The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-01-15
CIVIC LENcuEl

CIvrC-pertaining to civil life
CTvIL-reIating 70 the s6airs Of
q. fitygo .Glgt ttiSierts polite, course'
Gus, well.bredss-z. -z-.-s..-@ .s
sLEAGUE-ran. alliance for mutpel
interests; a6l2k ederaeyS 70 combine
for mutual interests.
Nothing in those ds6kions der0ss
"suffraReh md 40 6lrE 4. ethe4tl Dc;
note tke N SFrle Nati1ne tep4eney,
Int thew .13 i6te all thst stand Or
PRIDE lsSff KFION, BEAUTY
"GETyTOGETHERNESS" and UP
IIFTi They make rs Healize how
dormant our finer senses have been
Is have threaded our way through
snS sSsaS q N A. s stfort % IS from
one house 10 another, to saynothoing
Of, o6f passage to and from the bust
ness district Of our ''eould be" pretty,
clean and attractive little ktcwn. We
have awakened 70 these facts by the
organization of the CIVIC LEAGUE.
which. had its first meeting Friday
evening; the 7th. instant, at which
time the prime promoters OF progress
Formulated plans whereby the goats
must be relegate4 to "goatdom and
the pigs TO "pigdom" and, we hope
before many more meetings the other
animals. roaming leisurely around
on our streets, win be reinstated on
pastures green, the legacy Of their
kingdom, from which they can never
Be enticed again. "SuffragetteR would
not have time to- deal with matters
Of this sort, and those, Of the Carrie
Nations" tendency would net have
stood for ike inxAsions by such uli-
welcome guests fgoats, pigs ETC., 50
long, and now the womanhood Of our
town, rise up with one voice and say:
sNE WANT, and WILL HAVE. .
SANITARY and more BEAUTIFUL
town, and hence the CIVIC LEA9UEl
As QTuted from Webster, CIVIC
and LEAGUE embody the objects Of
this organization, and, with the on
cers. elected we know IL Is going ahead
and Develop into as strong q league
as our energies viii put forth, and,
after 3 while, visitors passing through
win be heard to remark: This does
not look like the same place-why
six months ago, when we were on cur
way to So and so, some Of the streets
had papers strewn over them, cans
here and there and broken glass all
around--now l0bk how clean it isl
Garbage cans on every corner, fences
put in place, and above all things,
there is not q single goat, pig, COW,
horse Or mule on the streets! Gee,
whizl these people have walked
up''F'
Who in our town is not ready to
reFpond to the requirements of the
League? What win YOU do 70 as-
sist these noble'women in their work.
Do as they bid you. You can attest
your appreciation Of their efforts BY
rendering aid fflrough whatever chan
mel they direct WORK WITH THEM
and NOT AGAINST them. -
The Civic League is established;
most able officers elected; the Con-.
stitution drafted, laws and bylaws
drawn: committees appointed and
plans on foot to start things for
the betterment of Vidalia. EFFECT
I'VE RIGHT nav, to emerge from
the "put of until tomorrow" stage,
and all plans ttznslative of action,
for the change must come. and il Is
up to YOU 70 helbi impress the pub-
Tic mind with the necessity Of this
work. Let this Civic League be an
epoch for the archives Of your town.
Thus Is launched the Civic League.
The fight Is scarcely begun, but we
nope ere long, it viii be wsead viRor-
eQsiy enough 81 get quick action, and
continue as q live issue. BE q coed
citizen and lend, q helping hnfd %
tie Civic League, q league creath4
htst IA, asnsama arfrnnufkss -Snmgaaf <u<.nr.