The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-28
Work of Club Women.

Work of Club Women.
AS most of you are well aware. the
women Of this city. and more especially
the club women. have in the past en-
dcavored to do for their city many things
which have seemed to them good to be
pliSned. 1t was under their auspices that
a number OF our school buildings have
been made beautiful and suggestive of
higher thoughts and noble aspirations
through pictures, statuary and other
works Of art They made the initial
movement, which, being sustained by our
public Spirited and charitable citizens, es-
tablished the free kindergarten BY their
efforts the free public library was made
a city institution Many other things of
less note but much usefulness have been
accomplished.
In this work of civic improvement we
wish to work as women In woman's
way and not TO assume the duties which
belong by virtue Of their large expert
ence in the affairs of the world to our
brother men, And this audience, well
a. the committee meetings preparatory
hereto, has given us the pleasing assur-
ance that the gentlemen of out city are
willing to take their place in the front
ranks of this civic movement, and for
this we thank them and assure them OF
all the assistance we are capable of rem
deT1ng.
Chance for Children
Another phase Of this movement inter
ests US as women particularly. The con-
stitutiOn of the Civic Improvement league
to be presented for your consideration
this evening provides that children may
become members of this association, and
l. is the especial hope of the women that
they shall be encouraged TO take part in
the work of the league. Children are
easily stimulated to effort. Evidence OF
this was manifested at the last state fair,
where the children competed in making
the best exhibit of potted plants, veg
etabIes and flowers, and they are at the
present time planting the bulbs and
seeds which will qualify them to com
pete for the S25 prize offered by the La
dies Literary club for the best kept
school yard"
The names of officers were next pre-
sented The vote of the gathering was
unanimous in the selection Of those as
outlined above.
Address by Stephens.
Frank B. Stephens, the new president
of the league, was introduced by Judge
Powers, who resigned as chairman of the
meeting in his favor.
Il want to see a new boulevard to the
lake, as Judge Powers has outlined to
you" he said. Il want to have the
league take up the matter of pavement
with vigor. I want to have this organl- |
cation do all IN its power toward making |
the physical condition Of the city better. |
We must devise ways and means of do |
ing this, and / want to be assured of
the cordial support of every man, woman /
and child in Salt Lake 1 believe l shall /
have it
sooner or later we shall have to tear
I'D some of the street car tracks now ia /
Salt Lake This viii be one of the great
est steps toward making Salt Lake the |
City Beautiful. We want to have place
where ladies and children may drive
without fear of being run over. y There
are too many tracks here now. The
street car system would benefit by such
q move fully as much as the city and
the people. The cost Of maintenance
= Lei nd -f.-n p. |
There is no reason for run
ning tracks all over the city the way
they are now. II is better to have a few
lines and two or three-minute service
on those lines than a lot of non-paying
ines running from nowhere TO nowhere.
If we want cleanliness we shall have
10 generate Goodness. The one way to
10 this is by closing the saloons at mid
night. All night saloons are a disgrace |
[ believe the better class of saloon men
are in favor of closing at midnight
I'VE shall have to look into the law
making of the city as we'll as the clean
ng and beautifying Of the city. This
league will WELD a force morally physi-
sally and in legislation. The league will
be a success II everyone takes an inter-
EST. and that I am sure will be done.
10 not fear for the future
Work for individuals.
Mrs. Susie Young Gates spoke on the
value of the individual in arriving at re-
Of organized effort in any reform, but
she said the individual. after ALL is the
real power in the working of all great
coed causes. She called upon the league
TO take full estimate of the individual
and not because the league was now
organized and the movement crystailized |
into a concrete form lose sight of the
good each individual citizen may do.
Miss Matte Kimball sang a soprano solo
entitled. When Thou Art. Near Ne"
Miss Jennie Sands acted as accompanist.
The next order Of business before the
meeting was the presenting of the con-
stitution drawn up by committee a
week ago. and which was published in
full in The Herald of March 20. With |
but few words Of discussion the con-
stitution was adopted on motion of Or
son II. Hewlett. The bylaws with but |
two exceptions, were also adopted A
new law authorizing the appointment OF /
an educational committee which is to
have charge OF all civic Improvement in
reference TO schools. was offered by Mrs
Ledyard NJ Bailey. This was unani-
nously adopted. z. 3. Critchlow sug-
rested that the words TRY TO arouse pub
&c sentiment be stricken out of the pro-
vision outlining the duties Of the public
ty committee. making the paragraph
read: TT shall be the duty OF the pub
icitv committee to arouse public senti-