The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-05
Formal Dedication Ceremonies
Are Held at Bandstand in
Liberty Park.
STIRRING SPEECHES ARE
MADE BY PROMINENT MEN
The Children Will Take Posses
sion Today of Recently
Installed Apparatus.

The first public playground for children
in Salt Lake city located In Liberty
park, will be formally turned over to the
"klddles' at 10 o'clock this FridaD
morning. The formal ceremonies dedicat-
ing the playground were held Thursday
night commencing at 7:30 o'clock at the
bandstand in Liberty park. These cere-
monies were made feature of the resu.
lar Thursday night concert and the com
bincd programme OF music and speech
making furnished entertainment for about
60u1 people
The services were directed by George
Y. Wallace. president OF the local Pay
grounds association The vocal numbers
given by some OF the best artists In the
city. were enthusiastically received They
were interspcrsed between speeches.
Mayor John 5. Bransford made the IN
troductory speech, complimenting the
members Of The Fairgrounds committee
on the excellent results OF Its labors, he
said that the committee had been work
Ing hard throughout the entire year and
that now IL must be source OF satls-
faction and joy to the members to know
that their efforts had been crowned with
success.
President Wallace OIL Movement,
George Y. Wallace, president of the
Fairgrounds association, stated that his
work as a member OF the ASSOCIATION had
been most pleasurable. This is but
the beginning" said Mr.. Wallace With
the equipment of one playground for the
children OF the city. 1t is just a, few steps
further to the equipment OF others.
II am firmly of the opinion that chill
drens Fairgrounds are one of the great
movements in modern education Chill
dren are given the opportunity of en-
casing In honorable and plcasurable
play. They are taken of the streets.
where they might form bad habits, and
are given the advantage OF well-directed
play under the supervision OF experts.
Let's all pull together for the little
ones. Dig down In your pockets and con
tribute TO a worthy cause The next
thing we want is playground at Pho,
ncer square. l ask you TO help us all
you can
A. w, North, prominent member OF
the Fairgrounds committee, was the next
speaker He declared that the estab-
lishment of Fairgrounds in Salt Lake
City means much in the march toward
civic betterment- In strengthening the
morally. a better grade OF citizenship
will Ye the result. he. said.
IAN the children OF the city. as we'll
as the grownups, will thank the park
commission Tor extending the use of a
portion OF Liberty park for playground
purposes" said Mr.. North. THE chill
becomes chdrens republic. While en-
gagged in healthful play they are learn
Ing also the qualities that go to the MAX
Ing OF good citizenship. II is up 10 you
of today, who are the citizens of 10.
morrow We ask you to join with u.s."
Necessity of Fairgrounds.
The last speaker was Judge O. w.
Powers. He said that In the past there
had been a lack of recreation among the
children, because there had been no
properly equipped place In which they
might romp under proper supervision
"There is a necessity for Fairgrounds In
all Cities said Judge Powers. Such
..1.- g.
and give them an opportunity OF enjoy
Ing healthful and well regulated play. All
OF us have not taken part in this move
ment that we should. / believe that we
all should lend our most hearty support
10 this commendable project and by our
works show that we have faith In the
movement,
''All over the country there is a move
mcnt among humanitarians toward Sc
curing better health for the people. This
Fairgrounds movement is one OF the best
movements of the times. for healthy
bodies come as the result of healthful
play
Away back. when the world was
young. the greatest teacher Of history
said. Suffer little children to come unto
me, for OF such Is the Kingdom of heaven
Jesus OF Nazareth placed the highest es-
innate on the worth OF children. 1 want
10 tell you that we should look after
these little ones that have been given TO
US We must remember that the chill
dren of today are the men and women
OF tomorrow"
Excellent Vocal Numbers Rendered
The following excellent musical pro-
grnmme was rendered;
Vocal quartette, from Rigoletto;
"springtime OF Love- by Miss Kelly
baritone solo, Star of My Life" II. S.
Ensign: duet from Madame Butterfly" :"
Miss Kelly and Mr.. Graham; quartette,
from robin Hood. serenade. Miss Dwy-
or; seXtet, from Lucia" Miss Kelly,
Miss Dwyer. Mr.. Pyper. Mr.. Graham,
Mr.. Ensign. Mr., Spencer.
The playground, which will be turned
over to the children this morning, is sit
,ated just south OF the bandstand The
committee. in charge of Captain Wood,
has completed the installation of all the
apparatus. including six fine 'teeters. y
three sand boxes for little tots. a giant
stride and merrygo round affair
Great care has been taken In making all
the apparatus secure so that there Will
he no danger OF accident.
Miss Erma Bitner OF the University OF
Utah Will be the supervisor in charge
Until the opening OF the fall school term
Miss Bitner assisted by Miss Helen Bow.
man. will be In attendance throughou,
The day. They Will instruct the children
in various calisthenic drills and other
exercises special feature will be the
teaching OF the Russian and Scandinavia
an folk dances.
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