Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-14
BETTER Be IN LINE
FOR CLEAN UP DAY
Tomorrow City Dons Apron and
Cap and Starts Campaign
Against Dirt and Rubbish.
CIVIC COMMITTEE ASSISTS
Women Of Street Vigilance Depart
ment Who Have Distributed Lit
ersture to Aid Effort.

Bright and early tomorrow morning
Rock Island will don its apron and
dust cap and take its feather buster in
hand and start 4 real hunt for dirt in
the hopes that at the end of the week
the much famed "spotless town will
be re,egated TO a back seat in compar-
isOn with this city.
The civic department of the Wo-
mans club gave tne move the needed
impetus and Mayor Schriver and the
commissioners have given the clean
up day plan their approval and en-
dorsement. and further than that have
urged every citizen to do his or her
part OF the work that will do a great
deal to beautify the city.
Workers in Campaign.
The street vigilance committee of
the civic department of the Woman's
club has worked diligently TO spread
literature through the city with in
structions on cleanup day. The mem-
bers of the committee are Mrs. c. y.
Castetter. chairman, Mrs. W. ]. Sween-
ey. and Mrs. J. r. Tuckis, and they
have been assisted by the following
!"
First ward-Mrs. Rudolph Nuessli.
Second ward-Mrs. r. NJ. Pearce,
chairman. Mrs. p. ]. Inter, Mrs. Fred
Young. Mrs. Julia Schreiner, Miss Jes-
sic Folsom, Miss Julia Battles.
Third Ward-Mrs. W. N. Walker.
chairman, Mesdames A. i. Bruner, c.
T. Dugard. c. II. Hagins. a. NJ. Klove.
s. F. Parker, r. R Pollard. William
Quinla1, Carl Rochow. Clara Schroed-
er. J. r. Tuckis, II. ID. Winbigler. Dan
iel Hayes, Jr, and Misses Emily Free
man and Briggs.
Fourth Ward-Mrs. B. D. Connolly,
4. Schoessel, F. o. Van Calder, S. c.
Taylor. w. ]. Sweeney, Charles Adams.
John Volk, c. r. Chamberlin, ]. w
Houder, c. L. Thompson, w. A. Oar
ling. r c. Clarke. T. II. Thomas, II.
x. Collins, Misses Luella Cook, Grace
wheelan, Julia Dain and Mary Come
gys.
Fifth Ward-Mrs Charles Esplin,
Mesdames Claude Arnold,
Thomas Sinnett. II. Z. Cox, George
Roth, James Carl, Fred Titterington.
]. II. Stapp. w. A. Schaeffer and f. II.
First.
Sixth ward-Miss Madeline Murphy.
chairman, Mesdames Edward Brien,
!. ]. Green, Lift. Monroe. c. d. Nc
Lane, x. Kenderdine. Ralph Gregg,
F. " Bickel, Miss Helen Davis and
Miss Katherine Larli1.
Seventh ward-Mrs. William Boice.
chairman, Miss Rosetta Boice and
Miss Marguerite Morrison.
Business District - Miss Carrie
Gregg. chairman. Mrs. Silvis. Mrs. J. b.
Bassett, Mrs. George Davis and Misses
Dorothy Lee and Laura Marquis.
All Should Join Campaign.
While the cleanup movement was
started by the civic department. 1t is
one in which the cooperation OF every
person living in Rock Island is earn
estly solicited. Men and women,
young and old. are requested to join
he city-wide campaign against dirt
and rubbish. No matter how little one
can do fl will prove OF great assistance
IN the monster task.
The citizens are urged to make their
premises look as spick and span as
possible. Rakes. hoes. spades, brooms,
and countless other ar
ticles can be taken from their winters
resting place AID be put TO good use.
Net only should interiors OF the homes
be- given a cleaning. but yards and
lawns. alleys and streets, in fact every
nook and corner IN the municipality
should be thoroughly cleaned.
Countrv Wide Cleanup
Cleanup weeks are not new. institu-
ions. They were not started in Rock
Island. II is a wave of cleanliness that
$ sweeping the country. Many cities
order a municipal cleaning week, and
wherever il has been tried the plan
las been most successful. Practically
avery town and city that boasts of civ
c beauty has a cleanup week. and
he citizens put forth tireless efforts in
giving their city the same aspect thar !
hey want their homes to have
A better week could not have been 4
elected for the cleaning OF the city. as
he majority OF the Rock Island house I
folders are planning on house clean
ng. and IL will only be in keeping with /
hat work to clean the yard, alley and
treet surrounding the home At this
ime OF year there are many other
orms OF improvements being made.
Iouses are being painted and flower
.ardens are being planned. The effect
4 these will be magnified many times
T the immediate surroundings are also
tut n a clean condition