The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-31

plements and rakes, while the women
and girls assisted In planting trees
and shrubs and flower seeds. They
worked from early morning until the
sun passed from view behind the
western hills and the results We're
highly satisfactory.
Five hundred teams were provided
by the 100000 club, mill owners, bust.
ness house and residents generally
to haul the garbage to the municipal
incinerating plants, and special fire
men We're stationed in various parts
OF the city and outskirts to supervise
the destruction of refuse by bonfires
Business was suspended during the
| hours the people were engaged in
cleaning the city.
The 100000 club turned out its en-
tire membership OF 1920 in command
OF Ben H. Rice, then secretary of the
organization and the Ne-Mow-ENall
Ops, the woman's auxiliary, headed
by Mrs. F. f. Emery, assisted the
school girls with the planting OF
shrubs and Towering vines and see1
ing plots Of ground. Then thousand
packets of flower seeds were used
When Spokane awakened the next
morning the city presented the ap
pearance of new pin.
Identification and artistic improve
ments We're noticeable in all parts
OF the city and it was generally
conceded that the first cleaning day
campaign was one of the most sue
cessful semi-civic movements carried
to a successful conclusion in Spo'
kane and the northwest Then and
there it was decided to devote one
day each year to this work. After
ward the campaign was extended to
cover six days, closing with an arhor
day celebration the last afternoon of
the week.
Another movement in connection
with the cleaning day plan was the
organization of the Spokane Tree
Planting association with 10000 active
members among the children above
the third grade in the public schools
Pupils promising to plant one on
more trees or shrubs "a year are elg
ible to free memberships. The Ger
tificates presented to the children
contain full instructions in taking up
and transplanting trees and shrubs
also hints on caring for the plants. To
defray the expense of the organiza-
ton special membership cards wer2
sold to adults at 81 each.
The City Beautiful committee is de-
clared to be one of the best organized
bodies in America. In addition 10
the chairman and permanent secre
tary, there is vice chairman in each
ward, captain in each precinct and 2
lieutenant in every block within the
incorporation city limits. There, also
is a Joint committee of 20 business
men, making up the subcommittee on
cleaning day, public buildings, parks.
driveways and alleys, streets, bridges
and tree planting. The joint cum
mittee meets twice a week, when
plans are submitted for discussion
and upon adoption the work is car
ried out through the captains in the
various wards.
The older boys in colleges and high
schools are organized to assist the
officers of the association in reporting
districts or lots that require attention
The captains and lieutenants of he
companies of boys moke tours of
every block in their neighhorhoods to
oversee the work. They are supplied
with blanks to make reports on the
location of ash piles, refuse-littered
alleys, neglected lawns and trees and
broken fences and sidewalks, and as
soon as these are checked the work
Of betterment begins.
The success OF the several cam
pains resulted in the formation Of a
civic plan commission, consisting OF
so liberal and esthetically educated
business and professional men tc
work out a practical program for
water, sewer, transportation, parks
and boulevard system and municipal
art in Spokane for the next so years.
Experts declare this is one of the