Florida War Recreation Conference

Sponsored by the State Defense Council of Florida in cooperation with the Recreation Section of the Federal Security Agency and the National Recreation Association.

HOTEL GEORGE WASHINGTON

OCTOBER 22, 23 and 24, 1942

Jacksonville, Florida

PROGRAM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

9:00 A.M. Registration of all Delegates in the Lobby of the Hotel.

(By Jacksonville Tourists and Convention Bureau)

10:30 A.M. GENERAL OPENING SESSION

to

12:15 P.M. Chairman...... Mrs. Anne Carson Dunaway

Chairman, Home & Community Service Division.

Invocation........ Rev. D. C. Mallory

National Chaplain, 40 and 8, American Legion.

Pledge of Allegiance.... Entire Assembly

Greetings from Jacksonville..... Mayor John T. Alsop, Jr.

Call of the Conference.... Nathan L. Mallison

Chairman, Recreation Advistory Committee, State Defense Council of Fla.

"COMMUNITY-ARMED FORCES RELATIONSHIPS AND RESPONSIBILITIES"-

a. For the Army....... Capt. Louis C. Barley

Army Air Forces Technical Command, Miami Beach, Florida.

b. For the Navy... Lieut. Comdr. James A. Garrison, U.S.N.R.

Welfare and Recreation Officer, Seventh Naval District

c. For the Municipality..... Horace L. Smith,

Secretary, Marion County C. of C., Ocala, Florida.

d. For Community Organizaion.... Dr. Carl Herman

Chairman, Recreation Committee, Palm Beach County Defense Council.

-OPEN DISCUSSION-

12:15 P.M. RECESS FOR LUNCH

2:00 P.M. GENERAL SESSION

TO

3:45 P.M. Chairman... Mrs. L. H. Gibbs

President of the Florida Congress, Parents and Teachers Association Orlando, Florida

Singing...... Song Leader, Charles Herring

Superintendent of Recreation, Sarasota, Florida

"RECREATION IN THE STATE DEFENSE COUNCIL AND U.S. CITIZENS SERVICE CORPS" .... George L. Burr, Jr.

Executive Director, State Defense Council of Florida

"RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL WAR RECREATION ORGANIZATIONS"

F. S.A..... George Syme, Jr.

Regional Recreational Represenative, Federal Security Agency,

U.S.O.... J.L. Zwingle

Regional Director, U.S.O.

Red Cross..... Miss Pauline McCready

Recreation Director, Eastern Area, American Red Cross.

W.P.A....... Mrs. Dorothea T. Lynch

State Supervisor of Recreation, Works Prokects Administration.

N.R.A..... Charles Reed

Director of Field Service, National Recreation Association

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22- Continued

-OPEN DISCUSSION-

4:00 P.M. TO 5:30 P.M. 1. DISCUSSION MEETINGS- "PROGRAM PLANNING FOR SERVICE MEN ON A COMMUNITY WIDE BASIS"

Chairman... Miss Mabel Mabry

Chairman, Recreation Committee, Hillsborough County Defense Council

Summarizer... Mrs. Dorothy Moore

Executive Secretary, Recreation Committee, Dade County Defense Council.

2. "ADMINISTRATION OF SERVICE MEN'S CENTERS"- Chairman..... W. B. Eastman

Managing Director, Service Men's Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Summarizer...... J. J. Nuthall

Assistant Area Supervisor, Works Projects Administration, Orlando, Fla.

3. "HOSTESS ORGANIZATION"-

Chairman... Mrs. W. B. S. Crichlow

Chairman, Recreation Committee, Manatee County Defense Council.

Summarizer...... Mrs. C. Larimore Perry

Chairman, Volunteer Committee, Pier Service Men's Center, Miami Beach, Florida.

4. "INFORMATION SERVICE (Booths, Bulletins, Radios, Newspapers)" - Chairman.... Mrs. C. B. Callard

Chairman, Information Committee, Escambia County Defense Council.

Summarizer.... Mrs. Frances Reed

Director, Civic Service Men's Club, Jacksonville, Florida.

