The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-22
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Il Mrs Francis c6play Seayeys an ac-
tive member pE the American CIV as-
llsoclati0n, recently contributed m artis
Gle TO ii ehicago,pa per'c on the way to
sorgaIllze d ciyic lnptby einent associa-
Itlon. Portions ofalrs. seaycys article,
the whole Of which was Leave the.
Word Pleasanter Place Than You
Found II, ate herewith Reproduced.
Mrs. seayey SAID: Isleasttnter IS in
This application Equivalent to better.
Environment Is coming more md more
| 10 be considered apEopounced factor Of
education the education that mikes
FOR character. II towns, villages and.
Individual homes have IN linkcmpt.
shiftless. down atthe heel3ailt tile pass
erby is justified in sctting down the liz
Ihabttlnts as shiftless, and the genera
ton that grows upnmid such surround
lngs Is more tlan likely to bear tleir
characteristic imprint. Then, tor there.
| is a material side to the question The
tx q ..t ..,,An W. -, - ~ T., itsn,.k
value o. real estate increases ~ uireGt
Ipronoition to It's .possIbilities for home
Ia c,.s,n. Io,,,1 I,,,si, ia ~
'l''st ms -Aiiu e'S'S iSS'tt Dt'''i'iss9 'st'-
calling as well as all churches ana
schools thrive as The ratio OF desltable
population increases.
when few members Of a commu.
Gity feel that an Improvement society
| Is needed let them learn the feeling q
the better class q residents BY a per-
soNai canvass or BY circulating printed
slips similar to the following. which IS
a copy Of one Issued by the promoters
of an eastern organizations:
no Our Fellow Citizens Of
Tie board OF directors Of the village
soSe1nes sng ~ ION eanesstE tie
Mn III; orr town1a " work II wbjcb ali are
mutually interested To tliia end we re-
quest you to Join The society by giving
your name 20 'ns , Tsatsa mis- ol s NV
| 70 a. s 'sSI bearer OF to tie treasurer =
cents. which Is Che entire expense Of
membership for The year. ,.
gr' nnbii t ss1, inv, taf mi s..
cure tidiness on ali, public ana private
| property In the village.
BOAttD oF' 4llttlSS,I V9 10
improvement Association.
COR let Il meeting lie called Without
s,,,.I, ,,,at,,l,,nerIos This nentIns WIN
e..,N 10
oIten prove lhoFe suSCesslui u maui
attractive by a Short and appropriate
nrngranIne Probably the most eToc-
H., Il, ,,,a,,,tt,,o botL - attendance nnd
's'c ~ !, 'i',..,'s - ~"
10 membership " Y SAoEt' i1olllleu l'liA
on the possibilities Of Improvement SO
oit;os i1Irstro+o,l Nv tile sfareonticnn
49, Ill, r,..,,, .,'ova,,o,
WIN lhl4tSsil s1lues iLi"s'S tiO4iA VStote
and after views Of door yards mat
have been streatel,' a gOnd lantern
s,ido az . horrnn hact, yauI lIttrrcl
'', .a, -. -, 80
win I'm CANS aSh uaFFelS' ete'' +ol'
lowed by Gnotller showing the same
ynrd CarDeted with grass, lined with
,,,,ss ana o,,tl;,oiI liz, t,s4oCul I,nr1orr.,,
Ni'4t-N CIV NV. " - - ~,
painting, SPEAKS lOr lISell 'tilA tpr tue
cause MS no tongue can speak. The fol
lo,y,;,,,r cnDv 6f Tim ronstftution TOf n
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EVli'tL'et's 's"tts' % 81 '''f n N''''V
Is necueu:
81 'rhis nssoriatloD shall b., called tho
- Improvement association.
40 ,rbe objects Of thIs association shall
be 10 cultivate public sentiment In favor
of Inproyina and beautifytng tho homes,
sirents and SURROUNDINGS AZ - anl 10
cndaayor to promote in every Legitimate
nnnTer the best development az The Whole
community.
"S. The payment Of shall constitute
membership during The then current year
Of Z. the ''s ,oo s ,s.to,s =, ,hrsa t-o,,
each ward shall b. elected by ballot 1T
this meeting and at each annual meeting
thereafter Ihey s1aIl constitute an exec
orI control End nona se Of the III
fairs OF the association. They shall elect
by ballot president, three vice presi;
dents, secretary an a., = .esnre T., NM ,Ia
t "re %n, shall he subject 10 tholr mp.
Iproyal. The president vice president, Sec
retary and treasurer shall be ex oileio
' " Na Sott snail IL controeted ~ tho