IMPROVEMENT SOCIETIES 



THE field of operation for local improve- 

 ment societies is not confined to the home 

 by any means. Public places, like the church, 

 the school-house, and others of similar character, 

 should receive attention. Let the aim be to 

 make the entire village as attractive as the 

 home, and do not relax your efforts until this 

 has been done. Nothing adds more to the gen- 

 eral attraction of a place than beautiful 

 grounds about its places of greatest public 

 importance. 



One of the finest examples of this phase of 

 improvement work is to be seen in the city of 

 Menominee, Michigan, where the grounds 

 about the Public Library, the great Manual 

 Training-School, and the various ward school 

 buildings are all treated with an artistic unity 

 of purpose which is charming in results. And 

 what adds to the value of this truly valuable 

 object-lesson is the fact that native shrubs, 

 trees, and plants have been made use of almost 

 entirely in planting the grounds. It is well 

 worth a long journey to this place to see what 

 public spirit can do when directed by good 

 taste. 



If you organize an improvement society, 

 be sure to include the women in it, and give 



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