Evening journal., 1919-09-17
Tells Kiwanians What Or
ganization Hopes to Ac-
complish n City
ADDING SUNSHINE
TO CIVIC LIFE

I Harold Keats, executive secretary Of
! the Wilmington Community Service,
addressed the members Of The Kiwanls
J Club at their weekly luncheon at the
Hotel dupont. Mr. Keats reviewed
briefly some Of the things for which
I Community Service stands and outlined
some Of the big things The service is
interested in. lie said in part:
Secretary Baker once said TO me mat
IL was the function Of people in our
sort Of work to reserve for the nation
the fruits Of victory and The victory
who ever won il would mean a further
step Toward The ultimate development
Of civilization.
But what IS that civilization for
which the armies Of the world have
been fighting? 10 IS not measured in
indemniiies, in acquisitions Of territory.
or In The glory which comes 10 success
iul arms. 10 is rather a Development
or sense OF responsibility on The part
or individuals for their neighbOrs. com
muniiies for the STATES in which they
live. and Stalcs for other states.
Never in the history Of the world
has there been 80 great development
from sense Of individual responsible 1
ity as during the past war; This was
manifested in the great war enter
prises. The Red Cross, the great re-
ligous organizations, The Liberty Loan
drives and a thousand and one other =,
institutions which depended almost en-
tirely upon volunteer assistance ll is
The function OF Community Service,
according 10 The Federal authorities,
who have asked Us to carry Il on, 90
Dnserve for the nation this spirit Of
service which has been probably the h
greatest development az the war In
Iced IL would be criminal 10 allow Olis
spirit OF doing for ones neighb6r 10 die
)ut u is our purpose rather 20 divert
rom war works TO home works, and TO
AXE advantage Of 10 for the benefit Of
his aud other communities.
THAT is why progressive chambers OF
commerce and business mems associa-
ions are constantly Swing more and .
more attention 10 community organlla- :
ion. In some instances trade bodies ,
re devOilng their major attention tO /
his question For instance, Bridge !
lOri's live Chamber OF Commerce has I
AIKEN over The whole community ser r
Ice program and has raised funds 10 s
ssure It's steady development Fifty
ities OF the country have already raised n
1nds for community work aud have a
ppealed TO our organization to lend :
ien TO get the work under way Thirty y
lore live towns are now raising funds :
Il do not want 20 bore you with the 2
llnuties Of our Wilmington Commu- a
ity Service organization. As many OF q
Ou know we have been doing most OF h
ur work with the cooperation and un- 4
Ter the auspices OF existing organlza-
ion. We have the following depart 4.
1ents. Community music, department A
4 recreation. department Of athletics.
department. Of drama. department OF
eighborho0d organization. department
u c0lorcd organization, and travellers
id department.
zone OF the things which we are do \
1g which is fast becoming a principal /
art Of the Chamber OF Commerce work \.
other cities IS the Information and \,
'avelers' aid service.
Community service has been endeav-
ring 10 answer the question Of off-time or
The leisure time OF the peO- ~
e OF the world Is increasingly greater
an invention Of industry ana
. discoveries OF science and agi'icul-
re. make for less toll, less exhaustive
Dor. and more leisure What is man Z,
nd TO do with its leisure which con- y.
antly increases. There is little evil w
at can befal a community in the ui
lnds of man during his working al
ours. There is little that can happen 10 DE
IN. However. in his Off time il when IN
, is at a loss Yet or time is neces- w
ry. The brain and The body must OF
I'VE relaxation, recreation. Upon the on
nployment OF this recreation and re- ac
xation time Of its cltizenry that the ch
oral worth OF a town is estimated Of