The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-10-12
A BOON TO TIE POOR
NETWORKS DOWN NTowNPApv.
Are Great Benefit to the Health a.,
Morals of Children In the Tenem.-.
House Districts.


House Districts.
New York now has four tenemo,.
house playgrounds-Se nars
bounded by Hester. Norfolk, Diyisia.
and Essex streets; Hamilton Fish nars
bounded by Houston, Pitt, Stantos
and Sheriff streets, the most densals
populated portion of the city; Hudso1
bank, between Fifty-third and EIss
enth avenues, and a full square ON AM
sterdam avenue, between Sixty-eieha
and SiXty-ninth streets. All of tbes.
have been established through the ns,
sistency Of the Outdoor Recreata
League, which has also persuaded m
Board of Education to provide sim
mer recreation grounds in sixty schos
districts where the children that cas]
not be taken out of town for the sim
mer can spend the days in the SIN
shine, with piles of sand to play h
swings, balls and bats and other ain
pie ferns of amusement, with kindp,
garten outfits for the little ones.
this way tired mothers working In ho
rooms are relieved from the anno,l
ance and distress of fretting childre.
and the latter at least get fresh al,
Awnings are provided to protect then
from the sun, cool water for them Nv(
drink, and in many cases beneyoleut1
people contribute money to buy mini
and crackers for the little ones. M
amount of good that has been done
this simple way cannot be exaggera,
ed. The Recreation league has m
celved valuable assistance from guiM
OF young girls, who have raised monaI
to buy kindergarten outfits and hi1
attendants, to pay for milk, sand
W1ches and other refreshments, AMI
who have showed benevolent actjy
ty in other directions quite as valuabl
In many cases, where it is possibl
school yards have been utilized as ten
porary Fairgrounds. In some casa
the owners of vacant lots that a,
available for such purposes have give
them free, and in a few instances rep
has been paid. The attendance
these Fairgrounds last summer VA
over 100000 children, and this yes
the total will be much larger. Ia,
year the total expense paid by til
Board of Education was $4,000.
A plan of the Recreation League ia
next year calls for the erection Of A.
!
that will seat 1000 people, to be use
for band concerts, athletic tourn,
ments and similar out of-door ,ente
tainments for the benefit of the TEN
ment-house population in that secto
The space beneath the seats is to
utilized for dressing, training and bail
rooms, and the amphitheater will be
out-of-door gymnasium, where Il
pride and zeal of students of physc
culture can be stimulated by compe
tive contests, and the presence Of spe
tators.
Hamilton Fish park, the last acqulu
ment, was secured by the condemn
ton and destruction of one of the ind
unwholesome and dilapidated blocks
buildings In the city. 1t contains
entire block, and cost $3045, ,46 up
the appraisement Of a board of con
missioners appointed by the court.
Another new and commendable d
terprise just ripening is a boys cu
for the benefit of boys between ID
ages Of twelve and twenty-one, wD
are earning their own living; to kes
them out of saloons, billiard rooms M
worse places; to provide them an opp
tunity to cultivate their muscles AZ
their taste for music, art and literatuF
to afford them social enjoyment, a1
develop good fellowship among the1
To join this club a boy must show go
moral character, pay an initiation
of 50, and dues of 3 cents a week. n
club began few years ago with
members, and now has nearly 700.
has occupied rented quarters at
st. Marks place, but before anotb
year will be able to move into $50
600 building, as fine and even tn
than most of the mems club in u
country. Work has already begun
on the new building at the corner
Tenth street and avenue A, whit
when finished, will accommod1
double the present membership, q
give them gymnasiums. swimm1
pools. a lecture room, libraries
reading rooms, recreation rooms,
Eard rooms. restaurant and all ns a
conveniences and comforts. of w
arranged club. for cents a week i
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