Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-05

GIVEN MOVIE OUTFIT
Pictures to be Shown for Either Edu-
caticnal or Recreational Work-Sec.
Wallace Submits Report

The Y. NJ. C. A., is to greatly ex-
tend its community work. This was
dec;6ed at the regular monthly meet
..ng of the board Of directors at the
Chamber ctf Comnferce last night. The
report Of the general secretary for
the year 1920 occasioned the deter
m:r,at len on the parI Of the board OF
.:t.e1npt to reach all cf the paop.e of
he community with the program of
re Association.
In the report of the general sec!e-
.aIy lie stated that the work of the
association had been tGkan into the
schc.sas, shops and fac:ories. churches,
Sunday schools, country districts, and
n faco wherever it was possible to
,e.ve IN any capacity whltsver, He
!asn nrcr3a the ,eaark that his great
: need at the present time was a
no,i-n p:cturs machine.
The 0oard was al once very much
atsIastei, and especially one OF the
officers of the beard who believes tre-
nondously IN the possibilities CT the
moving picture IS an educational and
-ecroa.:cnal feature cf service. He
,sker fer specific reasons for NOV
ny picture machine and Secretary
Wallace explained the plans he had IN
n:al and tia. he had talked over
VIII the managers Of ths .ocal movie
,.uses ard which they had approved
':g.ia!'ttily.
The officer cf the beard then sur
pr;sad th,a ether members by pre-.
senting them with complete port
able moving picture outfit. The outfit
is to tce secured at once and will be
put to work as soon as it Is received
It VIII consisi. Of the best portable
machine on the market and will be
easily taken from shop to shop or to
school or church, or wherever il is. de-
sired 70 show pictures for e:ther>sdu-
ca4t;cnal or recreatioral purposes.
:, A day light screen is to. be provsdieea
and pictures will be shown at the
noon hour in the shops and factor
\.as and practically all of the pictures
vii! be shown free. The gentleman
who presented the machine said that
he desired pictures to be shown
rs often as possible and as often as
ncssih,e without any admission fee
THIS IS the Intention CT the Asso-
.iatiou ard the community is douot-
less delighted To- have such splendid
IN Tr'ar,shn,'p;st in rs midst.
The secretary's report, always IN
seresting. was even mc.'e 50 last night
as it contained a summary of the
work. since Secretary Wallace came
30 Alexandria eight months ago. The
report showed that the Assoc. c.at;o'
had been closely identified with thu
schools, Sunday schools. churches
shops ard factories clubs. ETC., moi
only in Alexandria. but througncu
he country districts as we'll.
The report showed that over twent!
| ax-serv;ce men had been .sranttes
scholarships of various Sindsf III
schools cf practically every nature
The marine barracks and fire station:
have been partially equipped with ait
etc and recreational apparatus read
rg matter, etc, and it is planned tf
extend this service. Health and in
.>p;rational talks have been given il
the torpedo pant and the southsF7
and Potomac shops ard these are tt
be continued.
Same community health work hat
been done ard this. is TO be greatly ex
tended with the aid cf tie motion pic
! lure machine. Community socials AM
recreation has received great dea
If attention but this part of the w'ori
IS to be especially featured in the fu
.turs. Camps and outings are to D
arranged fcr, the youngsters and pa!
grounds will De: provided in the neS
scheme for the, present year
/, The. summary showed that :
health talks had been given to 1T
peeple ;104 geenral talks to ll,o;
listeners; 779 calls were made; :,
mems meetings were held w!rh an at
Itendsnce of, 1880; 6 socia were ;9 hel
with, an attendance of $50; lS s.stt
! % schools; ls visits to chusches; 2
visits TO- Sunday schools; ~ IA athleti