Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08
WELFARE
PROGRAMS VARIED
Good Weather the Past
Week Makes Outdoor
Amusements Possible.

Good weather during the past week
made it possible for various soldier
welfare organizations to arrange a
number of automobile and river out
ings, in addition to theater parties
and other forms Of entertainment, for
the convalescent men at Walter Reed
Hospital There were theater parties
to the Shubert -Garrick Theater under
the auspices of the Jewish Welfare
Board. During the week many of the
soldiers have been guests of the
Washington base ball club.
Schedule Of Activities.
The War Camp Community Service
excursion to Mount Vernon by boat,
leaving the 7th street wharf at 2:30
pm, with dinner at Mount Vernon,
These trips. heretofore made on Mon
days. will be scheduled for Wednes-
days hereafter
The usual vaudeville entertainment
at the Red Cross House building by
the headliners of Keith's Theater
uesd tain a til cite q large audience.
keith's Theater is planned for We'd
nesday afternoon. The daily excur-
sions around the city and through the
suburbs by the Jewish Welfare Board
are looked forward to by the con-
valescents. The Big Sisters Club en-
tertafned twenty-five boys Wednesday
at supper and outing. The Girls Of
the Red Star entertained at the Jew
ish Welfare Board house.
Address by G. NJ. schwab.
One Of the most interesting and in
structive events that have formed part
OF the weekly schedule Of the Red
Cross was an address Thursday aft
ernoon In the Red Cross House by
Charles NJ. Schwab Of the Bethlehem
steel Company. Mr.. Schwab had a
eart-to-heart talk with an audience
that filled the building. He told them
What ambition and enterprise could do,
ana In the capacity Of an adviser, conf
can't and helper won his large audience
The same evening a company Of
young girls from the Western High
School were the attraction at the Red
Cross House in a musical comedy
written by one OF their number. en-
titled, Green Pairs"
The soldier-patients who are
students in agriculture and horticul-
ture made trips to the government
experiment farm for study. The
Jewish Sabbath observance at the
JEWISH welfare BOARD House was fol-
lowed the past week with an enter
tainment and refreshments. Yester-
day Mrs. Zappone was hostess to q
party of $50 Of the patients in an auto
excursion to Great Falls where a
chicken dinner was served late In the
afternoon.
Features the Coming Week.
Among the especially attractive
features for the coming week will be
dance for the members of COMPANY
c Thursday night in the post audito-
rum, to which companies A and B have
been invited. Sunday afternoon, June
Is. seventy-five Of the convalescents
will be- guests Of the ladies' Of
Christ Church. Alexandra. Va Clyde
in charge OF the party next Thursday
afternoon. Joseph Connolly of the
compensation division of the war risk
bureau will talk to the patients on
compensation"
Program for Today.
Today's program follows:
6 and a.m.-Catholic services in
K. of c. building.
1880 am. and 1880 p.m-Protestant
services, post auditorium. Chaplain
Wright. in cooperation with Y. NJ c.
A., will preach: special music.
IL am. Jewish Welfare Board,
Eighth Street Temple.
1880 p.m.-Jewish Welfare Board;
ride, fifty men, leave Jewish Welfare
Board recreation house.
2 p.m.-Jewishh Welfare Board,
sightseeing tour, start 18th and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest
$3.50 p.m.-"Y" hut, Bible class.
1880 p.m.-Jewish Welfare Board,
entertainment at Carroll Inc titute.