Smyrna times., 1910-05-04
CLUB WOMEN UNANIMOUS
FOR A FEDERAL BUILDING
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS AND SEND
THEM TO WASHINGTON
Delaware's Representatives in Con-
gress Asked to Keep Their Prom
ise to Get Smyrna Appropriation


In line with the concerted effort
being made to secure a Federal
Building for Smyrna, the women of
the Twentieth Century Cub have
adopted a strong set of resolutions
which have been forwarded TO Sena-
tors DUPONT and Richardson and
Representative Heald. The Twentieth
Century Club of Smyrna represents
membership of 125 residents of the
town and community and in a spirit
of civic pride and true patriotic
loyalty they set forth their appeal.
Some months ago the Town Council
of the Town of Smyrna put itself on
record and adopted resolutions. The
citizens of Smyrna seem wide awake
to the question and are using their
endeavOrs toward accomplishing
something in the matter. Hon.
Walter o. Hoffecker, former con
gresham, and Hon. Wi liam H. Stay
ton who is personally acquainted
with many members of Congress as
we'll as the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, are interest
ing themselves in the matter and
using their personal influence toward
obtaining the necessary appropriation
of $40, 600 called for in che bill pre-
sented early in the session by Senator
Richardson.
Effort to get Lewes in Ahead of Smyrna
Delaware S representatives in Con-
eress agreed last year that Smyrna
should be next in turn for cOnsidera-
tion, but despite this there seems to
be movement to give the next ap-
preparation to Lewes. How this
will terminate cannot be learned.
Lewes shows a smaller revenue than
Smyrna but the claim is being pushed
that Lewes is a Government station
and needs a building. Then again
the repot has become circulated that
the Committee on Appropriation has
agreed among themselves that no city
which cannot show a revenue of
$40, 900 annually will be considered at
this session. This would cut both
Smyrna and Lewes out. Despite these
rumors Smyrna will leave no stone
unturned to get what was promised
her and for which it has every right
to expect. 1t is refreshing to know
that the ladies of the Century Club
are heartily in accord with the move
ment and how they feel about it can
be fully understood by the following
resolutions which they have adopted {:
Resolutions Adopted BY Century Club.
Whereas, Smyrna, Delaware is located sixty
three miles from Philadelphia and thirty miles
from Wilmington, one hundred and twenty
miles from Washington, ID. c., and surrounded
by some OF the best farming lands in the United
States.
And whereas. we have good railroad facilities
as well as steamboat lines to our town, up-tC-
date canneries, shirt factory overall factory.
hour mills, agricultural implement shops, one
good newspaper and two National banks in
Town situated on the main road leading through
the state.
And Whereas, we have three Rural Free De-
liveries, covering a radius of eight miles and
.
patrons, the mail delivered from small building
for years now being inadequate to the needs OF
the present day, therefore be il
Resolved That the Twentieth Century Club of
the Town of Smyrna. Delaware request with
eaTnestness and confidence our worthy and re
Spected Senators and Representative in Congress
20 use their united efforts in securing as early
possible generous Appropriation for a Federal
p, 81 Otit building v hich will not only aUrd be-.
ter facilities for handling the mail-a very urgent
and important cOnsideration-butd do honor alike
to loyal community and the States chosen rep
resentatives.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions,
$ gHed by the President and Secretary of the
Twentieth Century Club. be sent to each Senator
and our Representative and that these resolu-
tions be spread upon the Club records.
Respectfully submitted.
Mrs. J. W. CLIFTON.
MRS, +. q. WALLS,
Mrs. JAS W. ANTHONY.