The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-23
CIVIC WORK TO
CONTINUE
CIVIC LEAGUE REFLECTS its OFFICERS
AND APPOINTS COMMITTEES
TREASURER MAKES INTER
ESTING REPORT.

The annual meeting of the Wo1nen's
Civic League of Westminster was
held at the Opera House, January Is,
The meeting was well attended, and
the members all felt much encour-
aged at the amount OF work that has
Deen accomplished in the past year
and are enthusiastic over work for
the coming year and hope to interest
every resident OF Westminster in the
uplift of the city.
There was the usual amount of
business and reports from the vari-
GUS committees. The following off,
GERS were reelected: Mrs. Charles K,
Stewart, president; Mrs. George K.
Mather, treasurer; Mrs. Frank z.
Miller, secretary.
The following ladies were elected
yice-presidents as representatives
from the different churches: Mes
dames-D. Il. Greenfield, from the
Methodist Protestant Church; y. ID.
Belt, Lutheran Church; Ezra Bish,
Dunkard Church; s. X. Herr, Metho-
dist Episcopal Church; j. B. Boyle, St.
Johns Catholic Church; ]. A. C.
Bond, Ascension Protestant Episcopal;
M. y. Thomas, Reformed Church.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Fly Committee Mrs. Frank
Y. Myers, chairman; Mesdames-J. ID.
Belt, Maggie McGirr, George wv. baby
lon, Scott Roop, Ii. ID. Fowble, Chas.
Billingslea, o. ID. Gilbert, A. W.
Moore, j. p. Wantz, III. Il. Koontz and
Miss Lillian Erb.
Flower Committee-Mrs. w. H.
Davis, chairman; Mesdames Charles
Billingslea, Joseph w. Smith, Charles
Hesson, Charles Roger, z. o. Tiffany.
J. q. G. Bond, Lizzie Zahn, Austin
Gallagher, Louisa Sellman, Stella
Kuhn, Misses BERTHE Shriver and Edna
Erb.
Expectoration Committee-Mrs. 8.
X. Herr, chairman Mesdames. wv. NJ.
keefer, Frank Myers, j. ID. Belt, III. Il.
Koontz, G. X. Mather, Charles
Billingslea, Dora Edwards.
Moving Picture commfttee-Mrs. 8.
Simpson, chairman; Mesdames Jesse
Myers, Frank Thomas, Norris Mitten,
W. Fl. Davis, J. r. Wantz, S. T.. Bare,
M. Q. Weant, A. ". Moore, J. Fl. Gun
ningham, Misses Nora Gorsuch, Anna
Shriver and Irene Rose.
Old paper committee-Mrs. IL. IL.
u
Charles Schaffer, l.. X Woodward, J.
j. Rose and Mss Irene Rose.
Amusement committee-Miss Anna
Shrlver, chairman; Mesdames II. M.
KINNEY, Frank Thomas, Ralph Reif-
snlder, =. J.. Bare, Misses Elizabeth
Slagle and Dorothy Elderdice.
Playground committee-Mrs. o. ID.
Gilbert, chairman; Mesdames J. a. G.
Bond, ID. Il. Farrar, Carroll A1baugh,
j. u. Reifsnider, Jr., A T. Bacon, Jesse
Myers, w. N. Keefer, James Trayer,
Misses Anna Shriver and Nettie Whit
more.
Sanitary committee-Mrs. Charles
f. Stewart, chairman; Mesdames Geo.
Huff, J. L. Reifsnider, ST., ]. T..
Anders, Misses Nora Gorsuch, Lizzie
Herr and Josephine Reese.
New membership committee-Mrs.
>. j.. Bare, chairman; Mesdames Chas.
Schaeffer, J. p. Wantz, D. ID. Gilbert,
Morris Mitten, Ralph Reifsnider, Scott
Roop, Chas. K. Lippy, Z. o. Tiffany,
Frank Power, Frank Y. Miller, Ivan
Hoff, ID. l.. Farrar, Misses Nora Cor
such and Catherine Lynch.
The treasurer gave a report of the
expenditures of the year, some of
which will be of interest to the resi-
dents Of Westminster. The first lee
ture in the interest of the work OF
the league was given by Mr.. J. III. Nc
Farland for which he was paid $50.
The lecture was not only very inter
esting but a great success financial
ly, as the receipts covered all MIR, Me-
Farland's expenses ana left "a good
surplus in the treasury. Fifty-eight
dollars and twelve cents was paid
for plants and shrubbery used for
identifying the city; dues for mem
bership In the National Civic Associa-
ton $500; the leagues share for
grading the High School grounds was
$4,000; fly campaign $1,000; printing
$z4.95; there was also considerable
printing done free OF charge. The
trash cans and spit signs which In
other cities are provided by the city,
were paid for by the league with the
exception of $1,000 which was given
by the city to help pay for the spit
signs.
Prof. Anspen was here eleven times
in connection with the work on the
High School grounds. The Maryland
Agricultural College paid all OF his
expenses, also donated the plants for
the school grounds which would have
cost 100000 from a landscape garden
er, and 1-3 of the plants.
The League is deeply appreciative
OF the generous sum of $4,000 do
mated by the teachers and school
children, also of the $50 given by the
School Commissioners.
The new membership committee
will call on all residents Of the city
and hopes to interest everybody in the
work Of the league. 1t Is hoped that
every woman interested I'D the i'm
provement of the city will become an
active member and all the men honor
ary members. The yearly dues are
20 cents each.