Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15
THAT IS CIVIC ART?
EXCELLENT PAPER REAS BEFORE
THE DAuGHrERs OF TIE AMERl-
car REVOLUTION IN THIS CITY
on ocToBERTEiRD BY ms ROB.
ERT '. noETAeUE.
Toaehes or an Important End Q
GOOD Citizenship and the Beaati-
flying Of our clty-A woman's
view Point worth Considering
Beautiful Mexico.

The local chapter o. tie Daughters
Of the American Revolution who have
taken a marked interest 10 The beauty
Of this city heard a most excellent
paper on civic art at The recent meet
ing, october third. II wa from The
pen Of Mrs. R. v. Montague aud touch
ed upon matters Of general interest IN
this city.
The speech is as follows:
What Is civic Improvement
aThe arst step toward civic i'm
proyement must be determined By tte
condition Of each individual town
The simplest and most obvious neeos
should receive first attention, eivit
cleanliness is Of course the hrst essen
tial Of civic beauty
We cannot well deal with the payinR
OF streets, building of sidewalks, eA
tension OF water mains or sewer sys-
TEN. while we may have ideas cun
corning them, we will Of necessity
have to pass them on TO the stronger
element.
We fully realize that as women We
are handicapped, and we cannot ac-
compllsh single-handed what a ot
done when handed together, for III
union there is strength" Then let
us view this subject from q womsns
standpoint. Beauty and cleanliness
are the first things that appeal u
women. 1t is within our province t.
cultivate 1t In our homes, not alone Z
plant the pretty flowers ABOUT our
doors, care for the lawns, trees ano
shrubs, but interest the children "
help as to keep the home neater thar
their neighbors.
A strife to excel In good work Il
commendable. We should care fol
and protect our beautiful trees. a
mar or woman who preserves a tree il
a practical way, viii preserve th'
things the tree shelters and produces
No better step toward civic cleanll
ness can be taken than the prevention
OF ex~pectoration in orr streets and il
public places.
This habit unfortunately 70 uhi
ysrsal has no excuse whatever an'
should be forbidden under penalty @
law. The subject Of garbage aieeu
every housekeeper and the health 0
our community is menaced when tha
Is neglected. our city should haye
ward inspector OF health officer, an
the society Of Civic improvement
should cooperate with the city on
cials TO help beautIfy and keep tb
city clean. These officials should IL
kist upon the removal Of all insight
piles OF refuse OF the people should :
educated in the science Of decreasin
the garbage pile, and in time we hol
to obIlterate the bad habit Of throV
ing waste paper On our streets.
We also hope 10 have more reeeI
tacles on our street orner for tines
scraps, and proper notice posted
prevent this litter. However the'
are a few local conditions ! coul
nam others but we mean not 10 crit
else hastily conditions which. seem
be wrong.
Advance in Civic improvement
made by inches, not by leaps an
bounds, for the whole communiV
must consent TO its progress. IL is eI
coufaging to know that there 81
many chapters Of the D. A. q reaii
ing the patriotic character Of civ.
work, and Women's clubs all over u
w0rld are including Civic Improy
ment and municipal art in their pr
gram. The parental schools, vacatio
school, child labor law, the JuyeniI
court,tte public playground, the sehol
garden, are all living monuments {
the results OF club women, and u
revival OF the curfew 10 j country
eminently satisfactory. More tina
four hundred cities and towns haT
adopted it.
But this, an inexhaustable subject
cannot be handled with justice in th
short time and space allotted to on
individual 1t is far too reaching,c con
bining many subjects In one. W
take pride in the neatness and re-
p~eetability Of our homes. Why shout
we not as good citizens be i~ntereste
ia the identifying Of 10 town Put
lie beauty and good government &
hand in band. Let Us hope that ]
the near future some Work will be a.
compllshed toward improving OF
public square or Court House yart
"Ehere stands your gem u America
Renaissance" your Court House.
Why moi beautify our school built
ings. We all know the influence (
beautiful surroundings on u chili
rem, window boxes, flower beds, ri
lures, all help 70 train the eye OF u
young to what is best and beautifr
Let US as women do all w can aloE
these lines, let US take hold OF the
problems with a will, and work 10 ba
mony and peace, exercising that loyiF
charity that does not halt atdiierenl
Of opinion, but c~ultiyates u visit
that we may be able TO grasp u
newer things as they come. La d
language OF another, let me say III
higher the sense OF art the near
comes the possessor TO the dlyii
MIND
What we aim at is to perfect ma
and woman. All education is but q re
ization OF Unborn possibilities, q
schools, churches and governments q
as nothing unless they are wise
adapted to the development the big
er education OF the individual man al
woman. All nature as II were Il
cosmos 1 might still 30 farCber al
say that the universe az far as We a
able To comprehend it, is but a schoc
The material and the spiritual wgr.
are to be studied In order that Il
soul may be brought nearer to God,
afuller understanding Of the value
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