The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
WARDS WILL ENGAGE
IN BEAUTY CONTEST
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUERs GO AF-
. TER EYEsoREs. ..
Various Committees VIII Select Ugliest
Spots Possible in Their Respective
Bailiwick and Try to Make Them
Most Beautiful-Cash and Other Val
liable Prizes Hung Up. 90

In order to stimulate interest in the
cleanup movement inaugurated by the
Minneapolis Improvement league, the
Dayton Dry Goods company has made
known to the civic committee Of the
league. its. willingness to offer a num-
the advancement, Of the cause. AS far
as the company Is concerned, there are
no strings to the offer. The league
may select any form of a contest it
may deem best, designate any method
of awarding the prizes, and the com
pany will supply them ..;;,y.>:
Naturally the women are much
pleased with the Offer. not only be-
cause i. permits. sthssn to-, extend their
some quarters at. Least 1T, will also
tend to interest q number Of people who
have not yet taken an active part in
the movement which has engrossed the
attention Of the league since early in
the. spring. <t,. ~,
y%.-, Money for Prizes. n =
The members of all the ward commit
tees, and particularly the chairmen, are
requested to meet in the mayors re-
sceptipn room in the city hall tomorrow
Ct pm. to make the final arrangement
for the cleanup contest. A friend Of
the movement has presented the I'm
provement league with $10O to. be used
as the league sees fit, and at a recent
meeting it was decided to- distribute
the money as prizes to the wards max
ing the greatest amount Of improvement
in any one locality. :1i. ~ g..
p II Look for Uugly Spots. ~. =
: Each ward committee is at liberty to
select any locality within its bailiwick
On which to concentrate its efforts, and
1T is expected to select the most dis
reputable looking place to be found.
These places are to be photographed
in their original ugliness and again
after the magic hand of the Improve
ment league has completed it's beauti-
flying work. On the results obtained
the prizes are to be awarded. =.
There will be four prizes-$50, $25,
SIS and $40. The wards winning the
prizes may use the money as the COM
mittees- see fit in promoting the clean
up movement: The judges in this con-
test will be Park Commissioners G. M.
Loring and W. W. Folwell and Park
Most of the, ward committees have
selected the sites on which they will
try to make records which will entitle
them to prizes. The list has not been
received as yet, but it will be an
nounced at a meeting of the commit
tees tomorrow. ~; a%s= -
i Thirteenth Ward Eyesore.
Mrs. James Gray, chairman Of the
thirteenth ward committee, reports that
the street railway loop at Lake Har-
riet has been selected as the most un-
slightly place in the ward and the one
Offering the greatest room for improve
ment. In some way or other the place
has been used as a dump without any
particular objection from anyone. All
allowed to accumulate and the loop,
with it's environments, has become an
eyesore to the residents in that part of
| the city. Comments on the untidy ap-
pearance Of the loop have been heard
far beyond the thirteenth ward, and
many people will be glad to hear that
the women are about to give 1t thoro
cleaning