Evening star., 1939-08-09

citizens often remind each other
that the eyes of the Nation are on
Greenbelt. This is repeated fire.
quently to stimulate group activi-
ties, and sometimes it does.
A sort of clearing house of extra
curricular activities of the residents
is the Citizens Association, formed
in November. 1887. Ito promote ef-
flciency in the Greenbelt govern
ment. education in citizenship,
needed legislation, and to provide
for the general welfare of the resi-
dents. ="
Most exacting in labors from it's
members is the Journalistic Club,
which tolls Saturday nights, Sum-
days and other times without pay
to turn out the town newspaper,
the Co-operator, each Thursday
Typewriter stories. advertisements
and illustrations are reproduced by
an economical Photographic process
on smooth 9x12 sheets of paper. 1t
is supported by sale of copies at
cents each and weekly advertise
ments. mainly from concerns in
the shopping center.
Singles Club Wins Reputation.
The Singles Club, for bachelor
men and women, won quite a repu-
tation not long ago when a young
Greenbelt couple, who had met
through the organizations good
graces, marched together to the
altar.
Last winter many Greenbelters,
men and women, went to club meet
ings of one kind or another three
to six times week. It Is doubtful!
II that pace will be maintained in
the future. because. as several citi-
zens put it: There's no sense in
having comfortable homes and not
having any home life"
Most anything Greenbe1ters wish
in the nature of cultural self -expres-
sion is afforded: There are w. P. A.
art classes two nights a week, oppor-
tunities to participate in productions
OF the Greenbelt Players, extension
courses offered by the University of
Maryland, lectures sponsored by
civic groups.
Flower growers and gardeners can
compete for prizes offered by the
Garden Club. Both men and women
may participate in the extensive,
supervised recreational program.
One OF the most self-assertive of
organizations is the Greenbelt Ath-
letic Association It declined the
town recreation departments offer
to. provide free equipment for soft
ball and other sports, preferred to
continue its own intra community
program. 1t backs no slate in mu-
nlcipal elections, but is recognized
as a strong influence nonetheless.
Church Services.
Membership of the non-sectarian
Greenbelt Community Church has
passed the $50 mark. Sunday school
and church services are held each
Sunday morning in the elementary
school auditorium. There are no
church buildings in the town, but
special church groups often conduct
special services.
A school and public library is
maintained jointly in the elementary
school. There are about $500 books,
all but 600 of which are non-fiction
The library subscribes to IS maga-
zines.
Motion pictures are shown five
nights a week to a weekly average
just now of over 1,600.
Adults may swim in a new con-
crete pool for 10 cents Con season
tickets, obtain tennis courts for 30
cents an hour, 60 boating on the %
acre community lake at 20 cents a
half hour. In the summer II special
town employees act as swimming pool
life guards and attendants, operate
the boats on the lake and care for
the four tennis courts.
In the late afternoons and early