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What Other Cities Are Doing 
The following are a few clippings from newspapers, telling what is 
being done along the line of City Clean-up work. 
Campaign to brighten up Columbus, Ga., is arranged. Public meeting 
called to meet at Court House on March 31st. Federation of Women's 
Clubs endorse the plan. Mayor will issue proclamation. Joint meeting 
held and committees named. 
City of Binghamton, N. Y., to “Wash its face, and clean its teeth” 
during Clean-up Week. War on dirt to start May 4th, “Spotless Town” to 
be the slogan. Ministers commend movement in sermons. First day 
to be devoted to making front yards spic and span. 
Toledo, Ohio, to hold Clean-up pageant April 18th. Autos and 
floats to be in line as well as marchers. Procession to be photographed 
for moving pictures. Supt. of streets says, “Those who don’t obey will 
go to jail.” 
“Take Hold of the Wheel.” A public meeting has been called for 
Wednesday night at the Chamber of Commerce, Cincinnati, O. The 
meeting is expected to act as a cerebro-spinal innoculation, with a view 
of imparting to the nerve center of the community a new energy in civic 
spirit, pride and endeavor. 
Public opinion has been so stirred in Richmond, Va., that the city 
administration, immediately after the Clean-up campaign, adopted an 
ordinance which secures more complete regulations of streets, alleys and 
back yards, in relation to rubbish and garbage than any other city in the 
United States possesses. 
Patterson, N. J., put buttons on every man, woman and child to 
advertise its Clean-up and Paint-up campaign. 
Mayor and Civic Clubs of Cleveland, O., plan week of May 4th for 
City Clean-up. Slogan, “Get behind the Broom” “Join the Clean-up 
brigade.” The call to arms was sounded Monday by Mayor Baker and 
the fight is on against unclean back yards, and vacant lots, fly-breeding 
garbage cans, stagnant pools, dirty pavements, etc. 
“School Children will be enlisted in city Clean-up.” 100,000 pupils 
of the Cleveland Public and Parochial Schools will hear lectures on 
personal and municipal cleanliness, as a part of the two weeks Clean-up 
campaign/ Today is Health Day, and at the request of the campaign 
officials, special Clean-up programs were arranged in all schools. 
City Forester Boddy of Cleveland wants flowers grown in every 
yard. Wants all homes to cultivate flowers and shrubs, and declares 
if this were done, dirty streets would vanish. 
Little heaps of rubbish, 
Colors all worn faint; 
Makes our dear old city look 
Just like what it ain’t. 
Cleaned up streets, painted houses, 
Brings in lots more biz; 
And makes our dear old city look 
Just like what it is. 
J. Kramer. 
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