Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-01
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Boys Have Great Time and
Make Much Noise.
HURRY TO BE FIRST IN"
Two New Pools, One for Swimmers,
Other for Learners.

Call me early, mother dear, cause the
bathing beach opens tomorrow" was the
refrain of the song which most of juve-
nile Washington sang last night. And
mothers, to the extent of about 100,
must have been mindful of their sons
pleadings.
When the sun began to peep over the
mound on which the Washington MOnu-
ment stands there were already three en-
thusiastic young swimmers who deter
mined to be the first in Following this
early lead came hundreds and hundreds
Of other boys
In good clothes and ragged clothes.
barefooted and leather shod, the Grand
Army of Youth, in all its swimming hole
democracy, marched down upon the mu-
nicipal swimming pools today By chris
tening themselves in the fresh waters of
the delectable place they formally opened
the city's public baths for the season.
First Three In.
The first three in are Leo Carrico, John
Crawford and Percy Cumberland They
were right by the window Of Supt. Hud-
sons Office for four or five hours this
morning, waiting for the bewitching mo-
ment when the window would open and a
registry card should be showed into the
waiting hand.
Gee" said one of the three at $50
clock Amt it ever goin' to begin?"
only ten minutes more" shouted Supt.
Hudson through his megaphone.
Ten minutes. Gee. Ten minutes seems
life a half hour" came the groan from a
boy about seven hundred places down
the line.
Finally when the clock struck 10 the
three musketeers of the bathing suits,
whoop and beat the whole crowd into
the locker house.
They almost missed being 1.-The first in
on account of a slick young chap who
he arrived a close fourth. He shed his
apparel almost without wasting time or
using effort, and was seen scudding away
to the big pool when the CarricO-
Crawford Cumberland aggregation over
| took him and plopped in with the years
| first splash.
Two Bathing Pools.
| The municipal pools, alias bathing
| beach," are two in number. One is large
| and six feet deep in the diving end. The
other is three-foot affair, where the
small boys who can't swim over a stroke
or two have to puff and pant until Supt
| Hudson knows they can swim wei
enough for the big pool.
They are built close together, with only
a cement wall dividing their surfaces. Sc
the whole shouting crowd is right there
| together.
| And don't they yell!
A life guard walked up and down the
| sides of the pool TO-DAY trying his best tt
| instill a gentleneSS of manner and q
l ,,,,ia nt inf no ht,r,
dred youngsters. He might as well have
tried to stop the earth in its flight. for al
| the good it did him.
| Concrete Swimming Hole.
Washington hasn't any old-fashonet
swimming hole, such as you read about II
books. 1t has a brandnew concret,
swimming hole, and all the traditions, in
Guiding that of shouting loud and often
seem to go with it.
| Some boys were turned away. One wa.
unfortunate enough to use a few word:
that the superintendent did not care for.
Never mind about writing your name
down." said the superintendent. You
needn't go in today
Two or three others had to look or
sadly because they had brought white
| cotton swimming shirts. The rules pro
| Supt Hudson's assistants are Arthur
Zinkhan assistant superintendent
| George Gearheart and John ONeill, life
guards, and Marvin Shirley, clerk.
Two New Pools.
Although crowded to its capacity by the
rush of boys at the opening this morning,
the bathing beach soon will have ample
accommodations for all of the men and
boys who may desire to avail themselves
of its privileges. Workmen were busy
this morning laying the cement bottom
and the side walls of the new pool, which
adjoins the old pools on the western side.
1t is promised that this pool will be
ready not later than July 10. The new
pool will be 100 feet long and w feet
deep.
1t is expected that the pool for colored
boys and men, which Is being built at the
far eastern end of the bathing beach
locker house. will be finished and ready
for its opening by the middle Of July.