The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-11-17
CIVIC DEPARTMENT
MRS. IL. NJ. de MONTMOLLIN, Editor

communication was sent to the City
Council, asking for an appropriation
to maintain this Park. With the help
of public spirited friends $500 a
which after two years was raised to
$40. month. A committee from the
Club caring for the Park. Finally af-
ter six years, the City took over the
care of this Park, thus relieving the
club and showing that they appreci-
ated the asset of City Park.
When the new Court House was
completed the Club took over the
work Of identifying and improving
month was secured and paid the club,
the Court House Park. The County
Commissioners appropriating 1925.
The Woman's Club $50. Grading
was done, grass flowers and trees
planted, seats purchased by the COM
mttee. Both the City and the Coun-
ty parks are now things of beauty
q lasting monument to the Clubs
good work.
The Burt lot on River street was
also kept up for several years by the
Club.
This is a place where especially,
the children love to gather and play.
Much work was done at the Union
Station where a child's bed and rock
ing chair was placed in the woman's
waiting room. A junior Civic League
was formed in the public school, flow
ers planted and the children instructed
in good citizenship.
A Campaign was waged against
bill posting and hand bill distribution.
Our streets were Uttered with papers,
unsightly signs making our down
town streets look like a series of bill
boards. at the close of a circus sea-
son. Telephones and Telegraph Com
nanies were asked to place "Post no
Bill" upon their poles. The Palatka
Gas Light and Fuel Co. painted their
polls green with white letters "Post
no Bills" in Difference to the Club,
colors being green and white.
A petition was sent to the Mayor
containing the names of over a hun
dred women asking him to enfocre the
ordinance relative to trash and rub
bish which received immediate atten-
ton. This petition became famous,
was commented upon in the Ladies
| Home Journal, Literary Digest, and
other PAPERS and read by hundreds
Of Club Workers many writing here
for information of our Civic Meth
DDS. The Club asked the City Coun-
ell to draft new ordinance to pro-
hibit hand bill distribution on the
streets, which was passed and enforc-
ed.
In my first address, upon becoming
President of the Woman's Club, I ex-
pressed a hope that we work with
such zeal as to make up for lost
time. and perhaps in the future We
could hope to contribute an account
Of our work that might be an inspi-
ration to others. My hopes were
Cratitied later, for in many things
our Club was emulated by others in
their Civic work and we were known
throughout the State as the Model CT
vic Club. We have been most fortu-
nate in always receiving the coopera-
ton, support and encouragement of
the City Fathers, and Citizens gener-
ally, this being a great factor in our
success. The newspapers have al
ways aided us in our work for bet
ter. cleaner Palatka, for which we are
duly grateful.
was pleased recently to hear %
stranger within our gates say: "Pa-
latka is such a nice clean city | am
glad to locate here
So cleanliness, order and Beauty
in City are valuable assets. I pre-
dict n great future for our growing