Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07
SERVICE CITIZENS
BENEFIT TO STATE
DURING PAST YEAR
Annual Report Shows Where
Many Deficiencies Have Been
Supplied.
REVIEWED BY DIR. ODELL

Much has been accomplished during the
past year by the Service Citizens OF Della
ware, according to the report OF DR.
Joseph J. Odeil the director, which was
submitted TO the body at the annual meet
ing. held today III the Hotel du Pont.
Interesting reports were submitted for
the Americanization Bureau, through
Miss Helen Hart. executive secretary;
health bureau. Chester II. Wells; teacher
training work, through DIR. r. ". Cooper;
bureau of education, also through Dr.
Cooper Each went into detail ampIify-
ing references, in DIR. Odell's report, 10
their work.
After the reports had been accepted, DIR.
Samuel Chiles Mitchell. who acted as
presiding officer in the absence Of officials
Of the Association. announced that
a ballot would bC taken 10 elect mem
bers Of the Board 81 Managers.
Dr.. Frank l.. Gricr called the attention
of the members 10 the name uf Landrcth
l.. LAYTON who had been nominated
among 2s Others for a torrh Of SIX years
Dr. Gricr said that Mr.. Layton was not IN
accord with tho views e N" Association
and its work and he bclieved that hIs
name should be stricken OF the list Tic
offered to substitute the name oi Frank
NJ. Jones of Georgetown IN place Of MIR.
LAYTON VIXEN the ballot was announced
Il was learned that there vas one member
who voted for Mir Layton.
The Managers elected for SIX wears werc
Fl l.. Cannon, II II Dunhsm, Il. + du
pont. Llmmot du Pont, Mrs J.. ;. du
Pont. Mrs. IT G. du POnt Charies IL
Evans. Peter J. Ford. James +. IroSlec,
q. LAYTON Grier, Hcrvcrv + Hall, Everett
u 81 1
kurt7. Frank NJ Jones, Aricy =
Mage Harry Mayer, Mrs. Charles K.
Miller. .Iamcs O'tAne. Rowland g Payn-
Ter. Henry Ridgely John !. RoS@ell,
Co re SautCr, John q Sayior, II Rodney
Shsrp. WIlhan q. Ts,lor. Nrs HcnrE Il
Thompson. Henry II. Thompson, William
II. Valiant,
Those named Tor four wears were &.
A MrC'ue and Joseph II Wales harlcs
A Patterson was named for two years.
Tho financial rcpor, showed that the
recejpts for the wear wt re slf4. - -
Expenditures nerc 500. 2t3.03, leaving q
balance 81 81, ,9S2, these figures beng oi
April 80 with expenses from nov unil1
July 10 be- withdrawn from The balance.
REVIEW oP YEARS WORK.
THE Service Citizens of Delaware As an
organization Is an experimental : tation
for the extension or the rcahzation oi
democracy, said DR. Odeil, IN his report.
Democracy itself Is the most elusive.
misunderstood and niSJudged effort OF the
human spirit Every day men are expressing
a deep disappointment IN the iruts o.
democracy The reason Is that democracy
is never hnality: It Is an everlasting
beginning an unccasing reDrth.
When a group OF men and women work
through such an organization as the ser
vice. Citizens they are simply pioneering
on the extreme frontier OF our inahenable
rights-the night to life, the right to liberty
and the right 10 the pursuit OF happiness.
In reviewing what the Service Citizens
have done during the past twelve months,
we are forced to admit that considerable
part of our effort and large amount of
our money have gone to the making UP Of
such deficiencies or inadequaclrs5 OF
government For instance, the Legislature
of 1919 failed TO appropriate the money
needed TO operate the Code IN the high
schools according the its mandaf ory terms
and we have gwen Sl6,Ig0 durng the
past year will and appropriate an equal
amount for the coming year 10 supply the
schools with agriculture and domestic
science instructors. The same Legislature
failed to make provision for all of the
extension work Of Delaware College,
thereby depriving the State Of certain
federal funds which were available for
use in Delaware The Service Citizens
gave during the past year and Is appro-
priating for the coming year, 50 l9S rs
for this very successful extension work,
chiefly for the maintenance of agents III
the rural sections Of each county to develop
boys and girls clubs and thus shape
groups Of intelligent and useful citizens
for many years TO corr.
HELPING HEALTH PROGRAM.
"Our Health Department falls under 4
dual classification. The Legislature es-
tabHshed q State Board Of Health, but
made no provision for an executive officer
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