Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-07
PUBLIC FAIRGROUNDS
HOPEFUL OF PRovID-
ING FACILITIES.
Mass Meeting to Be Held the. 18th Of
May--Reports Of subcommittee
Submitted.

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working hard in organizing playground
forces. and IT hopes by the time schooi
closes to be able to provide the children CT
Washington at least one model playground
and six lots that some day will be model
Fairgrounds. This keynote of hopefulness
was sounded at a meeting of the COMMITTEES
held Thursday at 2:30 pm. in the ONCE OF
the Associated Charities at S11 G street
northwest.
The following members of the commit
tee were present: Mr.. Cuno H. Rudolph.
chairman: Mr. John B. Sieman, jr., treas
urer; Miss Clara j. Van Trump, secretary;
Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey. MFR. Mel. B.
Rideout. Mr. and Mrs. Charles f. Weller,
Mr. Carleton r. Ball, Miss Elizabeth ".
Brown. Miss Caroline Whitman, Miss Ida
Green. Commodore John r. Sutton, Ger.
William F. Spurgin. Mr.. Wallace Hatch.
Rev. F. l. A Bennett and Mrs Sarah Col
Inns Fernandis.
Each one entered heartily into all the
discussions. Plans were furthered for the
large mass meeting to be held May Is In
the interest of both the public Fairgrounds
committee and the summer outings commit
tee. 1t is hoped to secure both funds and
volunteers at the meeting. As another
means of securing funds, the holding OF
committees on finance and caretakers were
given this in charge, and will make q full
report later.
Report Of subcommittee.
The major part of the meeting was de-
voted to the report made by Miss Elizabeth
" Brown. chairman of the subcommittee
on supervisors and caretakers. Since It's
appointment on April p this subcommittee
has held three meetings, in which hasty
survey has been made Of the work in Buff
falo, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and
elsewhere. In every case the same general
rule prevails. First Of all, secure an ak
pert supervisor. because in organizing
games and directing the use Of the play
ground apparatus the employment of COM
petent director and organizer of games Is
the indispensable basis for successful play
ground work.
The special subcommittee, which COM
prises Mr.. Mel B. Rideout, Mrs. Vernon
Bailey. Miss c. j. Van Trump, as well as
Miss E. V. Brown. united in urging strong
ly that at least one competent director
be secured and that he have supervision
Of all the Fairgrounds. coaching and d.
rectiug the volunteer workers who are to
assist in supervising each of the six or
eight Fairgrounds. The general com.
mittee accepted this recommendation and
instructed the subcommittee to begin the
search at once for an experienced director
Training Class Organised.
Miss Browns committee also reported
for the volunteers who are to be enlisted
in directing the various Fairgrounds.
This class will begin its work on Satur-
day, May %, at 2:30 pm. when all per-
sons interested are invited to gather at
"Neighborhood House," 436 N street
southwest. Miss Van Trump will talk Of
her experiences in the Washington play
grounds last year and will teach and IL
luStrate outdoor games suitable for chill
dren from seven to twelve years OF age.
1t was announced that at the second
meeting, Saturday, June 4, at 2:30, at Noel
House. 800 1st street northwest, DR.. Rebec-
ca -StonerOad. director of physical culture
In the public schools will lecture and show
how to organize games for children from
twelve to sixteen years of age.
Miss Catharine Watkins, director of city
kindergartens. will address the class at Its
third meeting. Saturday. June II, at 2:30
PM, at Neighborhood House, and will ex-
plain and illustrate games for children from
three to seven years old.
Saturday, June Is, Mr.. Mel B. Rideout,
physical director OF the Y. NJ. c. A.. will adj
dress the last meeting of the class at 2:3g
at Noel House. when he will explain Team
Work for Boys" and win direct and illus
trate games of basket ball.
At all these class meetings the speaker
will be assisted by children and youths
who will actually play before the class the
games which the speaker Is teaching the
class members to organize on their various
play grounds.