engaged in promoting music in the home by arranging that the musical members of several families
should meet at the house of one of them for an
evening of playing. Circles of workers interested in sculpture and wood carving are moreover
brought together and the Office puts their work
on exhibition. By concerning itself primarily
with amateurs already proficient in a certain art,
the Office for Leisure Time distinguishes itself
from the Office for Popular Education, which gives
elementary instruction in various lines of artistic endeavor, such as painting, sculpture and
music.
 
 Strength through Joy proudly declares that
thanks to its efforts never before has the entertainment world, both professional and amateur,
been so fully occupied as it is now. It is stated
that the guarantee of steady attendances has afforded the artists secure employment and has also
enabled the Reich theatrical authorities to put
into operation social benefits for actors such as
sickness insurance and old-age pensions which are
in part paid for by the surcharge of 5 pfennigs on
every theater ticket, including those paid for by
Strength through Joy. Evidence in support of this
claim is indeed found in the fact that German theaters are full most of the time; while it cannot be