The Glenwood post., 1915-05-22

"N~N o"A .esH issocu tue Aoho~AAS
proclamation:
If your store front is dinsy-psint it.
If your awning is ragged and Old,
get a new one.
If your walk is an eyesore to those
travelling over it, repair it or have a
new one.
If there are old, unsightly traps in
front of your property or in your alley,
move them.
If there happens to be paper blowing
about your street or broken limbs burn
them.
If in your back yard there are old,
unnecessary, tumbled-down sheds, tear
them down. The ground is too valua BILE
and such things detract from the beauty
of our hOmes-and the town.
Clean out all barn yards and stables
at once-and don t give the fly chance
to breed.
Clean out the alleys back of the bust
ness houses at once.
Take away all ashes and rubbish
from your back yard Immediately By
all means do your part to help make
Kirksville a cleaner and more beautiful
city.
"Clean Up and Paint Up buttons, in
colors, are worn by the children, and
help much in spreading the interest IN
the campaign.
Soon after our first "Clean Up and
Paint Up' week we learned that many
people had civic pride who could not
afford to own q lawn mower, SO our
Civic League bought several lawn now
ers to lend. Within two weeks there
was waiting list of people worthy and
deserving of the use of them.
We aim to have our ministers incor
porate something concerning the "Cleau
PIP and Paint Up' movement in their
sermons, and some of the churches
freshen up their buildings with a coat
of paint where needed, and a general
cleaning up of their grounds. Each
year our merchants assist US by dis
playing in their windows articles used
or bought during or after clean mp
week, and run display ads in sympathy
with the movement, and there isn't y
line of business that ISM quickened and
benefited by such a cmpaign.
During "Cleau Up and Paint Up"
week our Cemetery Improvement asso-
citation hold their annual flower sale.
Plants, bulbs and vines of all kinds can
be procured-the proceeds are used to
beautify the cemetery.
soms Civic Suggestions
We couldn t bear to see papers blow
ing about our streets, so We hired a
wagon and a man during July, and sf-
ter big circus, to go over our town
and with a big, long spike, pick up
every piece of paper. In few days
you couldn t see piece of paper any
where.
For years there have been rocks lying
in the streets or to the side of the
street over town on the unpaved streets
certainly they did not look nice, and
were annoying to drive over. We hire !
a man with team to go over town and
pick up such rocks and haul them to the
rock crusher, where We sold them. The
rock We gathered up and sold, many
times more than paid for the man and
his team.
During clean up week our league CAV,
a number of men permission to use the
name "Civic League Clean Up Wagon -
and nail it on their wagons; as they
passed through the alley with bell,
people called to them or they would
stop and offer to haul their trash away
for them, the individuals to pay for
their own hauling.
have been asked to address grange
meetings, country picnics and banquets,
showing that the spirit of civic enthusi-
asm has reached the rural districts, and
since am State Chairman Of Civics and
Health of Missouri Federation of Wo-
mans clubs, 1 decided last year that
Missouri was ready for statewide
"Clean Up and Paint Up" campaign.
In the name of the Missouri Federation
of Women 3 clubs we launched this
movement, which was a great success.
The mayors over the state are asked to
deliver civic sermons on the opening
Sunday, calling attention to community
needs. An appeal is being sent out to
the newspapers.
Seven thousand circulars containing 9
suggestions, gotten out by our civic de-
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