The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-03-17
PLAN BIG CLEANUP
WEEK FOR BEMIDJI
Woman's Study, Club, Council, Com
mercial club and Merchants Asso-
citation to Assist in Scheme.
COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN NAMED
Meeting to Be Held Tomorrow After.
noon at Which Definite Plans for
Active Campaign Will Be Made.

Active Campaign Will Be Made.
Bemidji, the Magic City of the
North" is soon to be a .spotless
town. for a movement which was
originated by the Woman's Study
club, calling for weeks or a days
cleanup campaign has been so en-
Enthusiastically received by the men,
bers of the Merchants association
and the Commercial club that it's sue
cess is a certainty
Pickup, cleanup, paint up and
keep-up" will be the motto of the
campaign and every citizen of Be-
midi will be expected to take an &C.
tive part in the plan which is to add
greatly to the beauty of the city and
improve it's magnificent scenic sur
rOundings
Merchants Interested.
At the meeting of the Merchants
association yesterday, at which sew
eral members of the council were
present, committee of the Study
club submitted it's plan of a cleanup
campaign. Mrs. E. E. Mcdonald,
president of the club, Mrs. G.. E. Bat
ties and Mrs. H. A. Scharf, members
of the committee, outlined the pro-
position and Mrs. Scharf, at the re-
quest of President Barker of the as
ISOLATION, read an interesting paper
concerning a campaign
Will Meet Tomorrow.
President Barker this morning
named committee Of seven to meet
with the committee of the Study club
and DR.. E. A Shannon, health Off
Ger tomorrow afternoon at which time
plans for definite action will be made
The Study club committee will
comprise Mesdames E. E. Mcdonald,
H. A. Scharf, C. E. Battles, E. E.
Kenfield, G.. M. Palmer and w. L.
Robinson. The committee of the
Merchants association is selected
from various parts of the city and
is made up of the following men: w.
l.. Brooks, chairman, George T
Baker, James K. Given, Frank. Koors,
c. E. Battles, Eugene Berman and
l.. P Eckstrum.
Comments Strike Home.
In Mrs. Scharf's paper, which fol-
lows, she hit the nail square on the
head in referring to results which the
campaign would bring:
lone of the first impressions re-
ceived of Bemidji is that her citizens
have seemingly failed to appreciate
which nature has endowed her. The
visitor may be impressed with her
paving and note signs of her prog
ressiveness on every hand, but he
cannot help but wonder at the I'M
cleanly sights and neglect which
greet him.
Natural beauty, he remarks; it is
true, but when he questions further,
we answer: 'Bemidji is young, her
people have not yet awakened to the
fact that little care by each, lit
tie cooperation by all, and we might
enhance her beauty three fold
Away With Wood Piles.
"Unsightly spots are one of the
first things which catches the stran-
gers eye and how much this may do
to mar his otherwise good impress
sion of Bemidji, we cannot say. I'm
kept lawns and boulevards, grown
to weeds, streets strewn with rub
bish, vacant lots with beautiful
trees, but covered with refuse, such
as mortar boxes, planks and old ma
chinery, the handsome court house
grounds ruined and the beauty of the
building itself marred by high piles
of wood, summer and winter alike,
the school house grounds in even
worse condition. All this and more
the visitor to our city views with a
critical eye.
1.-THE city has expended consider
able money for the upkeep of the
lake shore, the library grounds and
parks 1t has put forth an effort
to which the citizens have failed to
respond. We are of the opinion that
the only way to remedy these condi-
tons is by an appeal to civic pride;
by cooperation among the various
clubs and associations of the city
and, most important of all, by inter
esting the school children, teaching
them a respect for the property OF
others and causing them to- feel &
pride in the looks of not only their
home premises, but of the enti'e
community. In this way we coul(
reach and secure the cooperation OF
the parent.
Means Much to City.
"How to arouse this enthusiasm
how to properly implant in the minds
of our citizens this civic pride, is thu
question we are here to discuss. w,