Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-27
;."HOME."


.a1alThis article is reproduced on
solicitation Of the Civic League.l
:. Recently one of the prominent
real estate firms of Lewisburg pub
lished definitions of the word
s"Hcme," all of which agree that to
'uSall Home" the dearest SPOT on
earth. We all agree also that one
OF the most important factors in
the comfort and happiness of home
is sits beauty, neatness, and order:
If your house is untidy, with dirt
and disorder in evidence every
where, you have no sense of rest
and comfort in it, and no pride in
inviting friends to enter it. If any
such conditions prevail even tenn
porarily in your house, you apollo
gize, with modification, when a
guest chances to come in.
But "Home" is not merely the
house in which you live, but the
town in which your house stands
YOU say, "Lewisburg is my
home" Why, then, feel pride in
The neatness and beauty of your
house, and no shame in allowing
the town to be us uHtidy and neg
lected in appearance as if you had
neither pride in nor love for your
homc?-so that strangers coming in
are not only not attracted, but in
many cases actually repealed by the
carelessneSs and indifference an
parent on our streets?
The Civic League has recently
spent over 500 in endeavoring to
help and encourage every BODY to
make and keep home neat and at
tractive. But having done this, the
League expected every man and
woman, every boy and girl, who
loves Lcwisburg, to, do his and her
best to keep dirt from accommodating
again and to be active in promoting
the good looks of the town. The
League cannot afford to keep I'D
this work for us-each house
holder, each merchant, each bust
ness man, each individual, who
uses our streets must do his and her
share, sweeping most literally,
before your own door," Look
about you-you will see upon the
streets paper, banana skins, orange
peel, cigarette boxes, sweepings
from the stores, trash carelessly
thrown down by pedestrians-till
a stranger would smile incredulous-
~ if you told him there had ever
'been a cleanup" day here. Be
hind many of the stores and Offices
there is as great an accumulation
OF unIghtly and unsanitary trash
as before, and our cutters and side
streets are disgracefully Uttered
with rags and paper-not only an
,offense and distress to those who
love the home town, but menace
TO the health Of those who live here,
attracting flies, breeding mosdui-
toes, harboring germs of disease.
1T is not necessary to throw upon
the street the trash you might easily
hold in your hand until you can
take it home and burn it, or place 1t
in "a can made for the purpose and
soon to be placed upon each street
corner. Do cooperate with the eff
forts Of the Civic League to make
this real "Spotless Town"-it not
oHty auuS 10 your comfort and
pleasure, but il helps your business
A recent letter from traveller in
Massachusetts, spoke of the pleasure
of motoring through the State, find
Ing ever the smallest towns, villa
iBeS, and hamlets well cared for,
neat attractive, adornetl with flow
.GrH, the wistaria especially in evil
9tpce everywhere, and the country
'551elight to be in. But there is moth
:3hB In the appearance of Lewisburg
4 make a stranger, care to linger
,tlN bur midst, though il is beautiful
an situation," and should be. "the
Joy of the whole county" instead
of making us feel that the friend
who visits us goes away with the
unspoken thought, "Why does my
'friend care to live in such an ugly,
neglected looking place" Don't
Tel them do so, friends-let us each
put forth our best efforts to make
our Home pleasure to them as well
as to ourselves.
THE CIVIC LEAGUE.