The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-09
Three Charming Speakers En-
terrain Delegates at End
Of a Royal Feast
OUTDOOR FESTIVAL
AT RESERVOIR TODAY
Great Demonstration of Play
Activities at Park for Bene-
fit of Public--Meeting
Tonight at Jefferson
THE PROGRAM TODAY.

THE PROGRAM TO-DAY.
Friday Morning. May o, 1918.
Jefferson Hotel.
$3.50 A. NJ.
"Iifc For Girls" Mrs. Charles
Frederick Weller, Lawrence. Kan.
1.-The Camp Fire Girls as Con-
dren's Playground Association
Kilcn Kate Gross. chief guardian,
Camp Fire Girls, Baltimore, Md.
$3.50 A. NJ.
Section 2.
"Viliage Recreation, Norton
Heights. Conn.," Bessie NJ. Weed,
Norton. Conn; Rev. O. S. Bullock.
rector All Saints church, New
London. Conn.
''Villagc Recreation. Lebanon.
o." S. e. Britton. director civic
trust OF Lebanon on the William
4. Harmon foundation.
$50 A. NJ.
Section s.
practical Problems In the
Training OF Recreation Workers"
Beulah II. Kennard.# president,
Playground association. Pittsburg.
Pa: Mary Il. Steuart, field score
tary Children's Playground asso-
ISOLATION. Baltimore, Md.
1880 a. NJ.
Section 1.
Municipal Summer Camps"
(illustratesA. William u. Champ
lin. executive secret ry, board OF
education. Philadelphia. Pa.
ssSwtanming For Women and
Girls fiiiustratcd), Wtlbert +.
Lonxfcllow general supcrintcn-
dcne United States Volunteer Ldfe
saving Corps, New York city.
1850 A. NJ.
Section 2.
"Rural Recreation as q Con-
structjyc Social Force" c. G. Car
stems, secretary and general agent.
Massachusetts, Society for the Pre-
yention Of Cruelty TO Children,
Boston. Mass.
playground Problems In NUM-
cipalities OF Less Than 10. 1000"
Catherine NJ. Combs, recreation
secretary, Bennington. VT
1890 A. NJ.
Section 8.
"The Laying Out Of Play
grounds" Charles milford Rob
inson, Rochester, n. y.
Report of Committee on
Titles for Recreation Workers,
T.. A. Peterson, NJ. D., board OF
education. Cleveland. o.
1850 4. NJ.
General Session.
jefferson Hotel Auditorium.
.sThe Recreation Center as a
Nefghborhood Institution" John
Elliott. Hudson guild, New York
city.
Ralph Folks, board OF aldermen.
New York city.
planning Recreation In an In
dustrial Community" Graham
Romeyn Taylor, the Survey. New
York city. q
Friday Afternoon. May o. 1918.
Reservoir Park.
Demonstration OF play activi-
ties.
Friday Evening, May ., 1918.
eP. NJ.
jefferson Hotel Auditorium.
THE Recreation Center a. y
Means OF Reducing Juvenile
Crime" Ernest X. Coulter. author
of "Chfldren In the Shadow" New
York city.
sThe hight Of Every Girl to be
Courted Under Decent Condi-
tions." George A. Parker. park
suDertntendcnt, Hartford, Conn.
ssThe Recreation Movement rs
\ Fundamental Attempt ut Demo-
crncy" Mary Il. Mcdowell, uni
vcrsity of Chicago settlement.
Chicago, Ill.
A the browning feature of a da
,arked by the strenuous activities
varied program, the nearly tw
hndred delegates to the Playgroun
nd Recreation congress sat down
ae auditorium Of the Jefferson hote
Ist night to sumptuous Dutch ban
uet; enjoyed physical feast mt 10
monarch: a flow Of oratory and VI
1at would have tanned King Arthur
,und table in comparison, and ther
tearing away the tables, INDUCED
ne practice Of the theory its member
re preaching--play--a graphophon
arnishing the music for some old
lshioned folk dances in which gray
aired, dienified men of letters joine
ands with demure maidens in tn
Terry whirl.
Enjoy Feast Of Reason.
The dinner and the crowd of on
,okers which packed the auditorium
allery heard the venerable youn
resident and father of the congres
Joseph Lee. the Boston millionaire
oliver his annual address; Seuma
the Irish author. direc
rom Donegal, tell some Of his delight
IL folk lore stories in the quaint. rio
rogue that has made him famous q
storyteller, and DR.. Richard Cabo
athor of the best-known medical text
Principles OF Diagnoi
cs"--in inimitable humorous STYLE
Liz on the serious aspect OF play an
njoyed the occasion hugely. a
Six sectional meetings. at whic
1E1e11 JaEUsgTw
~ modern science" In : Its varie
tcontiaasq Or SECOND P@ss.,