The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-01

the Ladies' OF the Leaf, the Philhar-
monic Club, the Rotary and Lions
Clubs, the Odd Fellows and the
Knights and Ladies of Security as
sembled yesterday afternoon. Kirk
Dyer, vice president OF the Cham
Der Of Commerce, presided. Alter
a brief conference, the mayor was
asked to come to the meeting and
he Immediately responded to tele-
phone call and frankly laid the con-
ditions as they exist before the con-
ferees. He was anxious to have a
cleanup day for Ardmore and sug-
gested that the city funds would per
nit the use of the city wagons and
teams to haul away all rubbish II
the people would accumulate the
rubbish III such way that the wag-
ons can readily pick it up.
He suggested that Saturday had
been designated by the state fire
marshal as Fire Prevention Day
and that the cleanup proposed
should include fire prevention work
as well as that of sanitation, but that
as Saturday is bad day for public
work in Ardmore that Monday
should be chosen. This was readily
agreed upon and the representatives
proceeded to organize to make the
cleanup campaign effective.
The plan of organization adopted
includes the naming OF captains and
lieutenants in each ward, these cap
tians to select as nearly as possible
a captain in each block in each ward,
the block captains to be responsible
for their own block being cleaned
up and the ward captains and lieu
tenants to inspect and report upon
the work. The followinf ward
captains and lieutenants were
named
First Ward: Kirk Dyer; captain ;
Mrs. c. II. Everett, lieutenant.
Second Ward: Sam Butler, cap
tain; Mrs. Malone Lykins and Mrs.
w. r. Burnitt, leutenants.
Third Ward: N. B. Feagin, cap
tain; Mrs. J. w. Wall, lieutenant.
Fourth Ward: Joseph NJ. Lon
don, Saptain; Mrs. X. l.. Scott, lieu
tenant.
Captains of the various blocks will
be drafted for the service and mott
fled through the Ardmoreite tomor-
row.
The Mayor Proclamation.
Mayor w. r. Roberts issued the
following "CleanUp Day procla-
nation this morning:
WHEREAS: The health condi-
tionS OF the city OF Ardmore, as a
result OF neglected sanitary condi-
tions, have not been what is most
desirable, and
WHEREAS: That said city is in
the midst of an epidemic known as
the Spanish influenza, reaching out
and grasping hundreds of our citi-
zeus many times proving fatal, and
WHEREAS: Committees repre-
senting local organizations in this
city have met that plans for combat
ting the present epidemic might be
arranged and successfully carried
out, and
WHEREAS: It is the desire OF
the entire citizenship of this city
to eliminate to the fullest possible
extent all conditions conducive to
the spread OF said disease, the pre-
vention of fire and to cause our city
to take on civic attractiveness.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, w. r.
Roberts, mayor OF the city of Ard
more, do proclaim, declare, and make
known, that the citizens of this city
make Monday, Nov. 4, Il day on
which all trash, papers. and other
useless material on their premises,
shall be burned and destroyed; that
the streets of said city and the side
walks thereto adjacent be cleaned OF
any and all debris thereon found,
and that everything be done both in
the residence and in the business
houses and offices OF said city that
will prove sanitary and tend to make
health conditions far superior to
the present conditions.
MAYOR OF ARDMORE.
So 1t Seems.