Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-05
To MAKE DIRT FLY
CLEAN UP WEEK.
Plans For Clean Up Paint
Up Campaign Soon
Ready
DATE FIXED MAY % to 2S
Cot Operation of all Urged to Make
Affair a SuccesS-Prizes Are OF.
fercd Ia Boys Participating.

AT the last regular meeting Of the
Civic Bureau Of the Alexandria
Chamber Of Commerce the bureau
'ecidcd on Cleanup. Fairt-up
Week for May % to 2S. inclusive.
The acting chairman, X. W. Ogden,
Yesterday appointed the following
committee, which will have charge Of
ne campaign: c. Page Waller
,hairman: R. p Harrington, +. Clin-
ton Knight, Capt. George Fl. Evans.
Mr.. Waller. chairman. stated this
l.orning that ne would call a meet
ing Of the committee within the ncXt
few DAYS to formulate definite plans
FOR the successful handin" OF he
campaign. Everybody is asked to
cooperate in this campaign, which
!. for the purpose of cleaner city,
and which, when heartily supported
by the c,itire population, has been
put over with great viCor and sue
cess in other citie& Of the country,
rroving big boom to ioca! busi-
ness.
The following is an extract from
the minutes Of he meeting as fur
nishcd by J. T. Preston, secretary:
Under the head Of new business
the matter of q Hlean-ug. P@,n--Ga
week was brought up. iir J. j..
Harrington of the Alcxardr:" (1-z"tyc
made an interesting add 81 oIu-
ucnding the dcsirahilty
movement, and suggesting May 23
10 2S, 1921, for the week. Dr.. J II.
Bitter made an address regarding
/. .awspapcrs being left or doorstcps
and the Wind blowing them along the
streets. Mr.. James r. Cation stated
that he thought much If the trouble
from paper in the streets was caused
Ly the newsboyS ialflng 10 properly
deliver the papers Mr.. f.. 4. F'eldt-
keller sroke Of the grcar help ren.
icrcd by Boy Scouts in this rove
ment. Mr.. r P. Harrington mace =
further address. giving other details
regarding the NOV, nlnr. M. +. Gin
ION knight stated that The firm or
r. +. Knight & Sons would give a
bicycle % the box doing the best
work III the campaign. Mr.. r. ?.
Harrington offered the fill co-dpcra-
ion Of the Alcxandria Gazette in
this movement. A further Gtsc'is-
SION followed. Moved bv Mr.. c. Page
Waller, seconded b. Mr.. r. s. Jones
and unanimously carried. that we
hold Cleanup, Paint-up week.
Movei. duly seconded and carried,
that this bureau recommend an ap-
nropriation to the board Of direct tors
o: S75. or as much thereof as is
necessary. 10 dcfray the necessary
expenses of this campaign. Moved,
daily seconded and carried, that the
week beginning May %, and ending
May IS, be designated as Clear up,
Paint-up week for this city"
As outind hy the National. Clear-
NJ and Paint-up Campaign Bureau
N st. Louis the idea of such cam
raign is "To Meet Americas Great
est Necd-ClcanlircsS and Ordcrli-
ness = Every Community" More
rian 1000 cities a1d towns have ar
Swercd to the call Of "C!can-up and
Paint-up" to make homes and towns
and cities beautiful, sanitary and
safe from the ravagcS Of diseaS". Ere
and deterioration Anybody desir-
itg any information on the subject is
invited tc inquire of the members OF
the committee
X. Z. Wallace of the Y. ". E. A.,
in charge Of the Pioneer Scouts Of
TIE Guy, mas oiicred H-.'o oP"o'"-
.ng league baseball to the member
cf the Pioneers doing the best work
during the campaign in cleaning up
his own premises. Mr. Wallace also
offers 4 similar prize, open to any
boy in the city, y h" :ocs the best
work during the week q pa:H'fr' up
= whita1Hashing up AZ v .l-oj. ."s