Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-04
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
Edited by Bryan Woman,s Club. ]

lEdited by Bryan Woman's Club
Civic Improvement in Bryan is a
consummat'on most devoutly to be
wished for. Since the rousing meet
ing held in the Woman's Club room
on Wednesday last we feel that relief
for suffering humanity in Bryan is
near at hand. What genuine 10y.
what an inspiration it is to the women
of Bryan to know that we have the
hearty approval and the enthusiastic
cooperation of our best citizens in our
determination to clean up Bryan. Pope
says: Man is the glory, the jest, the
riddle of the world" We presume the
immortal satirist knew whereof he
spoke, but nevertheless, with all their
faults We love the men STILL" and we
women always appreciate the approval
and cooperation of our men.
The Woman's Club regrets that ev-
cry man and woman in Bryan was
mot present at our meeting last
Wednesday to hear the talks of Mr..
Ed Hall, Major McInnis, Judge Board,
Mayor Maloney, Mr.. Waldrop, Mr..
Burger, Mr.. Law Henderson, Mr. Ed
Saunders, and many others of our best
citizens. Mr. Saunders speech was
brief but to the point. We were as
sured of the hearty cooperation of
these citizens, and Mayor Maloney and
Street Commissioner Harry Burger
swore by the shades of their departed
ancestors, Adam and Eve, that they
would enforce our laws with the ut
most rigor on rich and poor, high and
low, alike and he or she who dare de-
file the streets or alleys after our
cleanup day. Wednesday, February
Is, will surely pay the penalty We call
your attention, citizens, to Mr.. Bur-
gers notice in The Eagle, February 2.
"Forewarned is forearmed."
The Woman's Club doffs its chapeau
to Mayor Maloney and Judge Board
for their substantial assistance in the
cleanup campaign" Judge Board
loaned US a pair of mules, the mayor
a wagon and driver. We also offer
vote of thanks to Nc. Ed Saunders.
who CALAMITY volunteered to superin-
tend the cleaning of the grounds
around the Carnegie library. Who
next, gentlemen? We will gratefully
accept assistance from any of you.
Where was our public-spirited citi-
zen, Allen Myers, last Wednesday?
His shoulder is always at the wheel
when things ARE doing" for Bryan.
1t Is rumored that Mr.. Walter Coul-
ter wishes to assist our civic club.
Come on, Mr. Coulter; don't be back
ward about coming forward.
In our discussion of how to clean up
last Wednesday one of our most prom
inent citizens ventured to say that he
thought moral suasion would bring
about the desired result But he was
in a class all by himself, as every
other mothers son present thought
that a few arrests and fines would OBJ
tain much speedier and better results.
But all agreed that, first, last and all
the time, Bryan's first need is officers
with backbone, who will dare enforce
the law regardless of whether they be
reelected to office Where was our
city marshal last Wednesday? We
women can't vote, Uncle Tom" but
we are going to be an influence in the
future.
The editor of The Eagle has a blunt
way of welding his hammer and strik-
ing the nail on the head For instance,
he writes "A city is known by the
kind of men it elects to office Don't |
elect man because he needs salary, |
Or because he isn't fit for anything |
else, or because he is a good fellow.
It is the universal rule of business men |