Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-21
ganizatiOn as outlined above

ga~nization as outlined above
Under head Of Ciyics, the program
might easily include work under the
following sublheads:
Home and City identifying and i'm
proving Including facilities for home
economies, water, gas, electricity.
Education, a survey Of educational
facilities in the entire county and the
evolving of plans which would bring
the school system up to the late5t
standards. This work to be carried
out with the cooperation Of the Coun-
ty Superintendent.
SANITATION, a study Of sanitary
conditions in the city and the county,
which includes the disposal Of gar
bage, refuse, sewage, protection from
flies, mosquitoes, inspection Of eating
places and conditions surrounding the
sale of foor products.
PUBLIC BUILDING. First and
foremost, the erection Of q court
house, which ought to include facilit-
les for community needs, such as rest
rooms, comfort stations and auditor
ium meeting places for all organiza-
tons. office space for public and
semi-public organizations, etc.
PUBLIC COMFORTS. The provid-
ing of temporary comfort stations
until such times as a modern o
house can be erected, providing of
temporary rest and reception rooms,
the providing of a public library which
might be housed in the county court
house when completed or in a modern
school building. If the school house
or the court house can not be used
for all community needs, then it would
be well to provide a memorial COM
munity house One thousand dollars
of state funds is now available for
the first town in evey county in Mis-
souri, that definitely plans a memorial
to the men who entered the world war
from the county.
COMMUNITY CENTERS. The use
of the public school building for COM
munity ccnters to include a recreation
program, supplemental cdication, etc.
STREETS. The paving Of streets
and roads entering the town, proper
placing of street and road names ard
guide, the improvement Of parkways
along the sides of the streets, improV-
ing of walks, planting of trees, and
the possible providing of comfortable
benches in the square for those who
come to the city.
PARKS AND PLAY GROUNDS.
Provisions ought to be made for
parks and play grounds II it IS a
good thing for the industrial centers
to provide places of play and recre-
Gtion for the citizens and children who
live in the big cities, it ought to be
equally true Of small town and rural
districts. t
A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF
RECREATION. The establishing of
a bureau listing all musical and enter
tainment talent in the County, the
providing means for a City and Coun-
ty band and orchestra.
HOSPITALS. This needs no COM
ment.
LIGHTS. The providing of ade-
Gate lights in the city and approach
es to the city, electric signs at he de-
pot with a word of welcome, and
WHERE information can be obtained
with reference to hotels, rooming
places, etc, create favorable impress
sions.
PUBLIC UTILITIES. An investi-
cation of the county, electric light,
telephone, telegraph service, as well
as mail or express all falls in the
scope of this work.
CHURCHES. A survey of the
county, from the religious standpoint,
to show the number of churches, the
cost for the buildings and their main,
tenance, the devising of plans which
might reduce the number of made
quately served religiously organiza-
tions, and plan for a combination and
strengthening of religious work. Ir
many progressive communities small
denominations have united their for
ces and formed community churches
CITY BEAUTIFYING. Many
cities are famous because the dec
crate their lawns and streets anG
homes with a characteristic flower
Portland, the home Of the rose, is ar
example. Flower boxes in front of