Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-17

To the Editor Of the EUeniag Capital:
To the People of Annapolis:
In my work for the Civic League ]
nave heard many things of interest
md have been asked many questions
Now | hope to answer through our
much sougkt-after local paper (the
Evening CapitaD those whom we
have not been able to reach. The
Civic League is for ALL; it is to hell
better the conditions of our town, s.,
rs to benefit every one. To make life
,asior. more healthy, and in that way
O bring gladness into the homes OF
III; TO in some way benefit the whole
rhe Civic League is not politics; it is
league consisting of all parties, al!
'eligions, all business to meet on one
md the same base. to cooperate In
me great effort to improve our town
some of the things we hope to do--tt
n some way reduce the taxes, which
Il present threaten to eat up oul
homes; to place waste boxes on tbs
streets such as they have in larger
tiles; to secure q play ground for the
,oung children of tho town: to ar
ange so that the housewife is no.
larrassed by the manner in which the
,arbage is managed And right nov
must state OF the sixty-odd homes
where | conversed l found that many
indeed the majority, had not observed
he law of receptacles and they wers
he ones attended to most satisfac
orlly. With regard to the children
this town still has quite few of tn
descendants of the old families of An
napolis who fought for the liberty OF
our country and we all know the
State House Hill has been haven for
he children for generation upon
generation. The place where every
Dne felt the child was safe. / (who
earned to roller skate on the hill and
ny nieces and nephews also) was on
he hill with my little great niece
elching her to roller skate and | was
Informed by a Waterman that ii was
against the rules to skate there. That
accounted for the girls and boys had
seen risking their lives in the middle
If the street The next thing, the
,ircle became too sacred for childish
Ieet and the postoflice square also
was included as precious ground
There was one spot where men and
women were human enough TO re-
member they had been children an6
carried in their hearts the words "suf-
er little children to come unto Me,
% the little ones went to Murray Hill
where the hearts Of mothers anC
'athers dwell. Will not those who
lave so ardently gone against the
wishes of the many in giving towards
the tearing up of good pavement
(the best brick pavement in town.
and destroying the antiquity and
beauty of our old Saint Anne's
church. be willing to give towards
uying piece of ground and furnish
/. ng the things needed to make the
|. little ones strong. happy? Now, ask
who will head the list to benefit the
rowing boys and girls of our town
This is a depression from the League.
Sus the play ground will be carried on
through the Civic League, if once
started. When l see the way little
children are regarded. how thankful
an l lived in my time and genera
,.cn. when the older ones realized the
small child would re the men and
women OF the future.
in ending, ask every one to join
the Civic League and let US all Go our
best to help make life worth living.
This Is not an address, but an appeal.
ISABEL II. CLAUDE.
% State House Circle.
Annapolis. Nd.