Evening journal., 1919-07-01
Communicating
in VARIED PROGRAM
Educational Movies. Sings,
Forums and Club Work
Part Of Plan
RECREATION HOURS
FOR THE WORKERS

Educational movies. combined with
community sings, public forums and
nelghborhood clubs free OF charge, in
The public Fairgrounds Of the city with
the Park Commission and Chamber or
commerce cooperating, is one Of The
many WAYS i'm which the Wilmington
community Service plans TO be OF bene-
M and aid 10 the citizens Of Whining
'on This plan with many others, was
discussed at meeting or the cXeou-
tive committee Of the Service, held In
The ofilce Of President George b. Miller
~ the community Service Committee
Yesterday afternoon.
Through arrangement with the gov
crnment and It's associated agencies
films educational. recreatiOnal ana de-
picting things that a man and woman
should do and what they should not do
i'm order 10 keep in perfect health, can
be obtained Mr. Mack, Of the Park
commission. Is being depended upon to
furnish standards on which a screen on
which the pictures Will be displayeu
will be erected i'm at least three public
Fairgrounds. The Chamber Of Com
inerce is going 10 furnish the machine
and music will be obtained through vol
unteers and what the Community ser
vice can provide. Unless some cog m
the proposition fails, there VIII pe
helpful and profitable amusement pro
vded the people Of outlying sections al
least. two evenings each week.
In connection with the movies, there
will be sings and an opportunity IN
discuss neighborhood Ills and hopes. All
things looking towards healthy recrea-
flon and entertainment IL is planned
will be discussed and arranged Tor.
Another question approved by the eX-
ecutlve committee. IS a plan whereby
the Service hopes 90 provide recreation
for the employees OF manuiacturlns
plants and stores. either I'm the evening
or on half holidays. The organization
for this is for the concerns TO furnish
transportation for groups OF employees
% some picnic grounds. The service
will provide the amusements and nu-
sic.
The question Of a meeting or lunch
con for public-spirlted workers ana
welfare leaders was discussed. Miss
Emily C.. Blssell said that those with
whom she had discussed the PROPOSE
ton were IN favor Of such meetings,
but not at luncheon time as the work
ers are an too busy then. SO IL was
decided 10 hold suppers or dinners az
some hotel or restaurant, each worker
paying the cost Of the meal. At these
meetings the needs Of each section and
activity will be ihreshed out state
ments made from each group as 10
what they needed, what their particular
problem was and the entire group JON
i'm helplng each unit In whatever way
appeared most advisable. Through
such gatherings Il Is believed a true
community spirit and cooperation can
be accomplished.
Mrs. A. u. Warner made a motion ap-
proving Of such gatherings and MISS
Bisseu seconded the motion which pass
ed unanimously.
The work Of the Junior League was
given a vote Of thanks. The League
sometime ago asked Harold Keats. eX-
ecuiive officer for the Service what the
girls could do 10 aid in the community
work lie suggested that they estab-
iish branch libraries in the hospitals.
So The Wilmington Free Library OH
cials were approached and the League
given the right 10 take books 10 the
hospitals for the patients 10 read. The
plan has been tried out at the Della
ware Hospital and superintendent
LYONS is delighted with IL. The pa
tients are provided with books and
magazines and many a fretful sufferer
has been quoted and recovered more
quickly because Of this "sedatlve.' Ihe
plan will be followed out now with
work in other hospitals.
I'm order that the citizens may be IN
formed Of what the Community Ser
vice is doing and hopes to accomplish
here. a bulletin issued at frequent in
iervals was approved by the commit
tee. This bulletin I'm addition TO stat
inc what is going on and outlining fu-
itIre programs, will ask for criticism
and sngeestions. A mailing list Of 1000
names has been prepared for distnbu-
ton
The question Of utilh lg the billboard
af Tenth and Market streets FOR use ~
advertising activities Of the Service was
approved il the consent Of those IN
charge Of the board may be obtained
Various important ways Of aiding the
citizens through many sources were dis
cussed and approved If the plans can
be worked out.
Mrs. samuel Chiles Mitchell, called
Mr.. Keats on the telephone Yesterday