The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-01
Residents of Richmond Are
Cleaning Their Yards in a
Spirit That Never Charac-
terized Work Before.
CHILDREN AMONG THE
MOST ARDENT WORKERS
Business Houses Have Closed
And Employees Given In
struCtlon to Return Home
And Clean Their Yards.

Maud Muller on a summers day
Raked the meadow. sweet with hay"
They were not all Maud Mullers who
handled lhr rahes in this city this af-
ternoon. Neither were they all mea-
dows that were raked bu, the greatest
raking ever done on any one day in
this city. took place this afternoon be
tween the hours of : and O'Clock.
1t was not in the nature of a muck
raking. but the good homes: kind that
did not deal with morality nor the
graft question, bur toiled against
mown grass and rubbish that had ac-
cumulated since the last oycrhauling
of 907
This was yard cleaning day and il
was an occasion that will be remem-
bered long by all residents of this
city. At , O'Clock more than 100 bust
ness houses and factories closed their
doors and dismissed employees They
We're instructed TO repair TO their ra-
speCtive homes and clean up their
premises. Main street had a funeral
appearance and few holidays with the
exception of Christmas have been OBJ
served as generally.
The weather man was kind for the
first time during the week and by A
wave of his hand dismissed the lower
ing clouds temporarily. They did not
seem disposed TO leave voluntarily
and appeared threatening at all times
] ha Hiff rh,N
| in answer to the request were not TO
| be deferred however. and pushed the
| lawnmOwers and welded the rakes
with all the more rapidty as if spur
red on by the forebodinG signs of rain
/ Many who had cleaned their lawns
! previously spent the time i'm repairing
! fences or adorning trees and out blild-
inEs with whitewash
The children of the city were among
| the most ardent workers. Members
| Of the Aftermath society had visited
the various buildings and asked each
child 10 aid. They promised to pick
up bits Of paper. pieces of tin and 9th
.. or articles that dctracted from the
appearance OF the school premises
They spent u portion of their time at
n -
Main street bridge a party of mem
bers of the West Richmond Improve
ment Association and residents of the
West Side. met and devoted their time
and energy to an attack on the rub
bish scattered about the site of tho
proposed Riverside Park. The men
found the work damp and quite dis
agreeable but their purpose and deter
minatiOn prevailed.
At three o'clock a party of inspec-
tors left the corner Of Ninth and North
A streets in automobiles 10 visit all
portions of the city 10 note the work
and its progress. Those who COM
posed the inspection committee were:
Mayor Schillinger. w. p. O'Neal OF
the board of public works; John Nc
Carjhy. president of the Commercial
club: f. NJ. Haas. secretary of the
Commercial club; Edward Dye. street
commissioner Fred Carr, manager
HOOsIer Drill Works, Fred Charles.
city civil engineer; Matthew Won Pcin
= cOuncilman-at-large: r. A Mott. super
= intendent Of public schools: DR. NJ. F.
Johnston, president Of school board:
DT. ,. {. Bond, secretary Of board Of
health: Mrs. y. c. Heironimus. presf-
dent Of Aftermath: Mrs +. W. steph-
ems chairman Of yard cleaning com
mittee; Mrs. Frank Lard. president
Of Domestic Science club: DIR. T. II.
Davis. state board OF health: F G..
Hill. florist. Geo. II Knolienberg.
meThcant. Rev. s. r lyons. Minister
ial association and a representative Of
each Of the three local newspapers.