The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-01
THOUSAND
MEMBERS
WANTED
BY LEAGUE

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the re-organized civic improvement
league was held at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Harding on
Greenwood avenue and further plans
for clearing and beautifying the city
discussed. The meeting was largely
attended and encouraging reports
made by the various special commit
tees in charge of the movement 10
make Canon a cleaner, healthier and
more attractive community.
The membership committee re-
ported progress and turned over to
the treasurer of the league the sum
of one hundred and eighteen dollars
collected in membership fees. which
are fixed at fifty cents per capita. The
committee wants a thousand members
and is determined to get them II pos
sible. Only partial canvass OF the
town has yet been made and II Is
hoped that the ambitions of the So
licitors will be realized before the
campaign closes. In addition to the
fifty cents membership fee three un-
solicited gifts of five dollars each
have been made to the league during
the last week. They were from the
Fremont County National bank. Miss
Ann Livingston and Mrs. George Du-
bois- That they were appreciated goes
without saying.
1t was decided by the directorate at
Monday nights meeting to have a big
May day celebration in the City park
sometime next month. probably on the
twenty-second prox. This celebration
will be under the general supervision
OF Mrs. w. Boucher. president Of the
league, and will be largely a child
ren's affair. The details OF these fes-
tivities have not been announced. in
deed, have not been completely work.
ed out yet, although. II is understood.
the school children of the city will
take prominent part in them. Sixty
five children will graduate from the
grade schools of Canon City this year
and one OF the features of the cele-
bration at the City park will be the
commencement exercises at which
they will receive their diplomas. In
addition there will be folk dances,
May pole dances and drills OF various
kinds under the direction OF Miss
Pickens. directories Of physical cul-
ture in the public schools here. II
is designed to make the affair at the
park one of the most beautiful spec
tacular events in the history OF Can
on City.
The committee on vacant lots re-
ported to the league that a number of
such properties could be had for cul-
;ivation and that water could be pro
cured for their irrigation. Warden
lyman OF the penitentiary offered the
committee such seeda, both flower
and garden. as might be needed to
make these "Pingree patches" at once
attractive and useful. II is the opIn-
ion OF the officers of the league that
many of the vacant lots and vase
places about town can be made 10
blossom as the rose and they are do
tcrmined to see what can be done to
that end in order that the town can
be made more attractive 10 both res
idents and. tourists.
The matter OF the disposition OF
garbage was brought up at Monday
nights meeting and a plan evolved
by which 1t is believed it can be tnk-
en- care of In a manner satisfactory
to all. The proposition OF anotaar
sprinkling cart for use on the public
streets was also considered and the
purchase and installation OF such an
outfit will. probably. be recommended
TO the city council by the members
of the. league.
"clean-Up Day." which will take