Evening journal., 1919-03-22
kEI. H}ORHO(D
D-VEL0PM MENT
Is UNDLR WAY
tcOntinued from page onc.l


the resolution Of the meeting. It was
announced that on April there Will
be conducted by Community Service a
school for. recreation leaders, and all
interested organizations in Wilmington
will be permitted TO send delegates TO
take the course. Among the stan OF
members who viii assist at the school
are Mss Louise French, Miss Marjorie
Day, Philip NJ. Trey. c. II. English and
Mrs. Gertrude G, Treadway, all ofCom-
munity Service, and Alr. Book, physical
director Of the Y, NJ. C. A.
Although the Federal Government
through It's Department Of Labor has
requested the Recreation Association OF
America 10 launch such a program In
some nifty industrial centers OF the
United States in the helief that IL will
bring both employers and workers to-
gether in fralernal relationships, thus
sieadylng public sentiment, so far as
this city is concerned the work will
have no possible connection with any
Fede"a agency outside of Wilmington
Itself, and will be directed on The adj
vice Of a committee representing purely
local interests.
While the natural and inevitable re-
suit OF the work Of Community Service
is to make for sanity In the relation of
ali groups Of men and womon. at the
same time there is no sentiment either
in The board OF directors. the executive
committee or the workers in the field
that Community Service shall in any
way combat any special political group
or special philosophy Of life or govern
ment.
The object is TO establish the com
munity feeling, the spirit Of neghbor-
liness and the use Of leisure time in
constructive ways, and u is honed that
such attempts rs may be made VIII
r"donnd to the permanent good OF the
community Of Wilmington.
While Wilmington Community Ser
vice has only exceedingly limited means
and a very small stan, Il will endeavor
TO nut into effective operation such
OF the program suggested as shall be
deemed necessary by the representa-
tives OF existing agencies who have
been called toeeihe~ 81 this meeting.
PLAN PROPOSED. &.
Under The general direction OF the
executive officer there shall be estab-
lished seven departments as follows:
4. Mel e h borhOod Oreani7atior. n
shall be the function Of this department
to organize neishborhood associations
for the consideration and adjustment
OF problems arising In the immediate
These neigliborhood or
misht be divided into sew
eral committees as follows:
a. Recreation-i. Dances: 2 Home
parties; 3, Church or schoolhouse
parties; 4. Pcnlcs and outdoor en-
tertainments.
B. Housing and health committee,
TO care for problems arising from
4. Vacant lots: 2 Back yards; 3. Dis
posal or rubbage and garbage; A.
Street cleaning; 5. Street lighting; 6.
Listing Of available housing facilities
for newcomers.
c. Public forums-(For the dis
cusslon Of community problems In
open meeting and the holding Of in
stltutes end public lectures.l
d. Hospitality. - TO vel o m
, strangers in the neiborhood, to fur
nlsh hosts, hostesses and chaperons,
for parties, and 10 act as a clearing
house for information.)
e. Finance ITO assist in cam
palgns and drives for public purposes
and also 10 supervise the collection I
and disbursement Of organization !,
funds.)
2. Church Cooperation For the
conduct Of this department there will
% established a committee on Church
Cooperation to advise with the execu-
i've officer Of the Whining gton Commu-
lity Service on all matters pertaining
o the cooperation Of the churches OF
in any plans which shall
'e made affecting churches in commu-
lity service. This committee is to be
entirely Of clergymen chosen
rom among the clergy OF all church
organizations Of Wilmington This
10 Is suggested, should be
,urely advisory and should appoint a
Of laymen to assist the
Community Service in car
ying out plans outlined and approved
y the committee Of clergy mentioned
bove. As a tentative scheme It Is sug-
ested that the following program OF
service be discussed ana
assed upon by the committee on
hurch Cooperation.
1. A weekly united community Il
vesper service TO be held when the
weather will permit In the open. or
otherwise in one OF the public thea
tres. and to consist Of: (al A con-