The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29
VINEWOOD OPENED.
Threatening Weather Did Not Keep
Crowds Away.


what if it does rain? We can have
a good time at Vinewood just the
same" said a girl as she and friend
boarded a Vinewood car
This was the spirit that probably
,%nduced large crowd to patronlze tne
pSrk all day Sunday, the opening day'
in spite of the threatening weather.
The park bound cars were crowded all
afternoon and the bulk of the people
remained until late in the evening.
The circle swing, figure eight the
carousel, arcade, skating rink ana
other attractions were about equally
we'll patronized Marshall's band fur
nished the music. The moving pic
lures in the open air closed the pro-
gram for the evening.
Topeka, Kan, May 29, 1911.
Deer Ma and Pa: 1 seen so many
things yesterday that it is hard to re-
member them to tell about them all
today. 1t was opening day at PARK
which is called Vinewood where uncle
VIII took me and the kids ana al
though it was sprinkling rain DIG
crowd was there and enjoyed myself
very much. Yes, there was more peo-
pie at the place than there was TO the
circus in our town last fall
''Vinewood is a park where you go
on a street car and man gets out anu
talks into box tied to telephone
pole every once in awhile 1t Is called
Vinewood because there is vines and
woods there maybe, although saw
some woods but not many vines.
Yesterday was the first time the
park has been open since 1t was
closed last fall. We had fine ride
and the cars which we went in are
nearly as large and as many people
can sit in them as the Methodist
church at home We went just after
dinner at which We had ice cream on
top of a pie just before We got
through. Vinewood is fine place.
1.-THE first thing we got on when we
got there was the circle swing, when
swings you in a circle way up in the
air in little baskets hanging on wires
from poles which are fastened across
a big center pole taller than the grease
pole at Hirum Jones picnic grounds.
1t was just like flying to ride in the
baskets
Next we went on the figure eight.
This is something like a lot of hay
racks fastened on top of each other
IN the shape of an only little differ
emit and painted white. A man gave
little BOX in which we sat push and
a rope caught it and pulled it up
ways and then we went down Always
like sixty and girl sitting in front of
us she yelled and nearly fell out and
the boy who was her bow grabbed her
around the waist and followed: Don't
git scairt kiddo, I'm holding you.
The car went up and down and kept
going faster even than the bus does
when it is late and the Missouri Pa
cifc is on time and the girl in front
of us kept nearly falling out and aher
bow kept grabbing her back until we
got back to where we started. 1t was
CRATE.
Then we went on merry 60
round which was under a roof and
people watched it go around while
they sat on rocking chairs. There was
all kinds of animals on the merry-go-
round. 1 rode three times, on lion.
on a tiger and on a horse.
Next we went into a building where
there was places where you dropped a
penny in a crack and put two hoses
to your ears and heard music or
looked through glasses and saw pitch
ers.
There was lots of other things to
see and a creek runs through the
place on which boys take their girls
boat riding. But what 1 liked the
most was the roller skating which was
done under a roof without any walls
Il skated and skated until 1 fell
down and tore my stockings and
skinned my knee and shins and then
we went home. 1 am feeling sore this
morning but L enjoyed it all. Hop
ing you are the same,
your SON.
JOHNNY JONES"