Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-05-18
Ideals and Accomplishments of
Community Service, Inc.

committee Of seven was appointed and
bylaws and constitution drawn up and
accepted: an inventory taken and
signed by president, treasurer and sec
} rotary aud forwarded 10 New YorL
} City. According to bylaws letter |
; was mailed To nine organizations, In |
Guiding the chamber of commerce. city |
government. farm bureau and AWerican |
) Legion. asking them TO appoint one |
; each of their members AZ member Of |
) the executive committee. The Armory |
) board In the meantime had loaned the |
) building TO the Luna County COmmm |
, ity Service The last Wednesday In |
|. August county fair was proposed
|. aud the county agent mnde chairman
|. Of the committee This was carried
|. out the LIST ID and 81 of October. Not
, withstnndng the short notice, "A very
|. creditnh'e fair was the result. The eX
/. hibits filled all available space in thu
/. Armory. besides the cattle and live
: stock held in an adjacent corral The
= fair closed with the FIRST cOmmunit.
! dance which was held In the skating
: rink. where there were 800 people pres
; ent.
; There are now 10 subcommittee
= AT work under the executive COMMITTEE,
! planning their activities and the bud
: get. These include among others, ath-
: letics, dramatics and art, boys and
: girls work, entertainment and Ameri-
= cnnizatiOn.
= "a spirit Of service has already made
= itself aud the success of Community
= Service is assured"
= But the reaction In Deming due o.
: the departure Of the camp was not only
= material but spiritual as well. Wal
: and loose morals are always ASSOCIATED
; in the minds of many, and Deming, Il
b town of 5000 people with 10000 sol
= diers adjacent Ia the TOWNSHIP suffered
=. from all those pathological manifesto.
= tions common 10 camps holding men
4. under the leash Of discipline and the
> abnormal social conditions resulting
4 Demng citizens had their feelings out
= ragged and their sense of propriety and
4 common decency severely shocked.
The reaction from this brought a
quite natural tendency To pursanica
,,, repression which Is not always dis
| u eliminating in its abhorance of I'M
., conditions justly complained of. Thi'
'u' situation has caused the executive com
VIZ mittee of Community Service, Inc
lu' some embarrassment ana II has no
I'm been easy 10 devise a social program
'ic' on which all the elements Of the cit!
vas could unite with good conscience.
Tue But the dangers of nOn-resistanc,
lH' was brought forcibly to the mind Of tn,
Iah executive committee when III Paso par
NY ties offered $500 month for the u.s.
lnI' of the drill-hall floor of the Armor!
It's, for dance purposes and promised t.
'au install the best of music and attractions
'nl' of the dance hall. The committee fel
am thar II IL allowed such attractions {,
TO- come in the moral conditions would no
be improved and. though without funds
iau the offer was declined. Other unrc
ing Strictcd dances have come in, hut most
ly because the moral element coul,
ION not see the ACCESSIBILITY of communit
OK dances supervised by the matrons o
Ner Deming.
u" II would seem that dance * the Oni
u social gathering in Dcmng that ca
ulu claim good attendance and hence tn
Tue only way 10 coax out the dollar
be needed by Community Service 10 hel
me finance its activities. The dances wer
tried, hut the opposition was 81 stron
was that they were given over and sine
the that time the committee has been gOin
lue scadily in debt for no other scheme q
rm financing has been devised Hone, how
hy ever, was pinned on the swimmin
lter pool as offering n possibility for iTli'
\ ing funds. II Is popular resort in TN
summer time, though small tactic
h a has expressed disapproval of the Minis
way ling of the sexes In bathing there. TIL
lrc strength of this OnpOSlton has No
ard fully developed and II is hoped that
ON, will not prevent the enjoyment Of TN
ling facilities for bathing offered or inter
lity fere with the only soIrSe Of reycnu
was left to Community Service. An inlan,
or desert town has not usually such al
Sc fractions which the well To do" see
So lt coast resorts.
of The following attempt tn Justify II
: to effortS is found 10y reference TO III
me minutes of the local organization
of community Service tries to serve n
the community and endeavors To cat,
fur To all In clean wholesome entertain
ling ncnt. Everyone may find some acti'
Pine " that is agreeable. Those who OF
900 ject To dancing can find useful and 81
II joyable action in other branches of Il
the work. registering their disapproval,
,ver they like. hut not condemning the Who'll
Deal Intelligent and constructive criticis
ice. Is great safeguard, but a little mol
rop. Information. fair amount OF toler
and tion and -mindedneSs. spirit
by recognition Of the right to perSon
ON opinion ON dehatable question wit
the little less egotism aud fanatlcisi
nc. will help solve the large AMI sma
the questions in spirit Of cooperation
r. The minutes show that letters we
ms sent out practicall. To all the civic an
the social organizations of the city. askh
them 10 appoint member Of the @
'usi- ecutive committee. and letters we
ar sent also 10 certain citizens askii
on them to occuny seats IN the committ
ON and head certain of the activities
per thairmen of subcommittee. Amol
vent these were chairmen chosen for ente
I Of tanment. music community Singh
rted orchestra. concerts, etcD. dramati
City and art. athletics. play grounds, cir
lner work. boys work, railway mems clu
lans finances. Not half of those invited a
we're cepted and one OR two did not ev,