THE BEAUTIFYING MOVEMENT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 21 October 1911, Page 4

THE BEAUTIFYING MOVEMENT

WAS'SING-TON VAiLLEY.

' A 'meeting of the Washington, Valley sub-obnnmi',ttee was held' at the; residence of i the Chairman (Mr. W. MtdGtee),'for the ipuiipose cif discussing .accounts; Thjese showed that with the amount granted iby the parent; committee, Washington Valley had! kept well witEirf its boinicte. '•;-'.-.■".'■' '■'■'•'.-. ■'!■.."'',.-. • ,

, After having gone through,the •baSimess iportion of the meeting those, (present freeLy discussed matters aipjpertainiiig to the welfare of iJie locality, ahdi many suggestions were made, with the result", T.hat it was to continue the work of ploughing a7id preparing tho giwind.' bo as to be in readliness wrWii'the ,tiiihe arrives for i urther planting. Many .parts of j the Valey have 'been inspected' by i anembers of the looanmiittee,, aaic?. on their recommendation: it was deioiided that, the ■ w.oi'k be taken in hand as mentioned above in the vicinity of Russell-street, Wolf-street, and the approach" to the Pol'fc Hills. '■'"'■ '. The work already carried'out has made a- decided imfprovemant' ,tu the approach to ytbe Valley, and all will'agree that it I'eflectsi .great crddtit on those-. who so .generously ( assisted! in the. work under the able sxipervisilon of Mr. Jonathan Brough. The residents of the Valiiey feel proud of having such a. competent worker. The Chairman (mentioned that a: lady's coimimjittee was to be formed! ,aaid the names\of Mrs. Grace and Mrs. Watson were given as having consientedf to act as convenors-. Erelong this 1 eonunittee should bt> well to the fore in assisting to make the city all-beautiful. Votes of Iha-nks were, passed to Messrs _ J. Everett and A. Leaper for supplying 'creepers; to> Mr. \Alex Wiil'kie for his kind- offer of > flowering plants for the triangle,- and to Mr. James Dahl, of Pvockville, for forwaixiting shrubs, etc., an act which was 'much appreciated).