The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28
Work Is
Conducted By the
Local Association

I varied character were carried on,
including lectures. concerts. chalk
talks. spelling bees. debates. recitals.
etc. The children were given ,hs
| freedom OF the school for directed
/ play in the early hours OF the evan.
ing and later regular exercises vera
carried out. The needs OF the chill
! dren were not only met. but rest and
.,SIeatloh rooms We're set aside for
the parents and the entertainment
provided was such as to interest both
young and old. The center was n
success from the start and was lorre'
| ~ patronized the attendance averSc
ing -25 every evening IL furnisbed
lonesome recreation for young and
Ciu, provided a place for frisndI,n
nelghborhood gatherings ana me,
real need In this section of the ct,y
ne association operated the East
: wheeling. Twenty-sixth and Eor,,.
SKIN street grounds last year as usi,.
d ana added new one at the Island
school. making four in all Tho a.
tendance was good averacin. 49, az
IUO daily at all the grounds duriro
June, July. August and the sari,e
par, OF September. The TwentS,
SKIN street grounds has proven me
, most popular OF all.-(From the an.
NNaaI report OF Secretary Roy Ii
Sketch OF the Organization
The Wheeling Fairgrounds assoot,-
uon was organized on February %
1903, through the efforts of n snacIai
committee OF the Board OF Trade 60
lowing an address before tina, NJ.
by Lee +. Hammer. OF New VOL
held secretary OF the Piaygrounds A.
ISOLATION OF America. His add-as.
/ was an excellent one. and fmnr~sso,,
all present with the inheritance 80
Fairgrounds and Wheeling's dutv -
provide them for the rising genera.
ton. ee"era-
The organization started With ,
membership OF 100. which has boor
more than doubled. and now operates
Tour Fairgrounds. The first a, NJ
Culloch and Sixteenth streets was &C
tanllshed on city property I'm Eas, Era
park and was formally opened on
July 10, 1909. The second one. AZ the
mead OF Twenty-sixth street on nron.
cry donated by the National Tuba
company, was opened on limo IN
1910: and the third. at Fortv-si,tb
street. on large field beloneine, %
me Clarke estate. was taken nosses.
! sion OF by the children in Jul, =,
1917. Last year the board OF educ.
ton gave the ground OF the anne -
the island school for a playground
All grounds have been eort-,,,s.,
WIN modern apparatus. and the asso-
ciation has employed competent az.
rectors and instructors TO supervise
the play. They have been kent onon
from early summer until late fan ava
nave been largely patronized nv ~,
children. not only from their jnue.
date vicinity. but from the whole
CITY. and even from suburban con-.
munities. The great benefits and ad-
vantages have been recognized. IN.
every one who has followed the vorly
ne association has been supported b,,
me general public. Recently tho city
government has aided the rroupds vyt,f
an appropriation and the parl n,I ~, " lt'
ground Commission has worked inattgt-.
ouSly with the association In forv-ar,gt...-
we movement. Every progressive citv
Ut thls SIZE In the United states recog-
niZeS the immense value OF piayyr,,,.-S
III TIE proper training Of youth and ~.
association earnestly desires TO conff,,,,
ltn 1n9rs until the city is adequately
officers OF the association nre. P-oe,.
dent. J. q. Mckinley. first vice meet
GEM: John II, Rennord. second vice pres
ip'ht' MISS Francis I. Pell. Treasurer
James Cummins. secretary. n r. %,v.
lot. assistant secretary. Miss Elizabsfn
]. Cummins
.Directors-Guy r. c. Allen. Roy
Ahram Brill J. " Brown Miss ATrc
Ermmins. Prof I. T. Ewing. Mrs II a.
fr' nzheim. Miss Kate HazIett Mrs
80. y, Laughlin, Robert Hazlett. r.. l..
Geo o. Maggie. Rev. " a Peasc. ii w
l'tersgn. l'r. r j. Reed. Leon r. stein
-. 1. IaNlor. John Wallace. Miss Agnes
!, " ,leon' hr. c. a. Wingcrtcr. Miss Carrie