Evening journal., 1919-05-10
EVERYBODY BUSY
after new SURVEY
Community Scrvice c t o
Classify for Church, Lodge,
Society. Etc.
ALL WILL PLAY OR
WORK UNDER PLAN

A survey TO develop the athletic. so
clal and educational activities OF This
oity was begun today by organizers
Tor the Wilmington Community SER
vice. and the data obtained from the
survey, it is believed viii aid every
church, lodge, society. industry and
civic agency in Wilmington.
Tho plan is simple and although
never tried out IN community work.
has proved very efficient and had far
reaching result when put into opera
ison among the thousands OF govern
ment employees at Washington.
The employment managers OF all in
dustrial plants Of the city will be
given cards for The employees TO sign
43Ie card-qurstionnalrc calls for The
workman or woman 10 sign his name
and address and state occupation.
where employed, nationality or color
church preference and II a member OF
any lodge, or club, or society. With
this Information 20 begin with the
workman is asked II he would prefer
TO join classes i'm athletics, social work
or education.
Under The head OF athletes the work
man is asked whether he would like o.
become a member Of a group 20 par
ticipato In football, baseball basket
ball. tennis. shooting, bowling. SWIM
ming. boating. gymnasium work, track
games. hikes and camping
Under the social head the activities
are classified as follows. Community
singing. glec clubs, orchestra, band, dra-
matics, pageant dancing, folk, social,
games. public speaking and debating.
Under the classification Of educational
classes are language study, current
events. ciyics, Americanizatlon and pub
lie forum
When The cards have been assembled. /
siatlsticlans win group each individual .
under ihe particular classification that
ne or she has indicated For illustra-
lion. II the cards show % Presbyierians /
in one section OF The city who are not /
afnuaied with any church The cards
viii be turned over 10 a church Of that
denomination for The pastor or his
worker 10 call upon. and endeavor TO
get tile man or woman to come to
church.
II there is a groun Of girls who want
to learn how TO swim. or play baseball
or go boating or play tennis or any
Other athletic, they win be taken in
charge either by a Community Service
athletic director or the names handea
to somc Wilmington agency that looks
after sports.
II the workman or woman is musi- |
cally inclined and wants to join a gee
club, or band or orchestra, or take part |
in pageanis or dramatics, the names |
Will be given TO the local organization |
that engages IN that line.
If the workman is OF q different mind
and wishes 70 improve his or her con-
dillon and designates his desire to join
classes studying languages or public
speaking or any OF the other educa-
tlonal classes, their wishes viii be di-
rcctcd in the proper channel whereby
they may obtain these advantages.
lf there arc 30 men found who be- !
long TO lodges IN their home town. but |
who have not affiliated themselves |
with local lodges OF the fraternity |
their names viii be given 20 the local
lodges.
Members OF various national socie
Ties who are temporarily employed
here Will be placed in communication
with the Wilmington society, so that
they may enjoy the influence OF the
organization.
These are but few OF tho many
varied ways that the survey OF the
classes Of The city can be
benefited by a general response 70 the
survey QUESTIONABLE cards. The or
sanlzers OF the Wilmington Commu-
nifty Service will seek always to have
the signcr OF a card connect himself
or herself with the lodge, recreation,
social or educational body that locally
eaters TO that branch Ills the aim OF
The service 10 boost local activities OF
an character and when it has inter-
ested the work people in these institu-
tions its job is finished.