The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-21
VALUE OF DIRECTED.
RECREATION IS TOLD
BY SERVICE HEAD

fore the meeting Of the Community
Service executive committee in the
Y. NJ c.. A. building at noon Wednes-
day. stating the work Of the bureau
during the past year and the oppor-
tunities for service for the future. His
speech follows:
"A city of people-people with lives
full of sparkle, ambition, energy.
neighborliness, anticipation, realizing
the Joy of living, participating in the
pleasures which cannot be bought,
pleasures which are free to rich and
poor alike. speak Of the city or the
future which shall provide wisely for
all of its people, that loneliness, mis-
cry, crime, play. destructive pleasures
and costly wasted time may be elm
mated from our civilization. | speak
of the city which has its life so organ
lied that work, religion, education ana
recreation each contribute to the
prosperity and happiness of the inol-
vidual and the state.
Recreation Essential.
"Of these four fundamentals in life
recreation stands second only to work
and that in point Of time only. Al
though its appeal is stronger than
work, religion or education, recreation
has yet to give it's best services to our
communities The serious things IN
life, mind, body and soul or education
work and religion, have deliberately
eliminated recreation from so-called
worthwhile existence.
play has been stifled and branded
as time wasted, by church, school and
business Only recently business
man told me that what he wanted was
more work out of people, not more
play IN old school teacher OF mine
always referred to the new school
gymnasium as a place where her pu-
pills wasted their time instead of pre-
pairing her English lessons. Until re-
Gently most churches drew a sharp di-
viding line between recreation and re-
ligion and some are still careful to
keep recreation out of their buildings.
Recreation Develops
Recreation is that which fits the
mind and body for life's demands. In
childhood it is creative; in adult life
rc-creative. II rests tired bodies and
refreshes tired minds. 1t replaces
fear with hope, puts courage where
despair has crept in, kills worry. Rec
reation is a giant. We continually for
get that recreation is stronger tnan
vice, and that recreation alone can
stifle the lust for vice.
THE results of our experiment IN
letting recreation run riot While we
have been organizing industry, religion
and education are what would be ex'
pected Leisure time has become
menace to our citizenship. We pay
assessments running into thousands
when we should be receiving divi.
dends We invest great sums without
understanding how to get great re
suits. We prohibit but do not pro
vide. We close up bad places but fail
to open up good places.
Although recreation is stronger
than vice we have only just begun to
organize recreation Although it Is
recreation which makes life interest
ing, we are providing it in ounces
when it should be in tons.
Aim of Organization
Wholesome recreation for the whole
community is the objective of Commu
nifty service. 1t has promoted and or
ganized the following wholesome pro
gram in Richmond:
1892 Fourth of July celebration.
1922 Washington birthday exercises
1922 Community Christmas celebra
ton.
Famous Picture Memory contest.
Music Memory contest
Community singing.
Community game training courses
Community games.
"Neighborhood nights.
Girls Community Service baske
ball league.
Girls Community Joy club.
Tennis association and courts.
IS aturda y Afternoon Baseba
league.
Commercial Baseball league,
Twilight Baseball league.
Industrial Baseball league.
Tennis association ond courts.
Horseshoe tournaments.
Community Service Bowling leagu
Community Service Basket ba
league.
Community Service Basketba
tournament
THE city Fairgrounds open to ever
child in Richmond, with sports ar
games of every description.
James NJ Townsend Branch
Community Service. organized by II
colored members of the communit
to furnish wholesome recreation fl
the boys and girls, men and women
their race. 1t has conducted a COZ
munity wide program of recreation
educational and patriotic activities
make leisure time more worth Will
and to take the wreck out of re
reation."
Commend Program
Great commentator was given Il
program of the committee on boy
and mems activities for the Fourth
July celebration. The report of tn
committee received a large amount
consideration and discussion at t
meeting This committee is in chart
of Ray Weisbrod.
In regard to Fairgrounds activitit
the report said:
Five city Fairgrounds were open
June IS on the following school pls
grounds: Star, Finley. Whitewatt
Sevastopol and Hibberd. The sup'
visors in charge are T. Mason Bye
Miss Mildred Crabb. Miss Cla
Pierce, Miss Edith Haworth and Nj
Isabel Crabb. The opening has be
hirdered by the non-arrival of the {
paratus and the delay in the INSTALL
of the apparatus"
The report further stated that t
Fairgrounds opened with a good
tendance.
The report shows that the baseb
Ouac of which there are four