The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-09

Virginia. showing a largo number or
stereopticon views in illustration OF
MS ADDRESS. The pictures presented
graphically the passing tf the old one
room frame schoolhouse and its sub.
stitution by the modern brick consoli-
/ GATED school In which recreation enter
1 pfises OF many kinds receive duo at
tention. Tho lecture was one OF tho
most interesting Of the general $685.
sion.
! Frank w Duke, who presided, called
| to the platform State Superintendent
or Public instruction r. G.. Stearnes
| VINO received warm greeting Mt the
hands OF the delegates. His depart
ment, he said, was fully in accord with
the playground and recreation move
ment and introduced 1t wherever pos
sibie. He extended the welcome or
| the States organized teaching forces
| Other sb.akera at the general SEES
sion were Miss Laura NJ. Plat. Of
/ Philadelphia, who described "Recrea-
ton for Working Girls as Provided BY
Working Girls Clubs" and p. C. Con-
rad. of Montevideo. Uruguay, who told
of the progress of the recreation move
ment In the South American state from
which he came as delegate 10 the
Richmond meeting
Dayton "Comihg BackV
An interesting MESSAGE from the
stricken city OF Dayton was brought
fby Archibald T. Campbell. who smoke
before Section 1 of the congress yes
terday. George Bellamy. of Hiram
House Settlement, Cleveland. presided
as chairman.
1 Instead of general plan for re-
/ creation being worked out this season
/ In Dayton as ca uected. said Mr. Camp
bell the city Will center recreation
/ work on gardens. owing to the great
/ disaster with which the city has met
recently. We expect to have from 1000
/ to $500 backyard gardens this year.
/ In addition TO this we have an eXperi-
mental garden in nearly every school
I We have taken boys from the most
/ sorcly stricken districts and put them
/ to work on vacant lot gardens. These
boys may use their products at home
or sell them. We hope in this way to
assist many of the flood sufferers Mr..
I Campbell's subject was, How Munich
pal Gardens for Children May Be Made
/ Most Effective"
/ storyTeliing I'm Ireland.
7 How the young folk in Ireland
gather round the great TOR" fire in
some smolsr~blackened peasant hut on
winter nights to hear the district
story-teilcr reel Off the marvellous
yarns that have been the common
was vividly described by Seumas Nc
Manus, OF Donegal, Ireland. before the
session Of the Playground Congress
yesterday morning And then he be-
gan 10 tell story.
The audience that had come to hear
| him filed the room to the doors so
/ that ii was necessary to adjourn TO the
auditorium Of the Jefferson, and even
that proved none too large for those
who wished to hear the incredible ad-
ventures of Connell O'Donnell and the
Little Red Man. How tho little Red
( Mans magic led the good Connell
astray. SO that he killed the kings
horse and burned up his wife and his
mothcr-in-law was. told with such
viridncss and humor that the hearers
of all ages were completely under the
spell.
Just after the Little Red Man had
cured the King of France by cutting
off his head and boiling it. and the two
or them were escaping with 500 bags
OF gold tho chairman announced that
the time was up. a veritable roar of
protest went up from the audience. but
tho schedule OF the convention halts
for no man. so the fate of Connell
ODonnell remains shrouded in mys-
tery.
Richard T. Wyche. president of the
National Story-Tellers League OF
America. told OF the origin of the
league and its rapid spread through
out the country. The story teller, he
said, is true creative artist in his
choice of material and the way he pre-
sents II. To illustrate the fact. he told
one of the Uncle Remus' stories with
touch and expression that could not
be extracted from any book
Solving Juvenile Question.
Mrs. Desha breckenridge, of Lcxing-
ton. KY, spoke on Evening Rccrea-
ton Centres" and told how ono Of
these institutions has practically solved
the Juvenile vice question in her city.
From the facts brought out In the
Juvenile Court and the Reform School,
we were compelled to see the need OF
wholesome recreation as 4 prevcnta-
tive OF crime said Mrs. Breckinridge
we have now quite changed the re-
cords in both the Juvenile Court and
the Reform School. In the section of
the city that produced the greatest
number of delinquent children, new
school has been built that provides not
only place to teach the three RS
but kitchen. carpenter shop. n
laundry and gymnasium. The build
ing cost $4,000. much of which was
privately subscribed"
! conference on swimming pools
/ brought out the facts that the value
| OF these popular means OF recreation
Is often marred by bad ventilation.
lack OF hltering and improper tempera-
lure. various water games were also
discussed.
| Others who spoke at the morning
session and their subjects were as fol-
lows: John Randall. Of Pittsburgh, and
Mrs George e. Paul, of New York,
How May Municipal Fairgrounds for
children BE Made Most Effective?' Pau
line F. Wltherspoon, of Louisville KY.
Evening Recreation Centres; John NJ
Chase, of Youngstown. O., How to
| Secure BETTER Attendance at Evening
Recreation Meetings for Adults; Will
La Favor, OF Baltimore. art in the
Recreation Centres; William Burdick,
NJ D.. Baltimore, athletic Standards
for Boys; Clara l.. Van Slyck, OF New
York. Athletic Standards for Girls
Lincoln T.. Rowley. of East Orange,
N. j, Securing Adequate Appropria-
tons for Recreation Work.: Thomas
+. Curley, of Boston. playground
Problems in Cities of 20, 900"