The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-19
THE civic LEAGUE
WILL CLEAN UP
Denison Will Observe Clean UP Week
Starting on Monday, April 24th-
Committee Now at Work.
i MAKE DENlsoN CITY BEAUTIFUL
Every Citizen. Expected 70 Take Part
in cieanup-Fire Laddies Are
Behind the Movement.

Following the plan of hundreds of
cities and towns throughout the cohn.
try, Denison will observe Clean Up
Week. starting on Monday, April
Gath. The matter has been taken up by
the civic committee OF the CONNER.
cial club, consisting of Clement J.
WEIGH, chairman; c. l.. Voss and F.
N. Olry, and everything possible will
be done to get every citizen Of Deni-
son. including the boys and girls to
Join the movement and thoroughly rem.
Ovate Denison.
A plan has been evolved wherein
the heads of the schools are asked to
interest the children of Denison in the
matter of civic pride and duty, taking
in the entire public school system, in.
GLIDING the Catholic and German Luth.
eran parochial schools. According to
the plan yards are to be put in order,
houses and Outbuildings are to be
painted, fences ana sheds to be re-
paired, vacant lots to be cleared Of
weeds and everything to be made spick
and span, fresh and wholesome and
altogether delightful for the summer
months. The years accumulation of
rubbish is to be gathered up and set
out for collectors, who will haul it
away. All this will be- accomplished
| il every citizen of Denison does what
is expected of him by those who are
conducting the "Clean Up" campaign.
There is no reason why the cam.
paign here in Denison should not be
successful. There is not a town in the
state where the citizens are as thrifty
as here in our own beautiful DenisOn,
where people take great pride in their
homes and yards and are always
anxious to do everything possible for
the betterment of the city. The Wo-
mans clubs of Denison will be asked
to cooperate in the movement and
supervise the children in their work.
On account Of the paving going in
this year it will be hard matter to
keep Denison looking in good condi-
|tion, but with an active cleanup CAM
paign matters could be improved con-
|siderably. And why should it not be
done? The expense for each home
will not be great, the labor need not
be hard and the result will be some
thing for all of us to enjoy and per-
haps brag about For a clean city is
eminently desirable. not SO much be-
cause of its greater attractions. al
though that alone is worth all the effort
but because Of its increased healthful-
ness. The matter of fire protection too,
should be considered. For with rub
bish in the alleys, in the business dis
trict. there is always danger of fire.
State Fire Marshall Ole Roe, has writ
ten Fire Chief A.. E. Lyman to do ev-
erything possible to have cleanup
week observed in Denison and the fire
laddies are back of the movement.
Let's all get busy and make Denison
shine like boys face after the ma
ternal scrub. Let us dig in the dark
corners of our easements and closets,
throw out all OF the old rags and pa
pers, wash the fly screens and get them
in place, get busy with the paint brush
and pruning knife and the lawn NOW.
er. and the result will be gratifying.
Now, altogether for "A CITY BEAU
TIFJyT, >" ~