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be placed on the old Santa Fe Trail and also on the road which now 

 follows the trail blazed by Daniel Boone on his way to Salt Lick in 

 Howard County. Neighborhood celebrations and dedications roused 

 community interest in these events. A community history is being 

 compiled b}^ an organization of men and women in the progressive 

 agricultural commmiity of Sandy Spring, Md., of which organization 

 the president, secretary, and historian are women. Each year a com- 

 munity historian is appointed to write a record of the achievements of 

 the community for the current year, which is read at the annual mass 

 meeting. Several volumes of this history have been puhlishedo 

 Other rural clubs, such as the Evergreen Daughters of Ceres, near 

 Eagle Grove, Iowa, are studying the State laws affecting women and 

 children in connection with the study of town and State history. 



Women's clubs have been instrumental in securing better roads. 

 Dinners were served to road workers by the women of the ClarksviUe 

 Pike Social Club, near Hopkinsville, Ky. In a county in Iowa, where 

 "a Travel on Gravel" campaign was in progress, the Troy Culture 

 Club, near Eagle Grove, furnished meals for all volunteer workers on 

 the roads in that community. In another locality the Mothers' Club 

 furnished lunches for the men on "Road Working Day." Members 

 of the Missouri Women Farmers' Association pledged themselves to 

 furnish teams for work on roads in their localities and to drag the roads 

 in front of their own homes. 



Rural cemeteries have been improved and kept in good condition 

 through the activity of rural club women. The work of the Women's 

 Cemetery Association of Dysart, Iowa, may be cited as an example. 

 This association has a membership of over 150 women. The cemetery 

 was given to the town some years ago, but no one attended to it. The 

 undertaker sold the lots. Several members of the community felt 

 that the women would be able to improve the general appearance of 

 the grounds and asked that they undertake it. The women in return 

 invited aU public-spirited people to meet in the cemetery one evening 

 and help clear away the debris. Subsequent meetings were held and 

 pledges were made to meet the expense of improving the cemetery. 

 Reports of the progress of the work were given at monthly meetings, 

 and though only a few attended these meetings, all were enthusiastic 

 about assisting in the work when called upon to do so. The women 

 midertook to sell the lots themselves, raising the price from $10 to 

 $25 and more, depending upon location. Money was raised in this 

 way and through popular subscription, so that now they have over 

 $2,000 in the treasury. A caretaker is hired for the summer months 

 at a salary of $45 per month. 



Clean-up and paint-up campaigns have been popular in the country 

 as well as in the city. At Glondale, Ariz., the women's club of 75 

 members offered prizes for the largest refuse heaps. One hundred 



