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them an opportunity to carry out some of their 

 ideas. . A woman has a keen eye for the beau- 

 tiful, and her knowledge of color-combinations 

 will be of great benefit in the arrangement of 

 flowering plants. But her usefukiess will not 

 be confined to the aesthetic features of the 

 undertaking. Women can be as practical as 

 men are. In Green Bay, Wisconsin, certain 

 lines of street work have been put into the hands 

 of a committee of prominent women with most 

 satisfactory results. They not only plan, and 

 plan wisely, but they execute, and execute 

 thoroughly. 



It is a most excellent plan to interest the 

 children in this work also. They will bring a 

 great deal of enthusiasm, to the performance 

 of their share of it, and take pride in living 

 up to the responsibilities placed upon them. 

 It will be good training for them. Bear in 

 mind this fact that the greatest measure of 

 success is almost always the result of the 

 widest, heartiest cooperation. Get everybody 

 interested, if possible, and keep them interested 

 by giving them something to do. Make active 

 members of everyone in the organization. 



Social features should be made a part of 

 the attraction of a local improvement society, 



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