Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-14
THE CIVIC LEAGUE
HITS AT CITY MARKET
Its Condition Unclean and Unsani-
tary-NO Repairs in Years.
RENTAL FROM STALLS NET 1900
Yet Only $50 Spent in Repairs
City Market Needs New Paved
Floor.

IL was not large meeting of the
Civic League held last night in the
Chamber Of Commerce Hall, but the
| two dozen or more women present
were imbued with the idea Of getting
together in behalf of city better
ment.
1t is always the few who are faith
ful and who work in any organization
or enterprise, but if these few are
in earnest and stand shoulder to
shoulder, the thing they strive for is
sure to succeed. So it is with the
Civic League These women mean
business. They want and urge every
woman in the city TO become mem
Der and it is within the power Of
every woman TO do so if she but will.
DUES have been reduced TO 25 cents
per year, mere bagatelle. At last
nights meeting the new officers
presided, Mrs. J. C. Cresap in the
chair. Mrs Robert Moss, the only
vice -presi Jent present, Miss Linthi-
cum, secretary, Miss Riordan, CORES
ponding secretary, Miss isemann.
treasurer.
Probably the reason for slim at
tendance was the change If meeting
night, which, for this occasion, was
Thursday instead of Tuesday. 1t
never does to change the regular night
of meeting of any organization for
any reason and results are more or
less disastrous always. A fixed day
and fixed place of meeting is the
first requisite of success in anything.
Besides routine business and re-
ports of officers, chairmen oo COM
mittees, etc, the matter of greatest
interest and Importance taken up was
the condition of the City Market
House, a matter of vital interest and
Importance to all housekeepers.
Mrs. Tisdale, chairman OF the market
committee, read a report showing
statistics she had gathered and CLEAN
ed from city records. Last year the
sum of 100 was paid the city from
rental of stalls, privileges, ETC., at
the market, and during the year the
repairs only amounted TO an expen-
diture of $50.
Repairs to the Fish Market last
year cost $24. For years the report
showed the Market had paid to the
city from $1,000 to 81, 900 annually,
and one year So, 600, but in this time
there had been scarcely any money
spent for Improvements needed. The
Market House has not been painted
for nine years, and has never bad a
paved flooring since the original one
many years ago. The condition of |
the pavement now is horrible Great,
deep holes are at intervals through |
out the Market, some holes back OF |
stalls being as deep as three fee and |
the owners or renters of stalls are |
obliged to board them over to stand
on.
The Market Master told the Civic
League committee when asked why
the Market was not flushed in season.
able weather, that it is impossible to
wash the pavement. as water would
stand in the holes for days and weeks.
Scraps and pieces If meat and veg
etables fall into these places and de-
cay, emitting bad odor. The Civic
L sague had the Market House screen
ed last spring, thereby doing splen-
did work at great expense, but they
have not sficient money to lay new
brick floor. and have asked the City
Councils cooperation.
Miss Adele Randall was appointed
chairman of the tree commit se and
Mrs. Thomas LinthIcum chairman of
the play ground committee. A new
committee, the membership commit
tee, was formed, the president naming
thereon the following Mrs. Fenton,
Mrs. McMakin, Miss Kate Andrews,
Mrs. w. B. Gardiner, Jr., Mrs.
George L. FeldmeYer, Mrs. Gage. 1t
was decided to have a box at The
Capital Office in which all women in
town and the county desiring to be-
come members of the Civic League
may drop their names and 25 cents
for the years dues.
The president reported that she
had been waite upon by committee
of the Loyal Order of Moose who in
formed the Civic League they we're
about to give an entertainment. z5
per cent. of the receipts of which are
to be given to the Civic League. A
vote of thanks was rendered the
moose Dy the League.
The matter of the State Teachers
Association which will cause to a.
semble in Annapolis the last of June
between 500 and 1000 TEACHERS. was
discussed, and methods Of Offering
some entertainment during the con-
vention at which the Civic League
would be hostess, WAS discussed.
Besides the officers and others who
compose the executive committee.
the following were added at last
nights meeting: Mrs. McComas and
Mrs. Mccormick.
Mrs. Robert Moss, who had repre-
sented the Civic League at the large
baltimore meeting OF the Anti-Vics
Commission. held on Tuesday night
last at Aibaugh's Theatre. was asked
70 make q report. Mrs Moss gave q
graphic account of the meeting. dwell.
ing upon Dean Summers remarks.
and urging that the Civic League
| stand for clean morals as we'll as