Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-06-29
PUBLIC PLAYGROUND
OPENS THIS WEEK
A Carnival Of lanterns VIII Mark
Event at stone Home Thursday
And Friday Evenings

And Friday Evenings
Hundreds OF Japanese lanterns win
fairly turn the Stone Home grounds
into Japan Thursday and Friday eve
nings OF this week when the huge
Carnival OF Lanterns" which cele.
brates the opening of Martinsburg's
first public playground will take place.
To those Interested III child welfare
the establishment Of this playground
means giving the children OF Martins.
burg the greatest chance TO become
better physical and moral and social
and intellectual citizens. To others Il
may seem an absurd proposition 10
talk OF direction in play; yet II has
been demonstrated In cities all over
our broad land that the Office OF the
playground Is TO provide means for
the exercise OF the function of play,
The place Of the plax director is 20
know the requirements OF the child
and the possibilities OF play so that
the right form at the right time may
be available to lead the play activities
OF the child In order that the fullest
and best expressions of each stage OF
development may be obtained to con.
tinually raise the standards OF the
present stage and usher the child into
new possibilities OF play in accord
anoe with the laws OF growth. In
short, the playground duty to the
child is educational and properly sup
ervised makes the child better spci.
men OF humanity. physically. intellec
ually and morally.
The playground movement is not
fad, but the outgrowth OF study on
child-culture, and as means of train.
ing boys and girls to become useful
helpful members of society Is unpar.
alleIed. Martinsburg should take her
place among progressive cities that
are trying TO make better citizens by
giving the children the chance they
should have for development along
physical, moral and intellectual lines.
The first public playground is To-
Gated In grounds at the Stone Settle
ment Home and is fully equipped with
swings, seesaws, sand boxes, slides.
basket ball and volley ball apparatus,
parallel bars and sanitary drinking
fountain. Mrs. Agnes Stewart, OF AT
lantic City former supervisor Of Rose
dale playground inWashington and of
the Georgetown playground, viii be
here for two weeks directing the play
and instructing the deaconesses In
charge.
All this has been made possible
by the members OF The Good Neigh
Dor who invite the community 10 at
tend the Carnival Of Flowers
Thursday and Friday evenings OF
this week. which event marks the
opening of the playground to the pub
lie.
A jinrickisha, the Japanese convey
ance, pulled by Jap coolies will be
managed by w. G. Barker and Edgar
Ashcom.
The Fun" booth is under an Inn
mense Jap umbrella. Here pretty girls
will offer for sale the Jap gimcracks
which will keep you roaring with
laughter. This booth lis superintendent
by Mrs G. w. Link, Mrs. Maud Kuy.
kendall Mrs. ]. VIM. Stewart and Mrs.
Phil Grove.
Under another huge Jap umbrella
dainty buttonhole bouquets and sweet
flowers will be for sale. Here can also
be gotten the dustless dust cloths end
silver polish which have pleased so
many Stone Home patrons. Mrs. I'm
derhill and Misses Dukehart. Fetzer
and Steiner are in charge Of this
booth.
The sweet meat booth will be pre-
sided over by Miss Alice Shoemaker,
the Misses Hess. Mrs. Walter Trout,
Mrs. VIII Kline and other pretty girls
In Japanese costume. while not far
away Mrs. Homer Trees and Mrs. Will
Pitzer will serve lemonade and pop to
the thirsty at the Japanese pergola.
Last but not least are the cooling
methods: Swings, see-saw. and shoot
the chutes, and ice cream and cake
tables, presided over by well known
charitable ladies' Mesdames NJ. A.
SDodgrass, Percy Letter, 70. G. Hen
shaw, M. G. Tabler, Barrick, Shipley
Landers. Enlter, Heller. Geo. Van
Metre, Logan Dams, G. II. Kisner,
Robert Thompson, zepp. II. p. Thornl
Miss MoIlie Martin, Mrs. Joe Lyeth.
Mrs. G. g. Grove. Mrs. Yerick and Mrs
Graichen.
Don't miss your chance to shoot the
chutes and ride In the jinrickisha.
Thompson's orchestra win furnish the
music for Thursday evening The
community at large are invited to at
tend the opening Of Martinsburg's first
public playground.
A fee VIII be charged and all sorts
OF good things will be for sale. On
Saturday. June 20, Mrs Stewart will
start her classes, to which all child.
rem are invited.
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