The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-26
Hundreds of Children Enjoy
the Initial Week.
The Enrolment Is Expected to
Double Soon.
GHESNEY PARK IN THE LEAD
The Attendance Has Been in
Excess of $50.
A Baseball League Has Been
Formed at WeStlaWn.

Hundreds of children have been
playing al the nine Fairgrounds under
supervision this week. The work" is
even more poplar than was antici-
lated. So interesting are the plans
that have been made for the next few
weeks tina, the enrolment is expected
To- double soon.
Chesney park. under the able direc-
ton of r. 1. Reed and Miss Clara
Johnston, was the banner ground for
attendance the first week. The en-
rollment is well over $50.
The standing for the first week ac
cording to attendance: Chesney park,
East Side park, City park, Westlawn
park. Washington school, Polk school,
Quincy school, Potwin.
The Potwin playground is now at
Potwin school with Edgewood park
and its beautiful grove just one short
block away. 1t is hoped that not only
all of the POtwin children, but many
from Clay and Sumner will come to
regard this beautiful playground as
their own and come to use it more
freely A full equipment of apparatus
will be installed there and W. A. Tur-
ner. the director, will train the boys
in gymnastics and athletic sports. Miss
Leeta COover. who has charge of the
girls. will also make things interesting
for them.
All open L null . ID. m.
All of the Fairgrounds are being
kept open until p. m. in the hope
that the young people who work dur
ing the day will make use of them in
the evenings. After the apparatus is
in place clubs will be formed; also
Volley ball and tennis tournaments ar
ranged for the boys and girls who
work. 1t IS hoped that enough of
these young people will use the
grounds that twilight leagues may be
formed in baseball and playground
ball
Thursday is mothers day each week
nj all of the city Fairgrounds. While
the others are always welcome, Thurs
day afternoon is the time set apart
when every mother who possibly can
will be expected to visit the play
ground in her neighborhood and find
out what is being done for the chill
,irSn and make suggestions and plans
that will better the work. Miss Clara
johnson. who originated the idea, had
fifty mothers visit her last Thursday.
The mothers of the East side are also
taking a big interest in the work at
the Klein tract.
Baseball League at Westlawn.
The crowds at Westlawn park have
exceeded ell expectations, and all seem
to he having a good time. They have
enough boys there now for baseball
league of four teams These teams
are the Sdvages. Blues. Giants and
Cubs So EAR the SaVages are ahead
The Junior team frCm the East side
played tie Westlawns on Friday. Polk
played City park, and next Tuesday
the boys from Klein tract will play
City park.
The girls of the Klein tract under
the direction of Miss Mckee are al
ready taking n great interest in the
nature study conto st. One girl, Ethel
Hustiss. has collection of fifty leaves
from Us many varieties of plants and
trees The Klein tract girls are now
looking for botanist capable of
classifying the different leaves Fast
side and Westlawn and Quincy are all
taking a great interest in foik-games
The folks at City park take most in
terest IN athletics, and Mr.. Reed of
Chesney is making turbling an inn
portant feature of the daily progra m.
First General Hike.
On Wednesday of next week the
first general hike will be undertaken
1t will be a walking hike toward the
west Every boy enrolled upon any
city playground is eligible to Ike
part All boys who intend going
should meet Mr.. MacLcan at Lownnan
school at 1880 o'clock a. m. Bring q
lunch.
Plans are already under way at the
va~ious grounds for the orga nizatior
of the playground city. The pri,na ries
viii ne held next Friday on every
ground. All who are registered by
Thursday evening will he eligible to
Npie NpilDS VIII ne from to II
clock Friday morning. BY their
votes the children will choose CITY
name. and two candidates for each of
the following offices:
Mayor.
-Four commissioners
Judge.
Sanitary sergeant.
Clerk.
The highest two for each office will
be up for the final elections on the
following Tuesday. These officers
will rule for the month of July. A
new election will he held the first
of August.
Already the candidates are working.
Already a number of car ds have been
distributed among the boys and girls
of Washington school. reading:
Aaron Greene" IF you think I'll do.
vote Cor me for mayor
Woman suffrage will prevail at all
playground elections.