The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-23
~ Wards should bs Banner Wards
when inspection 10 Made. Gen.
erai Chairman saIIInser
Declares.
EVERYBODY WILL HELP
Machinery Nor Cleaning up the City
10 Of the Kind to Give
the Highest Eff
!. cheney.

The following statement regarding
the machinery for the Brighten Up
crusade, was made today by William
Ballinger. general chairman Of the
day. Brighten Up Day is only a week
distant Mr.. Ballinger's statement fol-
lows:
IN the spring Of 1912 the city OF
Keokuk responded to the laudable de-
sire for a cleaner and healthier city
by creating organizations for this
work which have proved most highly
efficient. One Of these organizations
is known as "The General Committee
composed OF q chairman and a vice
chairman and member for each Of
the seven wards Of the city, making
nine citizens composing this general
committee. This work Of this commit
tee is supplemented by lieutenant
for each block In the city Of Keokuk.
This makes very strong organiza-
ton OF over three hundred persons
who are made responsible for q clean
city. Besides the civic league form
ed by the ladies Of Keokuk has also
central committee with chairman
and a member for each ward and the
work of this committee is aided by a
lady lieutenant for each block in the
city Of Keokuk. Thus these organ
izations, men and women comprise
over seven hundred selected persons,
citizens of Keokuk, whose duty it is
10 see that Keokuk Is a clean city on
4 or before the Goth Of this month.
The general chairmen, men and
women, have oversight over the whole
city-the ward members, men and
women. must look after their re-
spectiye wards and the lieutenants,
men and women, are expected to see
that their respective blocks are clean
and all ashes, manure and rubbish
I or all kinds removed from the alleys
on or before April 30th.
No organization could be more COM
plete and the results have been fine.
In the spring Of 1912 the city and al.
leys were put into cleaner condition
than ever before and all our people
were happy over the fact. The work
In the spring Of 1913 showed still bet
ter results and the inspection on May
first. 1918, showed about 10 per cent
Improvement over 1919. The sixth ward
was the banner ward last year. These
organizations are very much alive to-
day and are in full force and the lieu
tenants, men and women, for each
block have been reappointed from the
list of 1913. They are the main fac
tors in the work and In their respec-
tive blocks are expected to see that
the alleys are perfectly clean.
Our citizens have caught the new
spirit and year by year are showing
greater love for cleaner alleys and
pride In cleaner "Keokuk." 1t Is
the earnest wish of these committees.
both men and women, and OF all the
citizens OF Keokuk, that the cleaner
for 1914 shall Guido the former efforts
and that April 80. 1914, will show a
greatly added improvement over 1913.
An inspection will follow on May
first, and the result published In the
daily papers. It is hoped that this
year there may be seven banner wards
In this good work. Let the members
OF both sexes for the wards and the
lieutenants for the blocks and the
owners and occupants Of property
make strong pull for perfectly
clean city before the last day of this
month. All Keokuk will then again be
proud and smile sweetly over what
has been accomplished. BY order OF
the general committee.
VyryYTIA-r 1NCER
Chairman.