The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-10
Community Chest Supports Important
Character Building Agencies In City

Camp life continues to be a vital
phase of the Boy Scout program,
and will receive more and more
emphasis.
The Girl Scout program here has
made notable advance during the
past year. From five troops with
1O4 members, there have grown
% troops with over 675 members.
Approximately 100 women are en-
gagged in adult leadership in the
capacity OF council members.
The propelling force behind the
Girl Scouts seems to be com
munity service" Growth has hap
pened, because the girls are using
every idle moment to help others.
Here are only few of the COM
munity endeavors in which they
have been participating, according
to their executive, Miss Helen Chiz-
mar:
They have organized play groups
for younger children to free par
ents for defense work; assisted the
Red Cross in rolling bandages and
distributing posters; studied nutri-
ton and first aid; helped the De-
partment of Public Health in max
ing a screen survey in connection
with malaria control; worked with
the tuberculosis association in pre-
pairing Christmas seals and letters
for mailing; assisted at c h d
Care centers throughout the city;
helped USO fill Christmas bags
and cookie jars for servicemen;
conducted a Victory Garden pro-
gram; given 1900 hours of service
to the control center; presented
plays and choral concerts for coun-
ty institutions.
The organization seeks further
expansion, more leadership train
ing, closer cooperation with other
organizations engaged in commu-
nifty planning, provision for no e
outdoor activities.
Wins National Attention
Wilmington owns a great fond
ness for the Brigade Boys club,
which has been in existence since
1895, when Col. Walker Taylor Or
ganized a group of Wilmington
youths in the basement of the I'm
manuel Presbyterian church on
Valentines day. Today that group
has membership of 306, and a
program of action that has won
honors throughout the nation.
During the Scrap salvage cam
paign last fall, the Brigade Boys
collected more scrap than a n y
Boys club in the United States
and Canad-grand total of 1921
O60 pounds Of metal, paper, and
rubber. The Columbia Broadcast
ing system sent the club War
Service award, and featured it on
a coast-to-coast hookup; the North
Carolina Shipbuilding company
gave the Brigade the privilege of
naming the Liberty ship-the, S. S.
Walker Taylor.
In addition, the club has turned
its plant over to servicemen on
the week-ends lover $500 men OF
all branches have been served ;
during the past year juvenile cases
have been delegated to the execu'
tive director for handling; the clut
has worked in cooperation with the
public schools in making its facil
tiles available to school groups.
For many years the club has
dreamed of a summer camp. Mex
year, that dream will be fulfilled
when the Brigade Boys camp
made possible by the gift of {
tract of land on Middle Sound by
C. Van Leuven, will be opened
The camp will be in operation a
the close of the present schoo
term.
The Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION, while not officially con
nected with the United Service Or
CARNATIONS, is proving to be a val
liable asset to USO and the city il
it's efforts to supply additlona
service to the men in the armed
forces. Beds furnished by t h I
YMCA are in great demand. Owe
4, 200 men have taken advantage o
this opportunity.
Use of the organizations shove,
baths and swimming pool h a v
also proved attractive, over 400
se1vicemen having taken advan
tae> of these greatly-impcoved ia
cilities. Stationery, information
service, use of the lobby, writin'
rooms, and game rooms are al
available for use of the soldiers
sailors, and marines. 1t is estimat
ed that at least $4,000 men in uni
form have used the YMCA build
ing within the last year.
Assistance of servicemen is only
one phase of YMCA's work, how
ever; its help in relieving the hous
ing shortage among war worker:
is also notable.
Thus, the contribution of ever.
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