Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-08
$35,4OO NEEDED FOR
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Object of Proposed Drive Explain
ed by Prominent Local Men
and Visitors.

For the purpose of explaining the
objects and plans for the Community
Service campaign. to be held from Sep
tember 81 to October 4, at which time
the Service will make n drive to raise
S35, 400 to be used for conducting play
grounds and similar public activities
throughout the city, luncheon was
held YESTERDAY in the Hotel du Pont.
In opening the meeting, following the
luncheon, John p Nields, chairman of
| the Wilmington Community Service,
spoke of the need and benefit of play
grounds. Eve are after money to
secure and equip Fairgrounds for 25,-
600 children of Wilmington, he said,
"and if is for this purpose we are launch
ing this drive for $35, 400. The object
is to furnish Fairgrounds and If Community
Service can aid in securing these grounds
| il can do no better service. Equip the
grounds and YOU will find that the chill
| dren will flock to them for pleasure and
| instruction and not until this is done
will the city be relieved of the dangers
! of having the children roam the streets,
Mayor TAYLOR, in short address
| offered his service in the campaign and
stated that the principal thing to do
was to get the people of Wilmington
interested and in order TO relieve present
| conditions the cooperation OF every
| person in Wilmington was necessary:
/, l am willing to support thus drive IN
| every possible manner" the Mayor
| said. He pointed out that entertain
ment and recreation in the proper place
| and proper manner was necessary tor
| the child and not until this is provided
will trouble cease.
DIR. O. +. Lewis, general secretary of
| the Prison Association of New York,
IL. 81 ttxA .at mis-
grounds for the children in cities. Il am
sick and tired of seeing people in pris-
on, he said, land fromwhat | have seen
and know, all crime starts with the
Young We want to get the girls and
boys while young to keep them from
the road OF crime. Most of the spare
time of the people In a community Is
utilized for either good or evil and
downtread is sweeping the country at
the present time"
Philip Burnet, of this city and J. r. II.
Radeker of New Yors spoke of the work
Of the Community Service and how
much its continuance will mean TO the
city.
Under the direction of Emerson Stone,
song leader for the Services. preparations
are being made for the fall work TO be
carried on throughout the city. Mr..
stone ntenuS 10 continue MS sinES ia
the schools and factories during the
winter.
In the report submitted by Miss Jennie
Nj. Weaver. superintendent of the city
Fairgrounds. she explained the made
quacy of the Fairgrounds now maintained
under the city administration and her
practical plan in the interest OF the Service
was explained. She called attention 60
the fact that many of the public schools
are without yards in which children can
plav and are generally at some distance
from the Fairgrounds One of the most
encouraging parts of her report, according
TO MIR Nields, was her statement that
she had the authority 10 say the play
grounds would be maintained, presum-
ably by the city. if they were properly
equipped.
Junius Radeker. who. with Mrs. Viola
C. Boggs, will have charge of the cam
paign to be opened in September, will
map ont the general plans for the fund
raising effort.
The following budget was submitted and:
approved bv the execu tive committee
rental. Office expenses and incidental,
So. 500: department of executive director,
81 600: community music and public
celebrations, s., 500; social recreation and
athletics for girls and women, s., 900;
physical recreation for men and boys.
So. 500; Fairgrounds for ten months,
Sl3. 400: publicity and printing, $500;
colored work. 81 500
The officers of the campaign committee
are: Mayor William c. Taylor. chairman;
Mrs Coleman du Pont, vice-chalrman;
Mrs. Monteith Jackson vice-chairmani
Mrs John p. Nields. vice-chalrman; Mrs.
Viola c. Boggs. vice-chairman.
The general committee appointed as
follows: DR.. J. Asa Adair, DR.. Julian
croft, Prof. W. II. Beacon, Fred Blatz,
DR.. H. W. Briggs. Vim. L. Budd, Philip
Burnet, Major J. Danforth Bush, Rev.
Robert Bell, Mr.. j. Oliver Brison, Mrs.
j. Oliver Brison, George Carter, Charles
i. Curley, Mrs. James A. Draper, W. l..
Douglas, c. NJ. Dillon. Mrs. Jacob Faber,
Peter j. Ford, Z. III. Ford, Mrs. james
II. Ginns John Govatos, A. Q. H. Grier,
Judge George Gray, Mrs n. II. 'Hancker,
Mrs Garrett ]. Hart, Edgar Nj. HOPES
JT., Dr. Harrison W. Howell, DR.. William
Kraemer, DIR. A. Lavagnino, John i.
Lecarpentier Mrs. Arthur Levi, Mrs. Vim.
b. Megear, William b. Megear, Joseph
II. Martin, Judge David L. Marvel, George
B. Miller, Nathan Miller, Mrs. Edgmont
T. Negendank, Mrs. W. G. Nesbitt,
Mrs George Parsons Charles A. Patter-
son, DR. Frank F. Pierson, Mrs. G. p. NJ.
Rumford, DR. Rabinowitz Ralph Salzman,
John c. Saylor, Henry P. Scott, David
Snellenburg, James L. Stein, Fred W. |
Stierle, Elwood S0uder, Mrs. Ernest |
s. Taite, Miss Carolyn g. Tatnall, |
DR. Robert W. Tomlinson, Mrs. Robert |
W Tomlinson, DR. Richard Trapnell, |
Charles Warner, DR. V. ID. Washburn, |
William P. White, Mrs. T. W. Wilson, |
Rodgers Wilson, Gen. James III. Wilson. |