Evening journal., 1919-09-12
Want BRIDGE To BE
SOLDIERS MEMORIAL
community Service Also
Endorses Hotel Project
For Negroes
UPLIFT BODY TO
END WORK NOV. ]

hotel for colored people and an express
.io, ~ annreciatlon Of the work or the
stoT ~ Community Service were some
~ me- developments Of the meeting OF
tho Wilmington Community Service
Committee Yesterday afternoon In the
board room OF the city and county
building Il was announced that COM
munitv service was preparing TO invite
varioiis service. agencies OF the city to
take over the work which is being
done under the various departments,
and n is hoped that this can be accom-
plished by November when the pres
ent appropriation Of the service Will
expire.
The following report Of activities was
made in outline form by the executive
officer:
Cooperation Secured
fa) Governmental. Local School
BOARD. Public Health Service, Public
Park Department. State Board Of
Health. Municipal Board Of Health and
Stale Board Of Education.
10 Social Agencies: Y. VI. c. A. Y.
w C. A. knights OF Columbus. Peo-
ples Settlement. Italian Neighborhood
House. Y VI. IT, A.. Childran's Bureau,
Chamber OF Commerce, llagleX Com
munitv House. Reconstruction Com
mission OF Delaware, American Red
, Cross. Chief Probation officer. Service
Citizens. Visiting Nurses Association
state Program Committee. Associated
Charities. :. p. G. C. and G. %. C. T..
New Century Club. Consumers League
Playground Association, Junior League
Library Association.
fc) Labor: Central Labor Union,
Bureau for Returning Soldiers. L. :.
Employment Service.
fd) Private: Railroad companies.
industrial plants and individuals.
Activities stimulated.
fa1 Employment: 132 returned sol
diers interviewed and 5S3 referred TO
positions.
1h) Housing: Cooperating with
Mayors Committee on Housing.
fc) Health: Cooperating with Stale
Board OF Health. Service Citizens OF
Delaware. Municipal Board Of Health.
the Mayor hospitals OF the city. Wis
iting Nurses Association. and other in
teresied agencies in the holding OF an
educational health campaign In Octo-
Der.
ld1 Living Conditions. Organization
,f people Of Union Park Gardens. 81
persons pledged for volunteer work. =,
Community Center Work.
fa1 Social-Outing for children and
mothers Of School District No. ..
Meeting at Italian Neighborhood
House.
1Iorshmallow roast and campfire OF
J r. g. Club.
-Four socials at School No. %.
opening OF Community Clubrooms' at
Thirteenth and Hesld streets.
June festival tcOl0redl.
south side Community Club social.
Church picnic at Newport
douglas Community League social
Ijcnics at Eden Park.
Fast side Community lawn fete ,col-
oredl r
A club: Hagley Community BOYS
club. Ukraniian Club: Bethel "lee
club fcolored) Girls Club ,colored
Mothers Club 'colored); Irapsnool-
ng Club colored,; South Side Neigh
oorhood Club, Douglas Community
League
Amcricani1ation Activities.
Community singing. athletics ana So
ciaI activities, with groups OF ioreish
Dorn.
Athletic ActiAlllts'
organization Of Greeks, Italians, span
ish and Ukranians for athletics
Tennis with pastors, Spanish Peoples
settlement. dupont Tennis CluD Dlils
and Italian Club Of Girls.
Basketball. volley ball and games with
Cookman NJ. Z. Church boys at Navy
T,lub Hagley Community House Boys
and M playground. at Madison Ave.
n vacant lot next 10
church building.
Games and play al reception of Della
,,-,ro College Summer School students.
Games for children at Eden Park ana
n church picnic. at Newport.
international track meet, held at Dela-
Nare state Fair.
swimming meet and aquatic sports
dav at Hillside Mills. 100 present.
playground ball and baseball were
loaned 10 teachers and children OF Va
cation Bible School.
Three swimming classes were nelu
every Monday and Thursday Tor girls,
% the home Of Mrs. T. c. dupont 10
sOS Broome street. and six swimming
pariies have been held at the HILLSIDE
NNills.
Tie Wilmington Institute Free Li-I
hrary has granted Community Service
permission to use the lot at Tenth and
King streets, as playground Tor ADULTS,
This lot is now being equipped ana VIII
)e ready for operation on Monday, sep
ember n
Community Sings.
one hundred and twenly-four com
munily sings have been held for whiie
people and G5 for colored, a total OF
is9. as follows: Y. W. c. 4. Holiday
House, &: Wollaslon. Hall, &; High
school, 8: factories. 2i; outdoor COM
munity sings with Italians, I; outdoor
sings on Saturday night, 3; stores, 80;
offices. 80.
In addition TO the regularly scaed-
uled community sings the department
Of community music has co-opcrated
with the Chamber Of Commerce the
Newark Choral Society, a number Of
churches Of the, city, the Kiwanis Club,
he italian Neighborh0od House ana
other institutions in holding small COM
muniiy sings FROM time TO time
Entertainments.
"a Band cOnceris-Three public band
concerts by j. Norris Robinson Band;
n rehearsals Of the italian band, re-
hearsals OF the New Castle Leather
Company Nlinstrels.
ib) Pageanls- Presentation Of masdue
Pomona at the home Of Mrs. Ircnee
dupont: presentation OF pageant. The
Enchanted Garden" twice at Italian
Nrichborhood House.
~ Dramatic-This department has
inst hcen established and l. making