The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-26
Reform Your Own
DOoryard and
Alley First
This y the HomeIy Doctrine Of the
city Service League.

city Service League hood a unit, with prizes to
1- stimulate competition in tidness
and outdoor adjournment strikes well thought out as
START in direction of a really greater city
The initial step of this pla- is worthy OF the puDic-spii.eo
gentlemen given months OF consideration canVassng
and sitting something simple enough to work. to In
mr.. sccenanc but which would at prove cducave
enough inspire larger things in the OF civic
progress
81 Emphasis upon the condition frontyards backwards
land alleys step service strike one
mouse.
H But a
Philanthropy quality applied to the man who makes two
blades o grass grow where but grew before.
Provided always that he forth his effort in the spirit OF
public service
In like manner replaces rubbish with
tshrber ghness for barrennes and causes
leleanness filth formerly held patriot pro-
ded doing of better and sightier city
And the doing of this lesser service part Of common
purpose general good identifies the citizen with the civic
impulse a way he experienced before
home him that he really factor in the busy
ouny for definite in its scheme
)pf progress.
remarkable he progress from keeping his
dooyad of other departments Of urban
life that need cleaning up.
Departments that have fallen highest
efficiency benecence because have forgotten that they
eare units in the social and political system
M theory anyway practical who hold that
the awakened interest greater Detroit should FIRST have
something neghborhoods CAN do and doubt
S1ess WILL
In view of the fact that would
agitation denuncaion and the City Service
League is entitled TO fair chance.
any particular brand of reform
We things here that need attention
alleys but ready praise the bridge that
the lawns and alleys become the recruiting stations
the drill grounds for higher civic consciousness all hail the
I lawns and alleys
We confess that thoughts
iron houses up election time
prepared accept gratefully the saving influence
Of and lilies of sghtliness and sanitation so be good
schools and public ownership of railways and credable
record Of law enforcement brought in this
IN But about the button:
We think everyone should buy the Detroit City Service
League needs membership and needs money.
But prepared advocate the free and unrestricted
wearing Of it by the purchasers
AS that intense patriot declared epp
has really city of the audatory phasen its implied
eangten until should the emblem be displayed
events should be confined those who have
clean dooyard in literal civic There thousands
who who haven't dooryards)
be used decoration Of honor in
its display would be much impressive
md The privilege Of wearing II much more priced
Or the button betinaes sign munich
ri shame pentence. it might be good thing.
For example when the axiy of city permits
dersn,er cpplng Of that's
appear sporting before the bewdered of the
wounded legend life worth living Detroit
quite of municipal dereiction
xc1aim: why don't give chance live then when
fcome you'll"
n Really great badge when civic
conscience and record first.
Here's hoping City Service League put
fhere speedily