The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-30
PAST YEAR WAS AUSPICIOUS IN
LOCAL FAIRGROUNDS MOVEMENT.
ACCORDING TO ANNUAL
OF SECRETARY NAYLoK-
Annual Session OF ~Playgrounds A..ocaa
uon Aeld Yesterday-OfficorB
Are Elected.

With President i. {. Mckinney pre-
SldlnE the annual meeting OF the Wheel
ing Play grounds Association was held
Oh clock. an the board of trade assembly
rooms In the Market AUDITORIUM. and
was largely attended and most enthusi-
dSti'. The work of the past year was
reviewed and after listening to gratify-
,ng reports. rians FOR tho future were
Wheeling a city beautiful"
An interesting matter OF business was
var. and with hut ono exception the old
"tticer~ were reelected John u. Rem
nard being named first vice president.
moNai OF Rev. charles n. Mcdonald A.
-. 10 Ashtabula. Ohio. Mrs C;eorg. A
Laughlin. Miss Agnes wilson. ReS "a
' Pease. u u. ionu Wallace and Robert
ha@iett we're added To the board OF III
Officers Elected.
inc election "f Officers resulted as
P~resident-J G.. Mckinney.
Flrst Wee Presidcnt-John H.. Rem
rard. "
second Vice President-Miss Frances
Treasurer-James Cummins.
Secretary-tspy u Naylor.
Assistant SecretSrS-Aiiss Elizabeth
BOARD of directors-Guy r. G. Allen.
rev Abtam Rriii l. ". brown. Prot.
= tHiuE Mrs II e Franzhe,m. Miss
George A. Laughiin. George ". LutE' j
l. Mctadden. George -. Maggie. Rev "a
y Pease; Or h } Rect, g ". Peterson.
lace. Miss Agnes Wilson. Dr. e. \. Win
e"rter and Miss Carrie Zane.
President Mckinley made "A brief adj
dress. In which hr reviewed In. work
"i o." organzattuu during tho past year
ara sr2ke OF tn plans Tor the ensuing
N..F Tie the years budget.
estimating that s.. 2So viii be necessary
10 carry on the work. He spoke OF tho
great desire - the association to eS-
tHblish "a bridge Fairgrounds on tho
island. and q committee WAS appointed
." ""nt"r win the owners of the Drop
ing company. TO see ~ suitable Arrange
iN"ntS can he made The COMMITTEES
~,9inp"sed 81 Miss Kate Hazlett. &. r.
Taylor aud Roy y Ndyloy.
The matter of representation At tho
'n%nh Va. Ilay congress. begin
oral Dickens and Miss Julia Meyer two
mp"t"ut instructors. were appointed
O. tepT"sert the local asSoc:ation.
l;' ports ~ the secretary and treas
ure' were f-"'iN-d and approved Tn.
annual report Of the Fairgrounds as
S"c'at,"r- ~at ordered printed at "a cost
Secretary MAYORS report was us fol-
IT, tho whec,lnr Playground A~Socia-
~ne past year haS heen an auspicioIS
i" n The playground movement ~
HFeltHg and two events haFc given %
marked impetus 20 fh cause The first
~ tF's" was municipal recognition of
p,nNEroundS 10y an appropriation u
500" f"r parks and ala vgrounds. ana
IN" ~"rnnd. ih. inauguration Of social
WORK during the winter at Union school
IT," D.tv appropriation was made last
summer bH council ON recommendation
~ tfe board of control A. me fnrfaue. %
tHr Municipal Fark and Playground
commission. and constitutes the first
aNN.~tfn'" given nv Tho rltv to tine play
ground movement Though IN. amount
was NOT large. the action was gratifying
20 IN friends u th- children. inasuurr
as IL IA AN aANInn4a 10 III 49, ID.
est in PLAY rounds and viii probably
pave the way 20 annual appropriations
81 larger Sums. W. believe that 81
marks the dawn ~ the tim. Wheu the
city viii take barge Of tut play grounds
anl provide for their care and maInten-
Hf"e TIe commission In 1fshurstng
-" appropriation cpnEidsrrd the needs
'" ui- association and gave s3a, toward
~".ilnuG ~opiEati'u- Incurred during the
Social certsr work.
y social Center PROCLAIM ne out
lined hy President McKiuley wa en-
iUf--l az o. general fu..tiuE or The asso-
citation held IN H~-~mber. and "a com
ultf"e named g. solicit funds Nearly
700 %a- pIedE"d - tn~ meeting. and
I.tuEtlir Miss Kate Ifazlett. Miss AZ
nes Wilson Mrs ! . H.srne. J. z
Si@in and g v TAYLOR added several
bundled dollars 20 this sum 20 .uSur.
the necessary funds. = special commit
i'H Hu .faree 90 tu" worz and TIC con-
son ~ - hoard - education was So
alf. "wednesday -Ii FRIDAY evenings
i'lrf January. February. March AND
ANU lrof g. p Citizens. principal 70
y H'"H s,lpnl was placed IN sharEe and
I.Iv-ruuud Instructors. Nise ezra! Dick
''- Mis- Julia Mayer ami i..H S'rts
30. ~.rt rd u.s. ASSISTANTS Programs of
o. ftri"i CHARACTER were .arri.i ont iu-
"li"'rv lectures. concerts. thaIk talks
spelling bees N%ictr.lH Entertainments.
lit"n t1e freedom OF t.e school pr
n.f" fFI play go fHa eHIft FrlFl 81 tho