Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-17

|aiNS5 III Illne OF the large IN
dustrial establishments. by members
OF the Civic Club. Literature pertain
ing TO care of babies was distributed.
we were asked by the Rotary Club
and Chamber of Commerce to join
them in having Allen ID. Albert of Min
neapolls, lecture at the Technical high
school on March %. the subject The
Forces That Make Cities
Ihe Civic Club then, as on q form
er occasion when John Ihlder was here
last Spring, went on record as favoring
a new code of building laws, and as
resretting the present housing condi-
tions.
Feeble Minded Exhibit
"A letter from the commit
tee on provision for the feeble mind
ed, we have promised to assist them in
any way we can, and will help that or
sanlzation bring to Harrisburg next
Fall, their exhibit showing the growth
OF eeble-mindedness.
OF great interest to the Civic Club
was the republishing last September,
during the municipal celebration of
Mrs. Robert c. Meals paper, written
Tor the League of Good Citizenship
fifteen years ago, Wake Up Harris
burg.
/ During the year we have lost by
death three members: Mrs. Gilbert II.
McCauley, Mrs. A. Stewart Koser and
MISS Weir. We have a membership of
304, active 2T0 and honorary 34.
| Municipal Department
MISS RIA -hel Pollock, chairman of
the municipal department reports:
! The municipal department met
with great loss in the death of Mrs.
A. ). Koser who had been the faith
ful secretary for many years. The
greatest work for the department was
having the curfew law passed and the
! fly contests. The committee for the
I ho NH~nr
years, they were Mrs. A. l.. Martin,
chairman; Mrs. George A. Gorgas,
Miss Fannie Eby and Mrs. Robert
| Irons.
The first contest for June and July
in which there were 31412 pints of flies
brought by the children. Five cents a
pint were paid for these flies. With one
prize of So, one $3.50 and one for 81.
The same prizes were duplicated by
Mr.. Strouse, of the Globe Clothing
store.
The second contest was for August
and September and III pints of flies
were bought for which five cents a
pint were pair and five prizes given.
Total number of flies in the two con-
tests 1921 Il or over sixteen bushels,
cost S1O.4O. Ten stores used Civic
Club traps but these flies were not
paid for.
The committee on smoke nuisance
reports strong opposition by all the
companies making smoke. There
+ must be a city law compelling the
companies to do everythin possible to
prevent smoke.
The Civic Club has been asked by
DR.. Raunick through this department
to use their influence to have the city
provide an ambulance, and a sanitary
hospital.
Educational Department
The educational deDartment Mrs
II. l.. Hosford, chairman, reports:
Through the efforts of the educational
department, the Susquehanna open-air
school at Fifth and Seneca streets was
open during the summer for the bene-
ht OF the tubercular children from
both open-air schools in the city. All
the work being under the supervision
of the Civic Club.
League of Good Citizenship
This work is carried on in 16|
schools. Five new members took up
this work. At Christmastime the de-
partment with the aid of many men,
bers and outsiders. provided enter
tainment for each of the open-air
schools. The Susquehanna school was
presented with a Nictrola and so rec
ords. About 40 children at the Lo-
chiel school were given turkey dim
ner. Fifteen records were also do
mated to this school; 20 records to the
Penn school; 40 records were given to
the Downey building to be used for
the defective children and 80 records
to the Y. W. c. A. for use in their in
dustrial work. The matter of present
ing piano to the Lochiel School has
been taken up. The continuation of
the open-air school during this sum-
mer has been taken up with the
school board and approved. The same !
arrangements were made as last year. |
much larger garden plot has been |
secured as result of a request to the |
school board, and the outdoor depart |
ment will cooperate with the educa-
tional department and the gardening |
work will be carried on much more |
extensively than was possible last |
year. We are greatly indebted to City |
Commissioner Lynch for having the |
ground prepared for the gardens. The
officers elected for the coming year
are Mrs. II. G.. Keffer, chairman, and |
Mrs. M. G.. HilpeTt, vice chairman
Outdoor Department.
The out door department. Miss
Buehler chairman, reported: At the T.
Patriot office, Saturday morning, May
l, CSC children applied for seeds, all
of them were supplied and the back !
yard gardens started. The town was
divided into nine districts, each in |
charge OF committee. and three in
spections were made in the course of
the summer. The severe storms of |
midsummer made havoc of the little /
gardens, and some gave up, but sur
prising number repaired damages and
continued to the end. Eighteen prizes
were given, ranging from So to ST.
After the children's competition
was well under way the Telegraph Of
fered 500 in prizes for various kinds
of gardens through the Civic Club.
Thanks to the generosity and public
spirit of the Telegraph many corners
of the town were brighter, and many
people are learning how much can be
done to beautify the town with very
small outlay of money.
The work for the summer and next
year looms up before us. the Civic
Club stands for much that is worth
while in this community and we must
measure up to 1t. the municipal de-
partment will have its smoke and noise
nuisance to look after as well as the
interest we hope to create in ambu-
lance and sanitary hospital
THE educational department it's
special work in outdoor schools and
among foreign and defective children.
The outdoor department will continue
to make Harrisburg a healthier and
more beautiful place to live in. We
owe many people thanks. The news
papers. the School Board, the City
Council and the Chamber of Com
merce, they have all helped to make
the Civic Club of Harrisburg what IL
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