Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-12-04
THE CIVIC LEAGUE
THANKS THE MAYOR
Gives Rising Vote to Express APP
preciatiOn Of Mayor Strange's
Cooperation.
TO FORM JUNIOR CIVIC.
Much Business Transacted at Last
Nights Meeting.

Last nights meeting of the iCivic
League was not well attended, al
though there was no lack of enthusi-
asm among the faithful few who
can usually be relied upon.
Probably one cause for the poor at
tendance was the change in place of
meeting last nights meeting having
been held in the High School embly
Hall, and previous meetings in the
Hall of the Chamber of Commerce..
The Chamber held a m setting of its
own in the hall last night and could
not extend the usual courtesies to the
Civic League.
Mrs. McComas, the president of
the Civic League, presided, Miss
Louise Linthicum, secretary, Mrs.
Tisdale, treasurer, Miss Riordan,
corresponding secretary. Owing to
the absence of several chairmen, but
few reports of committees were pre-
sented.
Several communications were read,
one, in particular from Mayor James
F. Strange, relative to cementing the
floor of the City Market House.
The Mayor said he was in hearty SYM
psthy with the movement, but die
not Gnink at this time the city was
in a position TO take the matter up.
Mayor Strange has always shown
such keen interest in the Civic
League and its work, and mas given
the women interested his hearty CO.
operation. that a motion was made
that the League express its apprecia.
tiou of the Mayors cooperation and
kindly interest in the Civic League
by rising vote of thanks. This was
given with hearty good will.
A communication was read from
Mr.. J. j. Doyle, of the W., B. & A.,
extending the use of the vacant lot
on West street in front of the old
station, for q children's Fairgrounds.
Mr.. Doyle, however, said it's use
would not be practicable until the
rear of the lot is fenced off to pre-
vent the children getting on the
tracks and thereby avoid probable
accident. Mr.. Doyle offered to place
the natter in the hands Of his engi-
neer and have the fence erected. 1t
is proposed to move toe playground
from the City Square at the foot of
Main street to the West Street W.,
B. & A. lot.
An especial feature of he Civic
League meeting last night was the
action taken to form a Junior Civic
League among the school children of
all the schools in town. Ii is to
foster civic pride in the children,
and to teach them not to destroy
property or to kill birds, stone ami
mails or do any other thing that is lot
becoming "a good citizen"
The offer of Manager Irons, of the
Cole nial Theatre, to have slides made
to throw upon the screen to promote
the interest of the Civic League, was
presented and favorably acted upon.
The president appointed committee
consisting of Mrs. Gage, chairman,
Mrs. Angelo Hall and Miss Agnes
Walton to prepare subject matter for
the slides.
Several important subjects were
discussed, and it was decided to fix a
definite date for future meetings
and definite place, if possible, not
to conflict with the Chamber of Com
merce meetings.
The annual meeting will be held the
second Tuesday in January, the l4th,
at which the annual election Of Off
GERS will be held.
The nominating committee was
named by the Chair and voting will
be by ballot. Last nights meeting
was the last Of the first wear of the