Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-27
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Mayor Asks Schools to Help in the
Spring Cleanup.
LETTER SENT TO THE TEACHERS
General Proclamation Issued and
Special Letter Aiso-Magsc City
and Packers bowling
Leagues Close.

South Omaha is to be a city beautiful II
the plans of Mayor Hector do not mis-
carry. To this end his honor has issued
proclamation setting aside Saturday,
April q. as general housecleaning day
throughout the city.
Besides the general proclamation which
was sent out yesterday, Mayor Tom took
the school teachers and through them the
children OF the schools into his conf
dence. His honor in a special letter to
each teacher and the room under her con-
needs their help in making South Omaha
clean and beautiful.
The letters and proclamation OF his
honor makes the new departure a neces-
sity from hyglenic point Of view. The
children and people of the city generally
are asked to take the matter seriously
and aid in making the town clean and
healthful, not to say beautiful 1t is
known that at present in certain sections
OF the city filth and dirt has accumu-
lated TO such degree as makes possible
an epidemic later in the summer unless
the cause is now removed.
From the contents Of the letter sent to
the school teachers the mayor evidently
depends a great deal upon the school
department for carrying out his plans.
He tells the children to talk about the
cleanup day to their parents,
We want the help of the children"
concludes the letter. and We want you to
remember the time, talk about it. plan
for it, work to that end and clean up
South Omaha"
The proclamation follows:
The time-honored maxim. Cleanliness
Is Next to Goodness" is suggestive, at
least, of the influence Of cleanliness from
a moral standpoint as well as a sanitary
standpoint.
The coming Of spring. when nature ex-
erts every effort for health and life and
beauty. ought to inspire a sentiment Of
cleanliness and a kindred impulse in
every human heart. A city clean in Its
physical aspects Is a moral uplift as well
and our city ought to be physically clean,
PREPARATORY 10 a higher work. AS MAYOR
Of the city / therefore respectfully re-
quest the citizens OF South Omaha to
unite in an effort TO free the city, both
its streets and alleys as well as the yards
Of its home-owners and occupants, from
all refuse, garbage, filth and all waste
matter that either mars the beauty Of
the city or menaces the public health.
Let US make q united effort for cleaner
South Omaha and beginning on the 9th
day Of April. 1919. let the citizens OF
South Omaha remove. burn and destroy
all garbage and refuse from streets and
premises and lc.n with nature In a gen.
eral cleaning Up in the spring season.
Bowling Leagues Close.
After a most successful season the
members of the Magic CITY and packsrs,
bowling leagues closed the bowling term
at a banquet given last night at the Live
Stock exchange Nearly 100 guests sat
down to the we'll laden table decorated
tastefully with flowers OF the season
During the meal an orchestra discoursed
sweet music and the evening passed off
most enjoyably.
Mayor Hector was guest Of honor, and
told OF his pride in the bowling proves
Of the Magic City. His honor spoke
glowingly Of the legitimate pleasure that
lies in clean. manly sport. He concluded
his speech with some humorous refer
ences. Other speakers in turn recounted
the great deeds Of the South Omaha
bovlers and prophesied greater things
for the future.
Annual Parfsh Meeting.
St Martins parish held their annual
meeting at the guild hall on Wednesday
evening. An Of the societies made their
annual reports. which were especially
satisfactory and showed all the working
agencies OF the parish TO be harmonious
aggressive and enthusiastic. J. B. wat