The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-27
Civic League Notes.

/ - Civic League Notes.
The Civic League will hold it's
regular meeting this Thursday after
noon promptly at four o'clock at the
residence of Mrs. w. P. Jones. This
| will be a most important meeting as
as new president and treasurer are
to be elected and plans mapped out
for the coming year. Let every old
member and numbers of new ones
attend and so make the few who
have labored 50 faithfully during the
past year for the civic betterment of
our town, feel that their efforts have
at least been appreciated. There is
not only strength but inspiration in
numbers and now is the time to. in
spire and encourage the officers by
your presence and interest in the
work Of the league. 1t seems so
strange that it should be necessary
to urge and plead with the women of
town to lend helping hand in this
great work. Even If she does not
take an especial interest in the beau
tifying of the public places, streets
and homes by the planting Of trees,
grass and flowers, every woman who
thinks at all, desires earnestly that
the town which she is raising her
children in shall be clean and
healthful place. The president Of the
Atlanta Woman's Club has said: "A
woman's club means a group Of wo-
men banded together to make to-
morrow better than to-day" But no
great things can be achieved by
mere handful Of women in few
months time, however enthusiastic
and faithful they may be. When the
whole town unites to work for a COM
mon sause, we will recognize the ir-
resistible force Of numbers and the
town will be so we'll drained, the
sanitary conditions around the
homes will be SO we'll looked after
that there will be no unhealthful
spots in which the mosquitoes and
house fly will breed and carry dis
ease and typhoid will be stamped out
of our town.
When the mayor and his aldermen
boldly declare their allegiance to the
league and aid them in their work,
when officers of the law do their
duty and see that the laws are en-
forced, when the business men not
only keep their places of business
neat and orderly but offer their SER
vices to the ladies, when the many
ladies who stand aloof and say: Il
can't see where the league has done
any good" join hands and help then
in the great oneness Of purpose
Bamberg will almost leap forward in
it's development.
All Of the information necessary to
the organization of Junior Civic
League has been received and the
little band of co-workers will be en-
listed to help fight against disease
and disorder, after this weeks meet
ing.
What seems a most reasonable
offer from the American Woman's
League to build a chapter house in
this town has been received and the
plans will be explained to the mem
bers on Thursday afternoon. Not a
cent of money is asked for and all
that is needed is a gift of lot from
some public-spirited man or woman
and the promise of every citizen of
the town to stick together in this
work.
The rest room will be discontinued
until the chapter house is secured or
more suitable place found, as the
ladies from the country have not
used it sufficiently to warrant the
paying out of such a goodly amount
from the treasury each month. The
furniture will probably be removed
to the emergency room fitted up by
the league at the graded school for
the use of the teachers and children
who are sick during school hours.