South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-27
USE Of BUILDING
WANTED BY CLUB
MueSSeI Civic Center Would
Use School For Staging of
Athletic Contests = PerIey
and CoIfax Clubs Meet.

Members Of the Muessel Social cen
ter voted unanimously Friday night
10 petition the school board TO per-
nit the use Of the MuesseI school au-
ditOrium for athletic purposes. This
vote followed a general discussion of
the work of the social center and OF
the possibilities OF the future. Ad-
dresses We're given by Director
Barnes, Of the city Fairgrounds. and
County Agent Borden. The former
spoke on Playground Activities and
Athletic Possibilities" and the latter
on Gardening"
Arrangements were completed at
this meeting for a Penny Social to
be held on March Il, between the
hours Of $3.50 and 1880 y. m. under the
auspices OF the Parents and Teachers
club Following this social there will
be meeting Of the social center at
which meeting a musical program will
be rendered and an address will be de-
livered by Supt. Montgomery of the
public schools. 1t is proposed to
make this an exceptionally good pro-
gram.
Boys and Girls Meet.
Pres't G. Ii. Eddie presided at the
meeting Friday night. Many phases
OF the social center work were discuss
ed. In addition 20 the meeting of the
adults there were meetings of the boy
scouts and the campfire girls. c. r.
Miller. lately returned from the Phil
ippine islands. spoke TO the boys on
the civic and military life on the is
lands. The proposed organization of
the campfire girls was not perfected
at this meeting on account of the alb
sence of Miss Raef Snyder who was
mother. Mrs. Homer Miller had
charge of the girls.
Vocal solos were rendered during
the evening by Wie- w. Mitchell, ac-
companied by Mrs. Edwin Morris. The
next meeting of the center will be
held on Friday night, March 3.
The Periey Civic Club.
The feature of the meeting of the
Perley Civic club Friday night was an
address by Lem ]. Dare on Social
Environment" He explained what
constituted a criminal and pointed
out that the man sneaking down an
alley with evil intent was no more OF
a criminal than many men who live
in palaces and make their money by
grinding down the poor people who
work for them.
The speaker took occasion to score
the men who make and sell so-called
soothing syrups" which, ne declar-
ed caused the death of many babies
The tenor of the speech was that en-
VirOnment had more to do with the
making of a man than did heredity
and that there was no such a thing as
q self made man."
There was a large attendance at this
meeting also. the musical program in
clUded several selections by the school
orchestra composed of Earl Frye, Err
nest DeWachter, Kenneth Fifer and
Albert Evans. Miss Mildred Evans,
Miss Bertha Keppy and, Earl Frye
rendered piano solos.
Pres't Albert Evans presided at
the meeting. II was unanimously
voted that the Perley club should join
the city federation Of civic clubs. An
other meeting will be held some day
next week at which time a speaker
Will present the subject of gardens
on the vacant lots of the city.
COifax Club Gives PlayIet
The junior dramatic club of the Col
fax school presented a playlet. James
Dream" at the meeting of the Colfax
Civic club Friday night. The playlet
was written by Miss Katherine kale,
q teacher Of the school. and 1T was
presented by the boys and girls of the
sixth grade assisted by pupil Of the
third grade The plot of the playlet
provided for representations Of various
historical characters with whom the
pupils had become acquainted in the
course of their history work.
There was an attendance of $50 at
Chis meeting There was a musical
program rendered by the school or
chestra assisted by Miss Maud Valerie
White and Miss Esther Taylor. DR..
James L. Gardiner, pastor of ST. Paurs
Methodist church. gave readings from
"Dr. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde" There
were also drills by the third grade pu-
pills and the sixth grade pupils.
On March - the children Of the
third grade will give program
which will consist Of a dramatization