The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-05-04
WORK THAT WE SHOULD DO.

2 much larger number OF visitors
IN MEM than have come during
any previous season.
The events of the past year have
n measure paved the way for
this very thing, and plans are now
under way for work that will have
much to do with furthering this
fine movement-a movement for
general good--the good OF Mena
and her people. and at the same
Time a benefit to hose who come
to share in our fine summer eli
mate, our pure air and water, and
The manifold beauties Of our sur
roundings.
With these things in view, the
question arises naturally = What
are we doing, or what should we
do, to make the most of the oppor-
tunily presented?
Most important of all of the
things being done, is the rebuilding
Of our water works system along
lines that will give us an ample
supply Of pure water right out Of
the recesses Of the rock-ribbed
mountains. II can be said with as
surance that the water commission
is putting forth a consistent and in
sistent effort TO have this big task
practically completed by the arrival
Of the dry season. TO those people
who have been in intelligent touch
with the losses that have come to
our city through the lack of this
sort of a water system, this means
much. 1t is a vital matter, and it
is a great cause for rejoicing that
it stands in a most promising posi-
ton at this time.
With the water question solved
il seems that the next step of inn
Dortance is the making of every eff
fort to make Mena attractive
to beautify it by making it clean
neat and in every way wholesome
True it is already in a position tC
be classed as clean" city-but is
as tidy and orderly as it can, OF
should be? Take a look about, anc
you will see that it is not. There is
much yet to be done before it car
be classed as a "spotless town.
| Men are prone to look to the
women when questions Of gooc
housekeeping are up. They are
Iproverbially careless about such
things. And the same holds true OF
their disposition toward tidying UP
the backs of their business houses
the vacant lots and streets and al
eys of their town.
The best way to overcome this
lethargy is for the mothers and
wives and sisters of these men tc
take an interest in this matter. II
| they will do SO they can start fine
movement, and one that, when car
ried out, will be credit to every
one who has had a hand in it-mer
and women.
Our park Now there is an insti-
tuition that will help. 1t has long
helped, probably more than any
other one or seven things to make
Mena attractive to her visitors. II
is beauty and joy forever" and
every one who is worth mentioning
takes an interest in keeping it UP
and making it all that it should be
But, and here's something else to
do. We should make sure that we
have band concerts, the oftener the
better. Once a week helps, twice a
week would be better, and every
night would near the ideal. To do
this we must have a band. We can
not, like the big and rich cities,
take large amounts from the rev.
enues to pay musicians, though if
we could the investment would be
a good one But we have got a
number of young men who are
pretty we'll trained musicians who
are ready and willing to give their
time to the work of making a fine
band, credit to any city. All that
they ask is that the other citizens
take from them the burden of pay
ing out from their meager incomes
to meet expenses.
This is something that should be
done, and we ought to do it.
Mena is going TO have many peo-
pie within her limits this summer.
The pleasanter we make it for them
the more of them will come again,
and the more of them will remain
and share in its fortunes. The work
Of creating this good impression
and bringing about these good re-
suits is in our hands-it is up to us.
How we'll will we do if9