El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-15
SOCIAL SURVEY
WORK STARTED
Expert Tells Citizens Com
mittee that Ell Paso Has
Fine Facilities.


it is doubtful whether it will be found
necessary to secure more land in order
TO make this an ideal city from a nIav-
ground and recreation center point Of
view.
field secretary of the Playground and
Recreation Association of America,
who Monday afternoon met with a com
mittee of representative men and
women relative to starting the social
survey of Ell PasO. The meeting was
held at the chamber of commerce.
In explaining the work Of the asso-
citation and the method that would be
pursued in making the survey here,
Mr.. Settle Said: Our association
wishes to secure adequate recreation
for every man, woman and child in the
CITY. Ny duties are to work out a plan
that will secure this, and I am glad
to state that have already been as
sured Of the hearty support of many
of the leading citizens of Ell PasO.
City Must Do Work.
A'After working out a plan, the cost
must be considered and arrangements
must be made for Incorporating this
cost in the city budget, After all, this
work must be done by the city. Unless
the municipality is behind it and act
lively assists, the good done is only
small percentage Of what might be
done.
city, such as the schools, parks and the
parking along the Franklin canal. This
, latter, in my oppiniOn, will prove a
great benefit. 1t must be borne In
J mind, however, that the recreation cen
ters are not for the slums alone. 1t
| has been our experience that they are
/ just as much used and appreciated in
the most prosperous sections as in the
poorest part of a city.
"'Do it now is a slogan that 1t
4 old N n
) vestment of $1,000 in land for a play
ground a few years ago in New YORK
city would equal an investment OF
81 600, 900 now. You can get your lana
! at a reasonable figure in this city now.
/ In few years at the present rate OF
growth, the price will be so high as to
| be prohihitive.
| you have splendid opportunities IN
1 Washington park. With little work
I and a small outlay of money, FL Paso
will have in that park as fine a recrea-
/ ton center as any city in the United
] states. You have the same opportunl-
ties in Houston square and along the
| Franklin canal, besides other land scat
| tered throughout the city.
ON most cases the city furnishes
! the necessary funds for the larger
1 work, while the citizens purchase the
! apparatus. There is no set RUE now
| ever. But If the citizens and the ihG-
I
! will have the satisfaction Of knowing
! that they live in cleaner ana DetIeI
/ CITY: that every person has been given
| the chance that is due him and that
! thousands of dollars are being saved
4 through a decrease in crime. 80
MIR. Settle illustrated his talk with
/ many lantern slides Of scenes at recTe-
/ alton grounds in various parts OF the
! country, taken both in congested and
| sparsely populated districts;
Hnr|r- Oh
The support of union labor to the
| project was pledged by W. J. Moran
/ Of the Texas Union.
J. e Morgan. Of the school board
| stated that that body would give u
] hearty cOoperatiOn to the movement ana
| that steps in the establishment OF
recreation centers had already been
"a Mrs Mrs, Edith C. Coyne suggested that
| some method be devised by which
| books from the public library could be
] circulated at the recreation centers
| the city to furnish seats and tables and
the library to furnish the books ano
| attendants.
I think there would be no trouble
! in having the necessary funds Tor Jht
| project Incorporated in the budget u
| we ask for only a part each year, salo
! H. D. Slater. This same project was
| started 10 or Il years ago. but met with
J much opposition. At this time 1t VIII
1
! We must work to a definite program
| and there must be adequate superVls-
| ion at all times at the Fairgrounds ano
| recreation centers."
Mrs Burt Orndorff stated that t1l
: Civic Improvement league had alredu4
| raised $3.50 for just such a project as
| the establishment of recreation centers
Burgess Elected Chairman.
! r +. Burgess was elected Chairman
! of the committee and DR.. 3. NJ Wor-
I oh Wu~h1
/ Reeves was elected secretary. UpoI
| motion Of Mrs Olga Kohlberg, the fol
/ lowing committee was appointed q
| act with Mr.. Settle to study th'
| schools, parks and other potential rec
! reatiOn centerS and make a repO.I
/ Mrs. Burt Orndorff, Mrs. c. T. Kelly
| Mrs. Olga Kohlberg, r J. Tighe, H. II
| Slater. J. J. COnnors and R. F. Burgess
! The committee will again meet on cal
Of the chairman.
isurvey committee: Mrs. T. W. Lanie
and Mrs. Olga KOhlberg, Of the Won
| ans Charity association; Mrs. Burt Orn
| dorff and Mrs. W. c. Davis, of the CiVi
Improvement league; Miss Gail Ian
| and Mrs Paul HeermanS, Of the J. w
&c A; Mrs. Edith Lane and Miss Allc
1 Fitzpatrick, of the Sunshine society
! Mrs. Edith G. Coyne, of the public u
brary: Mrs. A P. Averill, Mrs. W. 4
| Brown and Mrs. G. s. Stevens. Of tn
| Woman's club; mayor c. E. Kelly, r. )
Tighe, H. B. Durkee, judge Adrian Poo
| Walter s. Clayton, J. J. COnnors, z. n
| BRAY. Claiborne Adams, rabbi Marti'
] Zielonka, Rev. Perry J, Rice, DR.. J.
Rawlings, H. D. Slater. Wyche Greer
| r. F. Burgess, judge A. S. J. Eylar, 5. I
| NcCurdy ". J. Moran, J. q Morgan
| Burt Orndorff, DR. B. NJ Worsham an
| Willard Patterson.
Mrs. EyIar to Talk.
/ Mrs A. S. J. Eylar has been added t
! the Fairgrounds committee as one &
the representatives of the Woman
club. She was active in establishing
playground at Gary, Ind, and will tai
| l. the Wnn1an's club "Wednesday after