempting to beautlfy the city gone
TO the school children knowing thai
to interest them will mean more care
| In lawns. delight in flower beds and
added beauty to home surroundings.