The Washington times., 1910-12-01
Committee Decides II Has
Sufficient Funds to Keep
Them Open.
MORE THAN $4,000
IS READY FOR USE
Executive Committee Decides Pub
lie Has Shown That 1t Will
Give the Rest Needed.
The chndrer have wont

The childreI- have wont
And the pI ygrOunds are this after
noon ringing with the cheers Of some
1900 or more boys and girls, for good
news as well as evil may travel fast
Come ere, Mike" shout 4 score OF
them as Nike enters the playground ten
minutes later than usual. Heard the
news? Fairgrounds goin' TO keep open
Committee said so this morning."
Bat Nike does not lose his seIf-posses-
sion easily
'Shucks.' he answers, with a supe-
TiOTiJy that would prove highly ITri-
tating on a less happy OCCASION
You didn't think I was skeered, did
yer? 1 guessed an along AIr. West and
the committee was goin' 10 keep the
Fairgrounds open somehow"
Committee Decides.
And they are.
For at a meeting Of the executive
committee OF the Washington Play
grounds Association. held this morning.
the COMMITTEES members decided that in
asmuch as $500 OF the $500 budget has
been contributed for the maintenance Il
the fairgrounds throughout the wints =,
they may safely trust 10 the public 20
continue contributing to the fund until
II has reached the 5000 mark
In order 10 facilitate the contributing
OF pennies and dimes TO the playground;
cause. the committee has placed small
banks in the various stores OF the CITY.
so that men, women, and children may
take thought OF the playground budget
while making their holiday gifts
The action on the part Of the eXecu-
tive committee in keeping the play
grounds open Is us2d@ possible however
only through the generosity Of the play
ground instructors Of Washington 81
OF these playground teachers moved by
the protests Of the children and par
ents, which have poured N since the
decision OF the playground Jiirectors "a
close the groua5s December ], have
consented 70 serve this month al q
nominal compensation Of about One-baii
their usual salary II is their holiday
git 20 the children
Ind the boys. too, are helping. fol
on each playground a group OF Oldei
boys has been organized to assist tht
director OF the playground in puttinz
out and locking I'D the play -apparatu'
in order 10 dispense with the service:
OF z hired man.
Thus il comes about that the follow
ing Fairgrounds viii be kept open
Those Opened
Georgetown, Thirty-thfrd street anf
Volta place.
At Pleasant, Fourteenth street and
Columbia road
Howard Playground, Fifth and v
streets
New York avenue, Ftr and New
York avenue northwest.
ROsedaIe, Seventeenth and Kramel
streets northeast
Virginia avenue. Eleventh and Viz
gina avenue southeast
Garfield Park, Third street anG SOutf
Carolina avenue southeast.
CardOzo Playground First and
streets southwest
The grounds VIII open from 3 TO
O'Clock on school days ar all day OF
Saturdays and holidays through the
month OF December, and q schedule vii
be arranged for January, February,
and March.
The special committee Of the COlum-
bia Heights Citizens Association, ap-
pointed to raise 600 for the mainten-
ance Of Columbia Heights playground
ct the corner OF Columbia road and
Fourteenth street, today reported a
total contribution Of S403.0S.
At a meeting OF the executive con-
mittee this morning the COMMITTEES
members passed a resolution thanking
the friends Of the playground move
ment and the press for cooperation in
the raising OF the playground budget