The Penn's Grove record., 1917-03-30
GOOD AND BRAVE WOMEN
The Woman's Club Are Active
For Civic Betterment

Penns Grove Woman's Club in the high
school auditorium last Monday evening
was attended by twenty-five women and
as many men. 1t vas the first town
meeting ever called in Penns Grove to
discuss social n public welfare. The
women showed their nerve by not get
ting scared at a mouse which ran about
the hOor and their full ability to manage
a spirited discussion in a parliamentary
manner.
Penns Grove women are, coming to the
front as never before and the co-opera
tive, energetic spirit shown promises
well for the future welfare of the COM
munity.
Mrs. Lou ID. I. Miller, president, well
coined all the representative citizens
present and stated the object of the
Woman's Club. 1t is for the intellectual
and moral development, social enjoy
ment and united efforts for the welfare
of the community.
Any woman of good moral standing
and intellectual attainment, who earnest
ly desires to promote the best interest
of society and conform to regulations of
such, as may be eligible to membership
irrespective of sect, party or social set.
Thrift and cleanliness in the home
they wish to have extended to the pub
lie streets. Cleanliness of the laying of
dust to keep DIT ont of the homes and
garbage collection. The interest of the
home and community was to be consid-
cred with as little outlay of money wise
ly and economically made with the CO.
operation of the civic officials.
III Il Rlnhm nracidant Of tha Caun
Gil, presided. Mrs. Hollis Ashcraft
gave a pleasing solo on the piano.
Mrs. s. NJ. Hunt spoke of the great
amount of dust on the street and sug-
gested that a liquid be purchased to set
tie 1T for a longer tim than sprinkling
with water.
Supervisor Sailor said he had heard of
a powder that could be thrown on the
streets and that it would bind the dust
from flying.
Mrs. Miller spoke of the difficulty of
finding an officer when wanted and sug-
gested that the. be a central place for
a meeting of officers and persons. pos
sibiy at the fire house. Since the cleo
trio light plant shut down there is no
fire whistle. 1t is important that there
Ne a place for alarm.
Mr.. Btohm suggested that The church
bell be rung ito Indicate the location of
the fire. Ever since he was a small
hoy he had heard about the great fire
that was to start at the river front and
wipe the town out. During the past
fifty years there had been only two fires
of any great note in Penns Grove and he
hoped we would be able to manage any
that may occur.
Councilman H.. A. DalbOw said that
the places of official business were Mt
different locations. We had no system
and nothing ito make one until we built
a town hall where the Mayor and mar
shals could have headquarters with the
lookup and fire department.
MIR. AMI Mrs. III. I'll. Green recited
their difficulty in disposing of garbage.
Councilman w. P. Denny, one of the
committee from the Republican Club,
spoke of the willingness of that organi-
cation to work for the betterment of
the town. He introduced Mr.. L. AMBER
son who spoke the great things that had
been done in Atanticc City. He be-
lieved that Penns Grove was dirty rotten
jersey Republican Club to stir up and clean
up the town. He introduced Chas. Troupe
IS the editor of the Penns Grove and Car
ney Point page of the Salem Standard and
~Jerseyman. Mr.. Troupe spoke in the same
strain and said he was a former Council
man in Atlantic City.
No sooner had they spoken thar for
mer Postmaster Thomas e. Hunt arose
and said that advice from N about
Atlantic City and the Republican was
not welcomed, as there was much need
of cleaning up before and in the rear
Of the Republican Club room, and that
those here advocating betterment had
opposed such action in the Republican
Club.
Seeing that personal grievances and
party politics We're tabooed at the citi-
zens' meeting. Mr.. Denny, with his At
lantic City ring politicians, retired be-
fore the meeting closed.
Miss Rena Leap said she had visited
the Woman's Club in Salem that day and
learned some things that may be of
vafie. She suggested that cans be put
on the streets in which paper might be
put and collected by children. Many had
old papers they would gladly give to
school children to sell to buy fixtures
for a playground. The school ground
might be leveled down and filed so as
to make 1t better fitted. Many would
give their ashes for the filling if the
authorities would do the ~carting.
Prof. J. Harry Smith said he had
been in Penns Grove for twenty-nine
years and this was the first citizens
meeting he had ever seen that showed
a cooperative spirit for town BETTER
ment. This agitation is the beginning
that wonld result in good and a great
END. BY working together with for
bearance and reason and each one doing
their bit, our town will soon see the
good results that the noble women of
this club has started.
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