The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

1t w41 not lie long until the IS
glass of beer shall have been pushed
over the polished oak, the deCanter
tilted for the last time under the
y Vigilance Of the barroon lights he
sMhffe apron dofTesi FOR good, and the
ehutters put up for the dnratlan Of
the war. at least Within \ few months
thA saloons. under the necessities of
\ war conditions, will have been obliged
\ 10 70 out of business. The places they
occupied will he vacant--thousand
upon thousands of them What Is TO
= b done done with thCse places To
J what use shall they lie put If they
\ Afe not used, 1t will he a waste Much
hardship will result The business 70 b.
ric will be strained II should have
II time 10 read just itself 10 the new con-
x1ittons.
How is the problem to he met Ky
4 turning the places wnere the saloons
were into community centres, says
one who has taken an active part in
d the development OF the community
y idea--Mrs Jessie II. Childs, a mem
bef- OF the organization of the COM
immunity clearing house a. III West
\ Twenty street. OF which John
Collier liz the head. These places she
aays. should be made into communl-
4 M meeting centres virtually club
houses. where the people Of the
) n0fghborhood could assemble for
cOmmunity purposes.
Mrs. Chids. who Is treasurer of the
N6inen's trade union league and also
of the eleventh assembly district or
Eantxntton of the woman's suffrage
paf4y and who was ~ the forefront
n m this state in the long fight for
L n2lkraxe, believes that the initiative
\ f. this work must be taken by the
{ women. The call of war already has
4nken more than 3.o00. 900 men out
sS01 the industrial life OF the country.
UnAor the new draft it will take,
4 lq4t 100000 more. Their places
EGE be taken by the Women And
me- organization of social service is
Nomothfng in which women have
sIlSOWn themse Ives to be without peer.
WI The movement to turn the saloons
into community centres has not ex-
HGM6ed beyond the tentative stage. II
sf341n tts infancy. II Ia vet to he de-
Daoped. But that something definite,
o6ucrete. will emerge from the idea
'%H1u. Chiids Is confident 1t Is her opin-
s4HA that the initial impetus should
\ 00ine from the top" that the move
ysant In It's beginnings should be A.
SSrxAO4d by persons able to give in n
| Srnp way and willing to for the pub
4 nm rood.
nrge sums OF money will be re-
1eNA. That is obvious. A great out :
- N4ll be necessary if the movement
u n ~ started in big way. COM
n 0naive way. and that is Mrs.
h G056E idea. Much time would be
4 the opportunity would slip
u I. u II were attempted pieccmcal.
xlg the centres were put on their
q they should be supported ty
y Untary contributions Of the mem-
4 Of the community. and Mrs.
Il 1511 II confident that he people
sTul4 rise - the duty
s sS n Il your idea to turn all tho sa-
Il orao m New York city into conrnu-
y 11Sw Centres = she was asked
Inst will have to be decided"
\ ~ replied lin some Sc. tons. I'M
1kkodly all the storerooms now Civ
u to the saloon business could
4 I'll llsed That Is true, for. instance
district in which l live. where
n1eons are few. compared with
4&her parts of the city. On
lgAS, In this section, there are
1roe or four saloons in stretch
~ than q mile. Certainly we
INA nee for those AZ we'll AZ
Acss - Sommunity centses.