The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-02
live INTEREST IN
RECREATION MEET
MAYOR OF FREDERICKSBURG WILL
ATTEND WITH NINE DELE
GATES HE APPOINTED.
TEACH TOTS TO PLAY
oLD-sTYLE SWIMMING HOLES RE-
COMMENDED BY ExPERT-BOs-
TON DANCE T6 sUPERsEDE
THE TURKEY TROT.

Mayor J. p. Rowe, of Fredericks-
burg. exemplifies the active interest
which all the mayors of Virginia
titles are taking in the recreation
congress to be held at Richmond
from May 9Th to 10th. Mayor Rowe
wrote yesterday to Julien II. Hill.
treasurer Of the Richmond commit
tee: "All Of the nine people whom
have appointed delegates to the
work for childyen. Most OF them
have already signified their inten-
ton to attend the Richmond con-
gress. shall myself spend at least
a day at these important meetings"
Fredericksburg's nine delegates to
the congress are Professor f. F..
Birckhead. Jr.. DIR. J. Garnett King.
Rev. r. A. williams, Mr.. j. w.
Adams. Professor r. II. Russell. Miss,
Edith Hayden. Miss Vivian Conway.
Miss Flora Mason. Miss Virginia
Stone"
"Old-Style Swimmin' Holes"
"Old style swimmin' holes are
more attractive than expensive nat
atoriums," according to Charles IL
Mills, supervisor of municipal recrea-
ton, Of Grand Rapids, Mich. In the
training class meetings preceding the
Richmond recreation congress yes
terday. Mr.. Mills reported that, out
Of ten swimming pools in Grand
Rapids eight are natural swimming
pools--in rivers. the canal. an old
creek. stone quarry fwhere the
water Is kept fresh by bubbling
springs. and in uncemented basins
In the parks American cities have
not realized how many natural swim
ming pools they can develop at COM
paratively small expense said Mr..
Mills. Boys like these more than
they do the artificial pools The one
important thing Is competent. friend
iy supervision"
How TO Interest Children.
Children would have recognized at
once that they were among good
friends If they had attended George
r. Johnson's classes yesterday ION
Games" Mr.. johnson is one OF the
many playground leaders who re-
members that he was n boy-in fact
he has never gotten over II. He
knows Just when fellow wants 70
play Tip Cat" or "Caddle." and he
Is telling the playground workers
bow to interest and develop the chill
dren of various ages.
Turkey Trot" Is likely to he. with
IN year from now. only horrible
dream The dance called Boston
Will probably supersede a." This
was the prophesy OF Miss Julia
Schoenfeld at the training class
meetings yesterday. Miss Schoenfeld
knows more than anyone else in the
country about commercial dance
halls. She has visited hundreds Of
them In various cities, has lived day
and night with the working girls.
who frequent the dance halls. She
likes, herself. to dance to svncopated
time. and she looks at the dance
hall problem from the point of view
of young working people who flock
in crowds to such places. At the
recreation congress next week Miss
Schoenfed Will describe the exact
ways in which various communities
can eliminate the evils OF CONNER
cial dance halls.
Associate Secretary Here.
Walter n. Dickinson, associate sec
rotary If the Playground and Rec
reAtien Association nf America ar
rived at the Jefferson hotel Thurs
day morning. He will take charge
of all details for the congress meet
tngs next week. He 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 Ma
tional association to pry Mr., Dick
inson loose from his notably sue
cessful work as one Of the leading
young clergymen of Kalamazoo,
Mich. He was building up rapidly
growing. popular church, and the
people raised big howl al the
thought of losing him. Like many
others Of the leaders in modern rec
reation. Mr.. Dickinson came in and
stays at financial sacrifice. He
believes this Is his best way TO pro-
mote life more abundant for the
children. youth and adults of Amer
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