Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-04-17
organization With That Purpose in
View at a Meeting Held
Last Evening.
the LADIES ARE INTERESTED
a United Effort Will Be Made to
Make lewistown a Better and
Prettier Place.

the Village Improvement Society
the object Of which is to make Lewis
town better and prettier place in
which to live, was permanently or
sanlzed at meeting which was held
| IN the district court room last night
| The movement was set on foot at .
preliminary meeting which was held
last Tuesday evening and which was
largely attended by both ladies' and
gentlemen. general discussion was
heid at the first meeting as to the
| aims and objects Of the CONTEMPLATED
society, but it was not until the meet
ing OF last evening that organization
was perfected
Inc meeting of last evening was
called to order by Temporary Chair
man Q. w. Belden. After briefly stat
ing the order of business he called
for the report of the committee on con-
stitution and bylaws. Mr.. Otto Was.
.mansdorf. member of the committee
/ IN the absence of the chairman, Judge
T.. X. Cheadle, read the report of the
committee, which was somewhat
lengthy. The purposes of the Lewis
town Village Improvement Society, as
'nnns'9,ed by tn cons.'.utlon are as
follows:
l. To associate presons who are in
terested in improving and beautifying
Lewistown
2 To bring about such action on the
part OF It's members and others as will
result in cleanliness and beauty about
their own home premises
d. 10 promote the establishment of
sanitary and slightly conditions in the
community.
:. 10 encourage the establishment
ana maintenance of public park.
drlVes, Fairgrounds and baths
D. 10 create an interest in the plant-
ing OF trees, vines and shrubs for the
Deautlfying Of the homes and high
ways of the city.
.. To improve the sanitary condj-
tons OF the public school houses of the
city, and the Improvement and beauti-
flying of the grounds appertainirp +o
the same.
T. TO bring about the removal of
Whatever is unsightly in and about the
city.
.. 10 cooperate with other organ
lzatlons working to the same end.
The constitution and bylaws wer.
adopted as read, after which the So
clety proceeded to elect officers The
officers elected are: o. w Belden
president; Otto Wasmansdorff, vice
president; Mrs. G. j. Wiedeman, sec
retary, and Mrs. E. X. Cheadle, treas
urer. The following committees were
appointed by President Belden: Ex
ecutive-O. w. Belden. Otto Wasmans-
dorff, F. e. Smith. Mrs. F. E. Wright
and L. w. Eldridge.
Membershop-Tom Stout Mrs. Chas.
Lehman and the Rev. Henry Quick
enden.
Program-Mr. G. J. wiedeman. Mrs.
Mrs. II. c. Brown and Mr.. Albe rt
Pfaus.
Publicity committee-Tom Stout
Halsey r. Watson and Mrs. J. 81.
Vrooman.
The bylaws, which will appear in
the next issue Of the Democrat. will
more 1uiiy set forth the respective du-
ties of the committees.
Inc annual meetings of the society
VIII De heid on the third Monday even
ing or May and the regular meetings
VIII pe heid on the second and fourth |
MONDAY evenings Of each month.
Foiiowing the complete organization
seVerai matters Of much interest to the |
community at large were discussed by
those present. An effort will be made
10 secure public park site, something
Lewistown is urgently in need of. A