Anne of Avonlea — L M Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery

The Avonlea Village Improvement Society was an organized fact Gilbert Blythe was president Fred Wright vice president Anne Shirley secretary and Diana Barry treasurer The Improvers as they were promptly christened were to meet once a fortnight at the homes of the members It was admitted that they could not expect to affect many improvements so late in the season but they meant to plan the next summer s campaign collect and discuss ideas write and read papers and as Anne said educate the public sentiment generally

The Avonlea Village Improvement Society was an organized fact Gilbert Blythe was president Fred Wright vice president Anne Shirley secretary and Diana Barry treasurer The Improvers as they were promptly christened were to meet once a fortnight at the homes of the members It was admitted that they could not expect to affect many improvements so late in the season but they meant to plan the next summer s campaign collect and discuss ideas write and read papers and as Anne said educate the public sentiment generally