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being the first city in the world to appoint women as sanitary- 

 inspectors. 



]\Iontclair, X. J., has an association with many committees 

 who have accomphshed great things, fountains, clean streets, 

 well lighted and paved — their motto is patience, push and per- 

 sistence. The florists gave 5,000 chrysanthemums and 1,000 

 salvias, with instructions to the children of the towns of ]\lont- 

 clair and Orange and a fete of the flowers is to be held in the 

 autumn, with prizes for the best diplay. 



One of the beautiful residence suburbs of Cincinnati, Wyom- 

 ing, is laid out with its streets in curves, instead of straight lines 

 with parks at frequent intersections. Here an improvement 

 league was formed one evening. The qext forenoon over 400 

 trees were planted, then followed the cement walks. These 

 curving streets are most beautiful and the center is a fine oval 

 park. Harrisburg has long been synonymous with civic work. 

 Its civic club, formed through the efforts of ]\Iiss ^lyra Lloyd 

 Dock, in '98, sent to Europe to get ideas on forestry and civic 

 improvement work by governments, has or had two years since, 

 150 active members. Xon-active members pay twice the fee for 

 active members and men are eligible. Its educational depart- 

 ment has 8,000 members. Once a month meetings are held in 

 the school buildings, addressed by its members. As results 

 demonstrate the usefulness of a measure, we cite what they have 

 accomplished. ]\Ien are uniformed as were Col. Waring's White 

 Wings, and keep the whole city patrolled, picking up and keep- 

 ing clean the city streets. Receptacles for rubbish are placed : an 

 ordinance was secured by which spitting is forbidden on pave- 

 ments on penalty of $5.00. They reclaimed and beautified river 

 banks. A nature library is loaned to rural schools, shrubbery is 

 planted, and summer play grounds are maintained with a teacher 

 in constant attendance. Five members of this club serve with 

 thirty members of the board of trade in a movement to secure a 

 loan for improvement work. Landscape artists are planning 

 changes in ill-kept parks and open spaces. 



This would be but a poorly-told tale were I to omit mention 

 of work in St. Paul. It has been called ''the Transformation of 

 St. Paul." The first work was with the legislature. After bills 

 had been introduced which seemed to be lost and the session was 

 within five days of closing, a committee of three women resur- 



