Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-19
MUSCATINE STARTS MOVEMENT
TO MAKE RELIGIOUS EDIFicEs
LOCAL cENTERs.
LEf1-Es DECLARE YOUNG
MUST HAVE VENT FOR ENERGY
Plans Under Way TO Have Something
Of Interest Doing in Churches Every
Evening Of Week-Deelared to Be
Wrong Principle to Keep Churches
Closed Most Of Time.

Muecatine, Sept. Ia Better Mus
catine' is the new battle cry Of local
social workers who have Just launched
social service movement that prom
lses to be the most concerted and
greatest of its kind in the city's his
tory.
Prominent business men are back
of the project with Miss Mary Robert
son, secretary Of the Young Won
ems Christian Association, at the head.
An ambitious program has already
been outlined which, if carried TO a
successful elimination, will witness
the establishment Of recreation places
for the young men and young women
of Muscatine and algurs Well for the
future morality of the present gem
Grafton as we'll AS for those 70 come
The converting Of church Easements
into roller skating Kinks is one Of the
undertakings proposed This. il Is con-
tended. will affcrd the young people an
opportunity 10 make use 81 their sur
plus nervous energy in wholesome
and recreatfve way.
The propose : 10 institute such Kinks
in the church easements has gained
the approval Of prominent church
workers who are enthusiastic over he
project Leading iaymen OF the First
Methodist Episcopal ci1Urcn. the ne"
$4,000 edifice which was erected last
year are among the strongest propo-
nents OF establishing a roller Stating
rink in the spacious basemen: Of that
church.
Place Of Meeting.
The Methodist church basement L
IS believed would make an ideal rink.
II is sufficiently comnodious 10 a.:
ford space for large number One OF
two other church Easements are also
considered for such purpose but they
will in ali probability b. utilized for
other purposes IN the scheme OF events
as noa outlined
Bringing the Young people into
closer contact witn the church i ne
main objective goal q the social ser
vice workers ard = is believed BY az
ford,ag them ar opportunity 70 con
gregate where Innocent pleasures may
BE enjoyed will tend 10 better condi-
tim OF Mo-a,> y Mascarne.
Need Exercise.
The Yong girls must De p-otec:ed
from msslvss declared Miss Ron
errson TO reporter today. II : not
good for them 70 congreEat- 81 the &C.
pot where they are subjected 70 rnans
;n6ignities. Bu- they must be gwen 4
place where they MAJ meet. not only
members Of their ovn sex ou- those Of
the opposite sex as ~en. We must
provide such places far them. u is not
merely enough 10 ten them not 10 STAY
around the depot We must be IN a
position 10 tai mem where rney might
90 10 spend the evening
The association worker declared TIA,
the young men ard women demand an
active life They are willing 70 take
up educational studies in me even
ircs after tneY have RAD Z hard dag ~
toil IN the factory or tae store room
she said
Girls are simply starving tor want
Of recreation, MISS Robertson SAID
Plan Many Events.
The plan Of Miss Robertson and her
co-workecs in th- great social service
movement. is 70 provide a number of
places for anusernen; and entertain-
,nent which MAJ De participated n -
the young.
Plans are now in progress q com
plet.on wherein each evening VII nod
something OF interest for The young
people al the various church holdings.
II Is wrong thai me churcn Easements
are closed five or six evenings o
every week" declared Miss Peterson.
on this theory i = hoped - inter-
est the ministerial association ara otn-
ers in the plans a. no1 advocated.