Evening journal., 1920-09-08

Continuance and extension Of Com
munity Service work in Wilmington,
with particular alienation TO play
grounds and music. the securing Of
s35. 400 for the coming years budget
and the backing Of the city admins
traton as well as business and pro-
fessional men and some OF the most
prominent women in the city were de-
cided upon at nesting OF the eX-
ecutive committee In the Hotel du-
pOnt at noon yesterday. John p.
Nields, general chairman OF the Ser
vice. delivered the keynote speech in
which he urged the permanent equip
ment and maintenance OF Fairgrounds
for the children OF the city as the
best means Of conserving and protect
Ing the health Of future citizens.
More than forty-nve OF the repres-
tentative men and women OF the city
who had been invited TO attend the
opening luncheon were present While
the discussion Of plans fon the cam
paign which opens September 27 and
continues until October 4. was the
primary purpose Of the meeting, a
call was made for volunteer workers
from among the members Of the COM
mittee. More than thirty responded to
the first call while others are eX-
pected to give their assent within the
next few days.
A report BY Miss Jennie NJ. Weaver
superintendent OF the city play
grounds was one OF the interesting
features of the luncheon. Speaking
OF the inadequacy Of the playground,
now maintained under the city ad
ministraton Miss Weaver wrote:
Maintenance, at the present time
means bare necessities. Equipment Il
lpoor In every instance, with the eX
ceptiOn Of that OF one ground 10 4
likely to remain so indefinitely un
less some organization or group o
broad-minded people conduct a driv
such as you are planning AT pres
ent The city Is using plots which ar
totally unit as 10 surface, shade, shel
ter and apparatus"
Miss Weaver explained her iniercs
in the practical plan proposed b,
Community Service. She called at
ientlOn 10 the fact that the publ
schools are without yards in whic
ihe children. can play and are general
| ~ at some distance from any play
lground One OF the most encouragin
parts OF her report WIS her statemer
according 10 Mr.. Nields, who read III
report. that she had the authority
say the Fairgrounds would be mail
o tained presumably by the city
, they were properly equipped.
y Mr.. Nields, was introduced by May'
y TAYLOR. after that official had assure
r The committee OF his personal intere
i'm the work Of the Community Sc
vice and the cooperation Of 9TH
CITY officials and departments Az
= cording 10 Mr.. Nlelds While it Is u
intention Of the Community Service
: carry on the work 10 has been conduc
ing during the last year, greater a
|. tention will be paid TO the extension
= playground work and the field or con
munity music as offering the wide
i opportunity for constructive and pra
teal efforts.
y Dr u. +. Lewis, author, humanta
!, ian orator and sOciOlOgist OF inte
, national reputation, emphasized u
use OF the Fairgrounds In the mo
ern city as the best preventive
crime. A number OF statistics COT
piled by the government were re-
by Dr. Lewis to prove his point. ]
i stressed the necessity for not only co
i tinuing but also expanding the lie
OF music. dramatics, pageantry. al
work among the girls OF tne Guy
d, carried on by the Community oerNi
he during the yeac
is ola K. BogCs will have charge OF {
al campaign explained the campaign m
k chinery and the general progre
an mapped out for the fund raising
pc fort.
The following budget was SUBMIT
In and approved by the executive col
as mittee: