THE LITTLE DEMOCRACY
welfare is the end. Money is a detail, and ought always to be treated as such.
The superior advantage of a Community Center over private organizations is that it does not need an amount of money sufficient to cause it any distress. To begin with there are no dues. The school-house, together with heat, light, and janitor service, and in some places a portion of the secretary's salary, are provided out of public funds. Thus the overhead charges are comparatively small. The time will doubtless come when the entire expense will be provided out of public funds. The Community Center needs, for the present, to supplement its public funds. The highest salary paid out of public funds to a Community Secretary in Washington, D. C., is $420 per year. This is not a salary but a contribution toward a salary. This amount must be increased if the services of the right type of person for this position is retained. Other items of expense to be considered are the stationary, postage, printing, and clerical work. These needs should be met by voluntary ef-
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