The Washington herald., 1922-11-16
|S.W.NECHBORHOOD
HOUSE RENDERS.
UNUSUAL LSERVICE.
Plays Important Part in
Community Affairs;
New Plans Laid.

A meeting Of the board OF trustees
of the Neighborhood House, 40 N
street southwest, was held at the
Union Trust Building yesterday.
Plans for the general welfare Oh the
house were discussed and projects
to be taken up in the future out
lined.
The Neighborhood House is one Of
the most unusual institutions of its
kind in the Southwest. II not In the
city, and is performing a great serv-
Ice In building up community spirit.
Under the sheltering wing of the
house numerous social and educa-
tional organizations flourish. a few
of which are: Girls clubs, Peace
Club, Golden Rule Club, Merrymak-
ers and Bachelor Girls Club, wom-
ems Club. Way-Down-Yonder Dane
ing Club. A sewing school. which
gives comprehensive training in
various forms of needle work, is held
every Tuesday afternoon and Satur-
day morning.
The boys clubs are as follows:
Chum Glass. Little Citizens. Iroquois.
Midland. Henry Ford Club. which
takes up the study of animals. birds
and chi 'dren of our country; Poto-
mac Athletic Club. Seminoles and
Southern Juniors. Each OF these
organizations. both girls and boys,
has two adult supervisors.
The house not only provides re-
creation and meeting place for the
older boys and girls. but also main
tains a kindergarten, at which the
tots OF the neighbrhood may spend
several hours per day in interest
ing and Instructive work. Miss
Myrtle Stewart Is in charge of this
department
Perhaps the NOSE valuable feature
of the institutions is the day nurs-
cry. to which mothers who are at
work during the day may bring their
babies. The average attendance at
the nursery is more than fifteen.
According to reports for october.
1.434 persons registered during that
time. and 4.177 persons were pres
ent there at one time or another.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. s. Meligh are
In charge of the house. Mrs. Ar
thur Dullard Is chairman of the
board of trustees. Mrs. Charles ].
Rell. vice president: Mrs. George
Z. Fleming. treasurer, and Mrs. j.
p. s. Neigh secretary.
Men of Epiphany Chapel. Twelfth
and c streets southwest. interested
in the Boy Scout activities of the
chapel are cordially invited to hear
of advances made by BOY Scout
organizations, at a meeting to be
held In the parish hall of the
Church of the Epiphany tonight.
Addresses will be made by James
z. West. chief Scout executive.
DR.. George J. Fisher, deputy chief:
Lorne w. Barclay. director OF the
department of education of national
Scout headquarters. and Edward
n. Shaw. Washington Scout exec
utive.
Plans for the social service work
to be taken up during the COM
ing year were discussed by mem
bers of the Ladies' Auxiliary OF
the Fifth Baptist Church, f street
near Seventh street southeast. at
a meeting held at the church Tues
day night Mrs Edwin Stakes pre-
sided
A luncheon attended by children.
parents and teachers was held at
the Jefferson School. Sixth street
and Virginia avenue southeast, un-
der the auspices of the Jefferson
Amidon Mothers Club yesterday
afternoon.
Repairs are being made on the
exterior Of the Kendall Baptist
Church. Ninth and n streets south
west.
The roadbed In which the tracks
of the Capital Traction Company
are laid is being repaired at Sew
enth and H streets southwest
The Dominican Lyceum, sos Sew
enth street southwest, will give an
entertainment tonight. Large
wooden sweaters will he given mem
hers of the championship baseball
team.