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Show TOWN 19 HELPSfe- PLAN FOR "CITY BEAUTIFUL" Indianapolis Has Society to Enoourage tht Extension of Front and Rear ' : Flower Garden. A Congregationallst pastor of New England -has written a book in which he claims that art and religion are essentially es-sentially one and that for this reason ho would have religious life surrounded sur-rounded by a beautiful environment He has In mind especially church architecture ar-chitecture and decoration, and the making of worship a beautiful thing, but he would undoubtedly be an enthusiastic en-thusiastic upholder of the plan of the new Indianapolis Flower society for beautifying the front and rear yards of city homes. . With the beginning that has beea made Indianapolis has many beautiful districts, but It has the possibilities of j being one of the most beautiful cities in the country -enthusiastic residents say of, the worldIf all citizens will help to achieve It. This flower society's so-ciety's work Is not one that Involves large expenditures, either to Individuals Individ-uals or to the organization Itself. Its purpose Is to be advisory, to supply soeds when necessary, to give Instructions Instruc-tions as to the methods of cultivation of different plants and In general to arouse Interest In the undertaking. Its members have visions of seeing a city full of flower gardens, of vacant lots covered with a growth of petunias or nasturtiums or golden glow from seeds sown in the spring, Instead of the us-nal us-nal crop of weeds. They are even so hopeful that they look forward to a time when the occupant of the humblest hum-blest cottage will feel Inspired to do his part, along with his neighbors, through the improvement of. his premises. prem-ises. Is It an impossible dreamT It should not be. -Indianapolis Star. |
