WPA funds which provided the services of a director and supervisory
personnel. This committee consisted of four chty council members:
Burgert, Eustace, F. A. Russell, and Stough; and three non-council
members: A. E. Woestemeyer, Joie Stapleton, and Mrs. F. T. Stockton, |
all of whom had served on the executive committee of the Recreation
Council operating the summer program. Dr. F, C. Allen and Supt. Dean
were advisory members of the mayor's committee.

Under this system, the game room and gym of the Community
building wate made available for as many hours a day as the leadership
permitted with the workers available, South Park had several hours of
game supervision daily during the seasonable weather, and the summer
program for children received substantial aid.

When the site of the Sunflower ordnance plant was announced
and the assignment of KU as a center for the training of service men
was made, the mayor's committee anticipated the sharp increase in
demand for recreational activities and formed an organization of
committee chairmen and personnel called the Community Service League.
The League chairmen were authorized to plan maximum use of the park
and building facilities for all groups, with special emphasis on the
week end program for service men. Since no city funds were available,
small incidental items were paid for from an emergency fund created
by individual gifts; the expenditures for the weekly parties were
underwritten by local groups, clubs, lodges, fraternities, etc. etc.,
one of whom served each week as "sponsor", ( The sponsors contribution,
when the program started and the number of service men was not large,
was $7.50; this paid for the jute-box rental, simple refreshments, etc.
The sponsor's contribution has gradually increased as the participation
has increased; the average cost of the items named above is between
G15 and $20, and the committees feel that more consistent sponsorship

can be counted on if the cost is kept as low as possible.)

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