Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16
COMMUNITY SERVICE
WILL BROADEN WORK
Plan Winter Program to Include
Skating Rink at Foot of King
Street, Skiing, Snowshoeing,
Coasting, as Well as Indoor
Activities

10 greatly broaden its work in Burling-
ton during the winter and practically
everybody In the community will be in
ciuded In the extensive program which
IL being planned. Skating, skiiing. snow
showing and coasting will be promoted
a. out-of-door sports, while indoor ac-
tivities to be encouraged by the COM
mittee will include the regular commun-
ity dances. a special sunlight hop and
evening dance on New Years Day, the
Community Story T~liers' club, a Com
niunity Dramatic clup. basketball for
girls. etc. Each one of these departments
will have a special local chairman or
supervisor to carry the program through
to successful completion.
Arrangements have been made where
by the skating rink at the foot of King
street, conducted in the past by Mr..
Chiott will be under the supervision this
winter Of the general Community Serv-
Ice committee. while Mr.. Chiott will man.
age the rink a. IN former years. It is
planned to have n space for hockey
matches and curling. -ef-e~r''' 49,
booth will help to make things pleasant.
Il II planned to give big skating car
nfval during the first week after good
Skating begins. The committee IL now
considering the advisability Of erecting a
toboggan shoot at the south side Of the
rink.
At the present time. coasting is being
enjoyed on Maple street hill on Friday
nights. It u hoped that 1t may be pos
sfble to arrange later SO that Monday
nights may be given over to this sport,
also. The first coasting party under tho
direction Of Community Service will be
given this coming Friday night on Maple
street Sleighing parties Will be conducted
from time to time under the supervision
OF tho general committee.
INDOOR ACTIVITIES
Under the head Of indoor activities, 1t
10 planned to continue to conduct the
community dances in the Burlington
high school auditorium twice a week, on
Tuesday and Saturday evenings. These
dances are being very largely attended.
and ut the dance given last Saturday eve-
ming for the benefit of the Rest Room
association there we're about $50 people
pEVssnt.
SUNLIGHT HOP
o. Now Years Day, the committee
plans to put on something unusual for
Burlington. a sunlight hop in the Ed
munds high school auditorium the after
noon from 2:3O to five O'Clock. In the
evening. there will be an informal New
Years ball from $3.50 to 1870 o'uiock in
the Same hall. KATE orchestra will fur
nish the music for both these dances.
with four pieces In the afternoon and
five pieces in the evening.
STORY TELLERs' CLUB
The Community Story Tellers' club, I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Dallas F. Pol
H. Sam
o'clock in the First Church parish house.
beginning the first Sunday after New
Years. The object Of this club is to teach
the proper methods Of good story telling
Mrs. Pollard has had a great deal Of ex-
perience in this line. and the course Of
fers great attraction in many ways.
Any one is eligible to join.
COMMUNITY DRAMATIC CLUB
A Community Dramatic club will be or
ganized, and will be known as The Com
munity Players. All people with dramatic
talent are urged to Join. 1t is planned to
stage one or more small plays and one
big play this season. Walter ]. Cartier
viii be the director Of the club.
BASKETBALL
II II II possible to secure a hall, II is
planned to organize class Of girls for
basketball teams. Miss Ruth Elliott will
act as chairman of this sport. Mr.. Car
tier. who Is physical director for the
Womens Physical Betterment League,
will act as coach during the early part Of
the season. Girls wishing to Join this
class should send their names to Miss
Elliott a soon as possible.
The Lend-a-Hand club, Of which Miss
Ruby Greer 10 chairman. has been or
ganized by the Community Service COM
mittee to assist In all indoor recreation.
The arrangements for this extensive
program have been made only after much
thought and hard work on the part of the
Community Service committee, and 1t Is
felt that the program will meet with the
approval of all who are interested in
clean sports and pastimes The commit
tee feels assured OF the enthusiastic sup
port of those people who desire to see
properly supervised play as an asset to
the community.
Given a good winter, the committee is
sure that the winter sports program will
be great success. Chsirmen have been
appointed to take charge of the various
sports. These chairmen will choose their
own committees to assist them. and will
constitute the General Committee on
Winter Sports. The chairman OF the gen.
eral committee will be Mrs. q. A. Rob-
bins. The various committee chairInen
are as follows:
Skating, J. e. Todd. general secretary
OF the University Young Mems Christian
Association.
Skiing. Miss Clara Enright.
Snowshoeing, Miss Irene McCuen.
Coasting, Arlys Morgan