Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-12
CITY FEDERATION AND OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS BACK NEW
MOVEMENT.
YOUNGSTERS ARE ASKED TO
BEAUTIFY HOME PREMISES
Prizes Will Be Awarded by Wards, in
Addition to Individual Pri,es-SchooI
soard. Public Library and Others In
terested - City Federation Shows
Civic Beauty Views to Public.

Backed by the City Federation of
"omeTs Clubs, the public library. and
| the school board. together with the SUI
perintendent and teachers, and with
the approval Of the city admtnistra-
ton. new juvenile organization, to
be known as tho Junior Civic League,
| is being organized for the purpose Of
improving the home premises turnout
| the city by the planting Of flowers, The
organization Will be formed under the
auspices Of the city federation.
The league Is to comprise within It's
nemherehtp the children Of the city
who viii agree TO beautify their home
surroundings IN every way possible
by the cultivation OF plants flowers
and vines, and In addition to see that
streets and alleys are KEEP. looking
nicely and freq from unsight!y condi-
lions. Bvery one who joins In the
competition Ia eligible 20 wear a but
ton bearing the inscription. II am for
civic Improvement"
Miss Kimberly. public librarian. will
present the plan before the children OF
the different school buildings this week
In addition TO individual prizes, to
those who have maintained the best
kept premises and the most artra crive
flowers and plant. in each ward,
there will he Il general prize
given 10 one ward, 10 be placed
IN the school buildings III Il mark OF
distinction and honor for the children
OF that ward. The County Fair Asso-
citation Is showing Its Interest in the
general plan and will receive for ex-
h!bitior and competition for prizes dis
plays Of plants and flowers grown by
The children OF the league The PRICES
are all to be awarded In September,
The flower seeds Will be dispensed
by Miss Kimberly, at the library, at
penny II package. and with the seeds
will be given literature on methods of
cultivation. Aside from the literature
several special books dealing with the
cultivation of flowers VIII be ready for
distribution from the library,
With the announcement OF parents
1t rs believed that the movement will
result In much good TO the children,
besides improving very materially the
appearance of every part OF the city.
Public Lecture on Civic Beauty.
The annual "clean-up' crusade in
this city. was started by the City Fed
Grafton Of Womens Clubs With a fairly
well attended meeting held Tuesday
evening at the Congregational church.
The stereGpticon views illustrating va
rlouS PHASES of civic work obtained
from the American Civic Association
Of which the city federation is a mem
Der. were fifty in number, and proved
most interesting and instructive The
first group showed especially what can
be done with vines, and following this,
Walter O. Allen, science teacher in the
nigh school. gave very interesting
| talk on The Care and Preservation OF
our Shade Trees
Superintendent Aaron Palmer. of the
public schools, explained the pictures,
giving many incidental suggestions. He
also explained the movement started
by the public librarian, Miss Kimberly,
TO interest all the children in the
schools in getting penny packages Of
! flower seeds, which are to be distrtb-
uted from the library, to plant at their
homes.