(Editorial printed in the
Patriot Ledger daily evening home
newspaper for Quincy and the South
Shore towns, April 12, 1929)
Quincy
A Force for Betterment
Elsewhere on this page today a
brief reprint suggests the kind and
variety of social work that is being
carried on in this state by the Massa-
chusetts Civic League. But this re-
print almost deserves to be supple-
onnint
mented by a reprint of the appeal
which the league is making, in a per-
fectly legitimate and commendable
way, for more members.
Its work
cannot be carried on without the
support which large membership
gives
ppe
"We believe we have achieved
results not only in legislation
but in
every socially minded person in
the Commonwealth
joice to share. We have a tre-
mendously important
ahead of us for several years to
come."
other ways, in which
would
re-
program
So it asks its friends to help it
to double its membership this year,
and it hopes for this fine result by
May 1. The hope may well be real
The organization is voluntary
and non-official, but it provides just
ized.
that sort of close, persistent obser-
vation, and wise and expert sugges-
tion, that is apt to do more than
anything else toward promotion of
timely legislation and efective ad
The league is eyes,
ministration.
ears and conscience for the forces
of social betterment throughout the
It deserves universal sup-
state.
port.
