The Washington times., 1910-02-07
The Times Will Devote Pro
ceeds of Sunday Sales
to Cause.
PUBLIC MAY HELP
By BUYING PAPERS
Suggestions of Commissioner Ru-
dOIph and Chairman Moses
Adopted.

The Times. a request from the
Washington Playground Association
made thrc lgh COMMISSIONS Cuno H.
Rudolph one Of the directors OF the Or
gauization, VIII devote the entire pro-
ceet.s of its sale of Sunday. February
IS. 90 the Fairgrounds Of the city
The proceeds Of the sales OF the paper
for one day each, given on recent oc-
cas-ons TO the St Vincent de Paul So
ciety and the Home for the Blind. have
materially aided the work OF these or
eauizsti0us. enabling them 10 greatly
enlarge -he scope Of their benevolent
activ..'e=.
Every one admits that no work now
being done in Washington is OF greater
value 20 the community than that Of
the Playground Association, which deals
yyith the c4ty's greatest assets-the men
and women os the future Inasmuch as
the slaygro-sr.ls cannot be opened be
for July : and Washington children
must De deprived OF spring Out-of-dOors.
unless funds are Immediately raised
for pIayEro7.ld maintenance. The Times
has acccded TO Commissioner Rudolph g
request. which IS as follows
Request Made for Aid
'-AIr P. G.. Patterson, Manager Wash
inEton Times
MY Dear Mr- Pattersol-As a mem
Der Of the executive com nittee Of the
Washington Playground Association, ]
would be glad n your paper could zr-
range 70 further help the playground
movement as IL has so gsDeT JuSly done
lD the past, by giving 10 US the pro
ceeds Of the sale OF one OF your Sunday
editions. as YOU have 10 other worthy
movements here in the District Of Co
rumhia-
while tho Playground Association IS
assured Of quite a Substantial appTOpri-
alton from Congress, there viii be many
0fI8 cations which CeGuOt be paid from
--Se funds. and moreover The Congress
siouaI appropriation viii not De avail
able until July J.
-.TD view Of our experience during the
Dast season. we are decidedly OF the
opinion that Il would be adFdHtageouS
to open tine Fairgrounds for the use Of
the children Just as early as weather
conditions permit, and certainly not
later than May / In order 10 do TINS,
we must raise hy personal efforts quite
: substantial sum
your help AT this time in this matter
VII be Ereetiv appreciated, and do much
-CUNO H RUDOLPH
Date Is Advanced
IN reply 20 the acceptance BY The
Times Of this proposal TO give the
proceeds Of a Sunday sale to the play
grounds. Arthur G. Moses, chairman Of
the executive committee Of the Play
ground Association. writes.
Nj Paul g Patterson, Manager Wash
iuEton Times:
Dear sir
The executive committee Of the Play
ground Association thanks The Wash
inEtou Times for its generous offer 90
give the proceeds Of its sales on Sunday,
February .. TO the Playground AssOCia-
ton
While we shouIdg most heartily CO.
operat5 with YOU At that time, We would
deeply appreciate having the date set
forward 20 Sunday. February Is
This Is desirable because the con
ferces OF the Senate and House are eX-
peCLed soon 20 report on the Playground
Association, and we have asked that
The appropriation become available by
April ! so that We may open the play
grounds IN the spring Of the year when
q would mean 80 much 70 the boys and
girls. instead Of having 10 wait until
July /. when the fiscal year begins
We are also anxious to have you nut
the date forward 10 Sunday. February
IS, because the Midway, Fourteen tn
street and Park road, will open its
amusement palace on Monday. Feb
TUary 14. and has offered its entire re-
turns from the sale Of tickets for that
day and evening, and IL seems to us
possible 10 obtain better results by this
com binatlon Of the two dates.
~ TN deep appreciation OF the CO.
operation The Times has always given
The playground movement, and OF
your present generous offer, 7 am
yours truly. ARTHUR G. MOSES
The officers and directors of the PLAY
ground Association who viii cooperate
for the good OF the cause In making
The Times sale on next Sunday a
reCOTd-brealeT, are Hon Frank Il
Hitchcock president: Arthur G Moses.
vice president: Miss Edith g Westcott
vice president. John 3. Sleman. jr
treasurer James +. West, secretary.
board Of directors. Allen D. Albert, jr
William H Baldwin Ernest p BiCk-
nell. +. y. BrOwi1. Miss Elizabeth Y
brown d J. Callahan. Fred -. COldrsn,
Judge William r. DeLacy, John p
Dicllman- Merrill + CAFES, B r Janney.
William V JudSon. george n Kober
Otto Luebkert, w s Montgomery. Ar
thur @. Moses, 3 w Murch, Thomas g.
Moves, Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. Mrs
Henry IT. Rainey, CUno IT. Rudolph,
Dr. W II Seaman, John 3 Sleman, lr-,
Eugene T. Stevens, Dr. Rebecca Stone
road. Major RichaTt Sylvester, DT.
William TindaH, the Rev John Van
Schaicz. ir James Z. West, Miss Edith
G WeStcOtt, and Dr. D. z Wiber.