IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY 



improvement of public grounds and vacant 

 places belonging to non-residents if called 

 on to do so. 



Each member pledged himself to the pay- 

 ment of one dollar semi-annually, the money 

 thus secured to constitute a general fund to 

 be drawn on in meeting the expenses attendant 

 on the improvement of public places. We had 

 but three officers, a president, secretary and 

 treasurer. It was understood that the presi- 

 dent was to have supervision of all work. on 

 public places, with the power of appointing 

 such committees as might be deemed necessary 

 whenever they were needed. 



At first we had not proposed to take women 

 into membership, but it was suggested that 

 they had as much right in the society as men 

 had, and would, no doubt, take as much interest 

 in it, and quite likely a good deal more. Ac- 

 cordingly it was unanimously voted to admit 

 them. 



Let me say, right here, for the benefit of 

 those who may decide on having an Improve- 

 ment Society, that in my opinion it will not 

 be what it ought to be unless it admits women 

 to membership. Let this be honorary member- 

 ship, if thought best, by that I mean exemp- 



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