The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-12-08
CIVIC LEAGUE Meeting

AL d special meeting OF the CIVIC
League last Friday afternoon, more
than fifty ONE were present. A
program was given and following this
was a social hour during which light
refreshments were served and during
which time fourteen ladies added their
names to the membership list.
The program consisted of a paper
entitled, What the Civic League Has
Done" and a splendid address by DR..
w E. Johnson on the subject of What
the Civic League May Do" The vocal
solo sung by Mrs. E. w. Hall and the
piano solo played by Mrs. Kohler were
much appreciated and enjoyed.
The following is a list of some of
the things that the Civic League has
done as tabulated by one of it's mem
bers. This list is published in re.
spouse to a request.
Containers for waste paper were
put On Main street.
A rest room was maintained at the
c~hautauQua and also at the county
fair for several years.
A ny campaign extending over sew.
eral years was conducted. Weekly
articles were published in the local
press and literature was distributed.
Agitation for a city park has been
carried on at intervals for seven years
with no visible result unless it be the
little park at the railway station.
Agitation for a city garbage system
extending over a period of years has
been carried on with a definite plan
now in the hands Of the city commits
sioners.
On July 4, 1914, a grand historic
pageant was given on the colleg
campus by the league. This pageant
was a large community affair.
Better moving picture campaign has
been conducted and a city federated
committee organized, which worked
for several years with the managers
of the moving picture theatres.
Before the United States entered the
war, the league distributed mite boxes
for the Red Cross for relief work.
When the war closed, the league or
ganized the Red Cross chapter in
Brookings.
Red Cross Christmas seals were sold
by the Civic League and twice through
these sales a Red Cross nurse was Sc
cured to work in the county for a
month.
At the time Of the Tyler disaster,
Mayor Leighty called upon the Civic
League for assistance and u presi-
dent. Mrs. Lillian Smith, went to Tyler
and made arrangements for u citi
zens to furnish relief in the form of
food.
Relief work was done by the league
for a number of years and at Christ
mas time baskets Of food were dis
tributed to needy families.
The league offered its services to
the American Legion during the Red
Cross membership v in 1920,
and completed the canvass.
During Mayor Mathews administra-
ton, upon request of the league, a
carnival show was closed.
The Civic League has had a health
committee which has co-operated with
the school nurse and health physician
for a number of years. At n time,
they secured DR.. Bracken of st. Paul
to come to Brookings and give a health
lecture.
Child Welfare work has been carried
on. In 1915, a Child Welfare week was
observed, a house to house canvass
was made and a clinic was held in
which children were examined by the
local physicians.
A free vaccination clinic for school
children during the smallrox epi1er,ic
was initiated by the league The super
intendent of schools. f-cai physicians,
Red Cross nurse and school nurs CO.
operated. .
A story hour at the library was held
for several years ty th3 league. The
first benefit for thu public library was