The Robesonian., 1910-06-06
CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETS.

Attended and Great Progress
Shown-Clean-Up Day at Cot
ton Mills 18th Inst. DIR. w.
S. Rankin to Lecture on Pub
lie Health on the 20th-Re-
ports From Committees and
Work Planned-Association
Favors Compulsory Connec-
ton With Sewerage Lines.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Lumberton Civic Associa-
ton was held Friday evening in
the reading room OF the Indus
trial & Commercial Club. The
meeting was we'll attende d and
it was interesting f~A rt to
finish. Reports Fl ...e various
committees showed that much
has been accomplished during the
short time the Association has
been organized, and many help
full suggestions were made. The
members of the Association have
every reason to be gratifed at
the progress made, for it has ex-
ceeded the most sanguine expec-
tations.
At the request of the presi-
dent, Mrs. R. D. Caldwell, Mr..
A. w. Mclean presided. Mr.. E.
J. Britt reported for the commit
tee on public parks, trees and
cemeteries, of which Mrs. S.Mc-
Intyre is chairman. Some clean
ing-up work has been done at the
cemeteries on Fifth street and
near the Seaboard depot, and on
the court house square, and a
subcommittee has been appoint
ed to look after the graded school
grounds. MIR. Jno. D. Mcmillan
has agreed to put up wire fenc-
ing around aopart Of the ceme-
terry on Fifth street, near his
home, and the committee will
endeavor to have a cement curb
ing placed on the side next the
street. The rubbish cleaned off
at these places has not been haul
ed away, owing to the difficulty
in getting wagons for the work,
but it thought that this week all
the rubbish that has been piled
up in different parts of the town
as result of cleanup day anc
the work of various committees
will be removed.
Mrs. Lizzie Proctor. chairman
of the committee npublic health
reported that at her request Mr..
S. Mcintyre saw DR.. w. S. Ran
kin, secretary of the State boar(
of health, on a recent visit t,
Raleigh and that DR.. Rankin haC
promised to send literature OF
laws of health, etc., and tina
this would be distributed. On
the evening Of the 10th inst. DR.
Rankin will be in Lumbertor
and will deliver a public lecture
in the court house on laws O
health. This lecture will be fre'
to all and it is hoped that a
many citizens of the town as cal
do 80 will hear DR.. Rankin. Hi
lecture is sure to be helpful ant
interesting.
For the committee on railway
and public buildings, Mrs. L. T
Townsend, chairman, Mr.. Jas
D. Proctor reported that tn
committee would ask the rail
ways to make a sunken gardel
at the artesian we'll near the Sea
board tracks, and to stop tn
leak at tank near the V. & C
S. depot that keeps the ground a
that place continually muddy
and that the town would be ask
ed to take steps to improve con
.ditions at the depots a t trail
time, and prevent loafers from
being a nuisance, as they ar,
now. 1t was suggested that thi
committee also take up the mat
ter of paving approaches to tn
stations.
Several committees were no
ready to report but will report a
the next regular meeting.
1t was suggested that the com
mittee on public parks, trees ant
cemeteries take up at once tn
matter of moving the bodies il
the cemetery near the Seaboar
sta lion to Meadowbrook GENE
terry. 1t is thought that the con
sent of the relatives of those bur
jed there will be obtained an,