The Washington times., 1921-05-01
CIVIC WORKERS
NEED $500
Extensive Recreation Program
Planned for 0. G.. by Com
munity Service Leaders.

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Plans for an extensive program
Of recreation for Washington are
being arranged by the Community
Service Of the District Of Colum-
bia.
Officers of the Community Serv-
ice and various committees in
charge Of divers forms Of amuse-
ments are seeking the cooperation
Of the Washington public in order
to raise $4,000 needed to carry on
the recreation work until March J.,
1922.
MONEY WELL SPENT.
Most OF this money viii be devoted
TO the work among soldiers and
sailors, while the rest will be uti)iz-d
for pageantry work. dramatic clubs.
community music, social recreation,
and community service work among
the colored people Of Washington.
The Community Service will not
conduct Z campaign to raise this
y -
tributed by persons interested In co,h
r,unity service work and will be
raised by dances and other minor So
cial Affairs that will be held at tue
Community Service building, 91S Tenth
street northwest.
Several OF Washington's prominent
citizens have already contributed hun
rreds Of dollars to the fund. -Four
dances are held each week at the
v,t ~ lxa q
department store girls and their
friends. The admission to thesr
dances IL % cents, and a considerable
Sum will be raised through this
medium. A small charge is also levI-d
for the card and social parties held
at the clubhouse every week.
Pledge cards are being sent out
by the directors OF Community Serv-
ice to those interested in the work
OF the organization. As soon as suf-
ficient money is raised the service Of
fcials expect to eliminate the charges
for the affairs held under the aus
pieces OF the Community Service at
the clubhouse. At present several
other organizations In the city rent
the dance floor of the building on
certain nights and charge their own
prices
ALLEYS OUT OF RErAIR.
At present the. bowling alleys Of
the building are not in use because
Of the need Of repairs and the serv-
ice Is without funds to have them
fixed This defect will be one Of the
first to be remedied as soon as suf-
ficient funds are raised. The gym
nasium is also in need of a little
financial aid. Most OF the equipment
has been in use for some time and
modern improvements are needed.
The work among the colored peo-
pie OF the city has not been very
extensive because of the lack of
funds Most of the money to be
used in colored work will be solicited
from the colored people, themselves.
At present there are no community
service clubs for the colord children
and adults but the officials plan to
attend to this matter as soon as pos
sible.
However, .colored community serv-
ice work has been done to some ex-
tent at Howard University along
dramatic lines. through the efforts of
Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest. executive
officer of the Community Service. 1t
was due to Mrs. Forests able work
that the Howard players staged the
~ drama, emperor Jones" with great
success at the Belasco Theater. Mr..
Forrest and the Howard players drew
much constructive comment from the
ater-goers and critics for this work.
Other plays have been staged by the
Howard players and several more are
now being rehearsed for future pro-
duction.
TO WORK AMONG CoLORED.
The proceeds Of these plays will
be used in further development of
community service work among the
colored youths.
IL is the plan Of the Community
Service directors to erect Colored
Community Service Club IL enough
funds can be raised. Several promi-
nent Washingtonians have interested
themselves in this work particularly.
Special at ress Is being laid on the
Importance of community service
work among the soldiers and sailors,
for which most of the fund of $4,000
will be used.
Mrs. John Allen Dougherty is chair
man of the committee in charge Of
this work. The other members of the
committee are Mrs. r. r. Gown. Mrs.
Frank Hight. Victor Kaufman. Mrs
James Warwick. Mrs. II. 8. Mulliken.
Roy Neuhauser and the Rev. Charles
woods.
Mrs. Bopgherty 10 Arranging spe-
cial plans Nfor the raising Of this
money Mrs. Fcrrest IL cooperating
with this COMMITTEES, and 1t is UNDER
stood that several paseants will BE-
held for the benent of the soldiers
and sailors.
Contributions may be sent to Frank
r. Ghiselli, cashier of the Commerciaf
National Bank, and treasurer Of tho
Community Service.