New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
DINNER FOR MRS. WARD
PLAYGROUNDS DISCUSSED
Enol;sh NoUeIst and Duchess OF
Marlborough among the Speakers.

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/ at the Waldorf at dinner given IN % holloi - 80
! Hun1phry Ward. the English noVehst' VINO i' no
self closely identified with the Corresponding nv -
o,+ % bena6t the children of the British Isles
! Mrs Ward spoke at the dinner as did the Duch-
| ess of Marlborough. Richard watson oitu D.
| POSTMASTER Other speakers were Jaco' Wis
| Robert w de Forest. William H Max"eh' sup
| ;n+anden+ of Schools: Miss Jane Adams, OF the
Hull House Association, of Chicago ana Dr Lutnei
1Ialsev Ciulick head Of the Public Schools Athetic
! League. Mrs. Ward SAID;
It seems to me that in evening use of of you,
grade schools your growing lads ana sIis
have solved the problem at whlch we III f-sEoid
oiation are sit and Your athletic league, in your
vacations schools your TecIeatl9l f peaa +he nend
Of nhysicai exercise and out-of-door games. me
organization ana equrpIlert s and backgrounds are
beyond anything that we have at present IN nnss Erss
land In London we have far better playsrounos
than vou-but they are far less useful to US we
have not yet learned how to organize ID q tbe W NAV
| hours TO help control or suggest ,.,-e
bden en' asked to describe to YOU in England are
meeting need and filing gap WHICH & oo,h @ %1th hth
| in America and in England represents a real de-
feet and b blot on our r c6dren leave school at
430 yours. understand at o'clock; an ana 1 giand nd
the public buildings and the pubiic Pays5G,ddnas
stand empty rnd and omf o scoo have in the great
majority of no place but the stfeets cts , vre
Seernxcent so far as your vacation schools or
the voluntary efforts of settlements and the IKE
may saw from your congested distscts exhb
tion on Saturday that YOU are JUST as CooISClois
| Of these facts as We and you have provided the
model of a crowded street as place f3r cnlIoIen t
/" TO piay inDtogether with some startling state
m mem tbe S vear You have shown also what the
space Of tenement dwelling Is and now ~ IInppo pos
| vide proper pIav at home for their children
the one m side ] the mPy en- Bae D" he6 and d" room
for play How 10 bring & them I'm & t0gst9eTb 7erbans over
done re with to7s1oyerdone Win gsmes Here we
Rnt the Children Of the poor have stu to o,
heritage Of play A4d An +s here a fRimE TdnT
vacation schools your organized playgronnrds: rca
! have been teaching all-yourselves first, otIler
| i.ations next
| Mrs Ward gave a brief review then Of the work
| of the movement in England. particularly as to
what had been accomplished in London. Manches-
ter. Leeds and Bradford, all denscly populated
| manufacturing towns
| IN his Introductory speech Richard watson 'H-
! der said:
To the decree that mankind shall work for Tits its
daily bread Is added the decree that manknd no sna @
This decree is inwrought in the very constitution
Gangc1 G gs to mantind Especially in its Of child
Iood-than the prevention or the msdrection OF
It would he difficult for Mrs Ward to imagine
Nv her prosance here tonight Childhood in the
new world will bc brighter because she has visited
have EVER sough, and feariessjy taught the right
| as
for the welfare OF their fellowmen,
What We need most" said Mr.. Maxwell. 'fn
this city for the health and morals of our young
| people IS not in my Judgment. so much the pur-
| chase Of additional parks. though should he the
| last undervalue parks. but fuller utilization
| of the resources already have
The Duchess of Marlborough. IN discussing The
| Respons sbilty Of Woman" said:
| Having had the opportunity coming into touch
with the public work being done by women in Eng
land. hoped might be he able to Eouna a f ho,e % p1
oeLo'ins me me" 10Y IN this citr In England YOU
tons Of o 19e 'onca on % Of @ has nermeated every
field Of human endesDnT pnoat p1 IN" ,b n
snits aprear in the really spendid achievements
of associations formed to guard and help girls
ploynent for the wives of convicted criminals: TO
care for the fatheress and orphans. and to make
From their eSrGs' sIdhood e FqgTh wGn@n zen
poRbt and sGGiey t e # demanaf fTas
venture to think Ne American women should fos
The smelioraton Of the social and educational
cities are being brought up is in truth WORTHY WORTHY
w9man's duty.
Miss Jane Adams said in her speech:
This stupid experiment of organizing work end
fql9s no f. ryanES b9Sss The love Of pea5e
viii not he denied and youth will eteTnally de de
Tide channels through which the JOY Of fe =! may
all sorts Of Illicit streams, ending in muddy and
| stagnant pools.
IF you give txe boy the gutter for his only play
ground said Jacob Riis Won arc sitting on the
safety valve and inviting the boy to crime. You
know how dangerous il is sit the safety
valve Fairgrounds fundamental in educating
and training the child"
Robert ". de Forest advocated partnership be-
tween private philanthropy and the government
He explained how the Russell Sage Foundation
was only for the purpose of giving the movement
an impetus the start.
Kate Douglas Wiggin was introduced as an
added speaker. She spoke of the value of the kin
| dergarten. DR.. Luther Halsey Gulick reviewed
briefly the purposes and accomplishments OF the
| Playground Association.
Letters of regret containing expressions of warm
sympathy with the cause of the association were
read President Roosevelt. Ambassador James
Bryce and the Governor General of Canada. Mr..
Roosevelt paid a high tribute TO Mrs. Ward say
ing:
We Americans feel that much to Mrs;
| Ward as her own countrymen owe. and am glad
that she Is be your special guest. tOr she has
only high rank i'll the world OF letters,
but has also played part of real Importance i'll
the great world movement for social betterment
MANHATTAN BRIDGE FIRE STUBBORN.