Lisle Improvement Club
The talk of incorporation subsided
for a few years until it resurfaced by the Lisle Improvement Club. It is
unclear when this organization was formed, but what is clear is that they began
to meet actively during May of 1944 to discuss a variety of issues facing the
town, including incorporation, after a two year hiatus. Articles promoting the
club meetings were published in the Lisle
Eagle in the weeks leading up to the meeting. One such article appeared the
day of the first meeting and implied to readers that “something is in the air”
and that it was expected to “bring out quite a crowd.” The meetings included
lively discussions, which potentially kept some people away, but the meetings
were a success and many people often attended them. In 1944 the group dropped
the membership cost from three dollars a year to one dollar in hopes of
increasing membership. The Improvement Club really tugged at the obligation
residents had to their community. As meetings continued, the articles appearing
in the Lisle Eagle stated that the
club wanted your “moral, brawn and financial support.” This Lisle Improvement Club was all about
improving Lisle and incorporation was not the only issue they took on. The club
was also instrumental in obtaining support for a proposed sewage district as
well as fundraising for a recreational hall to be built in the soon-to-be
village.
The Lisle Improvement Club spearheaded the push for incorporation. One of the organization’s purposes was to make the benefits of incorporation known to homeowners and businesses. The group sought to educate residents that incorporation would provide a dependable, consistent police protection, water and sewage treatment services, street lighting and many other necessary services to protect the health, safety, welfare and morals of the community.
The Lisle Improvement Club spearheaded the push for incorporation. One of the organization’s purposes was to make the benefits of incorporation known to homeowners and businesses. The group sought to educate residents that incorporation would provide a dependable, consistent police protection, water and sewage treatment services, street lighting and many other necessary services to protect the health, safety, welfare and morals of the community.
These articles appeared in the Lisle Eagle during 1944 and illustrate the progress that the Lisle
Improvement Club was making within the community on how to better the town. Source:
“Lisle Improvement Club Meets Tonite at School,” Lisle Eagle, May 19, 1944; “Lisle Improvement Club Meets With a
Bang,” Lisle Eagle, May 26, 1944; “Lisle
Improvement Club Meets “Debaters” Meet Tonight,” Lisle Eagle, June 2, 1944.