The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-08
WANT MANY THINGS
FOR FAIRGROUNDS
REGULATION NAEAeER urpa
hAKEs rNTERESrINo REFoET.
SHOWS Great Need for P1sasurs Aad
Benefit Of The YounEsters
Of the CITY.

After snumersting an detail tho srsAt
sa9u that had been wrought and the
ulucl enjoy msnt derived ~ the hun
dr"dr % youths % thiz community dur
lnz tay pAst ysar. through the wh-siins
i'lAy ground Association. Recreation MAJ
aver ". Francis HYDE. who has proved
Q" D. - excellent supervisor. In his re-
port bcfcre the annual meeting OF the
officials and board Of director. Of the
ns uCiatiun. held last week in the A.
-emhiy room OF the Board Of TArds. suE-
sent"u that thg following be carried out
tn'rvby Increasing the pleasure OF tho
children and making the progress Of the
orsauizauon more suecessful and more
beneficial than ever.
1t would seem TO the manager that
some scheme ought TO b. evolved. made
practical and put into operation. BY
or Tor private parties todonats. land for
PLAY Erouuds in sections " the city not
now having any.
should be fenced In. Pure drinking
water must b. provided n the children
e are Co receive our best care.
additional lighting T. necessary AZ
Z IN" ASSOCIATION feels that the moral well
being or the young people A. night
should b. sAtcguardsd. The next recon
mendatlons applies equally strong 20 all
three play grounds. This is an reference
/ 20 the lock % toilet accommodations at
any OF the fairgrounds.
Resurfacs Grounds
The Hubbard playground at g6th
3 street should b. r'-surtaced over tho
I "a
Toured win fine Cindcrs rolled in. There
should lie "A dividing fence shutting the
| soIs Oh into a section by themselycs.
lighted and uufcuced Fairgrounds az
night are a public menace and are the
} breeding places for vice In many forms.
among the young people who are sure 10
| loiter there at night.
At the Forty sixth street grounds.
I the especial need - a fence put up TO
! divide the ball field from the area where
] ar" nov located the swings
| 1t would be desirable 70 have a elm
ground 80 that We would be able TO en-
| courage track abilities and have a place
] where track meets could be held The
4 need for more lights applies here the
J same as az the other grounds. some
! stmTle dressing shelter for the sms n
/ when changing their clothes preparatory
/ To- going into the wading pool
There should be provided safe swim
! ming wour city boys, where deCency
/ can be a watchWord and the worst dan
! with dressing shelters, located al SOM.
] accessible point on the river would help
/ TO solve this probltm. The Association
I should; n possible. enter upon some plan
! with the WOman's Club whereby a sys-
\ TEN OF cooperation can be worked out
/ IA carrying on this most desirable gar
! den idea.
Our two social centcrs which have
| been maintained since November Ist
! 1919, and are still operating three nights
4 each week are located a. YOU know In
the jefferson school at the corner 81
! Fourteenth street and McCuuoch streets
I In East Wheeling. and AT the Mckinley
! Jacob streets
'''rhe jefferson center has been opcn-
/ "a on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
/ nights and the Mckinley center on Tues
J DAYS. Thursday ana Saturdays The
] hours have been from . To $40 D. m.
Z WITH one night week at each place un-
The hikes on Friday afternoons are
| lnElnE place as opportunity presents it
! the manager permit Already two trips
nave been taken 20 two OF tho large in
/ them
courtssiss Extended
! Grateful acknowledgements is made at
/ this time to the following firms or in
dlviduals for many unusual courtesies
4 Board Of Trade. George NJ. shook COM
I rany. wheeling Tent 4 Awning Com
EGsny'K g. l., ETa g9is2,s q c. = Jones
/ Co. Dtt-HciskcU Co. 70. C. Frederick
; Go. J. W. BeiJz co. House 4 HERMAN.
/ Union sign Co, Alexander y Co. Ava
D long Theatre. United Dairy Co. " g.
I Nathan 4. Rubin Trimble q I.utz Co 90.
] klose Ice Cream Co. Jos Graves store.
/ ! Il Mccoy PhotoErapner: Ncmcyer
. co. Coo,y -Beutz Co. sands Electro Co.
Z - g. kurner. ohio y y. Co, Perry
/ co. Dollar Savings q Trust co. Estate
I uf the late Col parTth. Armstrong sand
] Co. West Virginia Printing Co.
Tn" manager feels that the playground
and social center directors and assist
| ants showed a splendid spirit or helpful
/ cooperation in carrying out their pro-
J ETamS this past year.
! The Association lu Indebted 20 it's
] genial secretary for free desk space i've
/ the Board of Trade rooms. and FOR many
and varied fayors in the way Of clerical
I holp and other courtcsics granted gem
crulsiv from time % time.
| The publicity. through the press has
| covered 322 items. with over .9sI Inches
% space. This has been OF immense
value 90 tho cause ana our sincere
/ esy and Interest.
The executive and ofice end 81 the
I Playground Association has been put
| upon a business basis with a proper
| system Or book keeping. accounts ana
records. 30 that the Association is able
! AZ any time 90 know all facts.
| In closing. the manager wishes 20
| thank heartily and sincerely the preaI-
dent. MCkiuly. who has advised willing
| ~ and wisely 90 all times and also the
] uniCers and directors Of the Association
| tcrcst
The Association r. doing noble
= work. the uoblest next 90 that OF the
church. according TO Dr. HrittluEh8m.
The work o. constructive. going 800
] large measure Co the bottom ~ our COM
| mon social life and laying the right
~ citizenship in tho future This work
1 should be continued and br1adenrl.
.MhereLe- Opportunity presents itself"