. The National Civic Federation review . ould be less drinking in Panama and Colon on thatday if there were other ways of spending the idlehours, which are very irksome and cause the men togrow restless. There never was a place in the world whererecreation was needed more than on the Isthmus. Itis almost impossible to convey an idea of the dreadfulmonotony of existence. It was interesting to learnthat one trades union, now very active in craft matters, was brought into existence for social pleasureprimarily. THEATRICALS. A stock company with good talent should be in-duced to spend a season upo
. The National Civic Federation review . ould be less drinking in Panama and Colon on thatday if there were other ways of spending the idlehours, which are very irksome and cause the men togrow restless. There never was a place in the world whererecreation was needed more than on the Isthmus. Itis almost impossible to convey an idea of the dreadfulmonotony of existence. It was interesting to learnthat one trades union, now very active in craft matters, was brought into existence for social pleasureprimarily. THEATRICALS. A stock company with good talent should be in-duced to spend a season upon the Isthmus, expensesbeing guaranteed, to go from camp to camp givingdramatic performances. They would be self-sustain-ing if properly started. At each camp there mightbe evenings for whites and evenings for WestIndians. The halls in the different types of clubs andthe lodge rooms could be used, although the scenerywould have to be very simple. If additional halls ofthe kinds mentioned are built, stages should be con-structed in A Sunday Ball Game at Empire. WOMENS CLUBS. One great need is the organization of womensclubs at each camp with definite objects. Theseclubs could be organized into a Canal Zone Federa-tion of Womens Clubs, to be allied with the GeneralFederation of Womens Clubs in the United the camps where there are Young Mens ChristianAssociation clubs they could co-operate with thatorganization and hold their meetings in its buildingsand in other camps at the general club or lodgerooms. These clubs could organize into Ladies AidSocieties to take an interest in public schools, in theentertainment of patients at the hospitals, in organiz-ing bureaus for mending bachelors garments, chil-drens playgrounds and centres for securing could be study clubs, musicals, card parties,bowling contests, afternoon teas and small groups toentertain bachelors at dinner occasionally and thusgive them a little taste of home life. It will benecessary to
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