The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-11
HSpOtless Town" Committee,
With John Mccarthy at
Head, Announces May l As
Opening Day.
SCHOOLS WILL HELP
e CLEANUP CAMPAIGN
5000 Plants for Pupils Doing
Five Hours WOrk-Street
Department Prepares for
Work.

system In the SuperlatlVe, Will pre-
vail when Richmond gets its annual
spring training.
John F. Mccarthy, chairman of the
Commercial club civic improvement
committee, met with representatives
OF the South Side, West Side and Fair
view Improvement associations, the
aftermath and the Domestic Science
association and members of the Com
mercial club, besides city officials and
other interested persons, and an
Aounced his committees TO carry on
the cleaning up work, yesterday after
noon.
Richmond will be systematically
cleaned for six days. Cleaning will
start May !, which is on Friday. The
special period will close the follow
ing Thursday night, but the commit
tees hope to bring about a feeling of
civic pride which will keep the citi-
zens cleaning up for the rest of the
summer.
Work Through Schools
AS it is difficult to reach the par
ents personally, much of the work
will be done through the schools. SUI
perintendent Giles will have talks out
lined for the teachers to present to
their classes. Themes will be written
and classes will give time to hear
suggestions from the pupils. In high
school and Garfield, outside speakers
%ill be brought In to speak at chapel
services. ~---- ,---- -,
More than 5000 plants will be given
as awards to school children, one plant
being given for each five hours of
cleaning work done. The plants will
be donated to the civic Improvement
committee or purchased by the Com
mercial club. Donations of potted
rose bushes, scarlet sage, geraniums
and other small plants numbered 5000
last year.
Whitewater school will put up the
fight of it's history to retain the silk
flag which was given the school last
year as a trophy for having accom-
plished the most good in yard clean
ing week, because it's pupils spent the
most time in cleaning up Riverdale.
Street Commissioner Knollenberg,
Health Officer Smelser and George
Mansfield constitute a committee to
appoint times in which the city's trash
wagons will be rushed to one section
of the city to remove the dirt. The
plan is to have the city cleaned by
sections and as rapidly as the sections
are cleaned. the dirt will be removed
before it Scatters.
Ie uulloS vi tu6 dllu
their members and chairmen as ap-
pointed by John Mccarthy, follow:
Printing and Public Notice-Phar-
aba Stephens, chairman, Mrs. J. b
Rush The committee will have
charge of publicity affairs and OF
printed matter to be distributed over
the city
Invitation to public officials: E. A
Fulle, chairman, Frank Waidele and
Frank Roberts. City council, the
board of works and other city depart
ments will be asked to pass resolu
tions favoring the cleaning up move
ment and Mayor Robbins will be ask
ed for a cleaning week proclamation
setting aside the week of May 1.
Plants: Ira c. Wood, chairman
Fred r. Charles, Frank Roberts. Mrs
E f. McDivitt and Miss Ellen Thorn
as. The plant committee will obtain
and award the plants after the awards
committee has decided the winners.
School Work: J. r. Giles, chair
man, William Duning and Charles w
Jordan.
Junior League Committee: Mrs
George Chrisman, chairman, Mrs. AL
len D. Hole, Mrs. James NJ. Judson
Mrs George Hayes, Mrs H. L. Mon
arch and Herbert S. Weed. The com
,nittee will be interested in any part
the schools may take and will prob
ably bring the Junior League into use
again
Removing Collected Material: Geo
J. krolenberg chairman, DR.. S. G
Smelser and George w. Mansfield.
Awards: Frank G. Pickell, chair
man, r. H. Steinbrink, n. l.. Monarch
]. E Thompson, c. B. Hunt and Mrs
Harry Dalbey. The judges of the
work done during the week will be the
members of the awards committee. TIC
whom prizes and the troply will &C
will depend on the decisions of the