A Good Movement in the Right Direction by the Woman's Club.
As there is a great deal of talk in the public press in regard to the town's great need of the carrying out of the village improvement idea the village improvement committee of the Woman's Club feel it no more than just to themselves and to the community that the public should Know that they are moving in the matter. The following facts will prove of interest to those who wish to see the town made as new and beautiful as a town should be.
At the last meeting of the Woman's Club, held at Mrs. F. O. Winslow's, Wednesday, June 19th, the committee on village improvement brought in their report. This committee includes the following members of the club : Mrs. Isabelle Hartshorne, Mrs. Alla C. Hartshorn, Mrs. Ellen A. Gillooly, Mrs. Emma L. Baker, and Mrs. Marcia M. Winslow.
The committee recommended in this report that the club purchase six large rubbish barrels and place them at intervals on the main street, and encourage people to pick up stray papers, fruit peels, etc., and put them into these barrels instead of throwing them on to the sidewalks or into the streets. It was voted unanimously to instruct the committee to purchase these barrels, have them painted and lettered, and placed on Washington Street between Railroad Avenue and Walnut Avenue.
These barrels have come and are in the hands of the painter, Mr. C. E. Smeltzer. They will probably be ready to put out this next week. It is the desire of the Club that everyone, man, woman and child, help in this way to keep our village in a more tidy condition.
The chairman of the selectmen, Mr. F. A. Fales, sent a very kind letter to the committee, stating that the superintendent of streets would see that the barrels were emptied at least once a week during the summer season.
In answer to our request that the old carpenter shop lot be cleaned up Mr. Fales stated that they would try to have this done before July ist. The Club is very grateful to the selectmen for their hearty co-operation.
The subject of a public dumping place for the town was brought up, but as this matter had been seriously considered by other organizations, it was laid aside.
But the committee thought it wise to suggest to the members of the Club that some little good might be accomplished if each member was careful herself and advised her friends and neighbors not to throw old tin cans, old boots and shoes, etc., along the side of the public highway, especially on Prospect and Nahatan streets, which streets have been used so long for public dumping places.
There are many lines along which this branch of the Woman's Club hopes to work in the fall, when the members meet once more for work.
(All articles originally appeared in the Norwood Messenger unless otherwise noted)
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