The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-22
LInTIIIlRING OFTOWNS
h $osAs IELs How no
yii,I n Mon Il

Glfasti CaI stlggs ttois a bout the Be
sgItnInE 81 ~ civic Beauty Move
mem. first Steps stmple How q
aake Ifrsf Needing saceessfuI.
Mis- Francis Copley seave!yT, iLIi sc-
tlyc member of the American Clyle as
isocatlon. recently contributed an afti'
scle 10 d cliicago papcF on tile way e
5organlze d civic Improvement assoclas
ton. Portions 81 Mrs. seayey's article,
tlle whole Of which was Leave the
World a Pleasanter Place Than You
Found Ii, z are ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Mrs. seayey saids 'rlcasanter Is in
tlls application equivalent 10 better.
Environment is coming'more and more
|tobc considered d pronounced factor Of
education tile education that makes
for character. If towns, villages and
Individual homes have an unkempt,
shlttIess, down at thelleel air the pass
erby is justified in setting down the in
habitants as shiftless, and the gcncra-
tion that grows up amid such surround
ilgs is more than likely to bear their
Characteristic imprint. Then, TOO, there
| Is a lnaterlal side to the question. The
value OF real estate Increases In direct
proportion to it's possibilities for home
mating. And every local business and
calling as wei as all churches and
schools thrive rs the ratio Of desirable
population Increases
@lNhen a, few members Of commu-
nifty feel that an Improvement society
| Is needed let them learn the feeling Of
the better class Of residents by a per-
sopal canvass or by circulating printed
slips similar to the following. which is
n copy OF one issued by the promoters
of an eastern organization;
"1o Our Fellow Citizens of -:
"The board Of directors Of the village
! improvement association earnestly invite
Your cooperation in the work of beauti-
flying our town--a work in which all are
mutually interested. To this end we re-
quest you to Join the society by giving
your name to the bearer of this note ard
| paying at your earliest convenience either
10 said bearer or to the treasurer =
cents which is the entire expense Of
membership for the year
1--WE further invite your assistance in
creating public sentiment that win Sc
| cure ttdEess on all public and private
property in the village.
BOARD or DIRECTORS.
Improvement Association.
"0r let meeting he called without
such prelimlnaries. This meeting will
often prove more successful il made
attractiye by short and appropriate
programme. Probably the most elrec'
tive Incentive, both to attendance and
to membership. is a short, pointed talk
on the possibilities Of Improvement so
cities, illustrated by the stereoptlcan
with lantern slides made from before
and after views of door yards that
have been treated A good luntcrn
slide of barren back yard, Uttered
with tin cans. ash barrels, etc, fol
lowed by another SHOWING tue same
yard carpetCd with grass, lined with
vines anu outlined by tasteful borderetl
piaNl1l4E' spe'lhs luF 'lSc'I ',iiu ~ NV
cause rs no tongue can speak. The fol-
lowing copy Of the constitution of a
prominent society glycsan idea Of what
IS hceueu:
n, This association shall be called the
- Improvement association,
90 The objects Of this associatlon stall
bO to cultivate public sentiment In favor
OF Improving and bGautlfylng tho homes.
streets and surroundIrgs Of - and to
cndcayor 10 promote in every Legitimate
manner Tho heat development Of the whole
community.
%. Tie payment OF shall constitute
membership during the 1h'n current year
u u ips 1sosrG NJ 1rectors a, ,bree from
each ward shall be- elected by ballot at
this meeting and at each annual meeting
thereafter, LneS saIl . Sost'lte an an, cSSe-
e "sa' control end n,anagsmcnt Of the NJ
fairs Of the assnriaiio0. Yhoy shall s.ect
By Oallot q president, three Zee. Rfesl,
gents seere,arS an an rrGdsse H. the
n r% %gST'" shali be subject to their ap
proMl The president, Vice president, sec
retary and treasurer sNall De OK ottio'o
nG q 81 o. w. UTI' y. controtcd ~ the
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