Evening journal., 1915-04-08
CLEANUP BOGEY
WILL SET OUT TO
brighten CITY
HouseholderS and Merchants
in General Sanitary Cam
paign Beginning April Is
PRIZES TO Be awarded;
WOULD BAN WOODEN Fence

Brighten the corner where you
sre-or the yard or the cellar for that
matterl
The Cleanup and Paint-up Cam
paign," which was launched at the
dinner given by the City Club. at the
Hotel DUPONT. yesterday. will no
doubt become general crusade
against dirty spots. Secretary Candy
c. Mammele, of the campaign COM
mittee on Cleanup Week." today is
sending out invitations to all the
towns in the State to get into the
lime light" by joining in making
Cleanup Week" extend from Clay
mont to Delmar, beginning April 25
and continuing for one week.
The local committee will ask City
Council to pass an ordinance making
II unlawful to have wooden fences
within the city limits. This will be
requested from the viewpoint of
cleanliness, beauty and fire protec-
tion.
The Paint Club of Delaware has
at present an offer of a $40 prize for
the best painted house in the city. and
the Board of Health has offered TO
give a fine troop flag to the troop of
Boy Scouts aiding the campaign COM
mittee most in the work of cleaning
up the home town.
Complaint coupons will be printed
In each Of the Wilmington news
papers, which can be filled out by
residents informing the committee as
20 the location of dirty yards or
alleys.
The custom of having a cleanup
IN oil al
years ago, with Mayor Howell as one
of the principal agitatOrs, and each
year IL has grown until at present
the men, women and children of the
city are showing great interest in it's
success. A new feature this year
has for its object cleanliness and pro-
lection against fires. Attention IS
being given 10 the cellars of the
mercantile houses of the city. II is
alleged that boxes. waste paper and
packing material, now dumped IN
some cellars Of stores are n menace
10 the city. City Council viii be
asked to have Fire Chief Magill make
an inspection of these conditions and
report to the campaign committee. A
prize will be awarded TO the merchant
having the best kept cellar or base
4 nnent during cleanup week" A sub
\ stantial cash prize also will be award
+ cd to the housekeeper showing the
best kept home and surroundings.
Sweep, shovel. paint and white
wash" is the advice Of the campaign
a committee TO the residents. The
n Board of Health announces that II
q now has an incinerating plant for the
s disposal of the waste material from
8 cellars of stores.
The executive committee of the cru
& sade comprising George c. Mckay. Of
< the Paint Club; William Carter. OF
n Wilmington Morning News; George
Il e .Whitenack, of the Sunday Star;
A. J. Pyle. of Every Evening; A. r
81 Saylor. Labor Herald. President Eli.
son. Secretary Mammele and Treas
81 urer G. ]. Pyle. met this morning in
the Office of the city Board of Health
and organized for an aggressive at.
81 tack upon the dirty, dark. dingy OF
n rubbish-ridden spots in the city.
II was decided TO carry out the fol
81 lowing program during "Clean-uI
81 Week" beginning April %:
& Sunday-Civic uplift sermons in the
churches.
Monday-Fire prevention day. Clear
.# bdotutulo anu dlliNH VI IuuDiSus IdSs
and waste paper.
81 Tuesday-Front yard day. Cut
z: lawns. plant flower beds. clean walks
81 salt cracks in sidewalks, exterminats
ants.
dnesday-Dandelion day. RiC
NJ lawn of dandelions, trim bushes, pul
III up weeds.
Thursday-Paint day. Paint inside
and out. Paint porches. fences, wood
X work and porch chairs. Business
q houses clean windows and replace ole
awnings.
Friday-Back yard day. Clean al
leys. repair fences and sheds, screeI
N garbage cans. put on screen doors.
Saturday-Vacant lot day. Bo,
s. Scouts and school children clean va
Is dant lots, removing tin cans. pape
L and brush. Plow and plant gardeI
'# plots.
II was decided by the committee Il
3 secure the services of a solicitor an,
have him call on the merchants ant
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