RECREATION CLUBS.
[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR.") Sia,—Knowing your interest in any effort towards raising or improving the conditions of life for country folk, I venture to ask space for this letter. It is desired, in a certain country neighbour- hood, to try and start a Recreation Club, or Recreation Room, for both sexes, where young men and young women might meet freely and sans gene; where there should be opportunities not only for writing, reading, games, music, &c., but also on occasion for the favourite recreation of all young creatures, dancing. Such clubs or rooms have been established in large towns with great success, and have proved most satisfactory counter-attractions to less desirable places of entertainment. I have not heard of any in villages or purely rural districts; but the experiment has probably been tried. I should be grateful to any reader of the Spectator who may be able and willing to afford information on the subject : to mention any place where this or any similar scheme has been attempted : to say whether it has proved successful, or if not to indicate reasons for the failure. I should prefer not to make public my name or neighbourhood at present, as the scheme is only in petto. But I should be delighted to correspond direct with any one who will kindly take the trouble to write to me under
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