The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08
CITY WELFARE
WORK PLANNED
AT MASS MEET
Constitution Of AledO Community
Council Accepted By Public
Suggest Various Plans.
Especial to The Argus.)

Especial to The Argus.)
Aledo, July 8.-While the crowd
attending the community meeting
called last night at north park WIGS
not large, the spirit which is need
ed to put over such movement was
in evidence, especially toward the
end of the evening. The gathering
was called for the purpose of com
pleting the Aledo community coun-
Gil. on which several public spirited
citizens have been working for sone
time.
The meeting was called to order
by w. G. Grant, who explained that
it was the idea of the organization
to plan some sort of a council to in
clude representatives from every
civic organization, tto take care OF
the social and welfare problems
common to the community. Follow
ing the explanation Harry Buckley,
commander OF the Pallerans post
of the legion, was elected as chair
man,of the meeting. Miss Kate Nc
Manus was elected secretary.
Led by Z. S. Richey, county farm
adviser, real community sing was
INDUCED in for several minutes,
after which Charles b. Atwood Of
Urbana, state leader of county farm
bureaus, gave an address. Mr.. At
wood told of what other communi-
ties had done to answer the prob
lem of giving every member in the
community part in the social life.
Mr. Atwood urged cooperation, as
Kipling put it, "of every bioomin'
soul" More singing was INDUCED
in following this address. Songs
everybody knew, Illinois" "On-
ward, Christian Soldiers" Star
Spangied Banner" and various 9TH
ers.
Chairman Buckley then took up
the business of the meeting, that of
accepting the constitution as pre-
pared by the committee and of get
ting suggestions for work that
might be included in the council
program No question was raised
over the constitution other than one
of what constituted legal voting
age This was settled as 81, the
age for every citizen to be allow
ed a vote After the constitution
had been adopted suggestions for
the work, needed in the commun-
ity, which the council might include
IL GASAA CA4 . pAoSoA an Wei Z SheO
for. Several splendid suggestions
were given
Harold Melburg, member of the
legion, suggested that the council
assist in pushing the boy scout
movement in Aledo. This move
ment, sponsored by the legion and
started several weeks ago, has al
ready proved successful. Mr. Mel
burg explained just what the work
OF the scout was and why the or
gan1zation was not militaristic as
= some citizens thought. 1t was put
as motion and accepted that the
~ council assist with this work.
Unwilling that the boys of the
town should have the only such or
ganization, Miss Helen Schouteu,
Zone adviser for Mercer county,
suggested that the council back
some movement for taking care of
the girls. Either the Campfire Girls
or the Girl Scouts were suggested
by Miss SchOuten as answering this
problem. IF you train the boys 20
De better citizens, you must also
train your girls to be better citi-
zens, said Miss Schouten. She
then explained a little of the work
which Is already started in the
county, that of the state clubs for
girls These are mostly garment
making and canning clubs. One
was to be organized in Aledo today
and parents were urged to send
their girls to a meeting at the
home bureau at IL o'clock this
morning. where the organization
would be completed. A number of
young women of the town have vol
unteered to assist with the work.
The motion that the council back
this work for girls was accept
ed.
L. c. Detwiler suggested that the !
council sponsor a community
"slng" at various times during the |
year. The motion was accepted.
Mrs. Mary Wilson of Aledo moved |
that the council help in organizing |
q parent-teacher association foil
Aledo. Mrs. Wilson told OF the |
great good accomplished by this as
ISOLATION in other towns and how |
ii made the general standard OF the /
schools much better. The motion I
was accepted.
G. z. Plat, county superfntend- |
ent OF school, moved that the coun-
Gil plan a community picnic and
Held day. This suggestion brought
forth much applause. The motion
was accepted.
The delegates at large, mention
ed in the constitution, who were
elected at last nights meeting were
as follows: Harry Fisher, Lee
Thornton. Clyde Harris, VIII Egg
bert and Miss Violet Detwiler.
No other date was set for q fur
ther meeting but it is expected
that one viii be called. When the
call comes IL iS urged that every
citizen in Aiedo plan to attend and
TO help back Il movement which will
develop. not without a lot of hard
work. however, into one of the big
Best things that Aledo has ever had.
The meeting CLOSED with the sing
Ing OF America"
POSTPONE MEETING.