Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22
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Cleanup Movement Will BSI
Given Boost Friday
in Opera House
FITCH WILL MAKE
ILLUSTRATED TALK
Ames Professor to Lecturer
Local Men and Women
to Speak Also

Few things have attracted such fay
orable attention in Ottumwa as has
the cleanup movement that has bee1
undertaken by the Ottumwa Improve
ment association. Seldom does such
proposition meet the almost unanfsl
nous support and encouragement thatZ
has greeted the present organized e1s3
fort to clean Ottumwa and make IL ~
more beautiful and healthful place. tny
live. The work OF the COMMITTEES oeg
twenty-one that launched the move
ment and adopted rules for the HAND
ling of the cleanup in systemati08
manner week ago. will bear its flrso
real fruit Friday night in the big zen
eral meeting to be held at o'clocll
In the Grand opera house.
A circular letter has been issued ~,
the Ottumwa Improvement association
inviting everyone to the meeting and
asking each to bring one or more
friends. The program for the evening
Is completed and Is one that will az. Y
tract large audience Of Ottumwane
who like to see the city cleaner and
more attractive. The special feature
of the meeting will be the illustrated ]
lecture by Prof. c. l.. Fitch of Ames. 4
Short talks by number OF lOcalJ
speakers both men and women will bo
made on the subject of beautifying tho
city. The program follows:
Chairman ]. H. Morrell--"O Object Ofx
Meeting and Organization" II
Mayor +. H. Carter Corporations
of City Government"
Mrs. M. b. Hutchison-'.Wo Woman.0A
Duty In the Civic Household" #
Emil Fecht-"The City Plan. M
Mrs. F. A. Nimocks Cooperation 81 fs1
the Women of Ottumwa In the CleAn-S
up Movement q
John Lewis The City Beautiful. & SS 81
l.. r. Clausen-" Membership and
Organization for Work" sS
Prof. 9. L. Fitch, Iowa state college,
Ames-' Lecture and lantern slides res!
lating to the general subject Of Lawn
and Garden Contests
The cleanup and paint up movement 4
Is not new in Ottumwa, but instead Of N
being periodical as In the past, the
Ottumwa Improvement association ex-s
poets to make the work permanent and
the organization launched and to-
which every person in the city is ask
ed to take membership, will work to Y
make and keep Ottumwa clean and at-3
tractive. The following circular let's,
ter has been issued by the association: 4
Do you want to live In clean SUR
roundings? Why Of course you dot
Everybody does!
That is why you are cordially invit-
ed to attend public meeting at the
Grand opera house at o'clock, Friday
evening, April %, 1915.
The purpose of this meeting Is to
arouse general interest in our citi.S
zens for Cleaner and more attrac-
tive Ottumwa."
G.. l. Fitch, associate professor, ex-
tension department, Iowa state coli
lege, Ames, Iowa, will deliver an adj
dress on the subject OF yard and Gar
den Contests" and will tell us what
other cities are doing to clean up and
beautify. Prof. Fitch will illustrate
his lecture with colored slides which
tell the interesting story Of this work.
Local speakers will tell US OF the or
ganization and contemplated work Of
the Ottumwa Improvement associa-
ton.
We want your interest In this work 4
and we are going to ask you to invite
your co-workers and friends to como
to this meeting and assist us In maxi !
ing Ottumwa a more attractive place M
In which to live. A special invitation III
to the women and children. 4
Yours very truly,
The Ottumwa Improvement Assn. q
Admission free. Ottumwa is your %
home. Will you help to beautify ana q
keep it clean? Phone or write today
how many you will have at the n3ot-
ln.,. Act today! \