The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-09

pirate. The conception OF community
houses and auditoriums for the use Of
all the people, and to further Ameri-
can ideals and traditions. seemed to
win the support of all those earnestly
Interested in living memorials.
1t is a statistical fact that as per
cent OF our soldiers and sailors are
returning home "Our M m rsls
should be to the living as well as the
dead. The battle was fought for the
peoples of the world that all might
, live and be happy in one great com
munity." is a typical argument used in
urging living memorials and il is with
Joined hands with War Camp Commu-
nifty Service.
Community spirit has marked. not
only the cities in war camp eommunt-
ties, but has been apparent in every
great drive" throughout the nation.
Every one realizes that the has
SGlidihed the American people into a
patriotic group, Men have taken cog
nizance Of their neighhors. united in
a common Joy or sorrow growing out
OF the conflict. community spirit has
/ become living part of American ,life-
This spirit OF democracy and good
4 fellowship has heen commented on by
the returning soldiers and sailors Our
men in uniform have discussed the
I
them: almost without exception they
indorse community buildings as soma
thing tending to preserve the ideals
created by the war.
The practical and technical sides ~
the question are we'll IN hand. II
communities await themselves Of this
opportunity to obtain expert guidance.
memorial buildings VIII be designed
and constructed not only with due re-
gard TO their character, but with con-
sideration Of individual conditions the
committee and war Camp Community
Service are prepared 10 give The lat
ter organization has been intimately
p IN contact with practically every mu-
nicipality in the United States Its
workers understand local problems as
well as individual sentiment and trend
4 OF mind
! The national campaign which result
ed in the forming of the national me-
mortal committee and now IN its ANAL
-amation with War Camp Community
Service. has been the result of care
full and thoughtful preparation Rep
resentatfyes of War Camp Community
service, the American City Bureau. Art
Alliance OF America National institute
of Social Science. Municipal Art So
ciety OF New York and other kindred
organizations. created temporary
committee Through the efforts OF this
was started. Almost Immediately the
community Idea took root.
| At the conference of the governors
and mayors at the White House in
Washington recently. the following
resolution was adopted
! We regard with special favor the
practice which has been adopted in
many parts of the country in establish
| ing living memorials to the heroic
deeds Of war. The modern conception
( ot working out the composite result of
perpetuity of sentiment and improved
community utilities, educational and
/ otherwise. has made so strong an sp-
I peal TO the conference, that we recon- :
mend ii helpful public policy"
1 The work of the advisory commit
tee and war camp community service
Ia now chiefly confined to acting as n
clearing house for information and n
stimulator of local enthusiasm Az a
basis for decision as to suitable me
MORALS the advisory committee has
j issued the following bulletins:
! Community Houses as Soldiers and
Sailors Memorials provision for
! Art. Music and Drama in Liberty
Buildings" Memorial Building Move
ment Reports from Cities" "A Living
Memorial" THE Memorial Community
! House. What it Should be and who
Should Manage It."
The financial problems are. of course,
peculiar to the locality where the
question Is under consideration. War
Camp Community Service and the
committee are ready to give any mu-
ricipaiity advice under this head. 1t
! has been found during the past few
weeks that money can be raised
quickly by popular subscription Some
cities successfully united their drives
with the victory loan drive. Many
others financed the project from mu-
nicipal funds, and in some instances
labor unions have been active in sup
pert of the financial campaigns.
| The active officers of the national
committee are: Chairman. Paul D. Cra-
vath; yics-chaiTSnan, GAorge CNFdo-