Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
A MODEL PLAYGROUND
SYSTEM OUTLINED AT SESSION
OF ASSOCIATION.

In response to request contained in a
letter from the District Commissioners the
Playground Association OF America. at its
closing business session today. in the Y. M.
G. A. building. outlined model play
ground system for the District, with view
Of having the suggestions therein made
considered by the Commissioners in future
recommendations to Congress
The scheme was embodied in the report
OF special committee consisting Of Dr.
Luther Gulick. president Of the association:
DR.. Henry 8. Curtis. the secretary. and Mr..
Seth r. Stewart. chairman of the executive
committee. In the consideration of the
subject the committee called to Its assist
ance as counsellors Principal Myron I.
Scudder OF the New Paltz Normal School
of New York state. Mr.. Archibald Hill OF
the Metropolitan Parks Association of New
York, and Mr.. q. A. Weber of Washington.
The committee in outlining the scheme
presented 1t in the form Of q resolution.
which was unanimously adopted after its
various phases had been thoroughly dis
cussed.
so-Called Field Houses.
Miss Mcdowell told why It Is that park
buildings-the so-called field houses-are
considered necessary to the success Of the
Fairgrounds in any city.
Dr. Curtis entered into a detailed ex-
PLANTATION of the various features for the
promotion of social Intercourse which have
been planned for the building proposed to
be erected in connection with the play
grounds of Washington.
In the discussion which followed Miss Nc
Dowell declared that social settlements are
not comprehended in certain correlated ac-
tivities, but are comprised In reality in the
trus community life and association
Mr. Charles F. Weller discussed the rea-
son why the expensive athletic fields. avail
able to comparatively few persons. had
been recommended by the committee.
Fairgrounds Area.
Mr. Scudder in explaining that portion Of
the report which referred to the play
grounds area considered to be necessary for
each child-amounting to one acre for every
1900 children-created some amusement by
saying that the space four children would
occupy under that calculation was just
equivalent to that usually allotted to one
chicken in the country
Gen. John w. Foster who had just come
into the meeting, was called upon to FUR
Their amplify the subject under considera-
ton.
1t was resolved that inasmuch as the pur-
pose Of the organization is to provide for
the physical, social and moral welfare or
the children. the association is primarily In
terested in the bill now pending In Congress
which gives to the Department or Com
merce and Labor the power to investigate
the condition of working women and chill
dren throughout the country.
The association adjourned this afternoon
at 80 to meet next May in Chicago.
At the Church of the Covenant at 8
o. clock this evening, DR.. Hanlin will speak
on the educational value of Fairgrounds.
Commissioner Henry b. f. Macfarland will
speak on the Fairgrounds and playground
plans of Washington. Miss Sadie Ameri-
cam will discuss several of the funda-
mental playground problems.
At All Souls Unitarian Church tomor-
row evening DR.. Luther Gulfck the newly
elected president of the Fairgrounds Asso-
citation of America, will speak. Miss Mary
Mcdowell will give an illustrated lecture on
the new South Parks System of Chicago.