Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-04
CAMERON CLUB AND CIVIC I'M
PROVEMEN rS.


by Miss Oammicgs, president OF the
Cameron Dub, to the membtrj OF the
club, the officials OF the Civic Improve
ment Lssgue, sud q few other guests,
the occasion being the 10th anniversary
OF the organization OF the Cameron Club.
Miss Cummings after welcoming her
quests gave an interesting sketch OF the
lofmstlOn OF the club, OF the progress il
he'd made, The good results accomplish
cd aud OF its fAr-resching iLadence for
etu,stIon, culture and prog'esP.
Mrs. Elesroi w. Howard and Miss
Margaret Meg. Ashby, as SECRETARY and
treasurer respectively of the club read To-
teIestipg papers each giving sn account oil
the gtowth OF the elub from its oIgsniza-
ton aud of 1t, most furnishing condition
at the present time.
As the Civic improvement League
had been organized under the auspices
of the Cameron Club the Cfficers oil
the leagus who had been qussted BY
Miss Cummings to give sons account OF
The work which had beeu accomplished
and Of their plans for the near fu!urs,
we're then presented.
Mr., Edward s. Lesdbester, president
Of ne Civic improvement Lssgue, spoke
of The work accomplished BY that lese ue,
of the plans mspped out for the improve
ment OF the sanitary condition OF the
city and of his belief In the final sccom-
pIlshmeut of the plans, even 10 the face
OF discou aging conditions. He said
when be bscsme chairman of the City
Council committee on streets, 20, 600
was annually appropriated for street i'm
provements, since which time the sppro-
pristion had been almost doubled, bot
that the civic conditions, as yet, had not
correspondingly improved.
Mr.. J. Y. Williams, vice president,
told In an interesting manner OF the
work the league wss doing and
what 1t expected TO accomplish toward
the civic Improvement OF the city.
Mr.. o. 8. I. Burke, treasurer, fol-
lowed. Hs said the treasurer was the
least important officer In the Civic In
provement League, as money was not as
much needed as enct Judgement and &C.
operation from the citiz'ns generally.
The dues from the members, however,
had been most useful in purchasing
slides which showed the insanitary con-
ditiou Of many of the alleys as we'll IS
the improvements made recently In cer-
tai 10 localities.
Mr.. A. D. Brockett then compliment
ed Mr.. Lesdbeater upon the work he
had accomplished as chairman OF the
street committee and IS president OF the
lesgue. de said that he, himself, Was
opposed to the City Gu neil and that II be,
10 Mr. Lesdbes tst's plsce, had received
The encouragement and opposition that
Mr.. Lesdbeater had been subjected to,
be would have reliuquishsd the position
long ago. He stated that the possibili.
ties of Alexandra we're great and that
If men holding public positions said that
certain things coGld not be carried out
they should step aside and let those who
could accomplish these things take hold.
de spoke of The public meeting to be
held on the 14h inst. under the su-
spices of me Civic Improvement League
and expressed the hope that the mem
bers of The City Council, the mayor and
other city officials would be present on
that occasion. He criticised men hold
ing prominent positions who for their
own selfish ends sacrificed the good OF
the city. Such men, he hoped, would
attend that meeting, adding that be
would be there and that II bis health
vas good, he would tell them what be
thought of them. Mr.. Brocket. criti-
clssd The condition oil the grounds tut-
rounding the new school building and
said women should be members OF the
school board.
At the conclusion OF the addresses
Miss Cummings charmingly entertained
her many guests. The dining room into
which they we're invited was prettily
decorated and the csnterpiece OF the
daintily spread table was the birthday
cake Of the Cameron Dub brilliant with
is sixteen candles.