The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-27
To IMPROVE
BEAUTIFUL BAY
VIEW PARK
MOVEMENT INAUGURATED BY
PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE OF
Y. M. c. a. TO DEVELOP REG
REATlVE FEATURES OF PARK.

A great many inquiries have come
to members of the Playground Com
mittee about the proposed plans for
Bayview Rark, the following state
ment by member of the committee
was secured by Journal representa-
tive:
I'm the development of the Play
ground work, which was organized
last year, the fact that there was no
recreation center for the majority OF
our citizens and their families where
the proper facilities for outings, pic
mics, bathing, swimming instruction,
etc, were to be had without cost and
where proper supervision safeguard
ed the water sports of the women and
children, impressed itself upon the
members Of the committee
with the organization and develop
ment of the first years work the
committee was unable to do more
than put a man in charge of the wa
ter sports for part of the time and
through the cooperation secured
secured from the Y. NJ. G. A. conduct
a swimming school at their boat
club.
'The Bayview Park commissioners
had done their best to provide an &C.
ceptable place for the people, but
were handicapped by the lack of
funds.
with the proposed extension of the
car line to the park this summer
fine opportunity presented its If.
Being public park, private en-
terprise for gain, could get no opening
for the development of recreational
features, so the Playground Comit-
tee asked for the privilege of. develop
ing this beautiful park for term of
years at no cost to the city and with
the understanding that the freedom
of the park should not be abridged
in any way and that the Playground
Committee would cooperate with the
park commissioners for the mutual
benefit of the people
Permission was asked for. and
granted, for the erection of suitable
bath house and the cooperation of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton was sought in an effort to secure
the funds
AT meeting of the members of
this organization a committee was
chosen from those volunteering who
will thus aid in the movement.
This committee is made up of the
following-named gentlemen: Chair
man, Mr.. Vim. Goulding; secretary,
Mr.. John Bradford; .Messrs. Charles
W. Gray, J. H. Kohler, R. A. Boyette,
Harry Lurton, George Morgan, Chas.
Yates, Volney G. Philips, Alfred
lWicke, William Walker, and DR.. Clar-
ence Hutchinson as representative Of
tboth the Playground Committee and
the Y. NJ. C. A.
The Subscription Appeal.
''The subscription lists are headed
with the following statement:
''The Pensacola Playground Com
tive features of Bayview Park for the
benefit of the entire city.
ITO, this end It is proposed to
erect bath house wit hlarge free
dressing rooms, one for men and one
for women, and to provide private
dressing rooms at a small annual
rental
"A refreshment stand will be con-
Quoted, bathing suits rented and valu-
ables cared for.
Swimming and life-saving viii be
taught, entertainments conducted and
competent men will be in charge OF
all features.
"To erect buildings and equip this
work $500 is needed.
ANY receipts above operating ex-
penses will be devoted to playground
work.
For the above purposes the under
signed subscribe the amount OPP
posite our respective names and agree
to pay the same to the Pensacola
Fairgrounds Committee on demand.
Among the recreative and educa-
tional features will be swimming and
other water sports, children's games,
swings, illustrated talks on health
topics, travel and other talks with the
stereopticon at night, music, festiv-
ais, regattas, etc.
The supervision will be in the
hands of competent men under the
immediate direction of the Play
grounds Committee.
"The need for public baths is shown
,by the fact that there are over 500
homes of white people in our city in
which there are no baths.
'As an cutting and recreation cen,
ter for children by the fact that there
are over $500 children under II years
of age in Pensacola and no public
belonging to the civ
where they can play under proper
supervision.
Subscription to this work will be
received by any member of the Play
ground Committee. which is compose
ed OF the following gentlemen: Mr..
Henry Hyer. president; Mr.. J. Z. Da-
Wis Yonge, secretary-treasurer; Mr.
John Bradford. general director of
Fairgrounds; Messrs. w. n. Roberts.
DR.. c. E. Hutchinson, G. c. Goodman
and J. S. Leonard
THE Pensacola Journal will also
receive subscriptions and publish
from time to time the results of the
canvass to date
'The subscription lists were open
ed on Friday and up TO Saturday even
ing at 6 o'clock there had been report
ed $500 for this project"
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