The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-11
CHILDREN TO HAVE
PLACES FOR ROMPS
CoaSting Places viii Be First
Provided for the City'S
Youngsters.
ORGANIZATION EFFECTED
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE WILL
WORK TO PROCURE PARKS.

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With an earnest enthusiasm that augurs
for the success of its purposes, the Parks
and Fairgrounds association OF Salt Lake
was organized last night. Upwards of
fifty of the city S most prominent work
ers in pnIlanthrOplc and social affairs met
al the Commercial club and put into work
Ing order the organization which VIII have
Tor its main object the establishment of
model winter and summer Fairgrounds
and parks for the children of the city.
The new association is not to be Of the
waiting character, but at the very out
set showed its activity and desire to be-
gin the Immediate provision OF proper
Fairgrounds. One of it's earliest efforts
viii be to secure proper and safe coast
ing grounds for the children during the
present winter Before the coming OF
spring plans for a model summer play
ground ana park, as well as safe bath
ing pools at the river, viii have been COM
pleted.
Last nights meeting was devoted to
the adoption OF articles of association,
the election OF a board of control con-
sistlng OF tWenty-seVeu members and the
selection OF officers TO serve during the
ensuing year,
The purposes of the association, as out
lined in the articles, are.
ITO encourage outdoor life, and appre-
citation and maintenance of the natural
beauty in and about salt Lake City TO
investigate city conditions with reference
TO parks and playground needs, and to
provide for their efficiency to secure the
establishment and maintenance of cone
plete system Of parks Fairgrounds and
recreation ctIteTs at convenient distances
throughout the city; to construct model
iecreauon center adequately equipped Tor
games, bathing. sports and social meet
inEs, suitable for winter and summer use,
and TO conduct the same under competent
supervision until such time. as the mu-
nicipality shall undertake the work
The membership OF the association Is
divided into three Classes-actinE, sustain
ing and life-and any person may become
member by subscribing to the articles
Of incorporation and the payment Of the
lee. The dues are 81 per annum Tor &C
tive members; SO for sustaining members,
and 500 for life members.
The affairs of the association are to be
under the direction of board of con-
trGi, consisting of tWenty-seVen members,
Oue-thId of whom viii serve one year,
one-thiri two years and One-third three
years. The Officers are president two
vice presidents, secretary and treasurer
The president and secretary, with three
members Of the board of control viii
form am executive committee
The articles of association provide for
a field day" TO be held during the sum
The Officers elected last evening, and
who will serve during the year 1910, are;
George Y. Wallace, president; Mrs. w.
S. Mccormick and ID. III. Christensen, vice
Presidents Miss Kate Williams, secretary,
The board of control is composed as
follows:
Three-year term-George Y. Wallace,
Richard p Morris, George A. Eaton.
John T. DOoly, w c. Ebaugh, Miss Kate
Williams, Miss Joanna Sprague, Mrs II. j.
Hayward, Miss Hanauer.
TwO-year term-Frank B. Stephens Sell
don J. Clawson, H. v. Van Pelt Willard
Young. NJ. NJ Woods, Charles North.
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gerald Mrs. @. T.. Richards.
One-year term-D. III. Christensen, r.
G. O'DOnnell, James Murdoch, Robert w.
Sloan. Russell Tracy, J.. p Kelsey. Mrs
Howard Stowe, Mrs. Joseph NJ. Cohen,
Mrs. c.. TT. McAiahOn.
No set speeches were made at the meet
ing, but those present talked informally,
the various ideas expressed giving an out
line of the general plan % be pursued and
the objects hoped TO be attained during
the coming year
Another Meeting Tonight.
The board of control viii meet tonight
in the Commercial club parlor and take
up the formulating of definite plans of
action. An active campaign viii also be
made for the immediate enrolment of
members in the association, and the Sc
curing of as large force Of workers
interested in the welfare of the children as
possible before summer.
Various suggestions were offered that
them being adequate and safe COastug
grounds. Mr.. Wallace brought up as a
suggestion the langeT TO the lives of boys
and girls in cOasung i'm the vicinity or
the street car tracks. In this connection
Captain NJ H. Woods recalled that three
years ago. when the same matter was
agitated, the mayor had designated GER
tain streets upon which the children might
coast, these sections being chosen for their
safety, ana all other streets were closed
TO such sport. 1t was thought that SINH
lar action might be secured this year,
after the association. or its committee,
had selected streets and highways that
would offer ample and safe opportunity
for the sport of cOasting.
The efforts of the association are like
ly % concentrate on the establishment
of a model playground and park, to be
located iu a central section. and which in
its completeness will serve as a demon
strauOn for the need of other grounds /
Mrs. Cohen gave an outline of the work /
done by the play grounds committee Of the
WGmen's league I'm the matter of play
meeting that they had been rendered the |
use Of q plot OF ground by the real es-
tate firm Of Meeks & Mccartney for use 1
fin the experiment. This ground is located /
IN the southern portion Of the city, and I
Mrs. Cohen believed that it could still /
be obtained for the play ground purpose, !
and that undoubtedly the WOmen's club /
would now work I'm conjunction with the I
new association towards the establish /
ment OF the playground and park sys-
TEN.
Another tentative plan is the consruc- /
lion Of cement canals along the banks Of I
the Jordan river into which the water
could be diverted and used as swimming /
and bathing pools without the danger Of |
drowning. Wading pools for the little tots /
in the parks will also be built
It is probable that a public meeting VIII /
be held I'm the near future at which a /
number Of speakers viii appear and out 4
line the objects and purposes Of the as
ISOLATION and point out the urgent need /
for proper Fairgrounds