The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
BOY SCOUTS AID
 CLEANUP DRIVE
 OF CLUB WOMEN
Speaking Campaign Is Planned Among Lunch,
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con Bodies Boy Scouts and members of the Junior Citizens league have enlisted in the cleanup and paint up campaign put on by the women of the Axis club. The Boy Scouts, about 30 of them, reported to the committee Saturday for duty and were given large number of window cards and strips to be pasted on au- tomobile windshields.
 Members Of the Junior Citizens league will be assigned during the next two weeks as speakers before the Varl- ous womens clubs, and tho message they carry to these organizations IS expected to awaken the interest of every member to the importance of removing the trash and rubbish from their premises.
 Youthful Speakers Among the young mep and young women who will make speeches before the women's clubs are: Frank James, Miss Virginia Adams, Miss Aline Nicholson, Lloyd Davidson. Miss kath- erine Harper, Miss Stella Vintson, Miss Lena Margaret Powell, Miss Margaret Bass, James Hambriek, Miss Mayer Savage, Milton Starr, Miss Annie New man, hOOefJ f1igntOWeF, MISS 6hio Ellis and Miss Julia Gustin. Five minutes talks on cleanup and paint-up were made before luncheon clubs during the past week by Mrs. Brenton Fisk. Mrs. James 4. DuPuy, Mrs. Scale Harris and Mrs. DuPOnt Thompson.
 Assignments for clean-up-paint-up talks for the coming week have been made as follows: Monday-Baptist Pastors union. Mrs. Neil R. Wallace; Presbyterian Pastors union, Mrs. w.. H. Stockham; Methodist Pastors union, Mrs. DuPont Thompson Exchange club, Mrs. E. J. Burns; Advertisers club, Mrs. Dora Fell. Tuesday-Ki- wanis club, Mrs. Loyd Josselyn: Optim- ist club, Mrs. Charles J. Sharpe i; Wednesday-Rotary club Mrs. c. B.. Jaynes; Lyons club. Mrs. Palmer Daugette. Thursday-Community club, Mrs. c. B. Jaynes; Cosmopolitan club, Mrs. Neil R. Wallace Real Estate Ex- change, Mrs. Charles J. Sharpe.
 Work Progressing We'll
 Mrs. DuPont Thompson, general chairman, stated Saturday that the campaign was progressing in a most satisfactory manner and that from pres- ent indications there will be very little trash and rubbish left about the home of the city when the campaign closes on May 10. All of the various clubs and organizations, both men and wom- en, she started, are lending helping hand. The importance to the city, both from the health and beauty viewpoints, are being realized by the householders and they are evincing an intuition | to clean up their premises, and where needed to brighten them up with a fresh coat of paint.
 During the six months period follow ing the cleanup campaign last year there was reduction of 62 in the number of runs made by the fire de- pertinent to fires that started in woods. grass, trash and rubbish, as compared with the preceding six months, accord ing to the records of the fire depart ment, as compiled by Secretary A. J. Spinks. In the former period there were | iii calls and in the latter B, or a reduction of more than 30 per cent.
 Campaign Limited
 The campaign last year, conducted by the Junior Chamber, was limited by reason of lack of funds and working forces, but despite that several hundred more loads were carted away by the street cleaning department than were usually handled in a similar period
 "The fire danger would be materially lowered if all old papers, dry grass, leaves and other trash were promptly removed from the premises" states Fire Chief J. l.. Akin. "The record for the six month periods before and after the cleanup campaign last year is an in dication of what might be accomplished in fire prevention if the city were thoroughly cleaned of trash and rub, bish and kept clean.
 "The small number of men in the | fire department makes it impossible for us to make thorough inspection as frequently as shonld be, only one man being available for this purpose. but I will detail others for that work dur ing cleanup week who will give every possible assistance in carrying out the program as outlined by the Axis club. "
 Rules For Contests | The following rules and regulations for the essay and poster contests have been announced by the committee:
 The contest must be entered before May G. Any age person may enter the poster contest and also the essay con- test for the best essay on the Ely" and the Mosquito. The conditions for the essays is as followss
 l. Essay on How I Can Keep My City Clean.' to be for children between the ages of 10 and IA.
 ?. Essay on Gan the City Street Department Keep the City Clean!' to be for boys and girls from If to IS. 3. Write on one side of the page only 4. Write between 300 and 800 words-preferably 800.
 5. Put the number of words in the upper right hand corner of the first page.
 6. Put it your name and address in the upper left hand corner of every page.
 :. Mail to the Cleanup Campaign committee city hall. Birmingham, Ala
 Poster Contest
 1. Size of Poster-not smaller than 20x24 inches,
 ?. Age of Contestant-any age may compete.
 3. Medium-any medium such as oils, pastel, etc.
 1. Lettering-the idea of Cleanup and Paint-up Week by Axis club must be brought out.
 5. Time limit for receiving posters May 3, 1924.
 6. Put your name and address in sealed envelope and attach to back of poster.
 [. Take to Miss Carrie Hill, 1924 Twentieth street. south.
 The Metropolitan Life Insurance company also has offered a S1O cash prize for the best poster. to be ad- judged by the same committee that passes on the committees list of posters. ..-