The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-12
LANCASTER LEADS H. |. A. MEETS
Reports on Results for
Year; Officers Elected
PRESS PRAISED FOR ASSIST
ANCE GIVEN TO IMPROVE
MENT ASSOCIATION.

At the annual meeting of the
Honesdale Improvement Association
held Monday afternoon, May 8, at
o'clock in City Hall, encouraging re-
ports of the work of the local society
during the past twelve months were
read officers elected and other i'm
portant business transacted.
Miss Caroline Petersen presided at
the meeting and was again chosen
president, a position by the way
which she has filled with distinction
ever since the formation of the So
ciety, which took place June 6, 1891.
The secretary Miss Jennie Ball,
gave a resume of the work accom-
plished last year. Last October two
delegates, Misses Tillie Weiss and
Jennie Ball, represented the society
at the annual convention of the State
Federation of Women in Scranton.
Mrs. H. A. Oday, chairman of the
children's S auxiliary, reported the dis
tribution this year of 4,006 one cent
packages of seed among the school
children.
Mrs. J. Wallace Lambert, chair
man of the Central Park work, re-
ported that repairs had been made
to the memorial fountain, and that
an arc light had been installed there.
EMrs. c. M. Betz and Miss Hulsizer,
of the finance committee, reported
net receipts of $4,000 from the card
party and $114.32 from the extrava-
ganza, "A Trip To The Moon"
President Petersen outlined the
| encouraging features in the work of
the society, and expressed her ap-
probation of the assistance given the
movement by the press.
She referred to the cleanup proc
! lamation issued for the first time this
/ year by Mayor Kuhbach. The i'm
| portance of the adoption by the Town
Council of the Shade Tree Act of
1907, the oiling of the streets, the
| fiourishing condition of the treasury
ofthe society, and many other things
were referred to in the comprehen-
sive survey she gave of the improve
ments inaugurated by the associa-
tion; many of which have been
brought to successful conclusion.
The election of officers for the en-
suing year resulted as follows: Miss
| Petersen, president; Miss Ball, sec
retary; Mrs. L. G. Richtmyer, assist
ant secretary; Miss Weiss, treasurer.
The vice-presidents are Mrs. c. F.
| INOChWSll, MIS-. L. NJ. beJH anu MIS-.
w. B. Holmes.
The Executive committee appoint
ed: Mesdames Robert n. Torrey, e.
A. Penniman, James Bush, Thos. Nc
Kenna, E. c. Mumford, w. H. Stone,
j. w. Lambert H. A. Oday George
Penwarden, H. S. Salmon, Leopold
Fuerth, P. R. Murray, Misses Fannie
Bennett and Nellie Hulsizer.
Collectors: Mesdames James Bush,
Betz, Merritt, John McKenna, Misses
Charlotte p. Lane and Clara Torrey.
Finance COMMITTEES: Mesdames
Merritt, Betz, Sell, William Katz,
Misses Nellie Hulsizer, Mary A. Men,
ner, Jennie Hagaman, Charlotte P.
Lane.
Committee on Sanitation: Mes
danes P. R. Murray, John McKenna,
w. B. Holmes, T. d. O'Connell
Children's Auxiliary Mesdames H
A. Oday, R. T. Davies and the teach
ers.
Torrey Park: Mesdames H. S. Sal.
mon and Edward Katz.
Riverside Park: Misses Weiss
Mary Weston and Mrs. E. c. Mum
ford.
Central Park: Mesdames Lambert
H. T. Menner, John Kuhbach, Miss
Eta Nielsen.
Flower Bed, Thirteenth street
Mrs. Geo. P. Ross, Miss Emma Kreit.
ner.