Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-02-11
WOnAN'S CIVIC LEAGUE
PRESIDENTS REPORT
Shows Good Work Being Done to
Beautify the City and Max
ing it Sanitary.
KNOW YOUR CITY"
Clean Milk and Clean Bread Urge d.
The Gaze Of Old Tress---0ther
Steps Taken By Women's Or
ganization for Civic Economics.
liZaIl0n TOT LIVIc Economics.

r@NNaSh hNA ZAFAN A@OuOlukNSs
At the annual meeting of the Civic
League Tuesday night the president,
Miss Katherine Walton, submitted her
report as follows:
Officers Members of the Woman's
Civic League of Annapolis:
1t gives me much pleasure to sub
nit my report for the year 1915. Your
League organized January 20 1912. has
membership of one hundred and
tbirtytwo, and is now in the fourth
year of its existence.
Slowly, but surely il has been ac-
complishing things worth while. and
trust it may continue to grow in
strength and influence, for now more
( than ever it has become a need. me-
cessiry, in these days OF civic move
ments. when women's clubs all over
the country are doing such splendid
work. Newspapers recognize their
great good to the community. and the
public are more than ever interested
As you well know. peculiar circum-
+ stances made me your president Il did
( not seek the office, nor did ] in any
way desire IT'D thus, ] found myself
4 president Of your League with many
misgivings as to my capability TO fiji
the office, succeeding, as | did. two
former most capable women. Here |
must admit deep debt of gratitude
to those women who promised me
their loyal support and who have never
failed me.
Madams ce-Presidents. Mrs Moss
and Mrs Hall, / thank you for your
valuable assistance.
Madams Secretaries, Miss Linthi-
cum, and Miss Riordan / thank you for
your ever ready and conscientious
work.
Madam Treasurer, Miss Wheatley,
your accounts have been audited and
accepted in excellent condition. and /
thank you very cordially.
Chairmen of committees, 1 thank you
all most cordially
To the Mayor and City Council we
extend our thanks for their interest
and cooperation. and, also for the
continued use of the room in the Mu-
nicipal Building, wherein we hold our
monthly meetings
TO the editor of the Evening Capital,
Mrs. Gage we extend our thanks and
/ hearty appreciation for the valuable
space she is ever ready to accord the
Civic League proceedings in her pub
lic-spirited paper such large factor
IN carrying our message 10 the citizens
Of Annapolis urging their interest and
cooperation in the betterment of Qua
city. encouraging a sentiment for bet
ter sanitation, better living and home
economics.
Your president and delegates attend
ed the meetings of the Maryland State
Federation of Clubs. in Baltimore, dur
ing the past year. bringing their mes
sage to this League These State Con
ferences are wonderful One feels the
/ inspiration of these gatherings the
speakers and interchange OF thought
/ gives one a new vibration. and we re
turn to the home club settings with
| new ideas, wishing every member of
4 this League could attend
1t has also been my privilege TO at
/ tend the Panama-American Congress
/ and the American Civic Association in
/ Washington in the interest of your
! League.
! During the past year we have added
/ another committee to the League the
I milk Committee, and have taken up
/ some work along this line, sending out
+ literature on Clean Milk and urging
! more sanitary conditions in the dairy
( Miss Harlean James, executive secre-
I tary OF the Baltimore Civic League
gave Us a delightful and interesting
talk on this subject last June. Pro-
I sNfS ToJ
/ us a scholarly follow-up talk on the
4 subject in July, Offering to make milk
and ice cream tests for the League.
The members of the Milk Committee
visited one dairy by invitation. and re-
sorted excellent sanitary conditions OF
this dairy We learn the milk condi-
tons are improving and the pro-
Queer as well as the consumer are en-
deavoring TO have the milk conditions
here up 10 the standard. In these days
of health surveys and civic clubs and
widespread literature there is little eX-
cuse for the existance of insanitary
conditions.
We deplore the unsightly and mad
equate conditions of our refuse bas-
kets, which we hope in the near future
may be replaced with more slightly re-
ceptacles.
Expectorating placards have been
placed about the city and marAet. cali
ing attention to the Splitting Ordi-
nance and warning the careless OF the
direful dangers Of splitting on side
walks and in public places.
tt is a regret that we have no report
on streets and alleys" as We have fail
red 70 name a chairman until last
month We have now most capable
chairman, in whom We feel great con-
6dence and there viii be. no doubt.
good work done by this committee in
1916
Special meetings OF the League were
called to meet Or. Lumsden and DR..
l-aughlin. of the National State Board
of Health Survey. who made addresses