The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
COMMUNITY SERVICE
rom The Outlook.

-. war Camp Community service
n.s dcne an immense amount OF u"et1.
~ork curing the period OF the VAT. an"
nv effort looking toward eoht.nua
slnn. az this work will make stIons
..n..I "a all those who have partici-
.s..A IN ,ts endeAvors. For this puf .
go thar. has been formed natiohai
,r~srInation. non partisan and non
.s+tarian. to be known as community
ssrVfre tfncorporated>. II Is proposes
! u.e TO the full the experience OF tne
r.r Camp Community service IAN out
,rnwth Of tho Playground ana hecfeA
ion association of America) IN 'ts .
sHi ana rscreatAenA wa[k. Hha =. -.
snree 81 trained workers ana voiuntee'S
.sn1rh II mas enlisted In ite servfce.
penuests have come 70 tire wa,
-.rc Community Service from nAtionai
,nteials acquainted with tts work. IRON.
.avsrnora and mayors. from citizens
Examinations. from newspaper ron
buAfness men. to continue shts W.
INC peace times. This a. an organ.
zation It cannot do. a. lis fuhos cAnn",
:. enent for other than war work
:, h 10 meet this demand. to carry
.v.r into peace times the accumuiateo
srciai power or good wiii which tne
W. cAmr Community Service =
h.,reA to develop and which II would
tARA years to re-estabiish. ana 10 ua-
Use this power In the solution OF our
peacs problema, that community se1N
ice has been organised. -.
me aim in all It's work Will be- nov
.. ,,nnose . cut and dried program
srcr without, but to draw out Inc
sfTEnrth that In In the people ana
$40 them efficient directors OF tueif
nsen aftsirs. A. Governor sproui'
ehairnan Of the War Camp Community
esrv,ce Ia Chester. Pennsylvania' Apply
aid. .This movement 10 not some
tNfnr handed down. but An orkAnlxA-
sens,nr ali elements Of community Ire.
raited together under the auspices OF
- United StAtes government 70 de-
vrIop popular activities and relation
sSins which enrich and strengthen COM
munity life"
tpIay and athletics. such a. new
oarks. playground and athletic neids'
atfnicipal beach and bath houses. BOAT
Ind. swimming. camping. meets. mixes
Rectal and recreational activities, In
~,,,ding dances. movies. picnicA. spell
II = hees. dramatics. school centers,
eewhe. and home hospitality.
Plans tor concerts, recitals. music
tnsfiyals. and the DEVELOPMENT OF the
eyer-popular and much 70 De COM
handed community singing.
The 00VAOtlAftH6uS ~ S1NU ~
cannmunity clubs. and CAMPS: plans Tor
-..munlty mass meetings and ceieora-
ttons.
Nut An accomplished fact. In the cities
~ Chester, PennsylvaniA. washington.
nc. and Bethlehem. Pennsylvania. Its
wcrk 10 now In progress. An interest
~ summary Of its efforts in those
ri1les is given IN = little pamphlet. copies
N which may be obtained at the ma
ttonal headquarters. Madison avenue,
New York city.
The amount Of money REQUIRED for
- N frst years work 10 two million
noifArs. This Win provide for the orr
GSnirtnT OF four hundred communities.
- - selected principally from among
those in which the War Camp Conn
ronity Service 10 already working. At
IN average cost Of ave >thousand dol
80. each. II II proposed to apply this
smOunt about evenly to the expenses
p. Inc central Office and to temporary
e6ntributtohs toward starting the work
n : the poorer communities In this
NV Il u hoped and believed that there
NInx he developed better moral and In
SrseriAi conditions. health and welfare.
ana recreation, higher and more
~ ssfaAke e1mmunity ana nstghborhood
cnthn, - = b1t&ef sQoiAl ".