The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-23
ATLANTA WILL HAVE
CLEANING UP DAY
Women of the City Are Urging
Better Sanitation
HOT POLITICAL FIGHTS
GiImer County Is Noted for fractional
Differences on Politics and Some
of the Troubles Are Even
Taken to Court
HOT POLITICAL FIGHTS

Atlanta, October 22-(Special. 1.-THE SAN
itary problem is giving the women of
Atlanta, and in fact, Of the state, some-
thing to do, something in which they
are taking a deep and active interest.
And more than that, they are organized
in the Georgia Federation of Women's
Clubs with approximately 5000 members
in the state, about 5000 of whom are
united in the Atlanta clubs.
With a view to intoxicating and spread
ing the sanitary spirit, they have set
apart two days in the year, one in April
and the other in October, as cleaning
up day. The next one comes October
&c, and while at preseys this day is more
or less of an Atlanta institution, the
purpose is to spread observation of it
over the state as rapidly as possible.
The newspapers are giving abundant
publicity to the movement, in addition
to which the women themselves are do
ing active and energetic work in their
respective sections.
On "cleaning-up day every occupant
of home or store, every owner of a
building that may happen to be unten-
anted is urged to see that his premises
are thoroughly cleaned and put in apple
pie order. Citizens everywhere are urged
to commit themselves to this activity
upon this particular day, whether or not
they pursue the cleanly and sanitary pol
icy in respect to their premises during
the remainder of the year.
Atlanta observants of the day are be-
coming more and more numerous as
they become familiar with and interested
In its purposes d-t
: Atlanta as city has long suffered from
its reputation for dirt-both municipal
and individual dirt. The sanitary de-
partment is poorly supported in its eff
forts to keep the city clean, and then
there are a good many individuals who
don't keep their premises as clean as they
might Among the negro population the
situation is little short of deplorable.
The result is Atlanta is somewhat no.
torious for its excessive death rate, and
this is not giving away any secret, for
the Atlanta newspapers on frequent oc-
casions have published it abroad.
In addition to intoxicating the sanitary
spirit with "ceaning-up day as basis,
the leaders among the club women have
gone after the city authorities hammer
and tongs about the condition of the
streets, the inattention to garbage. the
other matters which tend to spread both
obnoxious odors and disease.
They have appointed committees in
every city ward with chairmen, whose
duty 1t is to make personal observations
and to further the sanitary movement in
every way possible.
Here the negroes have been interested
in the movement, and through the more
forward members of the race effort Is
being made to inculcate the sanitary doc
trines and principles in all of them.
An interesting feature of the move
ment Is the request recently made of
Governor Brown by committee from
the Georgia Federation of Women's
clubs, to designate by proclamation
"health day." not as holiday. but as
day on which the public schools of the
state, as well as other bodies and organi-
cations, shall give special attention to
matters of health and sanitation.
There are thousands of children in the
public schools Of the state who do net
even know what a tooth brush is re-
marked one of the committee, by way of
Illustration
1t is proposed to bring to the attention
of the school children the Importance OF
proper sanitation, both in connection with
their persons and their surroundings.
The ladies have undertaken big but
an important work and one which lie well
worthy of their efforts
1t has already reached the proportions
Of a statewide movement, and Governor
Brown has promised at some early day
to designate a health day" in accord
ance with their suggestion