The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-06-13

serious situations outside Of New York
city itself with which ii Is incumbent
them to deal. AS a result prac-
tcally s1,000.000 has been budgeted for
the work to be done here. East Chi
cage IS a municipality viii receive APP
~proximatoiy 100000 Of this fund.
East Chicago (west End.)
A meeting was held ait the NJ +.
church. Chicago and Barring venues. on
Monday evening 1t which the national
organization was represented BY DR.. r
y. Dle%fendorfer. survey secretary Of
the Twentieth Century Commission. ana
the regional organization by DR.. II. X
DeBra. Executive secretary of the Calu-
met Missionary Society. These gentle
men came prepared to make dehnit
suggestions which were outlined in blue
prints projected on a screen so that all
could see te tentative plans.
Rev. Geo. s.. Jones. pastor OF the
church presided and very interesting
talks we're made by the church repre-
sentatives and by the architect who was
present e explain the plans
II is proposed 10 erect a community
house adjacent to and connected with
the church building proper wherein viii
be found p~arlors. reading rooms. game
rooms, gymnasium. kitchen dining
room. an da dormitory section providing
between forty and nifty rooms for hous-
ing young men
The discussion at the close Of the
conference brought out the fact that
this institution would be designed TO
provide the facilities and activities Of
a community house proper and would
in no wise take the place of either a Y.
NJ. c. A.. or a Y. w. c. A. building; that
the functions of these various i%nstitu-
lions were wholly distinct with no APP
probable overlapping. but that while it
would be a Methodist enterprise Yet de-
n-ominational lines would be entirely for
gotten in its activities and management.
The meeting was attended by seventy
men coming from the various churches
II the city. 4 fine supper was served
BY the church ladies at $50.
Indiana Harbor.
Last night at the Methodist church.
these same representatives were present
ait a supper meeting with about fifty
men and women Of the church present,
Rev. Elmer Jones presided and at the
conclusion of the supper. addresses were
made by DR.. Zebra and Or. Diefen-
dorfer.
DR.. Diefendorfer made a rapid survey
Of the needs Of the various sections Of
the United states. passing in panorama
from New York city where a tenth OF
the population of the whole country may
be found within a radius of twenty
fve miles from a common center. across
the continent to the border Of New
Mexico where" said he. second only
to the negro problem in the north. we
hnd outside of New York city the gray
est situation.
Right here. however. You have the
great world problems epitomized IN your
Calumet congested districts. Right here
in this wonderful industrial center You
have a situation that the world at large
knows nothing about and one which all
denominations Of the Christian church
has too long neglected. For this rea-
son. We are proposing to spend one for
tieth of the whole sum set aside for the
| development of all the states Of the
union"
In this end Of the city also the Plan
provides for an addition to he churer
building proper. this addition to provide
in a modihed form the same recreationa'
and social facilities designed for n
west end.
The meeting was a most interesting
( and enthusiastic one and Will be follow
ed by other meetings and other confer
ences in the near future.