The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-03
WORK REPORTED BY
OFFICERS Of
LEAGUE
Annual Meeting Of Civic
League Monday Mir
rors Progress

League Monday Mir
rors Progress
The annual meeting of the Women's
Civic league was held Monday after
aoon In the public library. Mrs. Scott
ing the gathering to order at $3.50
o'clock. There was q good attendance
81 members and in addition to hearing
the reports Of the officers. ward presi-
lent and committee chairmen q dis
cussion of winter work was taken up
with the decision to continue the regu-
lar monthly meetings and to arrange
a series OF lectures on the economy
OF housekeeping. The details of this
mas been left to the committee Of ward
presidents and they will act at
hoping 10 he able to announce the lee
turer INC dates at the November meet
ING. The league also decided to do
something to reward the junior work.
srs for their excellent work and the
ward presidents were appointed
committee to make arrangements.
Mrs: Scott Rex. the president. and
Mrs. r. A. Sprague, the league in
spector. were elected official delegates
to represent the league at the con-
vcntfon Of the North Dakota Fedora.
ton Of Women's clubs to be held In
Mrs: Rex will report the leagues
work at that gathering.
AS officers Of the league are elected
only bi-ennially there was no election
at this years meeting and the regular
business was followed by the hearing
OF the annual reports. that Of the Sec
retary-treasurer by Mrs. J.. Grassick,
the inspector by Mrs. r. a. sprague
and the junior work by the various
ward presidents.
Inspectors Report.
The most extensive report was that
OF the inspector which covered the
work of the league as cooperative
with the city health department.. and
showed the general condition Of the
city as regards health and cleanli-
ness to be In excellent shape. The
people are growing more every day
to demand cleanliness of their neigh
bors as we'll as themselves and the
fact that 743 calls were made during
the year on the league to investigate
places and things that wer I'M
slightly n unsanitary Is proof Of that
fact. Every call was attended to and
very noticeable improvement made.
To investigate barns and manure ac-
cumulations 149 calls were made;
garbage. largely in the residence dis
tricts. 1873 calls; rubbish piles. 79;
ashes. 10; toilets, removed or repair
ed, 81; cutting weeds. 16; slaughtering
IN barns. z; miscellaneous, 81. Dur
ing the week of the state fair 1873 calls
were made at the SO places where
food and soft drinks were sold. The
use of glass lemon. condemned by the
pure o law. was stopped and also
the use of some impure ice. In adj
dition to this the league was called
upon at various times to cooperate
with the Commercial club in show.
ing visitors about the city and giving
them desired information on the
work Of the league.
Trcasurcr's Report.
Mrs. Grassick reported the leagues
finances in substantial condition, al
though all membership fees have not
as yet been. paid in; The league hoped
that all dues would have been in at
this meeting 81 that the years. bust
ness could have been closed but ex-
pect to have everything in before an
other month goes by. The total re-
ceipts up to October 1 including the
balance on hand at the beginning of
the year were $345.30. The disburse-
on hand Of sl21.59. There are yet
a few unpaid. bills which will be met.
Mrs. Grassick also reported for the
pure food committee, showing their
receipts to lave been $tO9.9S. dis
bursements ss4.tG and balance on
hand $25.52.
Junior Work.
Excellent work has been done dur.
ing the past rear by the Junior men,
bers of the league under the direction
OF h ward presidents. Yards were
kept clean, shrubs were planted. sew
eral sold dandelion diggers. turning
! n large sums for the treasury and the
presidents did their share by giving
silver teas and raising considerable.
Mrs. ]. S. Hatcher reported for the
First ward showing that the boys had
done a great deal of cleaning, built
a drain near the entrance to the park
to keep h road dry and raised $14
on sale of diggers.
Mrs. f. o. Lowell was not present
to report for the Second ward but
little work was accomplished there
on account of the streets being torn
up for the paving work.
Mrs. r. A. Sprague reported for the
Third ward and one piece of beautify.
ing work was the planting of seeds
and vines on the vacant lot at the
corner of Fourth street and Kittson
avenue. She gained five new mem.
bers for the league and raised So with
silver teas.
DR.. Mae Sanders found few work.
ers In the Fourth ward and Mrs. ].
NJ. Gillette is still out Of the city so
was unable to report for the Fifth
ward.
Mrs. George Jauss reported for the
Sixth ward that an excellent Junior
league Of twenty-five members was
organized. She offered a football for
the boy that made the best porch box
but as most OF them were too young
for that work she kept their good will
by conducting a small playground for
after work hours. She raised $2.35
with silver teas and more are to be
given this fall.
Mrs. L. K. Raymond, Jr., made an
excellent report for the Seventh ward,
her first work being the organization
Of q Junior league Of fifty members.
They proved themselves faithful work
ers. assisting in the delivering of
shrubs, selling dandelion diggers. and
cleaning grounds. She raised $500
or silver teas and about 500 on shrubs.
The committed on identifying and al.
leys in that ward combined calling
themselves the active civic league OF
the Seventh ward. there being twelve
members.
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