Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-27
ADOPTS CONSTITUTION
Civil League Composed Of Ladies
Of Town Shows That it Can
Hustle to Get Down to
Work.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED.
League Also Receives ENCOURAGING
Communications From Mayor and
Mr.. Melvin of Chamber Of
Commerce.

Commerce.
''To make the city more beautiful,
healthful and orderly, and to advance
civic betterment" is the wording OF
the very excellent section of the con-
stitution of the Civic League of An.
napolis that tells of the Leagues pur.
pose, was adopted at a meeting held in
the Chamber of Commerce this morn
ing.
The meeting was largely attended
and showed an increase of twelve
members more that were present at
the first gathering. when the League
was organized. Interest in the League
and its work is growing and those
who are fostering it are greatly en-
couraged over the outlook.
Another section of the constitution
adopted today is even more interest
ing to the ladies of Annapolis and that
is the one which says that "every
woman in Annapolis over eighteen
years of age is eligible to member
ship" This. with the fact that the
dues are set at the nominal sum of SO
cents year, payable in advance,
should encourage every one of the
women of the town to join the League
and put herself heart and soul be.
hind the object so plainly stated in
the opening sentence.
That the ladies do not take as long
as a Maryland Legislature to get to-.
gether perfect an organization and an
nounce committee appointments was
demonstrated when Mrs. McComas,
president of the League, gave out the
following committee assignments:
Committee to go before the City
Council and explain the organization
purposes and workings of the League
Mrs. John dep. Douw, chairman;
Mrs. Brewer Gardiner, Mrs. j. C.
Cresap, Mrs. Robert Moss and Mrs.
John w. Martin.
Committee on The Market Mrs.
Tisdale, chairman; Mrs. Mccormack,
Miss Agnes Himmelheber, Miss Cath
crime Iseman and Miss Edith Sturdy.
Committee on Trees-Mrs. l.. Dor
sey Gassaway, chairman; Mrs. Dem
mis- Claude, Mrs. Frank A. Munroe,
Miss Eliza Mccormack, Mrs. Fenton,
Mrs. Holiday, Mrs. Samuel Brooke.
Committee on Fairgrounds Mrs.
w. o. Stevens, chairman, Mrs. j. f.
Hines-remainder of the committee to
be named later.
Committee on Garbage, Streets and
Garbage Boxes-Mrs. Robert Da-
shell, chairman; Mrs. James M.
Munroe, Mrs. Brewer Gardiner, Mrs.
Angelo Hall. Miss Lucy Redmond,
Miss Augusta Tongue, Miss Ander-
son, Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. John E.
Walk, Miss Margaret Martin, Mrs. E.,
C. CAN'T, Miss Emma Feldneyer,
Miss Katherine Taylor, Mrs. ]. o.
Purvis, Mrs. c. l.. Leiper, Mrs.
Alexander Bielaski, Mrs. Walton Hop
kins, Miss Kate Andrews, Mrs. Ivey,
Mrs. Harris, Miss Robb, Miss Col
Inns. Miss Tilley, Mrs. r. E. Fisher,
Mrs. John Musterman and Mrs. M. E.
Trench. This committee is selecte1
to represent every section of town.
The adoption of the constitution of
the League took the greater part of
the morning session, as this was gone
over section by section and a number
of minor amendments were made be-
fore it was adopted as whole.
The League also received from
Mayor james F. Strange who, in his
official capacity, as well as personal
ly, welcomed the formation of the
League and the active entrance of the
ladies of the town into so excellent a
work. Mayor Strange's letter was
as follows.
January 81, 1912.
Mrs. J. p. McComas, President Wo-
mems Civic League, Annapolis,
Nd.
Dear Madam kindly allow me, in
my official capacity, to congratulate
the ladies who have formed the Wo-
mems Civic League, and to say that
ever since the inception of the 'city
beautiful" campaign in Annapolis,
have been hoping that we would have
the active aid and interest of the la.
dies of the community in pressing
forward the purposes of the move.
ment. There is so much to be done,
and along so many lines, in making
the city beautiful, that feminine tact,
sympathy and earnestness can best be
accomplished, that it seemed to me
of the utmost Importance that the la.
dies should be enlisted in the move
ment.
know that / voice the sentiment
! of the present administration Of Out
| city, in all its parts, when welcome
your organization as an important
help in the taste Of civic improvement
and development, and l wish to as
sure you and through you, the League
that you will find the Mayor and othei
officials of the city ready and anxious
at all times to render you any assis
lance in their power as individual
and as public servants.
Personally, as well as officially
am happy to place myself at the ser
vice of your organization, and shall
be glad of any opportunity to aid Il
your work that NAV be presented.
Yours very respectfully,
JAMES r. STRANGE,
Mayor,