The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-05-03
COMMUNITY LEAGUE
Vice Presidents Report of Work
Done the Past Year
To the Community League.

nifty League for the year 1922.
After the election OF officers last
spring the first work undertaken by
us was the cleaning up of the town,
It's streets, alleys, vacant lots, river
banks, etc. This work was under
taken by Mrs. Horace Fox rs chair
man of tn Q Street Committee. To
her is due the credit for the condition
Of the town which brought forth the
remark from the State Sanitary In
spcctor that there was not n cleaner
nor more sanitary town in Southwest
Virginia. Certainly an accom-
plshmcnt worthy of praise and
thanks. Mrs. Fox got cash contri-
button from MIR. c. BE Slcmp, whom
we take this opportunity to thank
very much therefor, with which TO
give cash prizes for the clcanest
yards. which was awarded to Mrs Nc
Clanahan,an cup from the league.
to the firm keeping the streets and
cutters in front Of their respective
places Of business in the cIcanest con-
dition. which was awarded to the
Mineral Motor Company.
The next important work under
taken was the membership drive. of
which Mrs. X. r. Irvine was Chair
man. The result of this drive was
forty old and new members at Si.Oo
each Another accomplishment
worthy OF consideration
Our next activity was the giving
of the cash prizes of $3.50 to the
children OF the school who were pres
ant each aud every school day and
never trady one of the said days,
There were nine Of these children
who made the record Mir. Suiridrc
said this did u great deal to stimulate
the school attendance We also paid
the expenses of mother to Bristol
where she went to take her three
small children whom she felt unable
to properly care for, to the Children's
Home Society
We also sent a box OF clothing and
ihines,such as candy. to eat at Christ
mas to the inmates of lvokota Farm
We called on our Supervisor in be
half of Mothers Pension Law, sent
committee to Wise in behalf Of Moth
er's Pension and High School location
here, assisted Miss Jane Morgan with
her throat clinic.
Mrs. Mousor was again made chair
mani OF tile School Yard and that she
has made 81 success of her job is SO
clearly Seen when we compared the
yard two years aro with the condi
ton thereof now as to need no COM
ment She has freey given her time.
thought and plants thereto. While
many OF the plants for the school
yard we're bought by the league many
were given by citizens from their
own yards
Mrs Mccormick was put in charge
Of the Cemetery Committee and She
is cndeavoring 10 work out plan
whereby She can get the lot holders
of the Cemetery to contribute SO
much either monthly or annually to
employ an all time, for six months OF
the year, man to keep the Cemetery
in condition. We have prepared for
her list OF the lots and the owners
thereof and she has spent quite some
time working thereon and feel sure
knowing as we do what loyal work
er she is the plan will soon be perfect
ed and the Cemetery one of the beau
~ spots OF the town
We, like all others this year, have
had our disappointments FOR we had
hoped very much 10 avoid asking the
aready ovcrburdened citizens for ii
nancial assistance by raising our nee
essary funds from Lyccum Course
which the School Athletic Associations
and the Community League secured
for series OF entertainments I'm
fortunately this contract was made
last year when times were not so
hard and We had every reason to ex-
peCt at least $1,000 or $4,000
thercfrom, but instead. even though
we tried desperately to sell season
ticket we lost thereon $4,000 This
was quite blow to US Tor instead OF
having made something We had to
make UP something We then pro
cured the Ada Jones contract and
thereby made up the deficit, which
while !; put US out OF debt did not
give US the expected balance in the
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