10 BULLETIN 825, U. S. DEPAKTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



It is hoped that a further sale of stock will make it possible to house 

 all organizations free, but at present expenses are met by nominal 

 rentals. 



Formerly it was necessary to give entertainments to provide money 

 in addition to the receipts from rentals, to meet expenses. Now the 

 rentals approximately meet expenses as follows: 



Boy Scouts, per year $60 



-Municipal school, kitchen for domestic science 50 



Town club, rental of reading room and pool room, heated, lighted, 



and cared for, per year 260 



Miscellaneous rentals, per year 55 



Total. .a 425 



The assembly room, tea room, and kitchen are rented to outside 

 parties for $5.50 per night, to local parties for $3 per night. 



The Daughters of the American Revolution and the Woman's Club 

 pay a stated rental per meeting. 



The building is owned by the Holden Community House Associa- 

 tion, incorporated for 50 years, with capital stock of $10,000, and 

 empowered to issue stock at $5 per share. The ofRcers of the corpora- 

 tion are a board of directors consisting of 9 stockholders, including a 

 president, a clerk, and a treasurer, all of whom except the president 

 are chosen by ballot annually by the corporation. One of the board 

 is chosen president by the directors. The management of the prop- 

 erty and business of the corporation is in the hands of the board of 

 directors. The caretaker is approved by the board, which also 

 appointsra house committee of three members, and may appoint other 

 committees. 



As a result of having an adequate meeting place, the Town Club, 

 a men's organization with 65 members, was formed, with social, rec- 

 reational, and civic aims. It rents annually several rooms. Like- 

 wise the two women's literary clubs united and formed one organi- 

 zation of 84 charter members which meets in the community house. 

 A community orchestra has also been organized and meets for prac- 

 tice in the building. 



Other organizations which meet there regularly are the Daughters 

 of the American Revolution, the Boy Scouts, the Red Cross, and the 

 Equal Franchise League. 



As the high school did not have the proper f aciUties, there was no 

 course in cooking. Now such a course has been added to the cur- 

 riculum, and the school board rents the kitchen in the community 

 house for the cooking class at a nominal expense. Every girl in the 

 high school who is eligible to this course has elected to take it. 



Private parties, dances, luncheons, card parties, illustrated lectures, 

 and entertainment courses are frequently given in this building. 



