Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-12
PLEDGE OF $4,000
GIVEN At MEETING
FOR PLAYGROUND
Enthusiastic Meeting Held ia
Orange Under Auspices OF
Home and School League.

An enthusiastic gathering OF promi-
uent women and men of tire Oranges
formally i~6augurated a movement 10
establish adequate Fairgrounds for TIE
eity 81 0tange last night. aud pledges
Tor SCI, 500 fer Tire proposed p~laynotds
were forthcoming. John Is. G3fe, presi-
dent of The Home and School l.esgus
0f the Oranges, presided at The mess
lng. when was held in the auditorium
OF the Orange High School.
Former Judge Cnaries Il. Storrs made
The pleasing announcement that four
citizens wao declined TO give their
names at this time, offered sJ,VJ0 each;
the Wonlsn's Club, of Orange, which
Organization the Judge stated ia done
a splendid work Tor lour years In maid
tanning the Gray street piay.ield, gave
$1,000; George Spctus@oode gave $3.50
additional, and Frederick ". Kelsey
closed a thoughtful a~1-fSss amid en-
thusiasm by offering 100 toward the
fund.
was made that chill
dren of the schools were entered into
the spirit OF the afaii, and one child
has raised several dollars. To formally
est ablish tie movement Chairman CioFe
VAS dJIIlOFihtf1 III a ISStlO I-pA8 A%AC4
by Mr.. Chandler to appoint q finance
committee and IN executive committee.
ard he nsnled Judge Storrs for the
latter and Judge Thomas a. Davis
for the other COMMITTEES. The additional
four members OF each committee are to
be named later.
An Interesting visitor at tire meet.
Ing was Mrs. George Il. Howe, of East
49,. IL - IL n t-,,aa - rg fhAn tlGs u
grounds committee OF the Woman's
Club, gave much time and attention to
the project. Mrs. Chandler, another en-
thusiastic worker, with other pronii-
nent members OF the club. were in the
large group of women In the hall, and
Mrs. Albert ". Palmer, p~resident-ciect
OF the Woman's Club, formally opened
the discriminating with an address
~fsvoring the project.
In addition to a general explanation
of the city's view OF the playground
proposition Mayor Arthur 3. Seymour
rather deplored the exhibition on the
stereoptieon by ". j. McKiernan, of
this city's playground body, wno
showed tho children in the fields
Mayor Seymour thought /; might ne.
be pleasant in after times for those
VINO IRE ElNSl "a I'LL w pctlSi SOAiNA-
tions by way OF the Fairgrounds to
gre themselves as children In the
scenes portSaying them as types re-
clair1ed through the public institution
fifs formal talks by Judge Thomas
A. Davis, Henry w. Foster. supefi1-
teRoent Of South Orange schools, and
Judge Storrs were applauded Public
sabscription lists for the playground
fund will be started at once, and do
nations will be accepted by Mr.. Gore.
Judge Storrs. Stuart Lindsey. treas
rrer Of the Home and School League
snd J. w. Furdy, jr., secretary Of the
meeting last night.
The objects OF the meeting we're con-
tanned in formal resolutions offered By
Judge Storrs and Mr.. Chandler. The
resolutions declare il to be the sense
OF the meeting TO deed tbs grounds to
the city playground commission, yet to
be established. or other authority. Sub
scriptions from five cents upward will
be accepted.