The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
Storytelling Hour
Wins Gang Leader
Trough Stuff" Eliminated When
Juveniles Come Before the
Red Letter Department of
the w. C.. T. u.

Story telling hours, the prohibit
ton flag, the State demonstration
OF prohibition and prosperity
these are some of the outgrowths
of the Red Letter Department Of
the w. C.. T. u.
Originally formed for the OBJ
serpance of the sixteen "red let
ter days" in the W. c. T. u year,
this department, under Mrs. Louise
Harding Earl, has branched out
into many other activities of which
these are most notable.
The story telling work already
has attracted wide attention and
nom a series of Saturday morning
talks, under the auspices of Mrs.
Ellis Logan and Mrs. EARL; is being
conducted among social service
workers for the futherance of the
story telling feature.
By J. R. HILDEBRAND.
You kids are gonna cut this
rough stun. see? Cause these
stories is good dope. and we want
to hear EN-"
This was Dicky's ultimatum. And
Dicky being the gang leader. his
word was law. His announcement
was decisive victory for Mrs.
EARL. and her co-workers. who es-
tablished the story hours down at
the Fifth Baptist Chapel. and later
at Ryland Methodist Church. For
the neighborhood boys managed to
annoy the juvenile listeners in many
ingenious ways before Dicky finally
announced these stories Is good
DOPE"
Story telling as an educational
the efforts OF Mrs. Earll and her
associates has been directed toward
making story telling a moral force
in the lives Of children Of many
Washington nelghbOrnOOdS.
Volunteers for the storytelling
work came in from many unexpect-
ed places Those stories which were
designed to teach boys and girls re-
spect for law were so effective that
a police official expressed high ap-
prevail of the work and readily con-
scented to take charge Of one after
noon himself. He will try to tell his
youthful hearers that policemen are
their friends. not their natural enc
mics, as they now believe.
Meetings at Woodward & Lothrops
auditorium on Saturday mornings
were the outgrowth of the humble
start made in the chapel. Social
workers recognized the value of the
efforts and each Saturday morning
this month they will gather to hear
phases of story telling discussed.
Story of Picture.
The first of these meetings. last
Saturday, was addressed by Mrs.
Louise Harding EARL and by Mrs.
George T. Prewitt. Next Saturday
Mrs Ellis Logan. president of the
District Federation Of Women's
Clubs. will relate The Story Of
Picture" Mrs. Philander P. Clax-
ton will talk an Stories as Mental
Nourishment.' Mrs. Emma Sanford
Shelton. DR.. Maurice Z. Miller. Mrs.
Richard Sylvester will speak at the
remaining meetings this month. |
From this series of talks and con-
ferences the story hour meetings
will be extended to many other Sec
lions Of the city. Four places where
children will be called together for
story telling already have been ar
ranged.
Early evening is the hard time.
and the time of temptation for
young folk" Mrs. EARL explained.
Formerly the family gathered about
the fireplace after dinner. Now they
are apt to scatter to places Of
amusement that are trivial. If not
positively Objectionable. The social
instinct Is strong in young folk.