Fi^. 2707. View from Hamilton s Proposed Mountain Drive. 



WORK OF THE CIVIC IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY, 



OF HAMILTON. 



CITIZENS who during the past few 

 months have been paying special 

 attention to the care of their lawns, 

 window boxes, rockeries, etc., received their 

 rewards last night in the City Council cham- 

 ber. It was the annual distribution of the 

 City Improvement Society's prizes, and the 

 room was scarcely large enough to accom- 

 modate the crowd of interested competitors 

 and spectators. The floral decorations 

 which were arranged by the ladies of the so- 

 ciety were beautiful, and reflected much 

 credit on the artistic taste of the ladies. This 

 year the society handed out over $300 in 

 cash prizes, besides the five handsome gold 



medals donated by Mrs. W. E. Sanford for 

 the best kept lawns. 



R. T. Steele, president of the society, oc- 

 cupied the chair, and seated on the dais with 

 him were Judge Snider, Rev. Canon For- 

 neret, N. D. Galbreaith (secretary), and A. 

 Alexander. 



In his opening address President Steele 

 said that the presence of so many citizens 

 satisfied him that the citizens generally were 

 interested in the work of the society. The 

 movement started by the Hamilton society 

 was spreading. Even Ottawa has taken up 

 the work of city beautification, and pur- 

 posed spending much money on it. The 



