Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-18
CLEANUP DAY
UP TO CITIZEN

"People must not get the idea that
Cleanup Day means a day on which
they can have their house-Cleaning
done by the public. Everybody should
take pride in keeping his own place
clean. and those who will not do so
should have the fact made known, and
If possible compelled to do So"
President b. Won Damn of the Cen.
trail Improvement Committee, and
head of the Cleanup Day campaign,
thus defined the duties of citizens to
the community in the matter OF sani'
tation. when we get free-garbage
service" he continued. "a general
cleanup day may not be needed, II the
Board of Health inspectors do their
duty. but in the meantime It is prac.
Itically the only way that n great deal
of trash can be gotten rid Of.
What we do not intend to do Is to
go into a mans yard and cut'his grass,
| trim his trees and hedges. gather up
pected to do this himself except under
exceptional circumstances. We are
going to try to cart all the rubbish
away and dispose of 1t, and that
should be about the extent of our
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ing that premises are properly clean.
ed"
The Cleanup Committee hopes to
do in one day what last year required
d week or more to accomplish. A big
part Of the efforts OF the committee
will be expended in getting rubbish re.
moved promptly, and less In doing
work that private citizens should per.
form. The fund for this year is
slightly larger than the amount eX.
pended last year. but 1t will be more
largely used in hiring carts than in
implements and labOrers.
Boy Scouts to Front.
Scout Commander J. A. Wilder has
notified Willis T. Pope, chairman of
the Committee on Scouts and Bicycle
Messengers, that one patrol of Scouts,
numbering about twenty boys, will be
ready for duty all day on Thursday.
They will report to Cleanup head
quarters, corner of Merchant and Ala.
kea streets, at I a. m, to Mr.. Pope
who will be on duty also during the
Gay. The boys will then be assigned
to the different districts where they
will serve as messengers, or In some
instances probably as inspectors. BE.
cause the scoutmaster of one of the
patrols does not approve Of cleanup
work, that patrol, 1t is understood
will not be on hand.
Schools viii Clean Up.
While Thursday will be legal holi
day all over the Territory, Superin.
tendent Pope of the Department of
Public Instruction states that In most
of the schools II Is likely that most Of
the day will be devoted TO cleaning up
about the school premises. To various
inquiries he has made suggestions
along this line. II feel" said Mr..
Pope, that the day should not be
considered In the light of holiday. In
the sense that no work should be
done. The day was set apart for d
definite purpose, and the schools, be.
lieve, should observe the spirit Of this
object as far as possible. A lesson In
civic cleanliness should be impressed
upon the children"
"chill" Is Denied.
VIII J. Cooper, secretary of the
committee, said this morning that he
does not believe the committee feels
fnearly so luguhrlous over lack of
public enthusiasm" as was reported
In the morning paper.
I'VE have money In hand to do the
work, and will not need this year so
many men and teams as last year"
he said. "Of course we want to stir
up all the public support possible, but
we are not changing our original plans
much except In the way Of refusing to
clean up private premises to the eN
tent that was done before"