The Paducah evening sun., 1909-04-14
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| AT rally of the school children at
the Auditorium rink Friday after
noon, the committee in charge of the
city improvement contest, will an
nounce another prize, an American
flag, 7x12 feet, for the school show
ing the best appearance and improve
ment.
The managers of the Auditorium
rink readily consented to the use Of
the building for a rally, and Will fur
nish music with the orchestrlon.
Superintendent Carnagey heartily ap-
proved the idea and will dismiss the
schools Friday afternoon at 1880, and
the children will march to the rink.
where they will be addressed by Mr.
Hal Corbett.
The purpose of the meeting is to
enlist all the children in an effort to
clean up the city and plant shade
trees, for which efforts Mayor Smith
has offered several prizes.
Improving Premises.
The committee In charge of the
contest has received inquiries, which
leads them to fear that a number OF
people, who contemplate entering the
contest for the best improved prem
ises, have the wrong idea. They
must notify by telephone, in person
or By letter. Miss Adinc Morton, Miss
Elizabeth Sinnott. Mrs. Charles Kiger
or City Auditor Kirkland in order to
enter the contest.
Health Department.
That the effort to clean up the city
and plant trees, is not merely for the
purpose of making Paducah look
better. but for the purpose of lower
ling the death rate as well, is empha-
sized by the cooperation OF the
Health department and board of pub
lie works Under the advice OF Or.
H. p. Sights. city health officer, ali
premises, on which water Is standing
must be drained and filed, and the
city will look after its own gulies.
Those sinks impossible of proper
drainage will be oiled to prevent the
breeding of mosquitoes and germ
carrying insects. In this work Dr.
Sights is in harmony with a move
ment that embraces the whole south
in an effort to avoid summer pestl-
lence. .
The health department also has
issued orders that all rain barrels and
garbage cans must be screened at
once.
Letter TO Teachers.
The following letter was sene %
the teachers of the public schools to-
day by the committee In charge Of
the cleaning up contest: 9f
1T is the wish of the ladies' COM
mittee in charge of the mayors prize
contests for cleaning up Paducah, to
Ienhst the cooperation of the school
teachers and through them the school
children. You are urgently request
ed to come with your scholars on
Friday afternoon, April 16 to the
skating rink. for the purpose Of or
ganizing THE Junior Civic League
for a Cleaner Paducah."
Superintendent Carnagey has kind
ly consented to dismiss the schools at
l2:30 O'Clock on Friday afternoon
next for this purpose, and you are
most cordially invited and requested
to come and bring your scholars in a
body, for a short meeting for our
mutual benefit. health and comfort
"Please make this announcement
to your scholars and urge them TO
come with you to the skating rink
"For the school yard showing the
best appearance and Improvement
made by the school children by
May /, the school will be presented
a new American flag. 7x12 feet. 10 be
awarded by the committee.
every cordially. Miss Adine Nor
ton. chairman; Miss Elizabeth SIN
mott, secretary; Mrs. Charles ].
Kiger. committee"