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Club Project Aids
Settlement House

approximately As children from
the Barney Neighborhood House
will enjoy a weeks vacation at the
settlements summer camp on the
Patuxent River, thanks to the gen.
erosity of the soroptimist Club of
Washington.
A check to take care of the nee
essary expenses, including transpor-
tation, was presented by the club at
a party given last week at the
Neighborhood House, 470 N street
S.W.
Mrs. Rose Robson Cowen, who
served as president Of the Washing
ton Soroptimists during the past
year, made the presentation. And
to express their appreciation, the
youngsters repeated the operetta
"Peter Rabbit" which was high
light of their recent May day pro-
gram.
Provision of funds for the camp,
which Is known as The Cedars, Is
becoming a regular summer project
of the club. Last year, members
presented $500 for this purpose and
this wears. check was for $338.34.
Usually $40 Is required to cover a
weeks camping expenses, but the
lump sum enabled the camp to take
care of a somewhat larger group.
The Soroptimists do not limit their
interest in the Barney Neighbor-
hood House to the camp vacation
program, however.
One of the clubs first major
projects in behalf OF the settlement
was the provision Of a paved out
door play area, including such
equipment as a fountain and sand
box. Before the area was paved,
the youngsters couldn't play out
side OF the house after a rain be-
cause of the mud. :.
Two years ago the club undertook
the expense of furnishing and
decorating a game and study room
for the teenagers.
The boys and girls played def
mite part in this project-painting
the walls, ceiling and floor OF the
basement room and decorating their
window curtains with textile paint
patterns. In addition to providing
the necessary materials, the Sor-
optimists furnished the room with
tables, chairs, lamps, a radio and
phonograph.
The club room not only affords
peace and quiet for youngsters who
don't have a good place to study
at home, but is also ideal for dances
and parties. Sometimes the teen
ayers will '1end" the room to the
younger children for parties which
they "chaperone."
For the past six years the Sorop-
timists have remembered the Barney
Neighborhood House at Christmas,
sending the girls costume jewelry
and the boys such items as neckties
and musical gadgets.
Individual members of the Sorop-
timist Club also have provided sew
eral scholarships in speech and
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dren.
The clubs major civic project
this year-donation of $1,000 to
sponsor the opening of the Child
Guidance Clinic in the Southwest
Health Center-also was in line with
its interest in Neighborhood House.
since the settlement is located In
the vicinity of the clinic.
The Cedars will open its camp
ing season August 2 and will con-
tinue for four weeks. Although the
camp is planned in two-week pc
RODS, it may be necessary to limit
some OF the youngsters to weeks
stay, 50 that greater number can
enjoy. the experience. The camp
property was willed to Barney
Neighborhood House by Mr.. and
Mrs. John p. S. Neigh, who di-
rected its work for many years.
Staff members Of the Neighbor-
hood House also staff the camp, so
that expenses are kept to mini