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


Cameron Dub, TO the membtr, OF ID
club, the officials OF the Civic Improve
ment League, and a few other guests
the occasion being the 10th anniversary
of the organization of the Cameron Club
Miss Cummings after welcoming ne
guests gsve an Interesting sketch OF th
fofmstion OF the club, of the progress i
hsd made, the good results accomplish
cd aud OF it's fsr-reaehlng Influence TO-
education, culture and prcg'es4.
Mrs. Elearo OF w. Howard and Miss
Margaret MEG. Ashby, as SECRETARY aot
treasurer respectively of the club read In
tsresting papers each giving an account 0
the growth OF the club from its oTgsniza
ton and of it, most Furnishing condition
at the present time.
As the Civic Improvement Leagu;
had been organized under the suspioss
of the Cameron Club the Ctticers Of
the lesgu, who had been requ ss!ed By
Miss Cummings to give sonns account o.
The work which had been accomplished
and of their plans for the nsar iu:nre,
we're then presented.
Mr.. Edward s. Leadbeater, president
OF the Civic improvement Lssgue, spoke
of The work accomplished BY that league,
of the plans mspped ont for the improve.
ment OF the sanitary condition OF the
city and OF his belief In the final accom-
plishmeut of the plans, even 10 the face
OF discou aging conditions. lie said
when be became chairman of the City
Council committee on streets, S., 600
was annually appropriated for street i'm
proyements, since which time the sppro-
pristion had been almost doubled, but
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 WAS doing and
what it expected to accomplish toward
the civic Improvement of the city.
Mr.. O. g. T. Burke, treasurer, fol-
lowed. Hs said the treasurer was the
least important officer In thu Civic I'm
provement League, as money was not as
much needed as enci Engagement 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.
dition of many of the alleys as we'll as
the improvements made recently in Ger
tai o localities.
Mr.. A. D. Brockett then compliment
ed Mr.. Leadbeater upon the work he
had accomplished as chairman OF the
stree! committee and ss president OF the
lesgue. He said tina! he, himself, was
opposed to the City Ctuacil and that il he,
Ia Mr. Lesdbes te,'s plsce, had received
The encouragement aud opposition that
Mr.. Lesdbeater had been subjected to,
he would have reliuquished the position
long ago. He stated that the possible.
ties of Alexandria were great and that
if men holding public positions said that
certain things cocld not be carried out
they should step aside and let those who
could accomplish these things take hold.
ae spoke of The public meeting to be
held on tQe IL IL luot. uuuet tHo nu-
spices OF the Civic Improvement League
and expressed the hope tbst the men,
oers of the Oity Council, the mayor and
other city officials would be present on
taat occasion. He criticised men hold
ing prominent positions who for their
own selfish ends sacrificed the good Of
the city. Such men, be hoped, would
attend that meeting, adding that be
would BIO there and that II his health
vas goud, he would tel! them what be
thought of them. Mr.. Brocket: criti-
c'ssd The condition OF the grounds tus-
rounding tae 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 were invited was prettily
decorated and the csnterpiece OF the
daintily spread table was the birthday
cake OF the Cameron Dub brilliant with
IL, sizteeu candles.