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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1922
Page
6
Grade school pupils wrote brief essays on the progress and results of Clean up Week in their neighborhood. The two best essays from each building's fourth and fifth grades are published here, judged by teachers this week and deemed worth reading.
A series of student recollections describe the Women’s Improvement League spearheading a citywide cleanup during the first week of May. Residents note tin cans and ash piles cleared by Friday, improvements in pavements and yards, and a slogan urging Washington to be “The Cleanest City in Iowa.” They emphasize health, beauty, and ongoing effort to maintain cleanliness year round.
Students led a spring Clean-up Campaign in Washington Iowa to promote pride and health. They formed an Improvement League with committees, planted flowers, cleaned yards and alleys, hauled rubbish, and painted and repaired homes to keep the city attractive and free of debris.
Dr A W Clow of Washington Iowa attended the Central States Osteopathic association convention in St Joseph Missouri which closed Friday night. The event featured a strong program with two American Osteopathic Association officials and a banquet where about 150 Iowa osteopaths sang the Iowa Corn Song. Delegates from Iowa included Floyd Styles Jr Des Moines Chrestensen Keokuk and Dr William J Forrest Carroll.
The Wallace school marks the first week of May as Clean-up Week. Fourth and fifth graders organize a League with a President and Secretary, appointing committees to tackle cleaning and rubbish removal to keep air and grass green and beautify the area.
A Heights School fourth grader describes May cleanup week from May 1 to May 6. Neighbors mowed lawns cleaned yards hauled trash ashes removed streets flushed sewers fixed and sticks picked up on school grounds to prove Washington the Cleanest City in Iowa.
Francis EB Leslie Francis campaigns as a loud fire siren stunter in Iowa, stopping briefly at hamlets to address voters. He plans five to ten minute speeches and aims to meet about 1,500 voters daily as he tours toward the primaries.
A reflective remark on human error from a literary voice notes how both men and women stumble on life’s path. The speaker contemplates vanity and fault as common human traits revealing how minds cling to preferred errors. The tone mirrors a thoughtful classic essay refrain.
A busy output covers Independent club gathering at Mrs Latimer Davis home, Bural Women and Fortnightly clubs meeting with fund drives for the Y M C A endowment, a Sunset Park picnic for a Sabbath School class, and a surprise wedding for Miss Versa Mae Chadwick and Howard Everett Anderson. Other notices include Harmony and Mother's Day programs, a sixty third birthday party for Mrs Abe Beenblossom, and varied social gatherings across town with dinners, cards, and entertainments.
The West Chester school graduating class lists a baccalaureate at the Methodist church with Rev Regan of Washington Baptist preaching and music by the high school chorus. Thursday features commencement with Dr McDonald of Parsons College and a program of grades and performances.
Mr and Mrs John Beenblossom and children Mr and Mrs Ita Davidson and children and Mr and Mrs William Hindahl and family are listed in a local family group notice detailing households and kin.
The page features a Cervantes quotation about truth and belief attributed as a daily thought. It presents a literary reflection rather than a news item or event with identifiable people or organizations.
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