Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-03-24
What Can the Women of the
City do for beautiful
Putnam"


before the public and securing for
her commercial growth and recogni-
ton from her sister cities and the
country at large, we, Pullman's wo-
men, can work more quietly but just
as effectively and successfully for
Pullman's real beauty and charm, il
you please, that true helpmeet
gives to her home. We can invest
Pullman with such an atmosphere of
sweetness and refinement that those
who are attracted here by her COM
mercial, financial and educational ad-
vantages. will be led to decide that
it is good to be here and both they
and the present citizenship will rea-
lie that it is for their best good to
stay here.
Again we have just recently at
tanned to the dignity of full citizen
ship, and have in our possession the
means whereby, in the future, if nee
essary, we will be able to exercise
our entire ability as citizens. With
this newly acquired privilege we feel
greater freedom in attempting to
assist in solving the civic problems
that are before our community.
Generally speaking | think we are
agreed that there is much that we
can do, that we see clearly civic
duty before us, and that we are will
ing, but In order to accomplish any,
thing along any line, definite pur-
pose must be kept in view and the
thing must be planned out in detail
Before the women Of Pullman can
accomplish anything definite for a
city beautiful" we must know def
nltely just what we can do and how
we are going to do it. This can be
done only through organized effort
But that word organize" sounds so
unmanageable. 1t is so cumbersome
and unwieldly. We organize for
other purposes, why not organize for
a campaign against filthy alleys, I'M
sanitary conditions and unsightly
surroundings. There is a sufficient
number of energetic, public-spirited,
capable women in our town, to form
Clean City League" or a Beau
tiful Pullman Club" whose purpose
should be to supplement the efforts
OF the Chamber of Commerce. be-
lieVe this is possible, but If that is
not Just what seems wisest to do.
smaller organizations can be effected
The women of each block might COM
bine for the purpose of keeping their
block just little heater and clean
er than any other block in town, or
those living on each street can organ
lze either as single organization or
auxiliary to general organization
for the same purpose.
For instance, the women living on
Doth sides of Star Route street.
Grand street, Montgomery or any
any other street, can unite to beau
tify or improve the appearance and
perm anent conditions of their street,
and not only the street and its abut-
ing properties but the alleys just a
little farther back.
If this plan can not secure the best
results, the women of the different
sections or wards can organize their
local societies as the "Sunnyside Civic
Club" or the Military Hill for
Beautiful Pullman, the Second Ward
Clean City Campaign. and so on.
| believe that our women are suf-
ficiently interested in this matter
that II some one or number of wo-
men can generate sufficient nerve to
start the ball rolling we will see
great results from such concerted ac-
ton. But If any of these plans
should be followed and carried
out successfully there are still some
ugly spots and 1t seems that it is the
special business of no one to look
after them. We see vacant lots in
the resident districts with weeds and
thistles growing luxuriantly, and vac
ant lots in the heart of the town
where good thrifty weeds would be an
improvement. Now, there are al
ready a number of women's organi-
cations in town. These have been
organized for different purposes,
some for pleasure and some for NIL
tual improveme Each of these
organizations can single out some
one of the these ugly spots as its
own particular victim and at least
cause green grass to grow where rub
bish and refuse lie In heaps. I
know it would not be practicable for
some of these organizations to take
up this work as a part of their regu-
lar duties, as that would very likely
change the purpose OF the society or
club and destroy the fellowship exist
ing among its members. But 1t