The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-02-07
News OF The WomanS Club
CThis Column Is Edited By The womans Club

(This Column Is Edited By Tho womans Club
The Civic League of the Womans
Club expects to be very active during
the spring and summer seasons and 1t
asks the cooperation of every man,
woman and child in their efforts to
make the town a cleaner, a healthier, a
more beautiful and thereby happier
place to live in.
Now that our annual official cleaning
up dav is approaching let US be making
preparations for it by gathering to-
gether all such rubbish as detracts
from the beauty of our town and is a
menace to the health OF our people. In
some towns there is law against such
offences as the casting away on the
streets of old papers, banana peels, or
ange peels or any kind of trash.
We fail to see in what way such
carelesSness or thoughtlessness can
give any one pleasure or in any way
aid business but the disadvantages arts
ing from it can be clearly understood
by every one.
On every corner and in front of al
most every store room around the pub
lie square has been placed garbage
cans for the convenience of the public.
They were not bought for ornamental.
ton but for use. We hope "a hint to
the wise is sufficient.
The plot of ground in the center of
the pubic square that was, for so long,
the 'bone of contention" between our
town and county, being claimed by
each, is now understood to be in pos
session of the public and controlled by
the town. The people are now looking
to the town officials for great changes
and it is hoped that the unsightly poles
and trees may be removed and that the
good work may be started at once.
The motto of the State of Kentucky
is, United we stand, divided we fall"
and it is also the motto of the Ken
lucky Federation of Women's Clubs.
Make it the motto of Lancaster.
We wish every town would adopt the
ten commandments of good citizenship
which are as follows.
FIRST COMMANDMENT.
Thou shalt honor thy city and keep
its laws.
SECOND COMMANDMENT.
[ Remember thy cleaning day and keep
it wholly.
THIRD COMMANDMENT.
Thou shalt love and cherish thy chill
dren and provide for them decent
homes and Fairgrounds.
FOURTH COMMANDMENT.
Thou shalt not keep thy windows
closed day or night
FIFTH COMMANDMENT.
Thou shalt keep in order thy alley
thy backyard, thy hall and stairway.
SIXTH COMMANDMENT.
Thou shalt not kill thy children:
bodies with poisonous air, nor theil
souls with bad companions.
SEVENTH COMMANDMENT.
Thou shalt not let the wicked fly live
EIGHTH CONFINEMENT.
Thou shalt not steal thy children
right to happiness from them.
NINTH COMMANDMENT.
Thou shalt bear witness against tn,
neighbours rubbish heap.
6 TENTH COMMANDMENT.
Thou shalt covet all the air and sun
light thou canst obtain.
y Enough would be accomplished
\ communities would resolve to obey tn
4 laws. We are a lawless peoples
h recognized by everybody. A resolutio
to obey the law ought to be good en-
t ough as starter for anybody. HOY
much would We gam if every man re
s solved to who ly keep cleaning day
t Why not resolve to work for bette
r homes and better towns?
e If every man kept his windows ope
e We would not need to discuss and argu
n about the harm of bad air and so o
h down the list of subjects covered
v these commandments.
e 1t may be argued that resolution
e based on these commandments will b
!, broken as promptly as those relating t
r smoking, swearing and the waite
a wagon. Perhaps that's true, but ther
: is educational value in making tn
It resolution, and in trying to keep it.