Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-01

in the community singing, which fea-
tured the gathering, had selected a
number of song including "Amer-
ica,' which opened the singing, and
other songs Sing were Pack Up
Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag
and Smile, Smile, Smile" Good
Morning, Mr.. Zip, Zip, Zipw There's
Long, Long Trail" and IT'LL We
Meet Again"
Sherman Speaker.
Waldo F. Sherman, director of the
Americas municipal playground and
a representative of Community Ser
vice. Inc, was the chief speaker. He
told of the problems the cities are
experiencing, and how they are drain
ing the farms of their young men
and young women and called atten-
ton to the danger that lies ahead
because of this exodus of people to
the centers of popS alton, where they
must have raw mats ais to continue
industry, while so feweare remaining
on the farms to provide these neces-
sary raw materials.
Mr.. Sherman referred in his re-
marks to the mobilization problems
which the country faced when war
was declared against Germany, and
of the methods used to overcome
these; of the effect of moral uplift
efforts on the part of the government
among troops, and in camp cities
and of the impression these efforts
had made upon the soldiers, these
impressions having been retained, he
said, by many of the soldiers after
their discharge from army service
One incident related by Mr.. Sher
man especially impressed his hear
ers. In this he told of soldier he
had talked with in New York several
months ago, and who had said nc
intended to return to his home in the
rural West only to marry the girl OF
his choice, after which he proposed
to return to the cities of the East to
make his home. This soldier, Mr.
Sherman said, told him that the
community service activities which
had been maintained in the camp
cities he had visited, and on the bat
tlefelds of France, had brought to
him a new view of life, and he had
decided to forsake the barren sec
ton in which he had been reared to
live where such activities continue to
be maintained.
Need Trained Leaders.
This incident Mr.. Sherman used to
illustrate the need for providing ade-
quate recreation and community SER
vice activities in etery community
however small He then told his
hearers of various methods by which
they might make their playground
park attractive, and urged upon them
the necessity of providing trained
play-leaders, though he said any
person in the community might well
be selected for this work. The idea
of having a play-leader, he said, is
to conduct the play along the line
of Misunderstanding to make every
game the foundation stone upon
which a sterling character may be
built for the child.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Sher-
mans remarks a song was sung by
the assembly, and rms. Z. q. Bond
delivered a very instructive talk on
the value of various food products,
comparing the human body to the
green plants of the fields and illus
trating with a chart the value of
each food, and it's harmful effects,
upon the body. When Mrs. BOND
had finished talking, the ladies of
the community took charge of the
gathering. Supper was served on a
long table placed, al fresco style, In
the park. Sandwiches, fried chicken,
home-cured ham and olf-fashioned
cakes and desserts were included in
the menu, with an abundance of iced
tea and purest spring water as the
beverages served. Col. j. E. D. Shipp
of Americas pronounced the blessing
just before the guests began eating
Among those attending from
Americas were DR.. and Mrs. Henry
B. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. Olin Viii
liams, Mrs. C. o. Niles, Prof. E. j..
McMath, Col. j. E. D. Ship, Prof.
John NJ. France, Gordon Howell,
George O. Marshall and R. C. Moran.
Prof. U. H. Davenport, of the fac.
ulty of the University of Georgia, and
Mrs. E. G. Bond, district home eco
Monies agent, were distinguished
y ~t-of-town visitors present.
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