The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-12
Attendance of 100000 In
Year Now Closing Nearly
Twice Previous Record.
SCOPE
URGED BY PARENTS
Compilation by Directors Shows
Gain in Work Done and Need
OF More Funds.

experimenting the recommendation OF
the directors OF the Washington Play
grounds Association that a Fairgrounds
commission - created, the compilation
OF the annual rsUtr- Of the association.
which Is Just beng started, promises 60
be big boost for the Fairgrounds
The most striking feature connected
with the report 50 far is the showing II
attendance ~ the ten municipal play
grounds during the season just closed
From june - 20 November j, according
- the report, the attendance was more
than 100000. In the corresponding period
last year il was $1,000
Only Proof Needed
This is all the proof needed, say Of
nciaIs Of the ASSOCIATION. that the move
rnemt is growing and is proving SUI
fciently popular with children, 20 insure
the .-outh or the city being benefited by
healthIul exercise to a fairly representa-
tive degree
with such results achieved during the
past season, the snnoun"emeut rs made
today that. II as much as $4,000 can be
Ee .u-e1 FOR playgrC uT.dS next year, tine
grounds will he kep. open the year
l. addition 20 this, # is said. three
new Fairgrounds viii be opened up.
probably two of them going 90 the north
west section, with one 10 the southwest
Daily Attendance
Such heavy attendance IS being re-
corded daily at the only two municipal
Fairgrounds now open-the First street
and New York avenue CnorthwesD. and
the Georgetown grounds-that no deci-
sion has been reached as 10 when they
will be closed Favora BILE weather has
been the determining feature largely an
their having been kept open this long,
as the average daily attendance at the
Georgetown grounds has been more
than 100. with fully half that number
registering a the First street and New
York avenue grounds.
There Is talk Of closing both grounds
b. the latter part Of this week, although
NJ definite decision has been reached
cials Of the association regard IN as
having been usually successful from an
executive standpoint, In view Of the dlf-
fculties confronted al the opening OF
the season
Favor Indicated
vice President Arthur c.. Moses today
said the support given the movement,
not only by individuals, but by firms
and organizations Of every character
Indicated the favor with which the work
generally is regarded.
The value TO the citizenship Of the
future by giving children the adVautaE &c
~ nIcntv Of exercise rs iuCalcUIaDl".
said Mr.. Moses. and this fact is be-
coming more generally appreciated. thus
exneditlng the working out OF an up
to-date Comprehensive. municipal play
grounds system. such as snail De COM
faensurate with the needs ~ the CITY.
sTbat the recommendation Tor the APP
t,ofnffnent OF q Fairgrounds commission
T. he under Government control, VIII
meet with the approval or the House
oor1rniftee 10 which 10 has been lof-
,-arded NV the Commissioners is be-
lleved to be assured.
By Next Summer.
In the event Of the recommendation
being adopted. IL is thought the COM
mission viii be created IN time 90 as
sumo charge Of the work by next sum
mer
operation this year were. 10 dudlIOu
10 the two named. Garfield faIk. lhlIu
and I streets southeast. Virginia ave-
nue.. near Eleventh street southeast >
NeighborhOod House. 465 n street SOUTH
west. Fifth and J.. streets southeast.
Juvenile Court. Howard. Fifth and w
streets northwest. ROsedale, and Car
doza. First and I streets southwest.
The Howard and CardoZa Fairgrounds
are for colored children
Officers OF the Washington Play
grounds Association are Frank III.
Hitchcock. president. Arthur G. Moses.
first vice president: Miss Edith c. West
colt, second vice president. James +.
West secretary, and John b. Sleman.
treasurer.
letters daily from parents commencing
the work OF the association and urging
that its scope be enlarged I'm order that
children living IN every section OF the
city may have the advantage Of play
gspunds next year.