Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1923. THE BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2593, 14 June 1923, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1923. THE BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY.

THE Wnl Beautifying Society was called into existence with the object of beautifying our home town. The constitution of the society as laid down in its rules is: “(a) To lay out and plant with trees, shrubs and flowers such uncultivated spaces as sire in the opinion of the society, suited for that purpose; (b) To endeavour to preserve beautiful .-renery and prevent the destruction of native bush.” The public* reserves and streets are under the jurisdiction and control of the Borough Council and the society cannot carry out any scheme in such places without the consent first had and obtained from the local authority. The society has no connection with or authority under its rules to assist or interfere with local sports clubs in the management of its affairs, neither is its members antagonistic to such organisations. It is not one of the functions of the society as some people imagine to lay down and keep in order grounds or conveniences for organised sports or games, but there is nothing to hinder the society from assisting to make the environment of such places attractive. To accuse the society of being antagonistic to

sport or unsportsmanlike is the emanation of a childish or jaundiced mind. “To beautify our home town" is the society'- slogan and upon this basis it seeks the support and tinancial assistance of Ihe townspeople and the Borough Council. Unlike, the Borough Council, it lias no assured revenue and any work undertaken of a public nature should receive a subsidy from the Reserves account of £1 for £l. Tn reference to the conflicting interests in connection with Easton Bark, it would he as well for all work to cease there until a definite beautifying scheme is la-ought down and agreed upon by tin* Council and Society. Tn the meantime there is work to he done in tree planting on some of Ihe streets and the transforming of the waste land at Ihe north entrance of the lip rough which at present is a bad advertisement for the town.