5. "HOW CAN CHURCHES HELP TO MEET WAR RECREATION NEEDS?" - Chairman... Rev. W. F. DUNKLE, D.D.

Pastor, Snyder Memorial Methodist Church, Jacksonville, Florida.

Summarizer.... Mrs. Ottie Geiger

Executive Secretary, Recreation Committee, Lake County Defense Council.

6. "SPORTS AND ATHLETICS"-

Chairman.... Julian Olson

Superintendent of Recreation, Pensacola, Florida

Summarizer... Harry O. Earwood

Assistant Area Supervisor, W. P. A., Tallahassee, Florida

RECESS FOR DINNER

8:15 P.M. GENERAL NIGHT SESSION

Chairman... I. Beverly Nalle

Chairman, Recreation Committee, Duval County Defense COuncil

Singing.... Led by Lyman P. Prior

Department of Public Recretion, Jacksonville, Florida

Musical Selections

Star Spangle Banner.... Key

National Emblem March.... Bagley

Light Cavalry Overture.... Suppe

Emperor Waltz.... Strauss

Favorites..... Herbert

Thunderer March..... Sousa

Summaries of Discussion Meetings, Numbers One to Six-

(Each Summarized will be allowed six minutes).

"WAR RECREATION AS AN IMPETUS TO POST WAR COMMUNITY RECREATION"...... James E. Rogers

Special Field Representative, National Recreation Association.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

9:15 A.M. DISCUSSIONS MEETINGS.

7. "PROGRAM PLANNING"..... Service Men's Centers

Chairman..... Mrs. Walter Harbenson

Chairman, Recreation Committee, Walton County Defense Council.

Summarizer... Mrs. Anne Livingston,

Director of Activities, Recreation Pier for Service Men, Miami Beach.

8. "COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND COORDINATION"

Chairman... Mrs. Allen C. Grazier

Chairman, Home and Community Service Division

St. Petersburg (Pinellas County) Defense Council.

Summarizer..... Mrs. D. D. Hunt

9. "GIRL VOLUNTEERS (Dance Partners- Junior Hostesses)"

Chairman..... Mrs. W. E. Crown

Chairman, Recreation Committee, Clearwater Area Defense Council.

Summarizer... Miss Elizabeth Bush

Director of Activities, Service Men's Center, Miami, Florida.

10. "ORGANIZATION OF ENTERTAINMENT (Talent Bureaus, Camp Shows, Center Shows)"-

Chairman.... Mrs. Morris White

Chairman, Entertainment Committee, Hillsborough County Council.

Summarizer.... Harve Clemens

Assistant Area Supervisor, W.P.A., Tampa, Florida.

11. "RECREATION PROVISIONS FOR FAMILIES OF SERVICE MEN, WAR INDUSTRY WORKERS, MERCHANT MARINE, ETC."

Chairman.... Miss Marcella Hanley

Board of Public Instruction, Tampa, Florida.

Summarizer.... Henry L. Dickson

Assistant Superintendent, Department of Public Recreation, St. Petersburg, Florida.

12. "HOME HOSPITALITY (Sleeping Accommodations, etc.)"

Chairman... J. Y. Clark

Chairman, Recreation Committee, Lake City Defense Council.

Summarizer..... Miss Louise Clark

Executive Secretary, Recretation Committee,

Duval County Defense COuncil.

10:30 A.M. GENERAL MORNING SESSION.

Chairman... Raymond L. Novarine

Field Recreation Representative, Federal Security Agency.

Singing... Entire Assembly

Reports of Representative Facilities and Operations in the Stat.

Miami Beach Pier- Volunteer Porject with paid professional director.... Mrs. Russell Pancoast

Chairman, Recreation Pier Association.

Orlando- Federal facility with local direction and W. P.A. Staff..... J. C. Robinson

Chairman, Recreation Committee, Orange County.

Tampa- Service Men's Center operated by Ministerial... Association.... Rev. A. A. Smith

Executive Secretary, Service Men's Center.

