The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
THEIR WORK Is
PRODUCING RESULTS
Sensational Revival Follows In the Wake Of the Visit OF Mrs
Beverly B. Munford and Miss ]. Douglas Wright
to the Valley Of Virginia and the Southwest

The community league work In the
teAfe. under the direction OF tho Co.
operative Education association is
progressing more satisfactorily this
oar than At any time during the his
ory OF the association. The people
throughout the entire commonwealth
re mAnifesting greater interest In
Uniting every effort for school and
community improvement. Tho ASSOC
citation keeps in constant touch with
ne more than LOO leagues by send
ne them literature. q regular monthly
program and through the regular
state press, but in addition to this the
Dmcials of the association are con-
stantly on the 60 organizing new
eagues and arousing greater interest
pr tho most successful visits made by
khese officials during the past few
months was q trip through Southwest
Virginia and one through the valley
pit Virginia made by the president MRS.
B. b. Munford, and the secretary OF
The high and elementary school
caguea. Miss J. D. Wright. These Ia
HES visited nine counties In the great
Southwest and since their return from
heir trip thirteen new community
leagues have been organized and
quite large number Of other cor1mu-
nit!es have written for literature and
Indicated that they expected to bring
about an organization In the very
near future. These ladies did not
eonfine their efforts to the towns but
IN many places spoke In the remote
rural districts. 1t was estimated that
they had the pleasure of presenting
he work Of the association to at
east $500 people. As a result OF
Mr. Mnnf0rd
md Miss Wright agreed to make a
hurried trip thu ough the valley On
his trip they were able to reach six
counties In one week. AS this trip was
us tcompleted few weeks ago the
fruits have not really materialized. but
~ an indication OF what may be ex-
pected of them the association can
report Ave new community leagues
md calls are coming constantly from
he territory covered, for association
literature ON How to Organize a
League" The real concrete results
hlready obtained from these two trips
IRE eighteen organized communities
working for better educational. social.
physical and economic conditions. In
many places greatest incentive
10 organization was the need of bet
Der school facilities, in others II was
The crying need for better roads and
III Sill ONucEo ~ Wa1 Ille purpose VI
bringing about better sanitary or
economic conditions for this associa-
ion is doing all within its power for
The Improvement OF every phase OF
community life. Aside from all the
new leagues organized these ladies
we're privileged to visit some very live.
kctive leagues which have been do
ng consistent work for several years.
For instance. at Toms Brook in
- . ~
eAgue had been instrumental in
bringing the following improvements:
aid cement walk. made play
Eround. rearranged windows and
hoors of the school to AFFORD proper
lighting and ventilation, built book
Eases and furnished library room, ADJ
ID books to library. extended school
ERIN to nine months. improved road
o school. and many other things.
An Active Organization.
In Culpeper where Mrs. Munford
rs' club. they found very active
ORGANIZATION OF which Mrs. Raleigh
1reef IL president 1t was largely
through this organization that they
bow have a fine new commodious
building which was only shortly COM
bleted. Here also Miss Wright, who
has charge Of the work for our boys
Ind girls. was delighted to and one al
he most active literary societies and
vers entertained. With special exer-
isas given by this society in honor of
go jackson day. Miss Wright felt
ure under the very efficient leader
hip OF Master Button the society
rould soon take on the other work
utlined for the high school co-opern-
i've leagues.
The league at Front Royal under
he able leadership Of Prof. r. M. Ir-
BY has achieved many good things
uch as q fine library Of SEQ volumes.
(ictures, curtains, stage, and have
Inilt Z fine walk to the school. and
he principal says he viii not be sat
sfled until he has made Front Royal
chool equal to the best in the state.
In connection with their trip In tho
alley Miss Wright spoke before the
tate conference for charities and cor
ections, In = very forceful and telling
manner and Indicated how this asso-
Nation. through tts country work. Is
aithful1y cooperating with the state
board 81 charities In the work II Is
ding. for when We realize that 81
(er cent OF the girls in the industrial
bon Air home are from the country
md 100 OF the 500 children placed
|ut by DR.. Mastin are sent to coun-
~ homes TO be reared. II ran be well
Understood that the leagues can do
cry effective work In raising the
tAndard Of moral life In the country.
Giss Wright inforr I'd the conference
hat the leagues throughout the state
re doing this work by making the
ocial life for young people more at
ractive and also by doing whatever
hey can for those delinquents who are
onined In the jails and almshouses.
Ono OF the most important results
rom the trip made by Mrs. Munford
Ind Miss Wright IL the fact that Miss
Wright n having constant calls for
|terature on the work for boys and
iris ana the new high and elementary
chool bulletin tells how these young
Oople may take part In this commu-
ity upbuilding. The result Of this
vOrk will tell in years to come when