Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-15
ASK FOR MORE
INTEREST IN
CITY SCHOOLS
Erection of Band Stand
For Concerts Also
Recommended
KIWANIS LUNCHEON
State Bonds For Good
Roads Urged--C. A.
Gwinn and M. B. Har-
low Make Reports

Suggestions for things for the
betterment of the city were con
tanned in reports submitted by
Chester A. Gwinn and NJ. B.
Harlow. the latter on behalf Of
Carroll Pierce at the weekly lun'
cheon of the Kiwanis Club hello
this afternoon.
The report of the committee
headed by Mr.. Gwinn contains
the following recommendations
That the Kiwanis Club appoint 8
committee to cooperate with the
committee named by the cham
Der of commerce in its program
for the general improvement Of
the city; that the club give
scholarship each year to the Uni
versity of Virginia to the mos
proficient student in the Alexan
dria High School; that the clut
give their moral support ant
boost the various school activi
ties; the erection of band stanC
for nightly concerts; that trees bs
planted either Arbor Day or Me
mortal Day at the approaches te
the National Cemetery; that the
club use its influence to having
the white way on King street ex'
tneded to union railway station
Previous to submitting his re
port Mr.. Gwinn thanked the
club for the prizes offered by ths
club to the salutatorian and vale
dictorian of the high school. Ht
deplored the lack of interes'
taken by parents and others il
school activities, especially the
athletics mad dramatic work ano
declared the club should turn it:
attention to converting knocker:
into boosters for the school ac
tivities.
On behalf of the committee Of
which Carroll Pierce is chairman
NJ. B. Harlow submitted re
port recommending that the clul
cooperate with the ladies of tn,
Cooperative Charities; recon-
mended public band stan(
where concerts can be givel
nightly during the summer
months and that the club indorst
! the issuing of bonds by the state
for the construction and main
tenance of roads and they alst
indorsed the movement having
for its object the erection of ;
modern hotel.
Mr.. Harlow told of the splendit
work done in bygone years of th'
I Cooperative Charities and paid ;
tribute to Mrs. James F.. Alex
ander mad her daughter, Mis-,
Edna Harrison Alexander, whom
he said practically carried th'
work on.
/ Referring to public schools Mr.
Harlow announced that he wa
deeply interested and alread.
had arranged with the superin
{ tendent to award a gold media
each year to high school stud
ent for meritorious work. H
stated that while city treasure
the funds of the city ran low an,
they were about to- close tn
schools and he put put up his owl
funds and instead of seveI
months education that year tn
children received ten months a
was the custom.
C. c. Lamond, president of tn
local Y. NJ. c., opened with
short address and spoke on tn
~. NJ. C. A. work and told o
the drive nearly a year ago whe
Alexandria went over the top i
it's canvass to raise $4,000, an
there are yet many small cor
'ltributions yet to be collected. Fl
paid a tribute to the new secre
tary c.. C. Kent, whom he ir
troduced. tc $50 ..
Secretary C. C. Kent of tn
Young Mems Christian Associs
ton in his address compliments
the city on being wide awake an
progressive and he stated tha
tentative plans. for the erectio
of the Y. NJ. c. A., soon will b
drafted and the committee j
charge of the building hopes I
start operations early in tn
spring, but he added they al
dubious until they get the fund
), in hand that are pledged an
he made. an appeal for all wh
have pledged to come forwai
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