The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-13
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
INTERESTING REPORTS OF SEC
RETARY AND TREASURER
GIVEN.
Session Largely Attended-Election
of Officers and Other Business


Session Largely Attended-Election
of Officers and Other Business
Transacted.
On Monday afternoon, May 18th,
1913, at three o'clock, the twenty
second annual meeting of the Homes
dale improvement Association was
held in the City Hall. There was a
goodly number of ladies in attend
ance. Miss Caroline Petersen pre-
sided at the meeting. Very encourag-
ing reports were read by the differ
ent officers and much interest was
shown. The association has been
very successful during the past year,
and has done much along the lines
of improvement and toward beautify-
ing our town. The different reports
which were very interesting and en-
couraging, follow:
Report of Jennie NJ. Ball, Secretary.
During the year ending May l.,
1913, eleven meetings of the execu-
tive committee and one annual meet
ing, making twelve in number, have
been held. AS some people do not
just understand of whom the execu-
tive committee consists, 1 would
state briefly that it is composed of
the President, three vice-presidents,
secretary, treasurer, nine other men,
bers elected at the annual meeting;
also the chairman of the Standing
Committee and Assistant Secretary.
These mentioned constitute the
executive committee, the same meet
ing regularly, the last Monday of
each month, the said meetings hav-
ing been held in the parlors of Pro-
lection Fire Company and in the
teachers room of the High school
building.
The places of meetings were very
kindly offered the Association by the
fire company and Prof. Oday for
which we extend to them our sincere
thanks.
The Standing Committee of the
year, have been the same as last
year, namely, Membership, Santa
ton, Children's Auxiliary, Flower
and Parks. These have met at the
call of their respective chairman
AS many letters of inquiry come to
us, asking just what work the Asso-
citation does, l would make answer:
First, all members conscientiously
try to keep their own homes and
door yards free from all debris, hav-
ing beautifully kept lawns and gard
ems. The paper cans placed upon the
main streets and public places are
kept in repair, emptied and painted,
also new ones added as required.
The parks are daily looked after
by some one, especially employed by
the committee, paper and litter of all
kinds being taken care of and re-
moved. The fountain in the river,
needs no excuse for it's being, as it's
beauty speaks for itself. The flower
\ beds at the street ends, the grass
neatly trimmed and benches placed
offer attractive sights to the passer-
by, who perhaps does not realize
how much thought, labor and money
is being spent to produce the results
so pleasing and restful.
The Association does not always
receive from some the credit due it,
but were the work to completely stop
be much in evidence. Civic cleanli-
ness is next to civic righteousness and
in fact is good part of it.
The members of the Association
have all been very interested in the
splendid work of the Public Library
Committee, and have given their aid
whenever possible. The Cleaning-up
week, the first week of May, being
designated as such, is now recogniz-
ed and kept faithfully.
The effective work of the Chill
dren's Auxiliary, Mrs. H. A. Oday
chairman, is shown in her report
which report, at her request, l will
include. The seeds are obtained
from the Home Gardening Associa-
ton, one penny per package.
Report of Mrs. III. A. Oday.
The total seed order for the year
1912 was 1000 packages of seeds.
They were distributed among Homes
dale public schools and schools out
side the borough.
At flower show in the H. H. S.
building were exhibited the results
- of the flower and vegetable seeds
# sold to the children at a penny a
packet.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
For the most perfect flower in bou-
quet, Ruth McMullen; for the larg-
&st variety grown by one child, Cor
leila Thomas; for the most artistic
bouquet, Hilda Prosch and Jeanette
Burns.
Leah Kimble, Charles Quincy and
Fulla Crlst won the three vegetable
brizes.
The flower show was continued in.
to the evening and a musical pro.
gram was rendered in the H. H. s
room at which time the prizes were
given the children-gold seal pins
10 the girls and pocket knives to the
boys.
i The bouquets of flowers at the
close of the evenings entertainment
we're boxed and sent to the State
hospital in Scranton. The apprecia.
ion of the gift is expressed in the
following letter: Copy
State Hospital, Scranton, Pa.
Principal Public Schools, Honesdale
Pa.
Dear Sir: We received on Saturday
light boxes of flowers which have
Peen distributed through the ward.
II the hospital.
Please convey to the donors my