Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11
PARKS AND HILLS
FOR LITTLE FOLKS
Enthusiastic Gathering of Play.
grounds Association at
Commercial Club.
ORGANIZATION IS EFFECTED.
Captain Woods Has Duty OF Selecting
Coasting Grounds for Youngsters
-Rcprcscntative Attendance.

The youngsters OF Salt Lake slum-
bared peacefully Friday night while
| there were very momentous dolngs con-
cerning them intimately going on at
the Commercial club when the Parks
| and Fairgrounds association of Salt
Lake was organized. While the kid
dies" were in the land of Nod their
elders were planning just how to make
them the very finest kind of men and
women through the instrumentality OF
the best sort of Fairgrounds on which
to disport. the finest hills to coast on
this winter. the kind of swimming
pool which would make James Whit
comb Riley go away back and sit down,
and divers other things which Will elicit
unanimous shout of JOY from the hope
of the nation.
1t was a particularly enthused meet
ing at the Commercial club when the
association was organized There was
no formality. but everybody got to-
gether and with the light of love for
the little ones shining from their eyes.
talked over in as business-like a way
as possible under the circumstances
just how they could give the Salt Lake
youngsters everything that was COM
ing to them in the line of recreation out
of doors. There were no set speeches.
no "highfalutin' " oratory, but just Il
general discussion of what's what in
the matter which was on hand.
ORGANIZATION EFFECTED.
George Y Wallace acted as chairman,
and Miss Kate Williams. who has been
moving spirit in the organization
from its inciplency. was made secre-
tary The mechanical work of the
evening was soon finished by the cleo
tion OF Mr.. Wallace for permanent
president; Mrs, w, S. Mccormick. first
vice president: D. H. Christensen, sec
ond vice president and Miss Kate Will
liams, secretary. The members of the
board OF control were named as fol-
lows:
To serve three years-George 7.
Eaton. John E. Dooly, w. c. Ebaugh,
Miss Kate Williams, Miss Joanna
Sprague. Mrs. II. j. Hayward, Ida
To serve two years-Frank b.
Stephens, Seldom l. Clawson. Fl. V. Van
Pelt. Willard Young, NJ. NJ. Woods. A.
w. North, Mrs. w. II. Mccormick. Mrs.
H. j. Fitzgerald. Mrs. c. E Richards.
To serve for a term of one year
ID. II. Christensen, l.. q. O'Donnell,
James Murdoch. Robert w. Sloan, Rus
sell l.. Tracy. L. p. Kelsey. Mrs How
ard Stowe, Mrs Joseph M. Cohen, Mrs.
G. H. Mcmahon. ~
HILLS FOR COASTING.
And then just to show. that they
meant business the matter of providing
proper and safe coasting hills for the
Salt Lake youthfulness was taken up
with gusto. After much discussion
Captain NJ NJ Woods was shouldered
with the task of looking after this i'm
portant matter. and all who have any
suggestions-or hllls-to propose. are
requested to communicate with him.
The association is but an infant, but
it is very lusty and is taking hold of a
very vital question in very workman
like way The meeting of Friday night
will he followed tonight by one of the
board of control. which will take up
matters requiring immediate attention
Among those who were present at the
were Col Willard Young, Mrs
Rachel U. Siegel, Mrs. Joseph NJ. Cohen,
Mrs. c. II. Mcmahon. Capt NJ. NJ.
Woods, r. w. Sloan. Harold Stephens,
o. j. Cox, Miss Rosalie Pollock, Mrs
Frances w. Brown, H. ]. Fitzgerald,
George Y. Wallace, Judge Alexander
McMaster. William r Buckley, j. w.
Mellen. o. A. Palmer ]. r. Letcher,
Mrs. c. e. Allen and NJ. S. Parker,