The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
WOMEN ARE ORGANIZING
 FOR CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
BY MRS. J. E. REID.

The organization during the summer of a body of women known as the ''Wom- ans Civic. league" was for the purpose of cooperation in all conditions that eHect public welfare. with no intention ol framing new laws or antagonizing the individual or corporation. The entire spirit of the body is that Of helpfulness, the one to the other With this in view {. ,eommittees have been formed, with chair men, to district the neighborhoods of Greater Birmingham, in order that the spirit of pulling together may be en- gendered in each home.
 In every center will be organize branches of the body with a chairman. There are to be no dues, but general and cordial invitation is extended to every woman who has the interests Of sthe city at heart to join tlre league end lend her aid in building better cleaner and more beautiful city
 Foremost to be considered is the health condition of each locality. Our city is being operated necessarily upon very economical basis, with debt over its head. and capable business men at the helm. is it a wonder that expenses have had to be curtaied and forces cut short. ;aonaetimes it seems where they are most needed? We refer especially to the con slant complaint of the removal of our garbage and trash.
 When Mir Ward was mayor he started the .city Beautiful' idea. and for a while it seemed he was building a per 2 lpetual monument to his good work, but I, cto a z little notices to your homes the entire machinery of the City Beautiful :; stopped worlSing-the wheels were ,. ,aioreed-and the weeds began to grow yAecause the trash man only appeared once a. week. Calling for him seemed g , thing in yain The city is so large anf 2 Ns money Is so scarce it cannot afford 7 'to haul from each home twice a week E Qhis Is a plain fact. Does the public eve istop to think of the cost of the main 4erance of a double force? Mrs. c. P Orr began to look into the reasons fo this seeming neglect of our streets, yard and alleys She then saw the need o esIi,nr mass meeting of the women 0 .ylfrmingham to organize them into worlxing body to help in the offices of ;sIeaner better and greater city. 'Littl drops of water make the mighty ocean iand upon this principle the league woing to ask each woman to begin <KRr door to dSSlsL III leiHONAiic man f nV the causes of what before has scene 0ublic carelessness.
 e At a recent meeting many helpful SUE ,~ostiors were made on this very sublec aeveraI very practical women told Of nor 1Aev handled their. own waste, by hurnin and using as fertilizer such would h r,Arensive If every woman in Birnlhf 4 ham is aroused through this medium [ l6ok after her own back yard and ale tbe league would feel repaid. but nc sTcrfent' to stop. Economics are anothe eerential to the home. Birmingham mus have free market for many reasons V1rat. the local man who tills the soil dc , eerves some consideration in the dispos tlon of his products. Again the health I 4be populace is dependent upon the fresf e CT. purer products and protection froi E the extra cost attached to each artic hv freight and license. Eyerv city ha ;ter free market and besides dollars an cents to be gained. the housekeeper experience meeting. daily the inexper enceA car. extend valuable irlStruction,. [ cther homes Tor health apd less exneT five livfng-teaching how to hry thirf 1o season. dishes that blend for Gealt
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