Arizona republican., 1916-12-17

md annual flowers planted, so easy to take care of and so brilliant, the stately Aoi-ihoCk, golden glow, he-ges c1 Due Iaikspar, sweet pNas, Alri1an marieolds, innumeerable varieties or brilliant lined poppies and borders oi California peoples, succeeded by yer benias smilin gat every passerby from the very ground itself For a memor- ial, somewhere near the center of a water fountain half surrounded by tall grasses that would wave at every breath of wind, for the othe9 half of the semi-circle erect Corinthian col
 umns lifting their White caps to the elories of the Arizonian climate We cannot but say that the pioneer of yestorIay dese.ves this passing t.ib- ute from the youth of today.
 Finally, let US for n moment con slider the town ditch, which like the
 station, we have had with Us To, these many years We carried this drought with Us during our summer vacation and spent all our spare time. thinking, just thinking Running water is beau
 tiful, but so many times it is a dry dItch filled with unsightly debris. The
 trees are doing their best to make Us
 understand what a beautiful promen- ada mi. h be conslru ted Q CT thi.
 ditch. We would suggest that the ] city commission acquire adiaf ent opcrtV O make a strip 100 feet wide
 throughout the city limits. This
 space to be covered with a cement sround 60 be covered with fine
 gravel. the present decoration ot uees allowed to stand as they are, and the plant of all kinds of ornamental trees un il the entire space would be cov- cred with a dense foliage. here also
 plant vines, and vines, and more vines. place scats under this beautiful shade, urns filled with hanging vine. In q sraoe ot C-erV fifth or sixth block ! fountain filled with gold fish. where i little children may sail miniature sub
 marine fleets, children love to look at. and play in water. For a border of this park promenade We would plant palms. a specimen of tfe kind l I have in mind are to be seen on inc i lot opopsite the W. C. T. U. build ing on Monroe street for neighbors | for these stately palms plant many
 varieties of roses. Tiis would gvs the down town district a strip of
 na~k ground approachablc from every
 block in the citv The name of this 1 promenade might well he called Rose
 Promenade. a promenade for the foot pedestrians We bond the state. the oonntv the city for the great high | way roads why not hond tfe city | for this park Promenade
 1 l hope I have suggested a few ways of beautifving our canit1l city that may seem feasible to you. l i feel that the time has arrived when The Women's clnfs of the Salt River
 valley might with P-eat profit and -'or-' 'o themselves take up this great
 heautifving movement which has
 snread SO extensively over our south
 west home land
 Mrs. Henry D. Ross. forme- presi 7~-f o@ 'h~ hri-ar3 F-ef'er1f'cn Q Woman's clubs and one of tho rearinf
 ~luN wArncn of tho w0st has heol
 honored hv ar invitation n addres
 fNe annuol "F'- rroa-e' p~d Hnuse
 kNare-s' Short Course" at the ITni '-ervi--- 1T ari2O~p ~a~t moth. N-e Posq has hea7 astei 'n co~trih"t- .' r-o---@n, -oFora f-o e-~---e~'s 7N~' ias on the ruhic~t or "Ch1d-o-'- St~-ie so no r-e~~-iad or 'he ar.cr~o o Tar.i,ar-- eleven Ni~s C1a-k 'h sorr,o o~c-amics ~~e~iaHs' cF C''i Sc--'a will ,c 'r-irdrd @~c-T 'h' r-~.t~rs Tho home economies de. -a-'ment of the urivors'''' f-- 0lw1'. N0-, clc~@l-- -niafrd fo tho eluhs Nr- 1 rrai,N c0't~'-.'-v. tN~ h~,p ~' r'e~r'' 'se~d I '-s-''- pf'-~n -. ~erie~ or iNusf-af~ ! 'e~.-'-~~ f-ero-a f~a inc1l ci"h7 q | 'ts-'one ,,sa e~ of fhe work She ha 7, o-ree~1 mo il''lo inie~r-' '-, ee mo eco ! | rc-s7i~. ana 'f fs undcrs, ond iha' ! 1 -f'r,ho- of Ph. or i"~s ec7t~-- niat ! ~ttc-ri7-- .hc 'hori ccurse " T1"so acs month
 II Tho u7rrronv club 'vill hold f 1 annral charity tall on the evening [ | | reeembe- 2s at the Woman's e'ui 1 1 There will be card tnbles for hos | rl1n do TO; care for dancing. Ever , o-rrnrcrnen. iS being nade to ms k | Tho affair delightful in eve-y partic | riar I' "a honed that the nlaas''r
 l loving will respond generously to tf
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