The Washington times., 1920-02-26
ALL D. c. TO JOIN IN
COMMUNITY WORK
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Service Executive Board Votes
to Allow Any Washingtonlan
to Be Member.

In the world to have real community
service. Now directed by a board OF
Washingtonians, the service Is to be
made a part OF Washington life by
giving the people OF Washington an
opportunity to have a voice in It's ac-
tivities.
This was decided upon yesterday at
q meeting OF the executive board at
the headquarters, 1t0s Pennsylvania
avenue. when IL was voted to make
everyone In Washington a member on
a yearly membership basis. This will
mean that Washington Is the irst
city In the country to establish real
effort based upon the
voice OF tho people OF a community.
Plans for voting membership Will
be worked out by a committee of
which Roland Robbins and w. IL.
Westiake are members. There will
be subcommittee from various dis
tricts OF the city, which will be d.
vided up, according to the present
plans Of representation.
Ts yeIee In City Anair..
"washingtonians are TO have the
vote" said Roland Robbins today,
sand they are going to have voice
In the community and municipal &C
tivities OF this city from now on.
Community service Is going to mean
more to the people OF Washington
than to any other city as result OF
this epoch-making move on the part
OF the Washingtonians who now make
up the board of community service
THAT the people of Washington
will welcome this innovation / have
no doubt" said L. ii. Weir. acting
director OF community service, who
leaves shortly for the West. AS l
see the future the people OF WASH
ington will be able to come together
as In no other city in harmonious
union to do big things"
The next meeting of the executive
board Is set for / o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, when additional reports
will be heard OF the drive for funds
and on other phases OF the work
which were outlined for the year at
the meeting yesterday afternoon at
community service headquarters. 140S
Pennsylvania avenue.
Outline of Work.
Ideas for the Amsricanization pag-
cant will be welcomed by Mrs. Marie
Moore Forrest, who has charge Of
that department for community serv-
ice. There have been many responses
and many things little known about
w ASuluB tou "bi bc ototShs oeS'
The outline of work for the year
was decided upon at the board meet
ing yesterday. These, aims cover the
field Of activities and include the fol-
lowing:
To maintain a city-wide informa-
ton and homes registration service.
To extend a hearty welcome and
any assistance to the stranger or Wis
itor who comes to Washington.
To cooperate in the maintenance OF
the employment service for ex-service
men and for the public.
To cooperate with the Veterans of
Foreign Wars and the American Le-
gion in the furtherance Of their
Americanization plans.
To encourage the widest possible
opportunity for the people to partici-
pate in social, musical. dramatic,
physical and educational activities.
To AID All Organizations.
To serve the sailors, soldiers and
marines as War Camp Community
Service served them throughout the
war.
To place its facilities, equipment
and staff at the service of the Fed
eral Government, the schools, public
and private, the churches neighbor-
hood citizens associations, clubs or
any other organizations, agency or in
stitution working for the welfare Of
the people OF the city.
To oppose duplication and overlap
ping of effort by any Industrial conf
mercial or social agency.
To stand for the application OF
principle in social work long ago APP
piled to industry and commerce, viz.
the employment OF trained workers
In the respective fields of social, rec
reational, cultural. educational, civic,
personal service efforts.
The War Risk Bureau opens it's
drive for community service and a
better Washington today when team
captains will compete as they are
competing In other departments.
One team captain has turned in 5000
thus far and Is at the top OF the heap
to date. Records of these teams are
being kept and will be announced
from time to time.
One OF the contributors yesterday
was Newton ID. Baker. the Secretary
of War. Many Government heads are
behind the movement to continue
community service, directed by WASH
tngton people, because of the thou
sands of Government workers either
permanently or temporarily in WASH
ington.