The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-10
OPERATION
OF C0LORED SERVICE
IN CITY IS EXPLAINED

Work of the colored Community Ser
port of the James NJ Townsend
branch. 1t indicates that the branch
is doing much to keep the colored
people Of the city occupied with SC
cial games and activities. The follow
ing is the report submitted by the
organization:
Community forum has been initial
ed and meets each Sunday afternoon
in the colored churches.
A boxing and wrestling club has
been organized and meets regularly
on Thursday nights for training.
Social games have been an active
/ part of the program from the very be-
ginning, and the attendance grew 50
| large and congested that two separate
nights have been set aside as game
nights, one for the older folks and
| one for the younger folks.
Use Small Hall
Zone small hall Masonic hall on
!, South Sixth STREET offers the only
| space available for recreation activi-
! ties for colored people.
"a conservative estimate of persons
reached through the various activities
are as follows: Social and cultural
recreation, 1000: community dramat-
les, S66; forum, 1850; total, 1896.
"All this has been done without the
use of an adequate community center,
the lack of which hindered the fuller
/ development of many parts OF the pro-
gram. With an adequate community
center at our command, We would be
able to house indoor athletic games,
dramatic activities, domestic art class
es, clubs and committee meetings, fur
nish headquarters for the colored
post of the American Legion.
| Gives Church Program
|. 1.-THE community choral and com
munity orchestra rendered a program
at the First M. E. church Sunday
night, Feb. 10. A community Christ
mas tree party was held in the Ma
sonic hall, where So children were
guests, and each received sack OF
candy, nuts, an apple. orange and a
| toy All materials used were donated
by members of the community and nc
j expense was incurred in giving the
party.
| "Plans are being made to initiate
the following: Basketball teams, base
ball, more clubs, pageantry, horseshoe
pitching. tennis clubs, hiking clubs
and the suitable observance of spe
cial days; industrial training, etc.
"The mothers community league
has a membership of %, the commun
ity orchestra Is, and the choral 20
The work has been operating since
last October, maintaining a full-timt
worker and exDenSPS. COlOred Deo
pie, of course, have social and civic
needs beyond their economic strength
but up to this time their subscriptions
and donations and financing of activ
tiles have amounted to nearly $500.
Purpose of Organization
Our general purpose is to promote
community music, to assist in devel
oping use of music in the home
church and community groups. Folk:
work better, have better health anG
are better citizens when there is {
song in the heart
''Dramatics: To make people more
generous more understanding of the
lives of other people. To open-mind
, edness. Directed social recreation
to furnish wholesome programs anl
promote higher moral standards O
leisure time activities General re
ception and organization of welfare
groups: to give each citizen an oppor
tunity to work with others in upbuild
ing the community.
|, James NJ. Townsend Community
League, Branch of Communit,
Service,
Walter H. Dennis, Chairman.
,, Ethel R. Clark, Director"