The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-04-19
Civic League Meeting.

Ata meeting of the civic league,
held March 2I5b, the question OF con-
| tiuuiug the work of the up-keep OF the
| Cemetery was brought 10 the atten-
tiou of the thirteen members present.
and it was unanimously decided TO dis
continue their work, advising the Gem
etery Association OF this decision.
During the visit of Miss Maud Van
Buren,, the civic expert who visited
the league on March 20-21, many ques-
ticns were asked by her in regard to
! the league organization. its works, etc.
She expressed surprise at the idea OF !
civic league undertaking. Cemetery
work, and brought out the fact that She
had never heard OF any civic league
bending the effort in this direction.
This expression, coming as 1t oto
from one who had had such wild eX.
perience in civic welfare strenet ,eneo
the position that had already been
taken by some of the members, THAI
; the time mad come for the selection OF
oniy such work as would be in line
with other civic leagues.
10 introducing this subject for dis
cussion at the league meeting, March
9th. just one week after Miss Van
Buren's visit, the Fice-Presideut who
brought the matter up referred es-
pecially to Miss Van Buren's remarks
on the subject, and the force Of this
argument was so conclusive as to IN
duce many who were deeply attached
| to the work at the Cemetery to vote
for it's discontinuance.
The league feels that the public gen.
orally, and especially those members
who have been unable to attend meet
ings, should be informed that the ac-
tion of the league in regard to this
matter was entirely spontaneous, no
influence other than the one expressed
above being brought to bear upon the
members in the step taken by them,
all other reports to the Cemetery be-
ing entirely unreasonable.
Following the action OF the league,
at meeting held on April l1th at
which 2l members were present, the
following Resolution was offered and
unanimously adopted:
Resolution: Resolved, that the civic
league extend to Mrs. Joseph Rlsby
and her Committee, a vote OF thanks
for the efficient work done at the Gem
etery.
By a vote of Is TO 3 the following Res
olution vas adopted:
Resolution: Resolved that in view OF
the excellent work accomplished at the
Cemetery by the Cemetery Committee
of the civic league, the league recon-
mends that said Committee be appoint
ed by the Cemetery Association TO con-
tinre the work.
The league was advised at its meet
ing, through letter received from the
President, Mrs. W. c. Davis, OF the
adoption Of Resolution by the Gene
terry Association as follows:
Resolution: Resolved, that the Man
ming Cemetery Association hereby
tenders to the civic league, and its
Cemetery Committees, our great ap-
probation for the excellent work done
by them since they have had in charge
| the Cemetery work
This work was undertaken about
four years ago by the league, aud has
been successfully carried on through
the medium OF Cemetery Committee,
appointed each year from the member
ship by the President.
The league desires to thank the pub
lie generally who have responded to all
calls made upon them for the further
auce of this work, for it is due largely
to the generosity OF the citizens OF the
town that the work has been made pos
sible, as well as to the untir!ug efforts
OF those who have so freely given OF
their time and attention.
Mrs. Frank f.. Barron,
Secretary.