St. Petersburg- Fine Arts Center of the St. Petersburg Area Defense Council..... Mrs. Marguerite Spaulding

Hollywood- Country Club for Service Men... Mrs. June Breeding Sarasota- Colored Service Men's Center, constructed through funds raised locally by Recreation Committee of Sarasota County Defense Council.... Mr. Truman Fassett

Cocoa- Federal Facility in Community of less than 5,000 population operated by local Defense Recreation

Committee... Mrs. Fances Potter

Chairman, Recreation Committee, Cocoa Area, Brevard County Defense Council.

Miami- Coordination of all serice men's recreation through De-Recreation Committee... Ralph Trach

Executive Director, Dade County Community Chest.

Gainesville- Service Men's Recreation Program under direction of Municipal Recreation Department...... Ben Salt

Professor of Physical Education, University of Florida.

Pensacaola- Information Center, operated by Pensacola

Defense Recreation Committee.... Mrs. C. D. Callard

Ft. Myers- Service Men's Recreation Program operated by the Municipality with cooperation of the W.P.A.... Sam Fitzsimmons

Mayor of Ft. Myers, Florida.

Valparaiso- Several Communities united in supporting one service men's center... Wilbur Powell

Chairman, Recreation Division, Okaloosa Defense Council.

12:15 P.M. LUNCHEON GROUP MEETINGS

Please make arragements with the Secretary at the registration desk for attendance at special luncheons. The tickets sold will govern the arrangements made. Purchase tickets early.

1. Municipal Recreation Boards.

2. Defense Recreation Committees.

3. Executive Secreatries of Committees and Club Directors of Centers.

4. Other meetings will be arranged on request.

2:00 P.M. to 3:45 P.M. Afternoon Discussion Meetings

13. "PROGRAM PLANNING- Special Interests and Events" Chairman... John Yeager
Chairman, Board of Public Recreation, Tallahassee, Florida

Summarizer... Mrs. John Parkinson

Daytona Beach, FLorida

14. "FINANCING SERVICE MEN'S RECREATION"

Chairman.... Ralph Tracy

Executive Director, Dade County Community Chest.

Summarizer.... Mrs. W. D. Sigler

Victory Canteed, Miami, Florida

15. "RECRUITING, TRAINING, PLACEMENT, AND USE OF VOLUNTEERS FOR WAR RECREATION SERVICE"

Chairman... Mrs. Rolla A. Southworth

State Director, Services Division, W.P.A., Jacksonville, Florida

Summarizer... Mrs. Stuart Warren

Executive Secretary Recreation Committee, St. Petersburg Area, Pinellas County Defense Council.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23- Continued

16. "COMMERCIAL RECREATION"

Chairman.... Mrs. Janes A. Dunn

State P.T.A. Community Service Committee, Miami, Florida.

Summarizer.... Mrs. Elizabeth Wilsky

Executive Secretary, Recreation Committee. Hillsborough County Defense Council.

17. "SERVICE MEN AS PARTICIPANTS IN COMMUNITY RECREATION PROGRAMS"

Chairman.... L.A. Cunningham

Athletic Director, Department of Public Recreation, Tampa, Florida.

Summarizer... Miss Paulette Nolan

Superintendant of Recreation, Gainesville, Florida.

4:00 P.M. TO 5:30 P.M. GENERAL AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman... Frank P. Fleming

Chairman, Jacksonville-Duval County Defense Council.

Summaries of Discussion Meetings from Number Seven to Number Twelve

"NEXT STEPS IN SERVICE MEN'S RECREATION AS INDICATED BY THIS CONFERENCE"....... E. Leo Andrews

Field Recreation Represnetative, Federal Security Agency

"WARE RECREATION AS AN IMPETUS TO COMMUNITY RECREATION"... Reynold B. Carlson

Field Represenative, National Recreation Association

7:00 P.M. CONFERENCE BANQUET

Toastmaster...... Carl D. Brorein

Vice-Chariman, State Defense Council of Florida, Tampa.

Jacksonville Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra... George Orner

Conductor, Department of Public Recreation.

