The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27

mendations Are Made in Excel
lent Reports Submitted BY Com
mittees; Mrs. j. w. Andrews
Elected President; other Off
GERS Are Chosen; Money in the
Treasury.
From Thursdays Daily.
The annual meeting of the Civic
Improvement league was held at the
public library last evening. The prin-
cipal business of the evening was
the reading of the reports of the
various committees. Miss van Buren,
presided over the meeting. This
meeting is her last as president of
the league. Much credit was given
her for the work done the past year
and regret was expressed that she
could not continue as president.
Such reports as were written are
reported in full in this article. They
are as follows:
Health Committee Report.
The report of the committee on
health and cleanliness reads as fol-
lows:
EARLY last spring committee
composed of three preachers, three
teachers, three members of Won.
ems clubs and three physicians,
merged with the committee from
the Civic league because the OBJ
This made a committee better in
some ways for those members were
more actively interested in some OF
the work of that committee.
Cur primary object was co-opera.
ton with the health officer that ne
might more easily enforce desired
regulations. The various womens
clubs were asked to devote one
meeting in January 1910, to the
study of methods for the prevention
of tuberculosis and five clubs held
such meetings. The Social Science
club held meeting of this kind
shortly before.
with the help of the president
and largely because of her work
The Civic League Health Notes,
papers. This material told of the
habits and life history of the fly
and the mosquito-and the methods
of determination. 1t also included
notes on various phases of tubercu
losis.
1--WE helped in the agitation fol-
clean up week The few uncared
for places were cleaned up, the city
furnishing teams for hauling away
rubbish. 1t was found that the un
cared for lots belonged to citizens
well able to care for them, but who
were negligent. The city charter
provides that the city may clean uI
the sidewalks and make an assess
ment against the property to cover
the cost OF the same. Would ii
not be advisable to extend that
power to include boulevards and
vacant lots? There are but few
such places throughout the mair
part of the city and the cost o.
keeping weeds cut and rubbish re
moved would be small. Aside from
these few places we found the
city streets, allies and yards, clear
and well cared for.
"A number of matters were dis
cussed which were remedied by Mrs
Cranes visit to the city last fall
Respectfully submitted, Ida Os
born"
The Junior League.
In presenting this report of the
work of the Junior league for the
season of 1911. the chairman of the
junior committee wishes to state
that whatever has been accomplished
by the committee is in a very large
measure due to the energy and in
itiative of the president of the league
and great credit is due her for the
untiring efforts she has put fortf
in this work.
The Junior committee was made
up of representatives from each OF
the schools in the city and the Y
NJ. G. A. This committee was callet
together very early in the season
and considered purposes and plans
tentative outlines Tor work were
made and later carried out few
weeks before active work could be
carried out
A few weeks before active worl
could commence the pupils of tn,
various schools in the city were ad
dressed by prominent men and WON
en- of the city, each one of whom
dwelt on some phase of civic i'm
provement work. In addition to thi
the president of the league visite,
the schools for the purpose of stimu
lating interest along the same line
Throughout the season there wer
display of books on gardening ant
kindred subjects at the public Ii
brary. Printed lists of books wer
distributed among the children sue
as, Useful Books for Useful Boys
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