Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-17
EXCELLENT WORK
OF CIVIC CLUB
Various Departments Report,
New Bylaws Adopted and
School Loan Endorsed

Much of interest came before the
Harrisburg Civic Club yesterday after
noon at it's first Fall meeting in John
Y. Boyd hall of the Y. w. C. A.. with
Mrs. William Henderson, the presi-
dent, presiding.
Announcement was made that of the
$4,000 needed to equip and furnish
the new clubhouse s1O,50O has either
beer subscribed or donated Plans
were made for the opening of the
mouse next month and an interesting
series of events is scheduled. The
president wishes to have monthly
meetings by various clubs of the city,
each taking an hour. from 4 to
O'clock with tea following, with the
CNic CLUB. Some of thesorganizations
Club, Authors Club, College Club,
daughters of the American Revolution,
INDUSTRIAL Workers and the Story Tell
ing League
1t is understood that the tea room.
IN charge of Mrs. Adele Strong Bald,
win, will be for the use of members
ana ana thelr friends only. The club dues
VIII not be increased, the motion to
le inake them 50 yearly instead of SO
pc ppelne lost by a majority of 2. New
bS py -iaWs drafted from seventy sources
oy MRS. Mabel Cronise Jones and
adapted to the needs of the club were
presented and voted on.
interest i'm Curfcw
me municipal department, through
us chslrman. Miss Rachel Pollock. re-
p1iteu Two successful fly contests with
81 bushels of flies turned i'm at a cost
OF SIZo: Each pint of flies Contains
',ooo OF the little pests. This commit
lee Hau most satisfactory conference
W"llh Mayor Meals regarding the cur
pnI,a teT 1awi m Both the Mayor and Chief of
olice Wetzel were extremely courte-
, gus ana expressed their interest in this
law which. they are assured. will helm
the Mayors Office
MISS Martha Buehler, of the outdoor
schools committee, reported that this
year the club took charge of the gar
ger schools IN connection with the
Susquehanna outdoor school. The
School Board gave them the privilege
or the vacant lot adjoining this school,
which the Highway Department grad ed
and leveled. Thirty-eigh gardens were
planted and carefully watched by the
children under adverse conditions.
| They were SO fine that when the in
spection was made twelve prizes were
awarded for merit. The vegeta bles
raised were used chiefly in the chill
drens lunches. The department has
decided to discontinue the backyard
contests for the scheme has scored its
sood purpose of awakening civic
| '4iNS eiib NicdhliiiSSS DIS wen as Deauty
| III the most discouraging surround
Ings.
Mrs. Harry G. Keffer, chairman of
the educational department, has vis-
1ted twelve of the eighteen schools in
which this work is going on and ex-
poets to meet personally every one of
the principals of these schools. The
usual September papers were not read
this year owing to the schools begin
| ming a month late.
Approve the School Loan
The club made the following en-
dorsement of the school loan:
Believing that the report of DR..
James Van Sickle and the statement of
the president of the School Board di-
rectors correctly set forth the situation
in relation to Harrisburgs school ia
eilitles: and believing that the present