The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-15
The Civic League

for spinning and how 10 build E loon
f8f weaving she asked him % make
fa'-aina for her hair and needles faf
Der 90 sea with an1 knitting needles
that she might knit FsssEinEs and
caps The mans days we're SHED with
business cares. fha wuman's with
household duties. AZ night the curios-
itw Of the woman asked questions 81
tan man. The man answered eco
10 slern. I ann Tired Z"
The Curiosity 81 Womar.
We'll We Pandorus are atiu with
you We can "HeF and smell, and
ue want % hear and know
The Civic LnaKue vas orHauiEed
October. la0E IT. memheruhlp in
made up 81 the Intellectual public
spirited women Of Cur cify-earnest
md unhIr women. working together
far fhe uu-iIft and good 81 humanity.
Its government &C. surroundings and
conditions and lending their Influence
.n every waE f1r che civic batterment
1f their bone town
The Hrat year the league was under
lar able leadership - AIRS. Florida
Cess Shepherd a. president wo-
man 90 bright intellect and charm
Iug personality Her standing com
mlttees on tree piant.ng. pres. city
plan. street park and wave and
means arrompished muth good work
prom q financial standpoint ths
league had been vcry auccrasfui and
although so young had raised the sum
af fG2aaa0 in money. co thia. $500
was donated o. the Fairgrounds as-
ISOLATION and fz00 co ere Palafon para
committee. Efforts had been made to
have ere corridors 81 the public build
uFs kept clean. fo enforce the anti
splitting iau. to haze an trolley poles
electric uNht and teiearaph poles
painted uniform color and have the
streets Kept in more sanitary condt-
ton. That The city Oh enforcing these
ordinances o. plainly seen.
Mlsa Leila Reese was elected pres
SCENT n the league thr second year
and served two successive years ~
Fas during her term of Office that the
league was actively Interested an some
of the most vital questions OF "cltv
huiidlnE The league paid $500 on e
city plan" costing the city fio8o. "a
also paid Co IRE chairman Or the board
OF public works 5000 % use on the
Garden street parkway. NJ brought
about ire organization nf the FEEDER
ution of .vomen's Clubs" Of the city.
cut of which grew tire activities that
save us the present iuyenlls court u
is not Just what we wanted. but is
better than what We bad
Keep the City Clean.
The ladies have been unurinr In
their Uforta 60 assist in securing
good system Tor the handling % Karb-
aRe on the part 81 the city and the
clean % day" aa ordered by the
mayor They have aided the play
rrounds association financially and
Otherwise and hav8 given material aid
% me buiidins up ~ Bayvicw park %
meet the needssof ths city az recrs-
alton park This park furnished
wholesome amusement Tor thousands
Of people the past two seasons
We are Fiad 90 see ere commercial
association and city taking up the
handling Of BIN boards 90 the city
The league made an EFFORT on this
line two years aEc. bat failed % tn
tercst the proGor authorities IN the
matter
Miss Reese vas ahiv assisted our
ing her successful terms az president
- an enthusiastic and aficient GOV
ernlnr board The city vii always
feel proud o. the work accomplished
by these ladies'
School Improvement.
Mrs. a. 81 nonarker was elected
president Nav. ipIa. and also e new