The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-27
Recognizes Work Begun by Bemidji
Improvement League. Wants
School Children to Help.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ARE
DESIGNATED FOR Improvement
League Holds Annual Public Mass
meetng.-HeIptuI Papers We're
Read.-Permanent Rooms.

Additional impetus to aid the Be.
midi Improvement league to clean
and beautify the city was given this
morning when Mayor John c.
Parker, in recognition of the work
being done by the ladies, set Friday
and Saturday of this week as "Clean-
up Days" for Bemid]i.
In his proclamation the mayor de-
clares that he sets these two days
because Friday will be "Arbor Day"
and Saturday will give the 800
school children who recently signed
pledges chance to aid in the work of
the league to lend their assistance.
Mr.. Parker urges every citizen to CO.
operate with the Improvement league
towards making Bemidji "one of the
beauty spots of the state"
The Bemidji Improvement league
held its annual public meeting in the
library building yesterday afternoon.
Papers were read, followed by a
general discussion of methods to
improve the city. Dr.. Rowland Gil
more read paper on the causes of
tuberculosis; DR.. c. r. Sanborn had
prepared an article on sanitation
IN the Home," but was unable to be
present, his paper being read by
Mrs. Sanborn; Miss Ruth Whiting.
teacher in the Bemidji schools,
gave an excellent talk on Santa.
ton in the Schools"
The ladies of the league are to
have permanent quarters in the
basement of the library building and
will furnish the rooms themselves.
with the assistance of other citizens
who are willing to aid in the work.
Regular meetings of the league here
after will be held every two weeks,
and the intended improvements will
be pushed as rapidly as possible.
An election of officers resulted in
Mrs. A. E. Writings taking the
presidential chair to succeed Mrs.
w. E. Neal, who was made vice
president. Mrs. c. R. Sanborn was
requested to fill the office of secre-
tary, and Mrs. R. F. Murphy was
given custody of the key to the
treasury.
The movement started by the
Bemidji. improvement league will
result in great good to the city, and
the fact that the citizens appreciate
the work of the ladies is attested bv
the mayors proclamation, which
follows:
To the Citizens of Bemidji:
GAS the governor set April go,
1910, as 'Arbor and Bird Day. I
would heartily approve the CO.
operation of all citizens to en-
courage the younger generation in
realizing the importance of this
day and the patriotic interest that
has arisen all over this great state
in the planting and preservation of
the different kinds of trees which
add variety of charm to the
landscape.
81 also heartily approve the
interest our ladies have taken in
the formation of an improvement
league, and think that they should
meet with all the encouragement
possible in doing this work and
making our city one of the beauty
spots of the state.
In further recognition, therefore,
OF the ladies' and citizens interest
IN TINS important movement, I, John
=. Parker, mayor of the City of
oemldll' do hereby designate Friday
and Saturday, April 29 and 30, as
Cleanup Days" III order 10 give
the school children chance to help
in this valuable work.