The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-25

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woman of strong personality and OF
force Of character. Formerly dra.
r,atic editor of the Minneapolis
Daily News. with her knowledge of
newspaper work she knew the value
Of publicity to club affairs. To this
publicity of our work do we trace
l;rsely the cause of our great sue:
cess, and also to the fearlessness of
cur president in standing for wha,
she deemed was for the best good
and growth of the club.
Our first effort as club was to
have Cleanup day We induced the
mayor to have published an article in
the daily paper, urging the citizens
to take an active part in cleaning up
Cur city Our editor also made an
appeal to the people on this sub
;ect.
AS We were yet SO young, and had
S" few members our initial effort
was not a great success, but was a
Start along educational lines.
BY this time We were quite in the
spirit of the club idea, and felt We
needed to work through the summer
as a preparation for the coming
year.
In June We decided to Federate.
There being no provision in the
city charter for a Board of Health,
end the work being retarded with
out one, in July, at the age of Ave
months, we petitioned the City
Council for a Board Of Health, thus
being done by the civic committee
This committee also had trash cans
placed on the streets. Said petition
was granted on Aug. 8, the City
Council allowing us to select the
three physicians. This alone was
enough to be proud of as one years
work, but we did more than that.
We spent some time In trying to Sc
c"re property as club home, to cost
$1,000. hut this project fell through
! Our health and educational com
riittees solicited funds sufficient to
install four sanitary, bubbling foun-
tains at the public school grounds.
| What better monument could be
placed to their efforts for all time
what greater help to humanity than
in guarding against disease.
Our literary committee prepared =
fine year book, which is to be pub
lished at the beginning of the year
In August we had program de.
voted to the subject of music.
| Our philanthropic committee Ii
now making preparations to raise
money to give the poor children OF
Our city a happy, merry Christmas
Last but not least is the progress
feing made toward a public library
This is our baby just now; we are
very fond of it and shall care for II
until it has grown to full maturity
end by its usefulness and helpful
ness bettcred humanity for age.
hence.
This committee is preparing al
entertainment entitled A Tril
Around the World, to raise none!
, for books. On Dec. 8 reception
. will be given in our new home, ant
also a book shower at this time. 4
great deal of enthusiasm is beinl
{ shown by this committee at pres
ent.
: Other minor work has been &C
: complished from time to time. At al
[ times we have had the hearty CO
: operation of the Board of Trade an
the press, for which We are YER
> grateful.
e No single individual is doinl
: more to boost our fair city than on
/. good editor; no one yields such
n power In determining public opin
4 ion, eliminating from our city tn
!. false and bad, keeping all that
undesirable without and attracttn
il end welcoming every newcome
n which will be a benefit to us, an
- boosting unselfishly every worth
It object.
Once q week he kindly invites an
"a gives 10 space In his widely rea