Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-13
Fairgrounds CLOSE
FOR LACK Of FUNDS
Two Parks Continue Open,
However, Until July IS on
Private Contributions.

Lack of funds for operating expenses
will result in the closing tonight OF
Washingtons public Fairgrounds. with
the exception of those located at the
Neighborhood House. N street south
west, and at the Bruen Home, 34th and
streets northwest.
These two recreation parks will con-
tinue in operation until the middle of
the month. donations having been made
for the purpose by Arthur c. Moses.
president of the Playground Associ-
alton.
There is a probability that none of
the parks will remain closed longer
than July IS, as 1t is expected that
Congress by that time will have passed
another continuing resolution, making
available one twenty-fourth OF last
years appropriation for the remainder
of the month, or that other provision
will be made enabling the Fairgrounds
to resume operations.
Plan to Open Fun Centers.
Thirty-one instructors, many of them
young women, who are planning to pay
their way through school next year
from the savings of their three months
work on the Fairgrounds. will be tenn
porarily laid off tonight. Six assistant
instructors discontinued their activities
last Thursday, the Garfield grounds
closing on that date.
TIE teaching force will assemble to-
morrow at the. Fairgrounds headquar-
ters in the municipal building for the
purpose of discussing the situation. In
the absence of Edgar S. Martin, super
visor Of Fairgrounds. Miss Hoke Will
son. assistant supervisor, will preside
at the meeting.
Miss Wilson conferred today with
Commissioner Newman in regard to
opening the juvenile fun centers few
hours each day under direction Of the
caretakers who are carried on the an
nual roll and who, therefore, are not
affected by the shortage in funds. 1t
is possible some plan of this character
may be devised.
List of Fairgrounds Closed.
The Fairgrounds to be closed are the
Rosedale. 18th and Kramer streets
northeast, which had an average daily
attendance last year of 349; Garfield
Park. Sd street and South Carolina
avenue southeast. attendance 393; Vir-
ginia avenue, 11th street and Virginia
avenue southeast, attendance 333; Car
doza (colored), 1st and ! streets south
west, attendance 1928; New York ave-
nue., 1st street and New York avenue
(colored. 5th and w streets northwest,
attendance 554: Gallinger, 10Th and e
streets northwest, attendance 344
Georgetown. 34th and Q streets north
west, attendance 5O2: Mount Pleasant,
14th street and Park road northwest,
attendance 653; Bloomingdale, I'd and
Bryant streets northwest, attendance
60O.
After remaining closed six days he
cause there were no funds for keeping it
in operation. the municipal bathing beach
reopened yesterday, private Contributions
having been made for the purpose Sew
eral hundred men and boys yesterday
found relief in the pools from the swei-
tering weather and today's attendance
promises to be large. More than one hun
the hours of and 10 o'clock, and by ii
o'clock there were 200 boys in the pools.
DR.. w. B. Hudson. superintendent Ia
hopeful that Congress will soon provide
for the continuance of the beach during
the summer.