The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-07-13
GOODWORK OFWOMEN
VERMONT TOWNS IMPROVEMENT so
GETTY RUN WITH GOOD RESULT.

Harshy Lot In Enc.burx Falls Turned
ln:H Beautiful Park - Grass Plots
and Trees on streets BeaatfAed By
Untirinx Efforts of Fair Sex.
What would Enosburg Falls, Vt. the
business center of the town OF EnOs.
burg, be were It not for the Ladies'
improvement society? This is the
question the members are continually
asking. and before any one has an op-
pOrtunity to answer the Interrogation
Is quickly followed by an answer from
the member that the village would be
numbered among the dead.
If there is any village in the Green
Mountain State where the mothers and
sisters dictate the affairs of govern.
ment it Is EnOsburg Falls. The WON.
en- have the only organization that has
been instituted for the purpose of max
ing the town q better and buster mu.
nicipality. That accounts for the In.
dependence Of woman IN this village,
and they all declare that the male por'
ton of the town lacks backbone. Some
years ago board of trade was organ.
lied for the purpose of encouraging in
dustries ia the town, and because Of
poOr management and Inability to &C.
tomplish anything which might benefit
the business interests the organization
died natural death.
1t was then that the women took the
matter up. and Sept. 5, 1896. some
twenty three of the gentler sex organ
lied the village Improvement society.
A meeting was held at the home Of
Mrs. Minnie Marsh and Mrs. j. NJ.
JeffOrd, who is now president. was
elected chairman. 4 constitution was
submitted, accepted and signed by all
present and an OrganiZat ton was per.
fected. From that time on the society
and its members have been potent fac.
tors in the affairs Of EnOsburg Falls.
The organization today has a member.
ship OF more than threescore. and every
member is a hustler. Mrs. j. NJ. JET
ford Is the president. Mrs. Nettie Gard
ner and Mrs. Edward Farrell vice
presidents. Mrs. h. T. Greenwood re-
cording and corresponding secretary
aud Mrs. l.. l.. Marsh treasurer These
members also constitute the executive
board and personally supervise the I'M
provements made in the village.
During the past ten years. or since
the society was organized. some So.
600 has been expended by the execu-
tive hoard in improvements. Among
the first and most important accom-.
plisliments Of the society were the pur.
chase and Improvement Of n beautiful
piece of land Iii the center of the vii.
lnge, which Is known as Lincoln park.
The land was formerly owned by the
First Baptist society and was low,
swampy piece OF ground. with an area
Of about al acre, which was menace
to the health of the community. At
tempts had been made by the citizens
to purchase the swamp and fill it In
with gravel. but those who were d.
rectly interested In the purchase were
unable to collect sufficient money to
buy it, so they abandoned the PROPOSE
ton. Some weeks later the women
took the matter up at their regular
meeting. and a committee that waited
upon the trustees was Informed that
private individual wanted to buy the
land, but that they would give the i'm
proyement society twentyfour hours
to pay the full amount, some 1900. A
special meeting Of the members was
called that night. and the next day, be-
fore the time had elapsed, the execu-
tive committee met with the trustees
and paid over the money in full as soon
as the deeds were transferred The So
eiety- then conceived an idea to I'LL in