Little Falls herald., 1914-10-23
OF CIVIC LEAGUE
ioFFICERs AND COMMITTEES
CHOSEN FCR ENSUING YEAR
AT ANNUAL MEETING

CHOSEN FOB ENSUlNG xS<A1 i
AT ANNUAL MEETING
The Civic League of this city held
its annual meeting at the ofnce OF
President Bergheim Tuesday evening.
The attendance was very good.
Reports of the various committees
were read. These reports showed that
a large amount Of charitable and so-E
cial work has been done by the league
during the past year, especially by thei
settlement work and park committees
The park committee has done much to-,
ward getting the collection of animals
for the Pine Grove park, has erected
fences and fitted it up for amusement
purposes. The report Of Miss Bertha.
Rhodes, superintendent Of the settle
ment committee, was also heard.
The treasurer was not present at the
meeting and no report was available
as to the financial side Of the league
but it is known that the organiza tionff
has about $50 in the treasury at the
present time.
It was decided to postpone the an
nual Civic League Charity Ball until
after the holidays, and the entertain
ment committee was instructed to.
make arrangements for the dance.
A vote of thanks was extended to all;
the officers and committees Of the
league for their efficient work during.
the past year.
Officers and committees were chosen
for the ensuing year as follows: I
President-N. N. 3ergheim. $E
Vice president-M:s. C. il. Brown.
Treasurer. j. Richie.
Supt. Settlement Work-Mrs. F. g.
Ruth. t
Asst. supt. Settlement Work-Mrss
j. Grace.
These also constitute the board pf
directors.
l. Committees
Relief-Mesdames F. G. Ruth, v.5
Grace and Harry Hamm. +
Social-Miss Lucy Warner and Mes
danes J. Jetka, S. E. Belts, F. F. Tur5
ner. v. + +
Story Hour-Mesdames R. D. Mus7.
ser, L. D. Brown, A. Simonet and w:
E. Penfeld. Il
Thursday Club-Mesdames G.. II,
Brown, N. n. Bergheim and R. T..
Cochrane. {
Parks-Messrs. ". E. Kasparek, A..
F.. Koslosky, T. H. Dewey and NJ. NJ.
Williams. 1
Play Ground and EntertainmentS
Committee (Combined)-R. D. Musser,
G. A. Weyerhauser, B. Burton, A. 81.
Vernon, John Wetzel, Mrs. w. II. e.
Meyer and L. M. Roberts.
Censorship and Sanitation Commits
tee-Mrs. Jenny Lind Blanchard, Clara
Z. Fuller, F. w. zDobbyn, b.
mer and Mrs. Carl Bolander.
Membership-Mesd G. B. Buck
man, F.. E. Hall, Charles Jensen, r. w.
Kaliher. .5zS-
Report Of settlement Work ..sse
The relief and social committee have
during the closing year carried on the
work Of meeting the needs of special
cases in quiet and neighborly way.
Wherever possible this has been done
without letting those benefited know
by whom they have been helped. Food,
clothing and friends have been secured
for them.
During the year the usual story
hours have been held, including the
annual Christmas manger service and
distribution of gifts to needy children
in the city; also May festival on
Maple island, in which the children Of
the grades and kindergarten Joined in
Folk dances and songs, winding the
May pole and crowning the May queen.
The Thursday club held a few meet
ings in the fall but owing to the illness
Of the leaders the work was dropped
for the present.
A committee from the league called
upon the city council asking that
satisfactory system of garbage collec.
tion be reinstated, which has not yet
been done.
They also suggested that sane
Fourth be planned for the children and
offered their services in promoting the
same. The matter was referred to the
fire company and has not yet been
acted upon.
In the past year probation work in
connection with the juvenile court mas
been introduced, members of the league
attending court SESSIONS where the dis
position of children was unler cons1d-
Grafton, and one Of theiS members sup.
piled as probation officer. The work
Of this juvenile court was investigated
in st. Paul were W. were informed
by the judge that much bette- class
of boys was sent 20 Rad Wing from
the country and small places than from
the he cities, since the country boys are
often sent on first offence while in the
city only the older and more hardened
ones are sent after probation has been
thoroughly tried to no avail, which is
greatly to the detriment Of the country
lad.
Of those in which we have been in.
terested one was discharged after sew
eral months Of probation, two were
sent to the school for feebleminded at
Faribault where they have greatly i'm
proved. Upon being visited by their
probation officer after several months
in the institution they both expressed
themselves as being very happy and
wishing to remain there. One little
boy when asked what he intended do
ing upon leaving the school, said, I'm
never going to be mean again. It don't
pay" z.s
Through the instrumentality Of the
league several children without proper
home surroundings and care have been
sent to the state public school at Owa-