The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-05-20
ACTIVE SEASON FOR
v. |. S. WORKERS
Planning to Improve and
Beautify the City
This Summer
PREMISES CONTEST

Library, winch was CROWDED 10 LS
capacity.
Mrs. DeKay, the president, called
the meeting to order and introduced
l.. E. Tillotson, county leader Of the
boys and girls clubs, and Chester
Vincent, city leader of the same or
CARNATIONS, who very ably addressed
the meeting relative to organizing a
city competition for the best kept
and most attractive premises in each
OF the four wards in Blackfoot Sub
stantial prizes will be offered, which
will be an inducement as we'll as an
incentive to effort for any family,
and we'll worth winning.
Every phase of the contest was
thoroly discussed and the following
rules governing the compttition were
adloted.
Rules Here
Chester Vincent is to have general
supervision and the chairman of
each ward will be announced later.
V. I. S. Notes
The City park is in splendid condi-
ton and the school children, as we'll
as the grown ups, have taken advant-
age of the inviting green lawns,
shade trees and play ground equip
ment and held several school picnics
there last week. The third and
fourth grades from the Central
school, with their teachers Miss
Revandal and Mrs. Kitchen, were
among the number. Besides the
lunches provided by the children, a
fund sufficient to furnish ice cream
for the party was raised, which was
enjoyed in true picnic style. 1t is
needless to say the kiddies had an
enjoyable time and returned home
a tired, torn, but happy crowd.
The V. I. S. dishes, cooking uten-
siles and big range have been in
stalled in the care-taker's house and
corps of volunteers will wash the
dishes and arrange the cupbroad
shelves this week in anticipation of
auto tourists.
A telephone is to be installed in
the care-taker's house, as it will be
of great benefit in policing the park,
when the night patrolman's services
are necessary to make arrests. The
park, is to be rigidly policed this
summer, especially at night.
The cemetery committee, Mrs. Ed
redge chairman, reported progress.
Mrs. Eldredge has written great
number of personal letters to owners
of individual graves, (not lots)
where the owners have moved to dis
tant states asking if they will not
Cooperate with the v. l. S. in keep.
| ing these graves up to the standard
OF the rest of the cemetery.
The ladies of the third ward met
at the Irving school last Thursday
and organized for the ward competi.
ton.
The ladies of the fourth ward are
asked to meet at the home of Mrs
F. E. DeKay Thursday of this week
at 3 O'Clock sharp for the purpose OF
organizing for the competition.
Rules for Contest ON Premises
/. The town is to be divided into
four parts, corresponding to the four
wards.
2. The object of this contest is to
beautify the town in general and the
premises of the contestants in par
| ticular.
8. The contest will extend over a
period of from May Is to September
10. During this period the premises
of the contestants are to be con-
stantly improved, and ready for in
| SpectiOn at any time.
4. Each ward must have an i'm
provement committee 10 suggest i'm
provements to be won by members
in the contest about their premises
and to suggest Improvements in the
ward as whole.
5. A supervisor or judge must be
appointed to have general super,
vision over the four wards, so that
notes may be kept on the general
| improvements of premises and
wards. A complete list Of all con-
testants must be turned in to the
supervisor.
6. All work about the premises
must be done by the members of the
family and cannot be hired done
Work in the wards, such as cleaning
up vacant lots may be hired done, II
the improvement committee sees fit
I. Two types of premises are to
be jugded:
(1 Small places, not to exceed
Ave lots.
(2) Larger places, or those con-
sisting of more than five lots.
8. A first prize of SIS and a
second prize of $40 will be given the
winning families of both the small
and the large places, in each ward
showing the best general improve
ment on their property during the
stated period.
9. A grand prize Of $25 will be
given the ward having the greatest
number of contestants and showing
the greatest general improvement of
the whole ward including the appear
ance of the premises of the Undivided
| contestants in that ward. A second
| rize of SIS will be given the ward
Showing the next best Improvement.
10. A meeting of the contestants
| # each ward must be held at least
once month during the stated
period to talk over improvements,
| etc.
II. By premises is meant all prop
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