The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-01
CANON CITY
CIVIC LEAGUE
REORGANIzED

the presidency of Mrs. w. Boucher
and canvass of the community is to
be made by committee OF ladies to
secure a thousand members. Under
its patronage and direction "Dandelion
Day" will take place next Saturday;
"Clean-Up Day" on Friday. May sec
ond, and "Children's Feto" in the
City park sometime next month. the
date OF which has not yet been an
nounced.
Growing out of the recent mass con-
vention held in the district court room
under the auspices of the business
mems association a special meeting of
representatives OF the various clubs.
the city council and other bodies took
place at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. NJ. Harding on Greenwood avenue
Tuesday night to discuss the details
OF organization and to map out cam
= paign of work. There were about
thirty people in attendance and the
utmost enthusiasm prevailed in rela-
ton to the future OF the league and
to what It would be able to accom-
plish in rendering the streets. alleys
and vacant lots of the community
cleaner and more attractive to resi-
dents and visitors alike.
Mrs. Boucher presided at the meet
ing and Mrs. t. NJ. Harding officiated
as secretary. On motion an executive
committee. which will have general
supervision of the work OF the league.
was chosen as follows: Mrs. Boucher.
president; DIR. Otis Orendorff. first
vice president; Mrs. F. II. Whipple,
second vice president: John Shaw Jr..
secretary; Mrs. Harding. secretary;
Mrs. Geo. F. Rockafellow, Mrs w. T.
Little. Mrs. L. s. Bailey and Mrs.
Frank L. Smith.
To supplement the executive COM
mittee In its work the following board
Of directors. consisting OF representa-
tives OF the different clubs and organ
nations. was selected: City council.
Alderman orendorf and John Chete-
lat. superintendent of the waterworxs
system
Business Mems association. Jay d.
sidebottom and Mayor Frank p. Smith.
Canon City Elks' club. John SHAY
Jr. and W. n Clark.
Friends in Council, Mesdames Geo.
A. Baker. F. II. whipple and L. s.
Bailey.
Woman's club. Mesdames T. NJ.
Harding and G. C. Sherwood.
Wednesday Musical club. Mesdames
J. C. Schweigert. L. F. Collins.
Progress club. Miss Ida Tanner and
Mrs. W. II. Ray.
Monday Reading club. Mesdamcs
Geo. W. Bethel and U. S. Okey.
Luncheon club. Mesdames Geo. f.
Rockafellow and T. ID. Palmer.
Daughters Of American Revolution.
Mesdames W. T. Little and C. IL.
swanton.
women's Christian Temperance I'm
ion, Mesdames ]. w. Rogers and Anna
II. Burgess.
Dickens club. Mesdames R. s. Lewis
and d. e. Gibson.
The plans of the league for the san
itation and appearance Of the city are
very ambitious and committees were
appointed to look after the cultivation
of vacant lots: the establishment of
lakes In the City park for boating and
fishing; the removal OF trash and gar
bags fro mthe alleys; the solicitation
for membership In the league. and
for cleanup and dandelion days.
1t was decided at Tuesday nights
meeting os the leagus tlat an effort
should be made to keep vacant lots n
the city free from trash and weeds and
TO beautify them with flowers and
grass wherever water could be Sc
cured for their irrigation. II is In