The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-09-04
NEW PROGRAM FOR
WELFARE ASSOCIATION
High School Auditorium Is to Be
Ava liable for Work Three Even
ngs Each Week.

In view Of the fact that the annual
meeting Of the Public Welfare asso.
citation occurs September 2lst, the OF.
ficers have been looking forward to
plans for the coming year and one of
the results has been the framing of a
program and preparing a budget, both
as full and comprehensive as it Is pos
sible to outline in advance.
A few of the features of the propos-
ed program may be mentioned as fol-
lows meeting of the twelve clubs
compris ng the Rainbow federation,
not less than two each per month, and
the forming of new clubs; athletics
for empoyed girls. at least one even
ing per week. basket ball, bowling and
games, one evening per week; simple
dramatics (or social purposes, not
financial) two evening per month;
community evenings at least one per
month; a community chorus and or
chestra; and so on.
1t will be noted that much of this
program is planned for the benefit of
the older members of the community,
and this is the very great step In ad-
vance which the Welfare association
ha been aiming to accomplish for
some time. Many OF our citizens still
think Of the work as dealing largely
with the children and ii IS true that
lin the past very much of the work has
been tor them, Good and necessary
as it has been to provide physical
training and recreation for the poung-
er part Of our citizens the Welfare
association has never felt that this
was accomplishing all that was need
led aud has steadily aimed at the goal
of supplying equally needed recrea.
tiona diversion tor the older members
Of the commun ty BY employing two
workers instead on one, this has been
made possible.
Through the cordial cooperation OF
the school trustees, the high school
auditorium has been made available
for community use three evenings a
week and as far as practicable the pro
gram will be carried out there. This
is in keeping with the action taken by
larbe numbers of towns and cites
throughout the country, making the
high school the centre of community
gatherings
Having prepared a program and q
! budget, the next step is to solicit
pledges from our citizens, business
houses and manufacturers. of funds tc
Imeet the expenses foE the coming
year, so that there will be reasonable
assurance of being able to carry
| through the work as planned. It /,
most desirable TO secure such pledges
of that part OF the budget not covered
lby the village appropriation and the
aother usual sources, the chief Of wh'cl
| is the membership receipts, The vol
lunteer workers who give so lberaIly
OF their time and effort in putting the
work through ought not to be placed
under the constant strain OF financia
anxiety. Perhaps few except those
lactiyely engaged in it, realize the
amount of effort necessary, even will
two pad workers but that it is very
great and has to be made, those ex
Iperienced in such matters well know
! In view of the record that the Wei
fare association has made in the past
1t seems only reasonable and right t
ask the people of the community t
endorse and support the larger pro
gram planned for next year, and W.
believe they will gladly give the sub
lstantial evidence of their support tha
Is asked when solicited by those en-
gagged in the present effort to secur,
the budget.