IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY 



them to go in for reform all along the line. I 

 read of Village Improvement Societies in other 

 places. One would be a good thing for us, I 

 think." 



"Why not have one, then?" suggested one 

 of the group. 



" Why not, indeed? " said another. " I'd be 

 glad to join such a society and do what I could 

 to help it along, and I think the rest of our 

 neighbors would. We all see the need of im- 

 provement." 



So it came about that in less than an hour 

 the village improvement idea was enthusiasti- 

 cally received. It seemed as if it was just what 

 everybody had been waiting for. A public 

 meeting was decided on, and a notice w r as 

 posted up, asking all who were interested in 

 the improvement of the village to meet at one 

 of the churches on Wednesday evening. 



WEDNESDAY evening came, and the 

 church was filled with men and women. 

 The man who had objected to selling off the 

 park was made chairman of the meeting, and 

 he briefly stated its object to the audience. 

 Then two or three of the leading citizens spoke 



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