The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-14
fine PLAYGROUND
FOR The CHILDREN
Young Women's Christian Association
Has Succeeded In It's Efforts to
Supply Pleasure
Park.
FOR THE LITTLA FOLKS
IA Number Of Meetings to Occur In
the Near Future Each of
Which 10
Noted.
FOR THE LITTLA FOLKS

The energetic and wide-awake man
agement Of the Young Women's
Christian association have secured the
use of the vacant place at the north
east corner of Third and Exchange
streets for childrens play ground
1t is very eligible location, as the
preference for such park was on the
south side.
Miss Edna O'Harra, general secre-
tary and Miss Edna Porter, physical
director of the association took a
stroll about the grounds this fore
noon and found it an unsightly
waste of weeds. This they propose to
change to an attractive gathering
place for the children Of the city
where they may sit beneath the shade
of pretty locust trees now growing
on one side of the grounds or romp
and play, swing, or hop, skip and
Jump at will all over the vacancy.
OF course it will require some i'm
provement; some time and expense
will be needed to prepare it for the
pleasant use of the little folks, but
this should not count against the
great source Of innocent pleasure
that it will afford.
The weeds and some debris must
be cleared away. The former are
rank. One man has promised to cut
away ten-feet square Of the weeds as
a donation and if he became infat-
uated with the work and there was
another ten feet square left after all
the other volunteers had finished
their labor he might be induced to
tackle another ten-feet square. Any
how the weeds must be cut. After
this there will be needed sand
boxes, swings, seats, teeter totters to
begin with that the grounds may be
made as attractive as possible These
can be made very inexpensive for a
starter and then others added as the
days go by.
| Start at Once
Work in clearing up and beautify-
! ing the spot will be commenced at
once and pushed forward to stage
where the children may gather there
for play. The out door play time is
already upon us, and the necessity
of quick work in the matter is felt
and appreciated.
This is public enterprise for the
good and pleasure and health of the
children. They will be gently and
kindly chaperoned while at their
play on the grounds, and it is ex-
pected that the people of Keokuk
noted for their civic pride will take
commendable interest and be liberal
not only in their sympathy but their
material assistance in the move
ment.
The Gate City, 'the paper that
boosts Keokuk all the time" is new
er behind in giving publicity and aid
and comfort to every movement for
the bette-ment of the city, has given,
exclusively, attention to this enter
prise and assisted in bringing the
result already reached and now re-
ports progress as the play ground is
to become an established fact.
OF course, any donations in the way
of seats, swings. etc. or the where
with to aid in purchasing them will
be kindly ard gladly received as soon
as possible 50 that the grounds may
be ready for the children at the earli-
est possible moment
Shamrock Club.
There will be meeting of the
Shamrock committee at O'Clock this
evening to arrange for the lunches to
De taken on the excursion Tuesday.
Loyal Boosters
There WILL be meeting Of the
Loyal Order of Boosters, consisting
Of Miss Edna Porter, Miss Maud I'm
megart. Miss Geneva Publisky and
Marion Becker at the association
rooms at 7:SO O'Clock this evening.
M. J. 8. Club.
Monday evening at o'clock will
be held a meeting of the NJ, J. S.
club at which every member is ex.
pected to be present.
The Juniors.
All the Juniors are expected to be
present at meeting to be held at
the association rooms Saturday after
noon at 9 O'Clock. This organization
has not had meeting for some time
and every Junios member is expect.