Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-26
Civic Bureau CT Chamber
of Commerce Indorses
Proposition
INDORSE BOND ISSUE
Discuss Improved Lighting System
For King Street and improvements
at ArmGry,

/ Included IN other important bus.
ness transacted at the regular month
/; ~ meeting of the Civic Bureau O.;
the Chamber cf Commerce, he'd lasi
night was the approval by t1e IT.
reau of Clean Up Paint Up Wei;
10 be run under the direction g. tbs
! Chamber of Commerce in genuine
ton with the police and health depart
ments during the week If May % -
% inclusive.
The Clean Up Paint Up Week was
: brought to the attention of the body
. oy Chairman X. w. GGritn who call
ed on Capt. George Fl. Evans for m
formation on the matter. The ques-
ton of having the week eStab! she'd
some time in May had been brought
up before me Retail Merchants bu-
reau at their last meeting and tina;
bureau recommended tn" matter favcr
ao,y to the Civic Bureau. Capt. Evans
stated that IN the past there had been
several Clean UP campaigns in this
city and that he thought one IN :
year would be 4 desirable praDos!tio"
for the chamber to take up and he
suggested that r. P. Harrington,
advertising manager of the AleXan-
dria Gazette. had some information
or the subject.
Mr.. Harrington stated the OBJECT of
such campaign, what it would 10
for the city in regard !, heastk Ela--
ters and from the standpoint az .
means 70 better business. E. y.
FelGtkeller, and other members ma !c
remarks concerning tfe:r ideas alch%
this line and Mr.. Farriagtcn suggest
ed more IL detail concerning the man
ner in which such campaign Should
be handled.
F. Clinton Knight stated that ne
would give such a campaign his sup
port and that his store would offer
$45 bicycle as prize for the boy i"
the city who, if the campaign WAS
run. had done the bes, work Of clean
ing ard painting up. me bureau the.
inGorsal the proposed campaign ami
the chair appointed { committee to
handle the matter 1t : expected tha:
sufficient funds will be appropriated
for the minor details OF the campaign,
which as pointed out at the meeting
last evening, TO be successful must
meet with the hearty support of every
cne in Alexandria.
Chairman X ". OgGen stated that
his selection CT the committee wouid
De made knCwn shortly. Previous to
the meeting numbers Of business men
and city officials stated such a cam
paign would meet with their approva!
and hearty supper: and cooperation.
This is necessary for the campaign
to be successful.
X. E. Wallace of the \. N. c. A.
has stated that his organization WI:
cooperate in the matter NJ. Feidt-
keller stated that one of the big fac
tors in campaign of this sort was
the work that could be den. oy the
boys of this city. If the boys, the
, merchants, the housewives. Inc Off
! cals, in tact everyone do their par.
! it is believed that the campaign VIII
be the most successful Of l.; kim
| that was ever handled here.
Among other important matters
orough. before the meeting were ere:
tion of Signs on King street. IN,
sheds ait the Union Railway Staten
the lighting system on Upper Kin
street and two letters from health o.
cif;als regarding health conditions j:
the city
| Claude W. Fletcher brought oefor'
the body the matter of the mayor
rece-:i. message to the city ccunci
calling for 100000 bend issue nee:
ed for numerous civic improvements
The mayors message was indorsed b:
the bureau It was also indorsed b.
the Retail Merchants Bureau at the
regular meeting two weeks ago.
Chairman c. Page Waller reporte
fer the committee or signs on Kin
street, and after an interesting dis
caSs:on i. was decided that the cen,
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