Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-06
TO IMPROVE CITY
Organization Of Women Effected
For 1hi. Purpose. Much
Interest Aroused.

Jam estown was organized at the
court house Friday with good
attendance of ladies who are inter
ested. in the welfare OF the city, from
several points Of view. Mrs. T. A.
Boyden, the temporary chairman,
called the meeting to order, stated
the object of the meeting, and said
that the commercial club was organ
lied for Greater Jamestown, and
the present organization was for
more beautiful jamestown. She
spoke of the good work that had
been done by.a womans' club at Lis
bon, in way of arousing public senti-
ment to secure improved sanitary
conditions and for oeautifying the
town.
Mrs. A. NJ. Burt was then called
on to speak of what Valley City had
been doing 10 the same line, and told
the audience that Jamestown had
more favorable ordinances for such
work, to start with, than Valley
City ;how the. latter town had cleaned
up the streets, placed tin receptacles
on the streets to receive waste papers
and refuse, and raKed out the river
bed, and cleaned the banks, etc. One
of the finest meat markets in the
northwest is--reported to have been
secured there by The example of the
civic league. The aid OF children in
the work was also suggested as de-
sirable. Mrs. Hemmi then spoke OF
the work of the womens league at
Long Prairie, Minn how they had
beautified the park there, and oeen
the means of getting property own
ers to keep the streets more clean
and attractive.
Mrs. G. f. Rathman read the ex-
cellent ordinances of this city in re-
lation to matters thar specially inter-
ested the league and spoke of how
powerless the officials were in certain
matters Of this kind, unless they
were backed up by public senti-
ment. She hoped the work of the
league would arouse this, and urged
each lady to feel thai they we're able
to do something as individuals to-
wards that object.
Mrs. S. F. Corwin spoke of what
hau been done by a womans' organ1-
zation in Minneapolis in The way of
keeping school rooms scrubbed and
properly busted.
A constitution was reported by a
committee consisting of Mrs. Boyden.
Mrs. Bolinger and Mrs. Burt. The
constitution provides for vice pres
idrnt flom each city ward, and the
appointment of committees on alleys,
streets, stables, and railroads. The
officers are to form an executive COM
mittee to transact business and to
call meetings, which are to be held
at the discretion Of the executive
committee. The constitution pro-
vides that every woman in the city
is member OF the organization and
is invited to take active part..:n the
work. Every man in the city may
become a sustaining member on pay
ment of 81 per year.
The following officers we're elected:
| President, Mrs. Andrew Blewett;
vice p: esiden! at large, Mrs. L. A.
Boyden: vice president, lst district.
Mis-. A. NJ. Burt; End district, Mrs.
D. G. Wood; Bird district, Mrs. W. E.
Boise: 4th district, Mrs. B. F. Blge-
low; secretary, Mrs. G. F. Rathman;
treasurer, Miss Jennie Hall. A mass
meeting will be called in short time
by the committee to endeavor to en-
list the aid of men to take their part
of the work. Mrs. Frank White of
Valley City has..promised to address
this meeting, and others interested
a:e also expected TO give assistance.
The large attendance at the first
meet ng shows the interest that has
been already aroused on the subject.
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