Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-07


them attractive and home-like.
CIVIC DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES
PRIZES.
THE INTEREST AND ENTHUSI-
asm manifest in the civic department
of the Woman's club augurs much for
a city beautiful. A largely attended
meeting was held yesterday afternoon
at the library hall and 20 names were
placed on the department roll. The
department voted a membership fee
of % cents TO aid in the work that is
being undertaken. The second Fri
day in each month was chosen as the
time for meeting. The list of depart
ment officers as completed yesterday
is:
Chatrman-Mrs. J. H. Hauberg.
Vice Chairman-Mrs. H. S. Cable.
Treasurer-Mrs. ]. +. Robinson
Secretary-Mrs. F. H. First.
Executive Committee - Mesdames
Curtis. @. H. Castetter, G. E. Sharpe
and Miss Katherine Gest
Program Committee Mesdames F.
o. VanGalder, c. l.. SiIvis, F. A. Smith
and Miss Harriet Johnson.
The city commission and mayor had
promised to be present at the meeting
yesterday and address the ladies on
means Of cooperation, but they we're
unavoidably detained and a special
meeting to confer with them has been
set for tomorrow evening at the coun-
ell room in the city hall. However,
Commissioner Jonas Bear was pres
ent and gave a nice talk on the ways
in which the ladies can assist in the
work of cleaning up the city.
The city beautiful campaign Will be
taken up in earnest by the department
and an effort will be made to stimu.
late interest in improving and keeping
the city clean and beautiful The city
beautiful committee, Mrs. L. Simon
and Mrs. Q. e. Sharpe, presented the
report as outlined for the campo On
that will begin in June and continue
till Oct l. A chairman for each ward
in the city was appointed and these
chairmen will appoint three assistants
In each ward to conduct the campaign
These chairmen are:
First ward-Mrs. Rudolph Nuessli
Second ward-Mrs. R. M. Pearce.
Third ward-Mrs. ]. r Tuckis.
Fourth waFd-Mrs. B. d. Connolly
Fifth ward-Miss Millicent Spencer
Sixth ward-Mrs. w. H. Marshall
Seventh ward-Mrs. G. w. Borg.
The following list of prizes will bt
given in the effort to arouse interes
in the city beautiful campaign:
A $40 prize in each ward for thu
greatest improvement of front yarC
from June to Oct /.
A $40 prize in each ward for tn,
greatest improvement IL back yarC
from June to Oct. 1.
A SO prize for best improvement o.
bouievards.
: A IS prize for the best vine covered
, porch.
, A SO prize for best vine or foliag'
covered back fence.
A So prise for best covered sheds.
A So prize to children under Is year
of age Tor best kept flower garden.
A SO prize to children under Is year
of age for best kept vegetable garden
A special prize of IS for the beS
, camera picture taken before and afte
the improvement whatever it may b,
the picture to be printed in the cit
papers later on.
To the ward presenting the best al
: pearance Oct. /, there will be give
. a banner bearing the name of tn
:. ward chairman, and which will b
:. placed in the city hall.
Judges will be appointed to inspeC
the places both before the improv
= ment is made and after.
: No contestant will be allowed to co
: test for more than one prize.
Seeds and plants will be provide
for those who are not able to purchas
them.
The department will have the c,
operation of the mayor and city cor
mission in this undertaking and
goes without saying that there will /
many contestants entered, not onl
for the cash prize that is offered, bl
by those who have a real interest
heart to make the city more attra
tive and lovely.
The department decided to plaC
baskets and receptacles in the parl
and public places in which to thro
paper and rubbish that would Othe
wise litter the streets.
II plans as outlined for the depal
ment do not fail many marked il
provements should be manifest /
the close of summer