The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-24
PUBLIC MEETING
FOR CLEANER CITY
Five Hundred Organizations In
vited to John Marshall High
School Tonight.

For the first time in the history OF
the city public mass-m meeting is TO
be held tonight at S o'clock for the
purpose OF securing cleaner. more at
tfactlNe and more healthy Richmond
Extensive preparations have been made
and II is expected that the meeting
VIII give great impetus TO the cleanup
campaign which opens May and con
tinues 10 May II. The meeting to-
night Will be held at tho John Marshall
high School. and will DO open TO the
public. The following are announced
as tho principal speakers: NIayor
George Ainslle, to represent the CITY
or Fichmond;: DR.. Ernest c. Levy. To-
reprcsep the City Health Department:
rev. w; j. Young. u. D.; Rev. Father
James Is. O'Reilfy and Rev. Edward
n Calisch, TO represent the religious Or
Sanlzauons; William T Reed. first
Vice president of tho Chamber OF Com
mcrcc. to represent the commercial
organizations; James j. Creamer, TO
represent the labor organizations: DR..
Douglas S. Freeman to represent tbe
soclai working organizations
Many To Participate
me meeting will be presided over
ny r. Randolph Williams. first vice.
president of the Society for the Ret
torment OF Housing ana Living Condi
lions in Richmond Bow SCENTS NJ,
act as ushers
ABOUT 500 organizations have been
invited An invitation is also cxtond-
90 TO Inc general public, so that cvorv
one who is Interested In tho cleanii-
t,; ol me city may give emphasis to
tnls movement by his presence
In speaking OF the clean up ca,nnais,,
A Weber. ..secretary Of the Society
Ior mo Eettermenr' OF HOUSING ard
LIVING conditions in Richmond. saia.
Spotless city means much more
man mere ncatness decencv and az
,,hchNeness ~ means the absence Of
nv means whereby most OF the pre-
Hen'anie diseases are spread. namely
me NY and the mosquito /, is al III.
iirne or tn" year that tho house ~
Inore recently renamed the .tvntoid
nv begins TO take on life. n &c hroa
unciean stables and in mounds or
ri. h ana garbage in the back yards.
Siean Out these places and there o. ~
DC no mes. The mosquito which snre,d.,
malaria and yellow fever. is hrod -,
me water which is allowed to stand I'm
POOLS IN barrels, buckets and tin cans
Danger From FIie~
soon as the flies come out OF
the!f shells they are fun grown ma
start out In search of food on tbair
wa? 10 your home they sion ,vboro,.a-
they are attracted by the odors M Gt,,'
ana decay, and their spongy feet ratba,,
Up 'hls NTH together with innumer
60 ''s VI ~ pnold, dysentary and
otheT so-called summer diseases We
'heF reach your home and aIipbt nn
!our food they leave invisible hr.
oeadiy tracks Of germ-ladcn min
winch cause thousands Of deaths ovn,.,'
year. Tho existence of MANY or 80
most painful and fatal diseases ~
hothihE more or less than nonslt,,
wh'ch we pay for uncleanliness W.
hhoulh' therefore. DO All in our move,
70 encourage and assist in this move.
Inent for cleanliness ''''e
IN Richmond It is tho custom -
pace the paper. rags and other norish
able refuse in the same rocon,,c1n.
with tho ashes. Which the asbmen en-.
Hequchtly deposit on the dumps mi,
perlshable refuse, when il DECAYS aleo
nreeds Dies and other insects and vcr-
MIN and should therefore be burnt vii,
! Inc garbage In the Incincratore !.
would be very desirable to have on
ordinance enacted requiring bou.o.
holders 10 place all combustib1o rof,,s,
IN one receptacle and All noncomhrs,i
nie refuse in another. ana prohibitin.
the placing OF any paper. rags az,
page or other perishable refuse on tt,o
dumps or in any exposed places within
the city limits"