Evening star., 1943-05-19
Hospitality Unit
Moves 10 Check
Exploitation
To Collect Dutu on
All Groups and Clubs
For Proper Officials

All groups ond NluDs
For Proper Officials
Pointing out the danger of ex-
ploitation" in the organization OF
Spontaneous" unsponsored clubs for
war workers by commercial agencies.
Coleman Jennings, chairman Of the
Co. -ordinating Council on Home
Hospitality, presented three recon-
mendations for action by the War
Hospitality Committee which were
approved at meeting last night at
the Labor Department. .
The recommendations:
/. All available information con-
corning groups and clubs organized
for entertainment and recreation
should be assembled by the War
Hospitality Committee and supplied
to the proper officials in the military
district of Washington and the Po-
tomac River Naval Command.
2. Those in charge of the military
district and naval command should
be requested to advise the commit
tee as to what policy they wish to
follow in regard to such clubs and
groups which will come in contact
with the servicemen under their
command.
Guide Committee Urged.
g. A small committee of the Co.
ordinating Council of Home Hos
pitality should be appointed to guide
and gather information concerning
these organizations and formulate
requirements for their Sponsorship.
II feel that despite all our efforts.
Government girls do not know what
our resources are" Mr.. Jennings de-
clared. I'VE have a moral respon-
sibility to these Government girls
who have not found the full-rounded
life they expected in Washington
Floyd D. Akers. chairman of the
War Hospitality Committee, pointed
out the fact that many Government
employees feel that the work of the
committee is similar to that of a
charity institution.
Were not operating a charity
concern he declared. I'VE recog-
nize their problems and want to
help and guide them
Officers Reelected.
Members of the committee at the
meeting last night unanimously re-
elected the present officers for the
forthcoming year. They include:
Mr.. Akers, president; Joseph c. Nc
Garraghy. vice president; Mark
Lansburgh. treasurer. Harry S.
Wender, general counsel, James A.
Councillor. sr, controller, and l..
Joseph Calm, executive secretary.
Commencing the committee on its
Information in regard to security
indoctrination lectures, Kenneth
BERN, Security Committee of the
Owl, guest speaker at the meeting,
declared, Washington has set an
example for the entire country in
regard to the security indoctrina-
ton lectures" which are given to
volunteer workers in service organi-
cations.
These girls" he pointed out. "are
in the position to find out, to
hear about, tremendously important
things in the war effort. I need
only to say Pearl Harbor' to remind
you of the Importance of surprise
In his presidential report on the
activities of the Recreation Services,
Inc, operating agency for the War
Hospitality Committee. Mr.. Akers
said the organization now operates
seven direct projects, subsidies
seven others under the District
Recreation Department, and is re-
sponsible for the operation of the
Pepsi-Cola Center.
More Lodging Space Suggested.
Within the last year." he re-
ported, Recreation Services, Inc.
has blossomed into strong service
organization with a firm business
foundation. The service of this
organization for thousands of serv-
ice personnel and war workers has
been made possible by the Commu-
nifty War Fund of Washington"
Winfree Johnson, chairman of the
Lodging Committee, reported that
recent inspection trips to service
centers by members of the commit
tee had proved to be successful in
that they we're better able to learn
/ just what was going on and make
suggestions for improvements. He
added that last Saturday night the
available lodging facilities had
reached the "satura ton point" and
steps should be taken to increase
the facilities.
Sidney Lust, chairman OF the
Ticket Committee, reported that the
Hut" on Thirteenth street opposite
the National Theater had been
"streamlined" in its operation and
in a short time facilities would be
ready whereby 10000 tickets would
be given away each week to service
men.
These tickets, he explained, would
cover every amusement in WASH
ington." The activity, he added, is
In addition to the current motion
picture policy whereby both enlisted
men and officers are admitted to
the theaters at reduced price.
In reporting on the activities of
the war workers clubs. Mrs. James
Lands, co-chairman, declared that
membership in the clubs had ex-
ceeded 800 to date.
The next meeting of the War Hos
pitality Committee has been sched-
uled for June o..