Evening star., 1921-05-06
SHOW COMMUNITY
SERVICE PAST YEAR
Activities Outlined at Meeting
by the Heads of Com
mitteeS.

A report of the activities during the
past year of the Community Service
of the District of Columbia was made
by Mrs. John Allan Dougherty. chair
man of the soldiers and sailors COM
mittee; Mrs. James Carroll Frazer.
chairman of the pageantry and drama
committee. and Mrs. George Ehie.
chairman Of the music committee. at
a meeting held at the home of Will
liam Phelps Emo yesterday afternoon.
Despite the inclement weather prac-
tIcaliy the entire membership of the
committees was present to listen to
the report.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. who has
long been president of the organiza-
ton presided. and welcomed the new
members of the committees, among
tee. Mrs. Larz Anderson. Mrs. John
Allen Dougherty, Mrs. George W.
Ehle. Col. William Eric Fowler. Rev.
James f. Freeman. Mrs. J. Borden
nn nSnh on the ba1'Ss ba7ra
j: Bell and William Phelps Emo; on
the soldiers and sailors committee.
Mrs. Il. r. Gown. Mrs. Frank Hight.
Victor kauffmann. Mrs. James Mar
wick. Mrs. II. S. Mulliken. Roy Neu-
hauser. Rev. Charles Wood and Miss
Ianrt Richards: on the music COM
mittcc. Mrs. George Eustis Corcoran.
Mrs. Il. H. Dalgleish. Mrs. George S.
DeNcalc. f. F. Droop. Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe. Mrs. Francis T. 4. Jun
kin and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend: on
pageantry and drama committee. Mrs.
Elipha'et Andrews. Mrs. Charles J.
Bell. Mrs. Theodore V. Boynton. Mrs.
G. c. Calhoun. Mrs. Maude and Howell
Smith.
Sketches Organization HistOry.
Mrs Hopkins sketched the history
nf ln t1nf ho
Importance of bringing people to-
sether in peace time just as was done
for the soldiers in war time in order
that better communities might result
and better citizenship be the rule and
that such work could only be effect
i've by making people participa nts
rather than just lookers-on.
Mrs. Hopkins sounded a pleasing
note. discussing the budget of $500
which will be required for the COM
ing year, when she stated that Col.
Robert NJ. Thompson had taken the
lead by agreeing to be one of ten to
either give or raise $500 each for the
fund and had been Joined by four
others. Announcement was made
that contributions received by The
Evening Star for the soldiers and
sailors work and the general pro-
gram of the organization would be
passed on to the organization and
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Mrs. Dougherty's Report.
Mrs. Dougherty In presenting a re-
port pointed out the great need for
recreation for the men who served in
the war and also for the great num-
Der of men stationed in the city of
Washington. In order to meet the
need a soldiers and sailors club is
being maintained at 91s 10th street.
which has rest and lounging rooms,
gymnasium. library. auditorium and
bowling alleys. These last are not in
the best condition and need renovat-
ing to make them usable. but can be
conducted on a self-supporting basis
after once being placed in commi ssion.
In discussing the activities of the
club Mrs. Dougherty brought out the
method of carrying on the dances. to
which an admission charge is made
for both soldiers and girls attending
and are only admitted through regis
tration in order that the dances may
be conducted on high plane.
The new membership basis which is
now being placed in operation was
gone into in detail. the plan now be-
ing to give d yearly membership to
the club for one dollar. which en-
titles the holder to slight reduction
in the charge swhen coming to dances
and other entertainments. The
dances are always properly chap
uHeu anu many VI tIS " NJ Olu
this work during the war continue to
show their interest in this way. Four
dances a week are conducted as we'll
as many entertainment features from
time to time. The soldier and sailors
work also includes the sending of
girls properly chaperoned to the vari-
Gus camps in the vicinity for enter
ia inments: and dances given by mill
tary units. the girls being admitted
by cards issued by Community Sery-
need is shown by the fact that during
the East six months between sixteen