The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-01
BUILDING JUMPS $100,000 DURING JULY
ClRLS' CLUB HAS
 ACTIVE YEAR
Attendance of 46,625
 Registered l,328 Members
3,576 ARTICLES MADE

Girls club during the year ending in June is noted in the annual report of the club submitted to- day by it's director, Miss Kathleen Crowley. The club membership is 1928 girls, and the average weekly attendance was 1,185 dur ing the spring, fall and winter sessions as against an attendance of 796 weekly during July and August.
 Miss Crowley states that the facilities at Leavenworth House, and the Community Center in Brooklyn were taxed to the ut most. She also comments upon the Waterbury Lions club offer of a north end as being beneficial and
 adds that the membership could
 be doubled provided there was
 money enough to hire for the
 coming year an assistant in the
 foods department and Q full time physical director.
 | work completed during the year
 as compared to 4,139 pieces finish | ed last year. The decrease IS laid LO cCOuOHllC COHuIlIOHS.
 A resume of the 6Sth year of
 the clubs activities Is included in
 excrepts taken from Miss Crow
 leys' report, as follows:
 Play for the little girls, work and recreation for the junior girls,
 the most worthwhile and satisfy
 ing use of leisure time for the old CT girls with as large an amount of
 happiness for all of us were the
 aims and objectives of the direc- tor and staff when the Waterbury
 Girls club began it's 68th year
 of work, September 18th, 1880.
 c, M-
 "A mem bership of 1928 girls. an average weekly attendance of 1,185 in the spring, fall and win ter monthss, of 736 weekly dur ing July and August and a yearly total of 46,625 would make 1t seem that we attained our objec- tive In large measure.
 "The Girls club Is fortunate in It's location and surrounding as well as in. equipment for carrying on its work. The Leavenworth House, 35 Park place and the Brooklyn Community Center, 827 Bank street are ideally situated.
 "The environment in which the home economies classes are held is homelike and cheerful while the health education classes meet in the well lighted, ventilated and well kept gymnasiums of the pub lie schools.
 "The staff is composed of teach CTS of college training and exper- fence with a Knowledge of the sub- ject they teach as well as skill in Importing what they know. Best of all the staff members are not only loyal to those for whom they work but they take a personal in- their charge and have a generous regard for the welfare of every member of the club.
 "A large amount of physical ac- tivity consisting of gymnastics, dancing, basketball, baseball, track events and swimming constituted q major part of our program. One aim of course is to make q girl ex- pert in these activities but the chief purpose is to demonstrate the ed ucational and health value of all of them.
 "One of the interesting facts brought out by a study of attend ance figures is the increased mem- bership in games, gymnastics, and athletic classes. We emphasized athletics that would develop grace full, sturdy girls as well as 6 spirit of sportsmanship of which we need never be ashamed. 31 girls re- ceived their Girls club letters in bask etball, baseball and track and these girls at meeting at Leaven- worth house July 6, formed the Waterbury Girls Club Athletic as- sociation to honor the game they had played so straight and hard to keep alive the athletic traditions and standards of the Girls club.
 "The summer activities were swimming and hikes for juniors, swimming for seniors and pubic baths for girls and women. An average of 800 hot showers each monht free with soap and towel brought cleanliness as well as com fort to many during the almost un- bearably hot weather.
 following: Kathleen Crowley, di- rector, B. 8. Columbia university, formerly assistant instructor Teach CTS college, Columbia university and ohio State university; Made line Monroe, head of clothing de- partment. B. S. Birmingham. Mass normal school, formerly director 'handcraft, Newton. Mass, play grounds; Irene Fennell, head of foods department, formerly dieti- clan. Everett, Mass, hospital; Rita r. Bergin, assistant foods, F. s., Rhode Island State college; Marie c. Mcdonnell. dancing and dram |atics; Mrs Mary r. Skahan, Mrs Julia r. Debonis, Miss Sarah l.. Hennessey, Mrs Edward H. Herr, Mrs J. D. Heffernan, Anna l.. Meehan, Harvard summer school of physical education swimming coach; Edith DeBonis, games and story hours; Bernice Ncwsome. secretary; housekeepers--Leaven- worth house--Mrs Margaret Keip- er---Brooklyn Community center, Mrs Anna Smotas.
 We are fortunate to have had as assistants this year a group of hghi school girls who. having made unusual progress in the activity which appealed most to them and having developed genuine love for the Girls club as well as having TcCelNtu bDcCidi tIuhthub AiOii tho director, were placed in charge of certain groups as assistants to the regular staff leaders. cannot speak too highly of their good work nor of the cheerfulness and unselfish desire to help which were so marked a characteristic of each one of them.
 "One of these juniors, Edith De- Bonis. is director of the WatertoWn Civic Union playground and when ever large group of children were to be taken on hikes or swimming parties, five of her clubmates, Rose Diorio, Margaret Miro, Mary Bir- mingham. Anna Danaher, and Peg gy Danaher were on hand to help as play leaders or life guards.
 "In the physical education classes the following girls acted as Junior leaders: Edith DeBonis, Rose .Diorio, Margaret Miro, Car mela Tortora. Mary Rosanelli. Mar garet Danaher, Dorothy Blacker, tn