The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03

something much better-Fair Malt
land. 1t is, indeed, . city Beautiful.
A visitor Is 1t once impressed by the
uniformity Of It's beauty. II Is not .
case Of . few imposing homes and
park.like lawns TO which all may
point with pride, but an instance
where almost without exception every
householder takes pride Ia his own
nome anu grounds. lie lawns ana
pafkings are universally we'll kept
while the streets and xlieys are clean
ana neat.
This was my first impression Of
Maitland. When 1 SAW, vii y large lot
adjacent to one VI the main streets, =
spacious playground In wnich . dozen
boys were enjoy ing themselves IN per.
feet good order, this favorabie I'm.
preston MAS strengthened. Then came
The inevitable question: Who 10 70.
sponsioIe for Oil thisY When asked
ABOUT the play ground, one Of the boys
replied that ~ MAS given TO tie chill.
dren Of Maitland BY the Civic League.
At another place on the same street
WAS little cottage ~ tSstefuliy buiit
and 80 tremendously trimmed with
garden How efs ana porch boxes that
even . passing stranger could well be
pAfdoned Tor expressing admii alton.
Yes" acknowledged tie lady, I'VE
try to make u LOOK nice. tAther 10
superintendent Of this block Tor tie
Ctvic League"
And there It WAS, again-always the
Civic League! Here, evidently, Was
something worth knowing About, anu
II took scarcely fifteen minutes 10 nnd
that everybody In Maitiand knows
about the CIVIC League-so effective
has been It's work.
The Civic League, Of Maitland, was
organized three years x.o under tie
lexdersiiip vi Tie 4. h. -. society, ana
las made such sturdy grow I'll tiixt tts
present memberships 361. 4 lie
WORK IL led Ny tiie civic evunmitJee vi
the +. Il ". society, Mrs. ksliiefi Le
McNxui, president VI the society, lie.
tnx ruiAti, while associated with
her On Tie Committee are Mrs. Y. A..
Graves, Miss hess BfumbAugh, Mrs
Gladys Gelvin and Mrs. Fred Debofd.
Two years ago the League institut.
ed the puDiic playground IN Maitland
on y lot leased 10 uiein Tor that puf.
pose py u. Ward hing. Tie EQUIP.
ment consists VI large ana small
swings, rings, yAulting pole, turning
pole, uAsket DAil, Two large teetef
ooArds, seats and sandpie. These
Improvements we're AL Substantially
made, their approximate cost Detiis
soo WIEN nhIsheu, lne psyRrouhu
~ pe'enu W WY e..'
usno VI MA'.lshu' Auu esen c.iiu Was
given . membership cAfu, emitting
MIN 10 MI privileges Anu ~ I q same
time Uutlttlx tltlu OIL HIS ttOnOr n It'll
Ieseu W AeePns o'uc., pun Wy
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mp'e .u'es-.hnss W w snu 'h"e'
my W uo-e"u .Iie S'i'u'eh sIe rus.
q" W so'e'" '''e'"'e''es se.o'u'"sH
Ana the playground In keeniy ~
pfecixted oy the youngsters. ~ is'.
counleu We, Oh tiie oecssioh VI w
oeu.eA.ivh .he keheiA ssn.'nehe y.
Ms't'soo en,uhoou ~As eAp'esseu y!
Sns nt..e s,', mao sA,u' we W ne'e'
soe'e' ~" We We s"sS" """se,
linen, having made the chiIdftt
nappy' they ues Al o'i ne o"" ups
~ tiie hfst piilce e'efJ liemoef VI .n'
u H. ". MAS pleu.eu % cJ'opeiAts u
make Maiiiain az beAut'iui' IN
eht'Ie Town WAS cAi'asseu Ahu every
9he WAS asneu " uhite "i.' .,e .h,'
a', .suo W os So' az ,uos, uo.'
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ine next step w TINS IemarNao1'
ihstalee VI oIsaiiiHAlioii WAS 10 ap
point superintendent Ioi each a.
anu ever. uiocn ~ the Guy ~ VA
the Work VI each Superintendent u
co opefAve WIN liIe seherai com
mlt..e ~ eieatihs svoo feeling
sympathy "i.h tne broad purpose y
Tie campaign Thus enthusiasm "A
$780, a,,,. au y , ne soou W..
wi TO- w.. $50 ,Ur P' ,nx We. V" e,
~. 81 ..,. ~. rs. 49,, $500 80 .,, az" W
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