The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-11
RECREATION SUPERVISOR
Miss Lily Engaged to Take Up Her
Work Here July I.


the appearance, day after day, on
our streets, of a young woman whose
face will be unfamiliar TO you at
first and yet who will seem to be
very much at home here. We can
hear you now asking, who is this
young woman who has suddenly APP
peared in Bennington? ! see her go
ing up and down among us, looking
as though she has business here
| She likes the woods, too-met her
| way out in the country yesterday
and Judging from the boys and girls
with her, she likes them as well.
| She has the same CLEAN in her eye
noticeable in some OF our own young
women. but otherwise she seems
stranger Who is she? Is she
spending the summer here, or WHAT"
Women have puzzled people before
but Miss Lily is no enigma. Uhe
only puzzle about her is how we
we're fortunate enough to get her for |
Remington. No she is not merely !
spending the summer here. one |
of the best things about her is that
she is to be with us for an entlre
wear. and the reason she seems so al
home in strange town is that be-
fore she accepted the position OF
Recreation Supervisor she insisted
on spending some time at the hotel
here at her own expense in order to
become acquainted with people ana
conditions before coming to Bennlng'
ton in her official capacity.
Recreation Supervisor? An yes
eve can hear you say still further
that's what we voted that $500 for
in the village meeting, last March
So she's come, has she? Well, what
: is she like, and what's she going TO
D do?"
8 She is like a bright looking, well
poised young woman who has proved
her organizing ability, and adapta-
bility to conditions, in other places
n and her efficiency along recreation
a lines especially Miss Freeman OF
!, the Playground e. Recreation Assocl
alton of America, writes OF her tha'
Miss Lily was rather shocked &c
- wake up two years ago to the 1ac'
~ that her work in producing historical
nageants in her classes was just II
line with those of other peoples the
world was making such a fuss over
1
cal material at hand and produced
81 them as means of meeting YER
, specific need, which shows her U
Z be original, and capable OF meetlnl
our Specific needs as well. Ana
grey hairs are indicative of cobweD
in the brain, Miss Lily's brown hal
tells an encouraging story OF cleai
ness and directness.
| She comes to us the first OF Jul
e fresh from a years rest and study
and having attended the Playgroun
Z Recreation Institute which is held ]
i Cleveland the last week in June
Il She had several positions open I
her but has chosen Bennington D'
- cause she liked what she has bee
I'll told about us, and because she love
the country.
The question what will she do.
Il cannot be answered yet She WI
probably begin her years work VII
some plan for sane celebration
the Fourth OF July As to the re-
of the year. even she can make
forecasts until she has been her
looked over the ground. and becon
acquainted with conditions. Her le
NJ ters show that she hopes ana g
!. poets strong recreation center ca
u. he developed before winter, so TN
- play can 20 on after the summer on
door Playground has to be closed.
Miss I.ily's coming will benefit n
merely one class Of people-th
Recreation movement is for all OF
And of course we are all intereste
&C Indeed we know that the town
do throbbing with excitement over
only there have been so few maj
festations of it that everybody hasi
noticed II yet. Now is your chan
to show it-your individual chanC
The voters had collective chance
March when they raised the apr
priation of last year to $500. Here
your opportunity to put your hand
All your individual pocket and help I
Nv good cause still further. MISS LII!
salary Is not quite all assured y
though she would not have been {
gagged had it not seemed certain u
some individual pockets, which h
I'LL not yet contributed to the wo
wv would do so as soon as they were
preached. Some such "approachin
has already been done, and by
ready and generous responses II \
been clear that no one is unwilling
sur help with this fund But those "
are raising it dislike TO solicit p
nv sonally II those interested will q
the same without Il. Won't any a
all of you who are in sympathy W
the movement, and who have
a. already given, turn from the read
of this to enclose in an envelope
contribution towards this Recreat
Center? Even after the salary
the worker is raised there should
something to start work with, so
not hesitate to give as much as
like,-large contributions will be
Bou ceived as gratefully as small ones
kVE Gifts should be sent to Mrs Oh
Pope Jenney, treasurer OF the Ci
f. VI League or to Miss Hilda f. Pr
RanninQfOn