CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-09-27
a BOON TO THE POOR.
MEw Yonk's DOWN TowNPARks


New York now has four tenement
house pIaygrDunds-Seward park,
bounded by Hester. Norfolk, Division
and Essex streets; Hamilton Fish park,
bounded by Houston. Pitt, Stanton
and Sheriff streets the most densely
populated portion of the city; Hudson
bank, between Fifty-third and Elev-
enth avenues, and full square on Am
sterdam avenue, between Sixty-eighth
and Sixty-ninth streets. All of these
have been established through the per-
sistency of the Outdoor Recreation
League, which has also persuaded the
Board Of Education to provide sum
mer recreation grounds in sixty school
districts where the children that can
not be taken ont of town for the sum
mer can spend the days in the sun
shine, with piles of sand to play in,
swings, balls and bats and other sim
pie forms OF amusement. with kinder
garten outfits for The little ones. In
this way tired mothers working in hot
rooms are relieved from the annoy
ance and distress of fretting children,
and the latter AT least get fresh air
Awnings are provided to protect them
from the sun, cool water for them TO
drink, and In many cases benevolent
people contribute money to buy milk
and crackers for the little ones. The
amount of good that has been done in
this simple way cannot be exaggerat-
ed. The Recreation league has re-
ceived valuable assistance from guilds
OF young girls, who have raised money
to buy kindergarten outfits and hire
attendants. TO pay for milk, sand
witches and other refreshments, and
who have showed n benevolent aciiyi-
tn M
In many cases. where IL is possible,
school yards have been utilized as tenn
Torary playgrounds. In some cases
the owners Of vacant lots that are
available for such purposes have given
them free, and in few instances rent
Sas been paid. The attendance at
these Fairgrounds last summer was
over 100000 children. and this year
the total will be much larger. Last
year the total expense paid by the
Board OF Education was $4,000.
A plan of the Recreation League for
next year calls for the erection of a
Rooness amphifheater at Seward park
that Will seat 1000 people. to be used
for band concerts. athletic tourna-
ments and similar out of-door enter
tainments for the benefit OF the tene-
ment-house population In that section.
The space beneath the seats is to be
utilized for dressing. trimming and bath
rooms. and the amphitheater will be m
nut-of-door gymnasium. where the
pride and zeal of students OF physical
culture can be stimulated by competi-
i've contests. and the presence Of spec
tafors-
Hamilton Fish park. the las, acquire
ment. was secured by the condemna-
ton and destruction OF one of the most
unwboIesome and dIlapidaied blocks Of
buildings In the city. II contains an
entire block. and cost S3,Oi5.464 upon
the nppraisement of board of COM
missioners appointed by the court.
Another new and commendable en-
tcrprise just ripening is n boys club.
for the benefit Of boys between the
ages OF twelve and twenty-one, who
ARE earning their own living: to keep
them out Of saloons. billiard rooms and
worse places: to provide them an oppor-
tunity to cultivate their muscles and
their taste for music. art and literature:
10 afford them social enjoyment. and
develop good fellowship among them.
To Join this club a boy must show good
moral character. pay an Initiation fee
OF 81. and dues OF ) cents n week. The
club began n few years ago with six
members, and now has nearly 200. II
has occupied rented quarters at 125
st Marks place. but before another
year win he able TO move into $500.
600 building. as fine and even finer
than most of the mems club in this
country. Work has already begun up
on the new building at the corner OF
Tenth street and avenue A. which.
when finished. will accommodate
double the present membership. AMI
give them gymnasirms. swimming
pools, a lecture room. libraries and
reading rooms, recreation rooms. bill
Eard rooms, a restaurant. and all the
conveniences and comforts of we'll
arranged club. for 3 cents a week
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