The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-04-28
BETTER HOMES AND
BETTER HOME TOWNS
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pest one-room county school.
"One Of the most delightful features
or the day was the social enjoyment
that resulted from the gathering to-
gether OF such a large group of work
served by people in the neighborhood
OF the school. 1t Is planned to repeat
the demonstration In many other
parts Of the State"
Other good things that have re-
suited from last years campaign are
the following:
| A city reports having been able
to have torn down over 1900 Dilapi-
dated Buildings without serious OBJ
| Jections from the owners.
Another city reports that, as re-
suits OF their campaign, they have
secured the adoption of an improved
system Of Sanitary Inspection.
A Vermont town reports that as a
general result of the 1915 Campaign,
the amount of money invested in new
buildings and improvements exceeds
by ten-fold the amount expended
during the preceding year
A Massachusetts, town, after the
1915 Campaign, received a gift OF e.
tract OF land for a Children's Play
ground and the town Immediately
voted an appropriation of $4,000 to
equip same.
A Maine town was enabled to in
terest It's citizens to have the cen
ter of town, comprising the Village
Green triangle, and adjacent streets
cleaned up regularly twice a week
throughout the year.
Space prevents referring to many
similar reports from the 1900 cities
and towns throughout the country
that held Campaigns last year.
You can help make your town bet
ter home town by starting a Cleanup
and Paint-Up Campaign this Spring.
All that Is needed is for someone to
take the initiative. Send postal card
to the New England Cleanup and
Paint-Up Campaign Committee, p. o.
Box 1854, Boston, Mass, asking for
literature. You will receive complete
data that will tell you just how to
proceed In general the plan is to
Of the Campaign. Decide on a def
mite date or week for opening your
Campaign. Arrange some plan for
removal OF house and yard rubbish
either by having the town teams re-
move II free, or else by having some
private contractor agree to take u
at a low price per barrel In some
towns the Coal Dealers have helped
the local Committee by giving use OF
their teams for this work.
You will need some money, perhaps
s25.00 for expenses. Ask the Hard
ware. Paint, House Furnishing Goods,
Grocers and other local dealers and
tradesmen for small sum each.
These Campaigns help nearly every
kind OF business in the average town
and you will find the merchants will
be glad TO contribute.
With part OF the money raised.
purchase House Circulars. Poster
Cards. Program Cards and distribute
carefully throughout the town. The
distributing work Is usually done by
school children or the Boy Scouts.
Lantern slides for use In the Nov
Ing Picture theatre the week before
The Campaign should also be provided
II possible you should have the
Chairman OF the Board OF Selectmen.
the Publisher OF your local paper, and
the President OF the Woman's Club
on your Committee.
The success OF these Campaigns is
10 make them cooperative in every
sense OF the word. The publisher OF
the local paper can do more to help
your Campaign than anyone else. You
will nnd him ready to help because
he will see that the movement Will
be q great benefit to the community.
and also he will entertain the hope
that II will help his business. Pass
the word around among your local
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