SL Council of Women Tree Planting (SLC: May 10)

Salt Lake Council of Women Annual Tree Planting/Installation Luncheon

The Salt Lake Council of Women, serving community for 98 years, is holding its double events: Annual Tree Planting and Installation Luncheon of 2010-11 officers.

Guest speakers: SLCounty Mayor Peter Corroon (Tree Planting); Joanne Milner, SLC Education Partnership Coordinator (Installation Luncheon)

When: May 10, 2010, Monday (10:00 am Tree Planting); (11:00 am, Installation Luncheon)

Where: Tree Planting: International Peace Garden (IPG), 1060 S. 900 W.;

Installation Luncheon, Lion House, 63 E. S. Temple.

Admission: 1. IPG-Free event, 2. $25.00 luncheon, RSVP to Cynthia Bestvina, cyndibut@gmail.com, or 801 364 6458 by May 5.

The Salt Lake Council of Women, a pioneer women organization since 1912. It provided great help as "World War II Minute Women", still lives to provide more community service to the city and the State of Utah through: Cultural Arts project for the University hospital, YWCA, Wasatch Youth Center, Utah Youth Village, International Peace Gardens Festival (annual event of International Folk Dancing), Beautification/Hospitality Hall of Fame, and presentations on legislations, education, family life/health/welfare.

The following is just an excerpt from the Salt Lake City History: Http://www.ci.slc.ut.us/info/area_info/salt_lake_city.htm;

"Numerous women’s clubs in Salt Lake City led to the organization of the Salt Lake Council of Women which acted on important issues such as libraries, parks, Girl Scouts, public health, city beautification, smoke pollution, women’s legislation and social welfare. Under the auspices of the Salt Lake Council of Women, a citywide cleanup campaign took place in 1912. The members approached the City Commissioners, who agreed to clean up and repair streets if the women promoted the cleanup of private property.

As early as 1916, women in the city had begun to complain about uncovered garbage cans. By the early 1920’s, city officials came to believe that covered garbage cans were an absolute necessity for public health. That accomplished, the Salt Lake Council of Women began efforts to get the city to transport the garbage in covered vehicles as well. The city had a rudimentary system for garbage disposal. Households had to separate their garbage into edible and non-edible units. Then, using one "covered non-leakable garbage wagon" and anticipating the purchase of six more, the city transported edible garbage to local animal feed companies; non-edible waste was used as fill in road construction. Incineration of garbage was considered too expensive. With so few garbage wagons to dispose of ash and garbage for 140,000 people, the system broke down rapidly. Garbage and ash cans often remained on the streets for days at a time. Accidents and mischief scattered garbage and ashes along the streets, contributing to the filth, ugliness and disease."