Evening journal., 1919-06-10
HILLCRES? WANTS
COMMUNITY HOUSE
Different Organizations to
Band Together to Get
Club House
COMMITTEE TO TAKE
UP PLANS AT ONCE

A meeting in the interest Of Com
munity Club House was held last even
ing al The residence OF James Walker,
Chestnut avenue. llllcrcst Members
OF the Wumcns Club Of Gordon
Heights. the Hllcrest improvement As
ISOLATION. the spring Illl Waler Com
many. and the Gordon Heights Improve
mcni Company. were present. Mrs.
Norris ". smith, president OF the Wo-
mems Club OF Gordon Heights presid-
"a. and outlined the benefits OF a meet
ing place for the various interests OF
that neighborhood
I'm order 10 show what the Nomens
Club itself had accomplished In the
past year, Mrs Charles B. Palmer, the
secretary, read IFS report 20 the recent
meeting Of the stale Federation, which
follows:
with membership Of forty-two,
which is an increase OF 20 per cent. In
the past year, the WOman's Club or
Gordon Heights continues its efforts
for improvement in its community and
10 assist. where possible. outside its
own immediate neighborhOOd.
we have taken mp the subject Of
education in our school district where
we have a white school at Shellp0t and
colored school at Marsh Road, both
with inadequate facilities. we Iouhd
matters in a most dcplorable condition
al the colored school, with its heating
system broken down and its seats poor
ly designed. The commissioners nave
promised 10 prepare a cellar II the
state will furnish a heater.
we have started a movement 10 elm
nate signbOards from our state and
Ne look 10 our mother. the federation
20 forward This project until It's sue
,ess is achieved.
we are now working for better
roads in Hillcrest and Gordon Heights.
In its literary programs the past
year the club observed the anniver-
saTies OF Lowell. Ruskin, Julia Ward
Howe and Walt Whitman, and had the
pleasure OF hearing the following per-
sons talk on the work in which they
Nere interested Miss Pyle. Miss Lock
wood, Mrs. William Speakman, Mrs.
NollastOn, Miss Osborne. Miss MarkO-
witt. and Mrs. Stanley Chambers
The club took part in all the
government mOney-raising campaigns.
There were eleven workers for the
Fourth and Fifth Liberty Loans, and
bonds 90 the total OF $4,000 were sold.
WAR Savings stamps 10 the total OF
l2O55O9 were taken.
There was a unit in Red Cross
Knitting The club contributed $50 TO
The second Red Cross war fund, and
$ keeping up its annual contribution
10 The students loan fund.
We purchased $500 in Liberty
Bonds Of the fourth and NTH issues
a Thanksgiving offering OF three
dozen home-canned goods and ono
dozen OF Jelly was sent TO the Y. w
CA.
TO The Peoples Settlement went a
Christmas Offering OF sundry boxes OF
we celebrated the clubs second
anniversary with luncheon.
"Two-thirds Of the members have
home gardens and the annual exhibit
NJ canning therefrom has become
axiurc Of much interest Several hun
dred Jars are displayed. Our flower
gardens contribute 20 the beauty OF
the exhibit. And this year We arc
working for a real country fair.
In addition 60 the various activities
mentioned our program for me com
ing wear involves our most ambitious
effort. This Is none other than the
erection Of a community house. For
some months we have had This sub
iect under quiet consideration. but the
time is now approaching when we look
for definite action towards the con
summation OF our dreams. When These
dreams come true we wish TO have
the Federation as our guest in our
own club building on the grand old
Brandywine hills overlooking The his
tOric Delaware"
After a full consideration Of the
needs and possibilities the sentiment
OF the meeting was found TO be favor.
able whereupon August NJ. Schoel
moved that a committee Of two repre-
sentatives OF each organization be ap-
pointed 10 take up the matter both Of
plans and finance and report back at q
meeting 10 be called by the chairman
This motion prevailed and It was de
cided that each organization should
name It's two members on the commit
foe