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Show i ,'. . . ? I ) i ' : ; i ';?: In five members of the Woman's Literary Club donned Floradora costumes and did a song and dance to help the Lions Club with a benefit for glasses for needy children. From left to right they are Mrs. Mars Pope, Mrs. J. W. Williams, Mrs. ,1. W. Corbin, Mrs. R. L. Kirk and Mrs. James Andrews. Civic Improvement was Big Program For Moab Club in Year of 1916 This report was filed by th e Woman's Literary Liter-ary Club on March 28. 191(5: "Our club this year is studying 'The Education of a Music Lover' and the 'Improvement of Towns and Cities'." They then expanded upon the music textbook and did much research .vork using material on opera, symphonies and composers. The Civic Improvement Improve-ment study was made real by such topics as t - X- 1 . l T Weeded Improvements in Moab," "A Means to Beautify Moab." "Suitable Flowers for Moab," "Needed Social Reform in Moab." and "Household Management." Manage-ment." The group was working jointly with the Home Economics Department De-partment and Dr. Beat-ty Beat-ty of the State Public Health Department, toward to-ward a cleanup day and sanitary conditions in Moab. They also worked with the Town Board to get rid of weeds. Some of the projects and lectures heard by the club over the years include in 1924 a two-day two-day boat trip down the Colorado River for the Eastern District Women's Wom-en's Convention: 1931. a hospital benefit held by the Literarv Club and Lions Club: 1927, Dr. Sanford presented a lecture lec-ture against war; and 1934, the Literary Club sponsored a new sewage sew-age system and aided the high school in obtaining ob-taining band uniforms. In 1934, the CIP committee com-mittee took charge of the County Fair and arranged ar-ranged for 60 parcels for needy families at Christmas. They also prepared 800 goodie sacks at Christmas and held a cleanup at the cemetery and arranged for the rock entrance-way entrance-way at the cemetery, the one which is currently standing. From a report by Mrs. J. W. Corbin in 1936 we learn that five members mem-bers donned Floradora costumes and did song and dances to help the Lions with a benefit for glasses fo r needy children. chil-dren. Lessons were held that year on birth control con-trol and help for a number num-ber of charitable organizations. organ-izations. Names cropping up in the history of the club read like a Who's Who of Moab and the State of Utah. Some were outstanding, out-standing, such as Mrs. R. L. Kirk, who served as president for 12 voars and Mrs. J. W. Williams who was librarian for 13 years. This club raised money mo-ney for the first fire hydrants for Main Street and they'planted the first trees at the courthouse; promoted the first sidewalks side-walks and street signs and worked to gain an ordinance to stop shooting shoot-ing on Main Street in 1923. Mrs. L. L. Taylor reported that a marshall was appointed at that time and arrests were made. The annual Member- ship Tea was started in 1937 as a new system for enrolling members. The club presently is meeting the first Monday Mon-day of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers and the second sec-ond Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Western National Bank. |