The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
RECREATION INSTITUTE.
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president of Community Service. opened
with short concert program of Selec-
tionS i'm the music memory contest Mrs.
H. y. Chandler being the accompanies.
Tie first WAS violin solo by Miss Dor
othy Hebb. Minuet in G., by Beethoven.
This was followed by Offenbachs Barca-
| role. from Tales of Hoffman sung hy
| Misses Ruth Dugan, Bernice Gobie and
| Evelyn Mann. The closing number was
| Melody in~F. by Rubenstein, as Il violin
solo by Miss Hcbb.
After the musical program Mr.. Jack
son referred To the years work of Tom
munity Service in Brattleboro and the
county. Speaking In particular of the
! help the outside communities have de
rived from the services of Mr.. Brown.
| An evidence of this heip. he said. was
shown in the presence of 100 persons,
representing is towns. at the institute
I 10 get ideas on what 10 do and carry
! them back TO their own towns. The I'M
| cNpcctedjy large attendance and inter
est manifested. was ascFibed to the years
| tcaching. lie also expressed the hope
! that such institutes might be held AT
| least twice year.
DIR. Crosse was then introduced by Mr..
! Durham as one educated in Tufts and
| the Crane Theological seminary. in the
| past - years pastor of three large
churches. the last being in Rochester. y.
Y. where he was pastor IA years. Dur
/ ing the war be was engaged overseas in
/ y. NJ. &. 4. work and other service for
/ the government and since that time en-
gagged largely in editorial work. but for
I tine past year and Il half special field
! representative of Community Service in
! New England.
| The speaker kept his audience inter
cSted and entertained by relating stories
/ 10 Illustrate the point which be wished
| to make clear Recreation. he declared.
z s,E 41..F, fTss nm
enrichment fer life. 1t is not recreation
unless it fills life full and makes life
mean more for everyone il is not Il mat
/ ter of killing n little spare time. The
\ first thing recreation ought TO do Tor
all of us Is to elevate our belief IN our
selves The test is whether ii does or
1 does not make Il boy or girl. man or
woman. better. Ii il does not do that
! it is mere amusement or entertainment
! and not recreation.
He referred TO the uuiOniZing effect
/ recreation has in bringing peoples of all
4 nationalities together in a friendly way.
thereby forgetting the depressing. de-
moralizing things which ever are brought
before the world Now is the time, he
declared. when there needs to be Il cul-
! tiyation of goodwill.
! The afternoon session was devoted to
brief talks. demonstrations, one-act
pIav. and a round table discussion
Miss Ethel A. Eddy. superintendent
! Of schools i'm the southeastern district,
smoke on Swapping NeIghborhneSS-
speaking in particular of the helpfulness
Of taking from one community TO the
other that entertainment which already
! lad been prepared. Miss Faith l..
Ycaw. executive secretary of Wrndham
County chapter. Red Cross, spoke OF play
aS n preventive of disease and neces-
sity to health Fun on the Farm was
! described and recommended by Miss
Viola NJ. Cameron, county Boy ana
Girls club agent.
How and How Not TO Stage a Drama
was demonstrated by Mr.. and Mrs. T.
y M0seman of West Brattleboro. Mr
AIosemau has been an actor with seyera
theatrical companies. rehearsatlesS
A play was given by 4 group Of persons
\ from Dummerston. and was much en-
joyed a round table was conducted by
4 Mr. Brown. the question OF winter
] carnival and winter programs being dis
I cusSed. The afternoon program ci0set
] with Il typical community night partlcl
4 patrd i'm BIZ those present One stun
! was the drawing Of faces on paper bags
u which Were worn by the makers as the!
\ were Judged The prize for the bes
face was awarded to Miss Clara Il
s Hoffman. Red Cross public health nurs
4 for the West River valley district o
q Windham county.
The towns represented by the 100 dele
n gates registering We're: AthehS; Dum
| merston. Fast Dover. Guilford Brattle
d b0ro Halifax. Jamaica. Newfane, Mari
Il boro putney. Rockingham. Townshend
Vernon Westminster and Nlndham.