Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1910 — GOOD ROADS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOOD ROADS

Good Roads a Woman's Question. In November last the three hundred and fifteen Woman’s Clubs of Illinois had their state federation meeting at o|k Park. Over six hundred delegates were present from all parts of the stats. A brief address on good roads by the Writer aroused a great deal of enthusiasm, and at the close .of the session the resolutions given below were unanimously adopted, making good' roads a part of the work of the Woman’s Clubs of— Illinois. This movement Is .significant and means a determination on the part of women to remove ccfaditions that have been almost unbearable and usher In a brighter. happier day with Its larger opportunities. Thp Indications are that the movement will spread to similar ganlzatlons In other states. The resolutions were: x . - ...Jv ' “Whereas, Bad roads are everywhere recognized as a-serious handicap to the economic, Bqclal and educational development of our country, in that they add to our burdens, diminish our pleasures, and are a fruitful source of unrest In country life, and are a potent factor In the large and unfortunate drift of young life from the farms to the city, therefore be it “Resolved, That In our opinion It Is the duty of the women’s clubs of the state to take up the question of good roads and make it a part of the club work; and be it further "’Resolved, That In our opinion It Is the duty of the state and nation to assist in some substantial way the respective townships and road districts, which desire to permanently Improve their highways to the standard required by twentieth century conditions.” The reports the majority of women’s clubs will arrange for a good road day as a feature of their program for the coming year.—Howard H. Gross.