MUSICAL SELECTIONS:

The Recessional....... De Koven

Home on the Range.... Guion

The Jacksonville Choral Guild

GUY HAMILTON, Soloist

MR. S. D. KITTREDGE, at the Piano.

LYMAN P. PRYOR, Director.

Department of Public Recreation

Summaries of Discussion Meetings from Number Thirteen to Number Seventeen.

ADDRESS.... Mark A. McCloskey

Director of Recreation, Federal Security Agency.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

8:30 A.M. TO 10:00 A.M. Breakfast Meeting of Florida Assocation of Recreation Workers.

Chairman.... Pierce V. Gahan

Vice President.

Business Meeting, Election of Officers and Discussion Session. This meeting is open to all professional recreation workers and other interested parties.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24- Continued

10:00 A.M. to 11:15 A.M. ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS OF FLORIDA MUNICIPAL RECREATION DEPARTMENTS

a. Financing Public Recreation During the War.

b. Wart Time Problems of Personnel.

c. Educating the Public to An Appreciation of Recreation Needs During the War.

Chairman..... George G. Robinson

Executive Secretary, Jacksonville Department of Public Recreation.

Discussion Leaders..... Eddie Moore

Superintendent of Recreation, Clearwater, Florida.

Discussion Leader.... Cletus Allen

Superintendent of Recreation, Daytona Beach, Florida

Discussion Leader..... Harry I. Coe, Jr.

Superintendent of Recreation, Lakeland, Florida.

11:30 A.M. to 12:30 A.M. Discussion Meeting

RECREATION PROGRAMS STREAMLINED TO FIT WAR NEEDS-

a. Recreation Programs for Children

b. War-bron Problems of Teen Age Youth

c. What Is Being Done About Physical Fitness In The Municipal Recreation Programs

d. Special Services of Recreation Departments Aiding the War Effort.

Chairman... Nathan L. Mallison

Superintendent of Recreation, Jacksonville, Florida

Discussion Leader..... Katerhine Johnson

Director, Women's and Girl's Activities, Orlando, Florida

Discussion Leader.... Arthur Black

Superintendent of Recreation, West Palm Beach, Florida

Discussion Leader..... Pete Roberts

Supervisor of Recreation, Miami, Florida.

1:30 P.M. The afternoon will be left free for Committee Meetings, Center Visitations, Consultation and Attendance at the Lee High V. Jackson High Football Game.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Nathan L. Mallison, Chairman

E. Leo Andrews, Federal Security Agency.

Reynold B. Carlson, National Recreation Association.

Mrs. Anne Carson Dunaway, State Defense Council of Florida.

Mrs. Dorothea T. Lynch, Work Projects Administration.

Henry Morse, Federal Security Agency.

Raymond L. Novarine, Federal Security Agency.

Mrs. Betty Newell, Federal Security Agency.

Mrs. Rolla A. Southworth, Work Projects Administration

LOCAL ARRANGMENTS

I. Beverly Nalle..... Chairman

Miss Louise Clark.... Vice Chairman

Mrs. Betty Newell

Mrs. Downing Knight

Mrs. C. G. Bucci

Mrs. Fred McConnell

Mrs. Johnathan Yerkes

REGISTRATION

Frank Winchell..... Chairman

Mrs. B.W. Pride

Mrs. Dorothy Day

Miss Beulah Topping

RECEPTION

Mrs. Roy B. Whittaker.... Chairman

Mrs. Francis M. Holt

Mrs. Sam Holbrook

Miss Irene Scanlon

Mrs. Russel L. Frink

Mrs. Basil Walker

ENTERTAINMENT

Lyman P. Prior... Chairman

George Orner.... Co-Chairman

PUBLICITY

Dr. Carita Doggett Corse... Chairman

Miss Rose Shepherd.... Vice Chairman

INFORMATION

Mrs. Frances Reed.... Chairman

Mrs. George Sidenburg

Mrs. V. E. Chitty

Mrs. E. J. Lawrence

Mrs. M. A. Bowlin