Evening star., 1937-07-04

life OF young person. I remember
one boy. who. because of the lack OF
$45, was faced with the necessity fo1
abandoning q college course that
lacked 4 few months Of completion
Fortunately, we got to him in time. Hat
IL not been for some such center 4,
this where he could come and have
contact with others and where hi
could share his problems, that boy
would have been lost to US. You cant
always get to them In time. That
chap, after We had tided him over
with the necessary funds, graduated
and got Job almost Immediately with
the Government"
Another personal service conducted
by the center is the employment serv-
ice. This Is conducted in cooperation
with the United States Employment
Service and facilitates contact BE-
tween employers and employees. Then
there Is q room registry. for the as
sistance Of newcomers to Washington
in search Of suitable lodging houses.
More than 900 such places, AL care
fully investigated and passed Is suit
able, are listed at the center, and .
great number Of students and Gov
eminent employees make use OF the
service.
In connection with the faculty Of
the School OF Law and Accountancy
Of the Columbus University in Wash
ington, and through Judge Nathan
Cayton, two scholarships are offered
at the center. The National Univer-
sity School OF Law offers a scholarship,
through Col. J. I. Peyser, to young
men and women OF the center.
About 40 clubs make the Six
teenth street building their meeting
place. 1t is. in fact. . veritable town
hail." with clubs and business or1an-
izations making free use Of its as
sembly rooms. In this connection
there is . service council whose Spe-
cial duty it IS to serve as contact in
the community for young people and
to populariZe the center among the
young people OF Washington. Their
activities include such events as formal
dances, open meetings, outdoor actiW-
ties and card parties in the ''hospi-
tality room" They also provide hosts
and hostesses. under supervision. for
this room. which Is open to the public
every evening An out-of-town club
devotes its attention to newcomers to
the city.
THERE are mems and women's
health clubs that meet regularly
At the center and . regular schedule
OF cansthenics for both men and
women under competent and trained
physical education directors. Such
things as steam room, hot room.
needle showers and messages are Of
fered In connection and In the we'll
equipped gymnasium base ball, hand
ball, basket ball, volley ball and SWIM
ming are available.
During the 1867 fiscal year at
the center, provision has been made
for 200 lectures, open to the public,
delivered by eminent public figures of
national interest. Speakers In the past
have included such figures Is Sher-
wood Anderson, viii Durant, Haywood
Broun and Bertrand Russell, Is we'll
as numerous United States Senators,
members of the cabinet and other
important individuals.
The present building was opened on
February 70, 1925, and was dedicated
by the late Senator Thomas Walsh of
Montana and Justice Irving Lehman,
brother Of Gov. Lehman Of New York.
Justice Lehman Is president OF the
National Welfare Board, which Is the
parent body Of the Warrington center.
This organization contributed $50. 900
OF original funds to make the build
ing possible and the balance was the
result Of local subscriptions.
The founders Of the center were
the Y. M. H. A. and the Y. W. H. A..
and it was incorporated In 1928. The
corner stone Of the Sixteenth street
building was laic On May ;, 1925,
with exercises that were nationally
reported and on An occasion thai has
since become historic. President Cal.
win Coolidge laid the corner stone, de-