The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-08
Community SERVICE
SUPPORT IN HANDS
RICHMOND CITIZENS

Community service for Richmond
will cost approximately ss,142. for the
first year. This was made known
when the tentative budget was pre-
scented to a group Of interested local
citizens at luncheon FRIDAY noon.
With the time for the national rep
resentatives of the service nearly at a
close in work here, it now rests with
Richmond as whole, to continue the
activities ut the expense of the local
population, it was pointed out. When
the service was invited here several
months ago, it was with the under
standing that after community serV-
ices representatives had put in three
months starting the service, the people
of Richmond were to get under the
movement and finance it from then
on I'll. "@ ~ ri |r-fE
Root Leaves May l..
C. B Root, who has been in charge
here, will end his services by May 1,
at latest, and the services of his two
assistants, Miss Roberta Winans and
Mr.. S. Traenkle, will have to be pail
for if they are wanted here longer
than April Is. This information was
contained in a telegram from national
Headquarters read at the noon meet
ing. +
In opening the meeting Ora Stegall.
president of the local council OF COM
munitys service, invited review OF
the work accomplished by the service
representatives. Mr. Root told of the
recreational work started, and OF the
groups organized in several local fac
tories for the solving of the leisure
time problem.
Expenses Are Listed
He listed the expenses for the first
year on the head of administration, Of
flee salaries, community recreational
summer Fairgrounds expense. girls &C
tfvities, and neighborhood and COM
munity center work. The budget pro-
vided a salary of $1,000 a year for the
executive secretary: $4,000 a year for
the girls director; 500 a month for
three summer months for one play
leader; and SIS monthly for the same
period to be paid to each OF two
women play leaders.
Other expenses listed were for
equipment to carry on the various
activities expected to be followed for
the first year
The local committee of the commun-
ity service suggested that the follow
ing activities be included in the first
years program:
Community service athletic asso-
citation; to be divided into groups rep
resenting industries. business con-
Germs, clubs, churches and schools.
Women and girls activities; which
would be grouped under industries.
stores, offices, churches, schools ana
clubs.
Plans are Outlined
Neighb orhood organizations. which
would include winter activities, such
as neighborhood meetings, social &C
tivities, athletics and forums and sum-
ner activities including play lots,
community picnics and holiday cele-
brations. school for the training of
volunteer leaders in social, recrea-
tional and playground work by experts
from national staff with local assist
ants. together with special Institutes
as the national organization may pro-
vide throughout the year
4 service bureau was recommended.
It's duty would be to train and list
local community service talent, which
would be available for any entertain
ment or social which needed assist
ance in preparing the program for
such event.
Enthusiastic talks were made by
Robert E. Huen, A. j. Harwood, Jo-
seph H. Mills, Mrs. Paul Comstock.
Miss Ethel Clark, John ]. Harrington.
Jr, and others. All Endorsed the plan
AID expressed themselves as being
confident of securing sufficient funds
to finance the work for the first year.
Present plans favor raising the
bulk Of the money from industrial
mana gements, because. it was pointed
out, employers of hundreds of men
and women will be most benefited
by the successful operation Of COM
munty service. Contributions will of
course be sought for and accepted
from individuals, who are to be taken
into the organizations as members.
finance committee appointed to
take charge of raising the year s
budget includes Joseph Mills. Howard
Dill, J. J. Harrington, Jr., Robert E
Heun and A. J. HARDWOOD. A chairman
for the committee Is to be named later.