Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-11-03
CIVIC LEAGUE HELD MEETING

OFFICERS EIEUTED FOR ENsU-
ING YEAR PRESIDENT sUG-
aEsTs LECTURE BUREAU
The CT vic league held it's annual
meeting at the city hall Thursday
evening Of last week with a good at
tendance. The meeting was called
to order by the president and the
minutes of the last meeting and Of
the special meeting were read and
approved.
The president then read his re-
port reviewing briefly the work of
the league during the past year end
during the coming winter. His re-
port is given below.
The secretary's financial report was
then read and adopted. His report
was published last week.
The Superintendent of Settlement
Work then read her report showing
among other things that the league
the past year, found relatives for
three widows, attended to about
thirty sick families, clothed and
nourished for a time about fifty
children, examined 305 children, found
parents for three, placed ei ght in
state institutions for treatment, found
work for two men and sent two wom-
en- to Willmar to be treated for the
liquor habit.
The chairman of the park commit
tee reported verbally on the work
done in Pine Grove park and the
interest created in the park by rea-
son of the animals added thereto
and asked the sentiment Of the meet
ing as to whether the work along this
line should be continued. The work
of the committee was heartily ap-
proved. The chairman also suggested
changing of the first driveway to
the east to walk and having just
zone road into the park and that the
one leading in from Broadway to the
part now used for play ground.
The chairman of the play ground
committee then read her report which
showed that supervised play grounds
seems to have made a hit in Little
Falls as about 5000 children attended
the plays on the grounds during the
10 weeks the committee had active
charge, and the expense of main
tenance was very small.
The question of selling Red Cross
Christmas stamps was referred to
the board.
The election of officers resulted in
the reelection of all the old ones,
viz: N. N. Bergheim, president; Mrs.
G. H. Brown, vice president; Mrs. r.
l.. Cochrane, secretary; E. j.. Rich
lie, treasurer, and Mrs. F. G. Ruth,
Superintendent of settlement work.
The president thereupon appointed
the following working committees
for the ensuing year: Tag Day:
Mjesdames Musser, Vernon, Cochrane,
Bergheim, Belts, c. H. Brown, Tur-
ner, Ruth and Buchanan. Play
Ground: Mrs. r. l.. Cochrane, Mrs.
r. D. Musser, Rev. Philip E. Greg
Dry, Rev. George A. Ray and T. G..
Gordon: Park: V. E. Kasparek, A.
F. Koslosky and T. H. Dewey. Mem
bership committee: Mrs. C. B. Buck
man, Mrs. F.. E. Hall and Mrs. E. w.
Kaliher. The other committees such
as sanitation, story hour, Thursday
club and social were continued the
same as last year.
A rising vote Of thanks was ex@
tended to the officers, committees
and all Others who have assisted in
the league work during the past.
Many of the members spoke for the
good of the league ana all urged
the continuation Of the work. A res
elution was also passed expressing
the gratitude Of ~ the league to the
memory of Josiah Page for the gift
of the court house clock.
The past year (Nov. l, 1915 to Oct.
26, l9l6) has been an unusually &C.
tive wear for the Civic league, not
onlv in the amount Of charitable
work done but in the number OF new
movements successfully inaugurated'
We introduced the idea of raising
funds by having a special Tag day and
have had two such days since our last
meeting, securing donations in this
way amounting to $452.19. It may
be said that the league would have
been greatly hampered in its work ii
it had not received Chis generous sup
port on the part Of the public. We
have received from all sources $856.42.
OF this amount we have expended
$378.95 for all relief and nurse work,
1864 on account of play grounds,
$28.75 for running expenses and the
balance il still in the treasury. r.
- The hiring Of a visiting nurse was
a new feature introduced in our work
during the past year and was indeed
the best movement that has been in
augurated in our city for the benefit
of our people. In fact our citizens
do not yet realize the amount OF
work accomplished by this undertak,
ing, but those who came in contact
with the work Of the nurse are sat-
isfed that such a person is very bad
ly needed in our community, especial
" among the children Of the poor and
she should be engaged by the year