Evening star., 1941-09-29
Recreation Services
Are Heavily Taxed
By Capitals S Growth
Community Chest Gives
Attention to Waiting
Lists at Day Nurseries

The strain of "boomtoWn rush"
upon Washington'S facilities for
neighborhood and recreational serv-
ices already is noticeable. the Com
munity Chest reported today as reg
istration at many of its agencies got
under way.
One problem singled out for at
tention was the waiting list of chill
dren from 2 to years old who need
frequent care at free or low-cost
day nurseries because their mothers
must work.
During the last year, ending July
81, seven Chest nurseries sheltered
376 children-an increase of 80 over
the previous year. For this season
the figure has taken violent jump
with 244 children from 20S differ
ent families on the waiting list
alone.
Registration Began Last Week.
The procession of children and
adults crossing Chest settlement
thresholds to register for this years
activities and services began last
week. Christ Child Settlement, 609
Massachusetts, avenue NE, and
Juanita K. Nye Council House. 6O9
Sixth street S.W., have had their
big registration days. Friendship
House. 6l9 D street Sc, continues
its signing through tomorrow.
Barney Neighborhood House, 470
N street S.W.. and Southwest House.
SOL Second street S.W, begin regis
tration today. Georgetown Chill
dren's House, 1924 N street NV,
opens its books on Wednesday. and
Southeast House, 324 Virginia ave-
nue. Sc, will take registrations all
day Saturday.
Salvation Army neighborhood
centers are reported to be expe-
rlenclng a SO per cent increase in
groups OF young people where reg
lstration is not required, and about
a % per cent increase in classes
and activities with a definite en-
rollment. The Georgetown Corps,
1075 Jefferson street NV, a new
girls organization begun with an
enrolment of rs, will be open for
registration each day this week
from 10 am. to 4 pm and 7 to 9
pm.
Afternoon registration periods
from $3.50 to $50 pm. are scheduled
at the Colored Corps, 1901 Seventh
street NV, Tuesday; the Northeast
Corps, Eighth and l streets NE,
Wednesday: the Temple Corps, Cos
E street NV. Thursday and Fri
day. and the Southeast Corps, 733
Eighth street S.W.. Friday.
Anticipating a heavy increase in
registration this fall, the Girl Scouts
report that double the number of
women volunteers of last year have
taken training as troop leaders in
three training courses sponsored by
the organization Nuring the past
summer. Another volunteer course,
to train leaders in first aid princi-
piles, is being sponsored by the
Girl Scouts, to begin on Thursday,
October Is. One hundred women
volunteers have so far registered to
take the course for first aid classes
each Tuesday and Thursday noon
at Girl Scout headquarters during
a flve-week period.
Jewish Community Center.
At the Jewish Community Center,
Sixteenth and @ streets NV, reg
istration in the children's depart
ment will take place this Thursday
and Friday. and Wednesday and
Thursday, october 8 and 9. Most of
the fall classes will have their OPEN
ing sessions October Is.
Boy Scouts of the National Capital
Area Council now show registra-
ton of 8,186 boys in 367 troops,
packs, explore patrols, and Sea Scout
patrols, as of August 81. Leaders
predict growing demand for scout
ing opportunities for boys as the
autumn advances.
Indications Of increased boy needs
already are seen by the three
branches of the Boys Club in the
fact that for the last six months boy
services are recorded as totaling
1872 202, as against 357,167 for the
same period in 1910. The daily av-
erage attendance in clubs, classes,
physical, recreational, and health
departments Of the Boys Club has
increased to $500 for all three
branches as compared with an av-
erage OF 2,335 year ago, according
to figures for the last six months.