The weekly true Democrat., 1910-04-29
REPonr OF CHAIRMAN
OF civic cOmmitteo--Mueh Being Done

letanding who, without salary, without
lRveu the smallest expense paid, wiz
give service and time for a great part
OF their lives and whose prime aim -
TO 90 good 70 0'hers." The club WON
ans answer 70 this II the heart OF the
last sentence-'tO DO good TO others.
THIS IN q very small way, Of course, VIII
lapply % our little civic committee, ana
q q general way 10 ell clubs. The work
Of this committee has been at stand
still for months, being crowded out by
work IN other departments, and 10 ap-
parentiy 20 81 present, but we have ae-
compIiahed q little IN a very quiet way.
Trees have been planted on Boulevard
Street and West Park Avenue, and II
was scarcely advisable TO leave them TO
the mercy Of the elements, 20 they have
been watered once a week, taking ABOUT
three hours and costing 30 cents each
time, added 60 the original cost or plant
Ing. While they were being thus re-
freahed and c0aXed 70 exist the ehalr'
man Of the civic committee makes the
acquaintance Of the eOlOred occupants
Of the lots By the way and learns them
by name standing In the sun, the while
drawing their attention 10 their own
dOOryards and leading them 10 imagine
how fine they would look minus the
debris, such as old hats, shoes, rags, tin
cans, pans, etc, that the ung0dly had
| ast oct, and makes them realize this By
practical demQnstFatiOn, aud also the
children by placing the rake and brush
lbfOom N their HANDS and teaching them
10 uae them, lnDressing eu hands With
the authority vested n her for ppf-
nOse. They were told 30 gather up all
| the old tin cans, bottles and ail useless
things not burnabIe and deposit IN re
ceDtacles which would be furnished
and placed conveniently, and she would
have the garbage wagon take them up
directed that al their trash bo burned,
promising them all TIE help possible.
BY way az encOuRagment, good VIII ana
cheer, cOlOred pictures, picture papers
and box lunches are handed cut 20
Marie, Mamie and Howard Things Of
more value, such ag an old plank 70
take the place Of eornatalks laid along
the fence cracks (t0 keep out the Oe-
structive chickena), and brOoms, are
given 10 the older ones, Cora, Dora and
Martin. Box after box OF matches
were touched on 20 all dead broom
sedeo and all nOxious growth and OLD
brush heapa, which We were told hao
been there mors than q year, simply
furnishing and mutilating the beauty Of
thia otherwise beautiful, broad, aloping
| 200 feet street, West Park Avenue
would gladly bear the message Whicn
al Nature whispers 20 all mankind,
saying. Elm doing my best DOW please
DO yours" But ere long this whisper
becomes more than q whisper u we fan
70 heed, for sickness and death VIII Be
the sad refrain. We want the CITY
Beautiful idea 10 take hold Of the Tai
lahassea wOmen's Club and bring Tai
lahassee into her own; clean up her
highways and alleys, and this viii nat
urally follow; let an offended public
cease 10 tell abroad about the accumu-
latiOn OF rubbish and unslghtly hlth ON
our streets. discussions on household
economics and forestry, bird protection,
etc, are all wen enough IN the mean
time. this much We can and ought 90
remedy. lust as other small clubs are
doing in larger places, On being asked
when we would make a raid On the
dirty sidewalks further up Park Ave
nue toward the East, We said; Bless
you, we are only trying TO act as an IN
splratiOn aud expect every hOme-keeper
90 look out fOg her own, clear to the
middle OF the street, until the city
street cOmmittee can give their atten-
tiOn." This is their business, you say
we know that. and we also know that
reciprocity n 4 good thing and 10 we
help them first. for they haven't the
moray nor the force yet. Let us zee IN
Palatka's well kept street and side
walks and her beautiful court house
square the practical usefulness which
% eplendidly illusirates what our or
ganizntion can % when they Try. Wnen'
ever occasion requires. they prOceed %
petition the mayor and he Immediately
notifies the chia % police ana citos
him % the city ofdlnance8, and things
are attended b at the proper TINA ~
he a not our oIivileEo 90 vials Ouf sister
lcitiqa, isi o tlaFn what tbey afe doing
IN A interview With the Wonlan'1 Cub
col lnmn uf the Sunday Times. Umio1, the
Atlanta Odnstiiulion end ne keIatono.
We are STRUGGLING along Without money
and without frica ~ al olhoEn arl o.
linR. sand are san WlIllns D 1aF ne
lhoraen enf hRat q ne oaV untiI We
cnn ret under taa abeoo u eoG fAE-
iarao1 magnf1rlnl ilVgtah fgeeA
i Bat laaIoa. houEgoE mcrA Uo M4y
Feru flee oGfvico outeoIpUA w e11
co pnIio9 - r1V th1 lab1lGf. t1e 1llIn,
felrf naFt9 We W nolUla onllle
j nanTat zoe boaufy. Cioapllneg4 naNIla-
tion 81 aa9 nnrh lhinra nncIlIg
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