The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-18
CIVIC WORK PRO-
CROSSES.
PLANS fOR IMPROVING WESTMINSTER
AlTERIlLln.

Increased interest IN civic work for
Westminster vas manifested at The
April meeting OF the CIYie League
yesterday. nearly one hundred ladIea
h.ing present
Thc treasurer'a report saa ~ fol
laga sale Of tickets for Ar. McF.arz
lands lecture. 1910. expense for
same, $3.50. leaving : balance o.
tIp %. membership dues and eouIri-
buttons. 1916. making : total IN
bank Of Ise.6b.
TIE Flower Committee reported
flowers planted On The park. and :
yIalt 70 tHe schools Of eoIorad child
ren eudcayoTinE TO interest them in
the soTk
The Playground Committee report
Cd that The High School grounds can
b. temporarily secured for 1t pur=
pose I has a plet q ground In vIsw
and = i an be purchased. some con
trIbutlons have already been promls-
%.
The FL Committee reported =
meeting a the homo Of The chairman.
Mrs.. George Mathar. on Friday even
Ing, April Il. shen plans for carry
iuE On an accurate campaign against
the deadly y were made. Public
meetings of ths school children NliI
be held IN he Opera House In The near
future, as NJ. Beach haa generously
donated the nae OF Il Weekly nrfzea
vii DO offered to thoHe bringing IN the
most dead hlsB The Mather Printing
Company hAa EraeionslY offered he
u II ItH io1kE - headquarters Ior
the receiving OF tho lie and for he
distribution 81 prizes. Special prizes
viii - given n tha end OF The sum
mer % Ihoae Who have brought IN lhe
greatest number OF flee 4 committee
vii cal upon The merchants OF The
tosn aud request them TO screen all
food against tn Illez. Remembering
that one f. Killed Ia Nay means one
million fever iiLas in September he
committee requests all citizens - To
be exceedingly Jealous IN asaItiug he
early iIaa q To keep a. garbage
cans securely covered unless fitted
sIIh - traps. - To screen I'll doors
and windows aud II possible screen
The barns > To keep al manure
IN ny proof hIna and haze 4 removed
twice a week a. % per cent o. the
files re stable born.
The chairman of The Sanitary Com
miIles showed fine, large trash oan
which had been donated b. Mr. :. l..
Stewart Three others have been
donated nnd giII b. placed IN differ
enI parIH Of he town.
The following committee vas ap-
pointed 20 request he Mayor aud
Council TO make the nes streets ~
vide aud attractive a. possible: Mira
=. T. Miller chairman Mrs. Y. 4
Mcdaniel. ArH. J. II. Cunningham,
Ars. ]. :. Relfsaidsr, sr.. Nra. Il. =
koontz. Nra ]. =. Nantz. Mra Z. =
snadaT. Mr.. George r. Gahf. Mrs
Denton 5. Gehr. Mrs ]. =. Smith.
Mrs Luther Bare and Mrs. ". Il.
Thomas.
Mrs. Austin Galiagher.a name was
added 10 the flower committee. aud
ahe Will confer With the railroad on.
progements around the Westminster
depot.
An effort viii be made 10 have the
unEigntly signs and advertisements
removed from the telephone polea.
: letter from Mr. Mcfarland. making
aome helpful suggestions sas read.
and VIII be published next week In
The Advocate.
Cagh donations were received from
DR.. II. II. F1tzhugh and DR.. L. K.
Woodward. and It was decided to
purchase Il more trash cans.
4 rising vote of thanks vas given
10 Mr.. G. G. Beach. Mr. Carroll Skunk.
The Mathen Printing Co., Mr. 7. Neal
parke. Mr. Charles I. Stewart. DR.. L.
Z. Woodward and DR.. L. Il. Fftzhugh.
for the many kIndneases they have
extended the league.
Mrs. e. e. Douglas vas made press
agent
How to raise money was generally
discussed L vas finally decided 70
secure home talent to render an
operetta. Miss Anna shrIver was
made chairman Of the music com
mittee. Mr. Beach made the follow
ing offer-whieh was unanimously
adopted, that the 1st and Ord Thurs
days OF each month should be known
a. Civic League night at the Opera
House and 30 per cent OF the pro-
caeds be donated 10 the league.