Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-14
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER IA, 1912
TO eEAUriFY WEST SIDE.

An extensive movement to make
the West and Northwest Side home
and street surroundings beautiful
was launched by william Kolacek,
president of the West Park Commits.
sioners, with the support and coop.
Grafton Of officials of various business
mems and Improvement associations
OF those sections of the city. Small
home owners who are identifying
their premises with flower beds, gar.
dens and lawns on the West and
Northwest sides will have their prem.
Uses visited by inspection committees,
which will award prizes and premi.
ums to those that excel in beauty and
artistic arrangement.
The plan Is to have park board Of.
hcials and representatives Of or.
CARNATIONS take official notice Of all
efforts to improve the appearance OF
the home surroundings by the citizens.
An Official supervision and a compe.
tition for prizes are to be held an.
nually as part of the work of the
West Park Board and the associations
desiring to cooperate with II.
The Lafayette Improvement Asso
citation, through It's president, John
r. Maloney, and the Northwest Side
Improvement Association, through Its
president, p. +. Murray, have In.
dorsed the plan OF President Kolacek
and will help to furnish ribbons, med
ais and other prizes for the best
showing this year. These associa'
tons, which have been at work upon
plans to improve and beautify those
sections OF the city, recognize the
plan OF President Kolacek as q direct
and practical method of encouraging
home owners to make their premises
look attractive and artistic.
THE plan is simple one and Is
meeting with approval and support
on all Sides" said President Kolacek,
Beginning next week, | shall myself
accompanied by some OF the park
gardeners and by representatives OF
organizations interested in the work,
visit places where by means of gar.
dens, lawns, flower beds, shrubbery
and other features the small home
owners contribute to Identifying Chi.
cago. We will continue our inspec.
tlons while the season lasts and will
then award medals, ribbons and 9th.
er forms Of recognition to the per.
sons whose work merits II.
an addition to visiting and encour,
aging persons who now take good
care 10 beautify their premises, the
plan Is 10 interest every person
whether he be a home owner or
whether he Is only a tenant, TO take
a hand In doing some little thing to
improve the appearance OF the prem
Uses where he lives. Thus boxes OF
plants and flowers at windows, vines
trees, plots OF grass and other means
OF making the premises attractive will
become more general. The interest
taken by school teachers and prlnci,
pals OF schools In creating beautiful
surroundings for the schools will be
inquired into and the school which
eXcels will get recognition.
Then, too, my plan includes the
giving of free advice and information
70 al! West and Northwest siders OF
now TO plant flowers, grass and, In
brief, how to improve the appearance
OF their premises. This advice will
be furnished By the park gardeners
and by others who are interested In
the movement The awakening 10
the possibilities Of improving the ap'
pearancc OF neighborhoods by gar.
dens, flower beds and plots of grass
In front and rear yards and the fol
lowing OF good examples set In every
block will work wonders for the
Northwest and West sides and should
spread 10 other sections, making for
a really practical city beautiful
School teachers, clergymen and Sun.
day school instructors can do much
to help make the movement general
and In addition 10 the artistic effect
the moral effect will also be marked
President Maloney OF the Lafayette
Improvement Association said: "The
efforts TO encourage and reward the
making OF attractive settings for
homes on the West and Northwest
Sides ought 10 bring good results.
The multiplying of grass plots, gar
dens, flower beds and other beautify-
ing features will encourage neatness
and cleanliness. Our association,