The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-09-20
COMMUNITY CENTER
WILL BE ESTABLISHED.
Plans to Remodel Lower Floor of the
Masonic Building.

For some time the various pulpits
and progressive citizens of Welsh
have been advocating a centrally To-
Gated community meeting place. This
need has been realized but no definite
steps were ever taken to launch the
enterprise until last Friday evening
when group of citizens met at the
Presbyterian manse to discuss plans
and methods for making the idea a
reality. After the meeting was called
to order, and temporary officers elect.
ed, Mr., Weichert was asked to discuss
what plans for community work the
school committee was incorporating
in the new school building. 1t was
thought best to know what had al
ready been done, so that useless dupli-
cation might be avoided. Following
this report the various members of the
committee began to make suggestions
with the result that when the meeting
was over the following definite steps
had been arranged.
/ First it was agreed that the place
for this activity must be centrally To-
Gated To meet this requirement the
MasOns have kindly consented to let
the Board of Directors of this enter
prise use their front hall. Hoorah for
the Masons! Now it is proposed to
erect partition in the middle of this
large room, dividing it into two small
er ones. The front room will be used
for a number of purposes--writing
desks will be placed along one side of
the wall, game tables on the other,
and a large library table with the lat
est magazines, and comfortable chairs
will occupy the rest of thes pace. 1t
is hoped by the means of these four
things four needs will be met-namely,
a place to write, place to play games,
place to read, and a place to meet
where the environment is clean and
wholesome. 1t vii be a convenient
place for the women of the community
to rest, for dressing rooms are plan
ned, provided with soap, towels, and
mirrors will be at their disposal The
same arrangements will be made for
the gentlemen.
The other half of the building will
be the boys meeting place. To meet
their needs semi-gymnasium will be
installed = punching bags, boxing
gloves, parallel bars, trapeze, rings,
ETC., will be installed, all to enable the
coming men to grow strong, 1t is
hoped that the young men of the town
will also make use of this part of the
building.
That sums up briefly what has been
planned, and what will be done if the
citizens will help to put it across.
This movement will mean much to
Welsh, for it is providing place for
everybody, young and old, boys and
girls, men and women. Everybody
will find some sort of amusement or
diversion. The Civic League and the
various other community clubs will
have a place to meet; the business
men of the town will have place
where they can meet and discuss their
affairs. Because of it's central loca-
ton. and its attractive interior, it will
be the most popular place in town.
But, to do all that has been planned
requires money. 1t has been roughly
estimated that it will require between
six and seven hundred dollars to alter
furnish and maintain this community
center for one year. A small cost in
deed for the good 1t will accomplish
A COMMITTEE will wait on upon all
the men of the community for contri-
buttons, but, men of Welsh, do not
wait for the committee to come to, see
you go to the committee and give
your check. The Journal office will
also receive contributions for the com.
mittee. Citizens, business men, every
body, let us boost this movement and
raise the fund promptly, so that with
in another month we shall see the
dream of yesterday a fact of today.
The Troop Committee of the Boy
Scouts and the town Council were
asked to serve as Board of Directors,
with Rev. F. W. A. Bosch as chair
man,