Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-05-21

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Train the boys for citizenship by
| letting them cooperate with the
gr0wn-ups in the good work that
they can do These are the words
| OF one OF the broadcast thinkers of
the day. club life In Amarillo will
receive q pleasant shock OF surprise
when II Is learned that select
boys club has been organized and
ia already on the sure road To sue
cess. The boys meet once week
and study and discuss various sub
jects IN literature Of special inter
est TO boys, such as electricity q.
the progress OF the flying ma
chine" etc. They have elected as
their advisory head Mrs. Walter 5.
! AXtel. while the officers in charge
are Clarence Wine. president and
Hall Axtell. secretary Tuesday
afternoon they met al the home OF
Mrs. W. l.. Ketchum. 1907 Pierce
street where n hearty time was en-
joyed Everything towards self
Improvement will be zealOusly con
sid2red by the boys aud already the
good work is evident. After the
usual program had been rendered
the boys repaired 10 the lawn where
IN true boyish fashion vigorous
game OF baseball was INDUCED in
Later ENJOYABLE refreshments OF
salad course followed by cakes
were served. 4 program as fol
lows was a special feature OF the lat
or afternoon.
Recitation. THE finder Box"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Garland TAFT
Piano solo Pearl waltz .....
............ Robert ANtell
Recitation. THE Lost Hour
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. G. Wine
Recitation Two Fables" ....
................ Herbert TAFT
Recitation. Motor Boys over the
Rickies". .... Russell Hoenst "in
Recitation. The Children's Circus
.................. Hall ANtell
Those present were Masters Hall
Axtell. Loren Ketchum. George
Ketchum. Herbert TAFT, Garland
TAFT. II. Rober, AXtell. Clearance W
Wine. Russell Hoenstein.
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The progress Amarillo Is steadily
showing Is clearly demonstrated In
It's consideration OF It's street trees
The impetus for this general move.
ment can be traced 10 several sources
First Amarillo was built on prairie
and II became necessary 10 assist ma.
ture in her work OF bsautifying her
after the fashion OF other cities
Then. II the promoters wanted PEG.
pie OF influence from the outside
, world 10 add 10 Us reputation by
settling here. they had 10 make II
more attractive. And last but not
least. the most powerful factor 81
all began 10 be Interested. tho wo
men OF the city became awakened
20 the needs OF city BEAUTIFUL
aud straigh,way trees began "a
show a green fringe on every street
until today marks wonderful
change IN the general appearance
OF Amarillo. Everyone know'
what the planting OF tree means
II not only means th. pleasure OF
is green shade from a glaring sum
mer sun. u also means greater
value 10 the property To which pos
session the tree Is claimed. II
means the stimulation OF a love for
civic pride which becomes conra-
gious among the neighbors OF the
adjoining property One thing thai
has been considered vas the notici
BILE uniformity Of the tree planting
movement, The beautiful fringe Of
green is scarcely unbroken. One
thing We are proud Of the forestry
movement that was launched but q
short while ago and which seems
20 have been adopted far and aide
has already been started on small
scale In this. What was once a bald
spot on the earih's surface When
We shall have planted sufficient
trees 10 invite moisture. when ANA
, rillo will be city OF clean. paved
: shady streets. Ne will turn our at
tention as the citizens Of Claude ant
Armstrong county did. 90 clean.nl
and beauiifying the roadWays vs.