The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
DR.. PAGE TO SPEAK
ON COUNTRY BOY
Expected to Relate Many of His
Own Experiences at Recrca-
tion Congress.
MANY LEARN FOLK DANCES
Miss Scllocnfeld Believes Boston
Will Soon Take Place of the
Turkey Trot.

II leading feature of the convention
of The Playground and Recreation AS
s5sociation OF America will be an address
( by Thomas Nelson Page. lie will
speak on Widening the Horizon of
the Country Boy" and his talk is ex-
pccted 10 be reminiscent of his early
days.
About fifty teachers and normal
school students were led through the
Ingenious mazea OF All English country
dance In the Jefferson Auditorium yes
tcrday by Miss Eernadine Yunc<, Of
Columbia University. The course she
Is teaching viii include the folk
dances of many nations-Finnish,
Swedish Scotch. Irish and others The
dances arc nearly all performed by
groups, and there is "a great deal OF
exercise IN them. Miss Sunck says
that they arc now a regular and pop
ular arnuscneH, in the public schools
pr New York, and she hopes that her
work here will result in their intro
auction In the Richmond schools.
Turkey Trot Is Doomed.
Miss Julia schoenfeld, who is q spe-
cialist on the regulation of picture
shows and dance halls. prophesied in
her lecture yesterday that the turkey
Il rot VIII soon be completely super
seeded by the Eoston. She believes that
dancing to cyncopatcd music is a leei-
innate and valuable form of recrca-
ton, anu in all CT her work she CON
siders the question from the point OF
view OF the young people in large
cities. who find the dance halls one of
their chief pleasures. She favors the
regulation rather than the elimination
OF these places.
Natural Swimming holes" are one
OF the most valuable asscts of "a city.
according to Charles II. Mills. super
visor OF municipal recreation in Grand
Rapids, Michigan Suitable places in
creeks and rivers. il properly super
Siscd. are quite safe. he says and ex-
perience shows that boys greatly pre-
Ter them to artificial natatorlums He
says that Grand Rapids has eight
natural swimming holes
Nine from fredericksburg.
Mayor j. j. Rowe, OF Fredericks-
burg, exemplifes the active interest
which all the Mayors OF Virginia cities
are taking in the RecGation Congress
10 be held At Richmond from May q
TO 10. Mayor Rowe wrote Yesterday
TO Julien II. HILL treasurer of the
Richmond committee: .All Of the nine
people whom ! have appointed dele
gates to the Recreation Congress are
actiNc IN Work Tor children. Most of
them have already slSnitied their in
tcntion to attend the Richmond con
gross. shall myself spend at least
day nj these important meetings
Frcdericlssbure's nine delegates 10
tue congress are: Prof. r. T. Brick
head. Jr.. DR.. j. Garnett King. Rev. r.
y. Williams. j. w. Adams. Prof T. II
Russell, Miss Edith Hayden, Miss
Vivian Conway. Miss Flora Mason. Miss
Virginia Stone.
Walter b. Dickinson, associate secre-
tary of the Playground and Recreation
Association OF America arrived at the
Jefferson Hotel yesterday morning He
VIII take charge of all details for the
meetings next week. lie illustrates the
type OF social leader who Is being
enlisted in the recreation movement of
America. II took several years for
Secretary Braucher, OF the national as
ISOLATION TO prv Mr.. Dickinson loose
from his notably successful work as
one of the leading young clergymen
of Kalamazoo. Mich. He was building
up rapidly growing, popular church.
and the people raised a big howl nj
the thought OF losing him. Like many
others OF the leaders in modSrn re-
creation. Mr.. Dickinson came In and
stays at a financial sacrifice He be-
lieves this Is his best way to promote
life more abundant for the children.
youths and adults OF America