Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-16
CIVIC LEAGUERS
WILL GO AFTER
MANY EVILS
Grocers Will be Asked TO Put Screen Doors
Into Use. and Also to ADOPT Wooden
Spoons Instead Of Present Metal and
Porcelain Spoons.

ScrcrnlrS> grocery stores AMI those
rome under the observation ~ tht ladies
NJ the Brownsville Civic League. AMI
these sam grocery stores viii ~ visited
hy n committee NJ One member ~ the
league who viii u>c her influence ~ have
the .ruccr> put in screen doors and al>n
aluni Muudcn >rrnun~ and forks III their
pickle barrels IN preference Az metal and
porcelain spoons. These measures thr
league will assure the grucrr> are SAM
tarv measures strictly.
Not nnl, did the league decide Iu take
~ that question fer the general hrnriiI
NJ the city. hut IN decided that II will
III an earl, lac undertake an antiflN
crusade Notwithstanding that there
are uu lilies here IA Tire present time. the
time i> mot FAR distant when they Nil
~ here and The league desires that thu
rity shall w. prepared w uu>i them.
Mrs. :. II. Tucker was appointed t
committee uf one wv cali uH pr. III. II.
Lncw city health officer. aud find ia what
WAY the league can NJ Nj benefit ~ him
ia the enforcement M thc sanitary laws
NJ the ritr. Mr~l. M. X Jones was a.
pointed \ committee uf unr Iu lruk into
conditions in West Brownsville and See
INV what Wa, The league cln improve com
ditiun> III that section MI the city and
IN report her findings ~ the league at
~ ucNt meeting.
Mrs. NJ N. Ross was appointed n com
mittrr WI unr M call uH Alderman W. iii.
Tutcguat amd take up matters III regard
M The streets and ALLEYS MI the ritv
Alderman l'utrgHai ~ chairman 0f ih
streets AMI bridges committee uf The city
council.
The league plans lu urge civic im
r%ruyrmrut AMI htttrrmcnI through thr
mails. thu idra being lu address personal
letters NV the citizens seeking their rn
urrrutinn tur tho rit,~ benefit. For thi>
pnrpo~, ii WAS decided that " rprrr~
pending secretary would lr needed. and
Mrs. Jason N. Bull was appointed tu the
place.
Another matter that came up wA, the
manner ~ handling meats at The ritN
market. III j. claimed I'm MANY persons
that people with hands INV questionable
conditions come into The market aud
Nj king M II rirrr WI meat that may catch
their eve. with " view tu purchase thew
handle id. tHrn III over. inspect III gen
orally Iud more often than not place iI
back upon The counter without hurIng
This. ~ course. ~ objectionable tn thr
next customer who often lut.> IikrWi>.
The league desires thar thr council take
some action looking ~ putting \ stop nv
this practice.
The question NJ Washington square
again came Az. ID w. the intention WI The
ladies NV nn distant date ~ undertake
the planting ut palms. M least. believing
that III iS batter ~ make Y small begin
ming with the nrupn>el park than wv
beginning IN all The Iclgur has plans
IN view FER this proposition which viii
~ announced Later. probably
The league offered IN wv operate with
Mrs. M. n. Ross IN assisting in relief
work III MatamuruS.
Mrs. ~ " Cav .Ir. was given charge
" the rarklrt which fronts The ritr mar.
krt house.
TIL" league WAS read ~ invitation from
the Pharr league ~ attend The quarterly
meeting ~ The Federated civic Leagues
M the Valley. which will WI held at
rharr M February ~.