The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-06
Science Of Profitable Employ
ment Of Leisure Hours
Topic Of Congress
BRINGS TO RICHMOND
MANY NOTABLE PEOPLE
Following Address of Welcome
From Mayor This After
noon, Session VIII Get
Under Way
PROGRAM.
Tuesday Afternoon, May o, 1918.
1850 r. NJ.

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Tuesday Afternoon, May Q, 1918.
1850 r. NJ.
Jefferson Hotel Auditorium.
Address of welcome Hon
George Ainslic, mayor OF Rich
mond.
aAre the Parks for tho Peo-
ple or the People for the Park"
Il. b. De GrooG, Playground ~
s0c1afAOu, Chicago. III.
~Syseei1a9 of Administration Of
Municipal Recreation" Otto T.
MaI1cry, secretary board Of rec
roa23on, Philadelphia, Pa; George
w. Ehler, director department OF
physical training, Universaty OF
Wisconsin. Madison. Wis.
$3.50 p. N.
Noeep@ In tho Organization OF
Municipal Recreation" L. NICK
JudktnA, committee on recreation
and Playground, Richmond. Va
'Opportunities OF the Recrca-
ton Movement ~ Seen on . He
cent Trip to the Pacanc Coast
Gustayus r. Kirby. treasurer
Playground and Recreation As
ISOLATION OF America New YORK
city.
4:3O p. NJ.
"The Play Movement rs
World Movement" p. G. Conard.
Young Mems Christian assocfa-
ton. Uruguay.
Rural Recreation Through the
Grange" Algcrnon r. Sweeney,
Newark, n. j.
"Ssorytelling-TaIc from I'm
Gle Ren,us," Richard r. Wyche.
president National Storytellers'
league, New York city.
Tuesday Evening. May 9. 1913.
s. p. NJ.
Jefferson Hotel Auditorium.
Evening Recreation Cemtefs
AZ n Part OF 4 Recreation Pro-
gram" Ice r. Hammer. dircc4or
department Of recreation. Russell
Sage foundation. New York city.
Recreation Needs Of the Coal
Miners" Rev. j. j. Currnn.
church OF the Holy Saviour,
Wilkes Barre, Pa.
Forms Of Recreation Deeira-
bile In schools for Girls" Arthur
X. Davis. president Southern Fee
male college. Petersburg.
10 r. NJ.
Annual meeting OF the MEM
hers of the Playground and Rec-
reation Association OF America
10 elect officers.
Philosophers OF the science OF PHI
rom every quarter of the COUNT
will flock to Richmond this week =
he seventh annual session or u
and Recreation Associ
ion OF America, hich convenes IN
lftcrnoon at 2:3o in the arditoriu
II the Jefferson hotel.
Since April 2sth training ciasse
echnical in character. limited
,arnest playground workers and II
w foremost leaders along recreation
ines, have been conducted at u
Jefferson hotel as a preliminary
he big congress which gets formal
,nder way this afternoon and Co
inues the entire week. featured RI
lay afternoon with the great OPT
lir demonstration Of play activities
light hundred Richmond school chi
lren on the green at Reservoir Far
After the formal welcome adore
" Mayor George Ainslie this afte
room the congress will launch into Il
which provides for Il
Of the interesting suh3ec
within It's ken by some OF the be
rained men and brightest minds
he country.
First Days Speakers.
Among the speakers at the afte
loon session will be e. b. DeGros
read Of the Chicago Playground a
,ociation. who has one Of the be
,ystems OF Fairgrounds in the worl
tito T. Mallery, OF the Philadelph
BOARD of recreation. and Gustavus
Kirby. treasurer OF the congrei
while p. c. Conrad. Of the Urugu,
r. M. c. A.. will tell how the pla
,round movement Ia spreading
south America. and the famous pres
lent, OF the National Story Teller
eague, Richard r. wyche, will I.
Iome talee from Uncle Remus. as
OF this feature Of Il
and entertainment
children.
Tho chief speaker at tho sessit
onight will be Lee r. Hammer. dire
or OF the department OF recreatit
II the Russell Sage Foundation. A
II the meetings will be open to u
public and every mother and faith
n Richmond win find something
III Of them interesting and instru
i've
After the regular night session I
right there will be an executive se
ion Of the congress for the annu
election Of officers and the selectit
II the next place Of meeting.
Prominent People Coming.
This congress will bring to Ric
nond men and women Of nation
Among them may
Mrs. August Belmont. WI
3 best known to Richmond ~ Elean
the charming actress; Scum
tho famous Irish autho
clifford w. Beers. Of New York cit
Tho was pronounced hopelessly !
lanc by alienists and cured himse
writing q book which h
,ecome world famous, THE Nil
Which Found ITSELF" and others 4
numerous for mention here. One
ne national characters who will 4
'fve hero today for the congress IL
'tcontinusd On Third Pare,