The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-15

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Civic League which was held It the
city hail yesterday afternoon, was
well attended, and much business OF
real importance to Brunswick was
transacted by this progressive for
ward looking aid to Brunswick, and
Brunswich's advancement, the Bruins
wick Civic association.
1t was definitely decided that q,
the March meeting the Cilic League
owuld be merged into the greater
movement. the Womens club. The
scope OF eudeayor will be enlarged
and a closer association with other
womens clubs in the state and il.
the country at large will be formed
Altogether the step to be taken is
an augury of the real interest these
ladies are taking in all matters per,
tanning TO civic affairs. and means il
short that the good work they arc
doing will be broadencd, and mace
more helpful ard efficient.
The committee in charge Of tree.
and planting made brict report that
Everything had been frozen" bul
though The loss has been quite severe
from the recent cold snap, the ladie
are undaunted in their determination
to make BrunsUici really a beauty
spot Renewed efforts Will be put
forth in due season, and ere long tn,
rayages of the winter will be forgo;
ten in new growth of beautiful
plants and flowers. The trees ana
treelets which died on account OF the
placed, and the scheme in regard tu
the palmettos on Union street ana
elsewhere will be adherd to. In this
connection, also, it may be reported
that the Civic League. in association
with Mr. A. L. Church, will install
flower boxes at the Purvis school.
The Chautauqua will be held TINS
year. at last, under the auspices OF the
Civic League. A communication from
the Chautauqua people was read, an
nouncing that it would be held here
during the week beginning. April IL.
The ladies of the civic League are
depending on the people OF Brunswick
10 heartily support and assist TINS
really great and commendable enter
prise this season, as they have 50
faithfully done in the past In due
time, committees will be appointed to
take this Chautauqua matter in hand,
end the sale Of tickets and redemp-
ton Of pledges viii be undertaken.
4 committee from the newly organ
lied Shrine club met with the laegue,
and rendered the use OF the Shrine
club room, in the Oglcthorpe hotel, as
a regular meeting place for the league
or rather for the newer and bigger
Women's club, now being organized.
The Shrine club representative frank
ly explained that the offer was MADE
with the full knowledge that if the
same was accepted, the benefit to tho
Shrine club would be perhaps as
much or more than it would be to the
ladies', for through their combined e..
forts it was hoped to popularize the
Shrine club and add the. necessary
feminine otuch hto make the room
pleasing and attractive
The League also gave audience to
a committee representing the Gala
CESS explained fully and carefully TIC
plans as to the great parade TO ne
held during Gala Week. The Civ.c
League is supporting the Gala Week
proposition earnestly and whole-he9rt-
edly Indeed, one of the ladies pre-.
ent announced that already she had
received assurances from twenty-five
Of Brunswick's business houses that
they would each have float in the
parade.
A letter was read from Mrs julius
May urging the Civic league to sup
port and patronize the kirmess, soon
to be held. The object OF this Kir.
mess is truly laudable, and the pat.
ronage of it by the people generally
is bespoken.