The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-30
TUESDAY CLUB HEARS
PLAYGROUND REPORT
Everybody Welcomes Idea of Place
For Little Folks In Lower Regions
of City TO Use For Pleasure.

Evidence daily multiples that Rich
mond is getting wider and wider
awake to the vital Importance of the
child welfare problem and TO the fact
that the duty Of a municipality TO the
child masses includes the provision Of
opportunity for children 10 live the
normal young lise OF innocent smuse-
ment, recreation, physical and social
development
To keep little boys and girls cooped
up within the confines OF little chick
encoop yards and in the alleys, with
no other field for their activities than
stolen chance TO play ball on the
street and perhaps he arrested by a
cop, or to risk & roll down the
tempting velvet carpet Of an aesthetic
park bearing lis solemn warnings 70
keep off the grass. does not appeal
% progressive Richmond And along
with the ra pid advance OF contagious
diseases and the provision of adequate
hospitals pure food laws. hours of
labor regulation and such things more
serious thought is being given 10 the
moral phase of the social problem,
and the means OF giving the boys and
girls not only chance 10 be good.
but a positive announcement to be
good
The note Of child welfare soiicitude
rang cut clear and strong In the Rail-
way Y n c. As TUESDAY Club meet
ing YESTERDAY In thorough sympathy
with the Playground Associations
splendid work, and realizing the CO.
operative spirit which the city author
tiles always manifest towards all pub
lie spirited movements. the Tuesday
Club has its eye just now directed to
the old Market environment which is
sadly deficient in playground pro-
vision.
The club session yesterday was we'll
attended and the half hour social con-
verse while during lunch was much
enjoyed
Then Mr. W. c. Smith. chairman OF
the committee 10 further the play
ground proposition, made a very in
teresting report Of the gratifying pro-
gress made.
Project FaSorabiy Received.
They had visited the proposed site,
figured up the cost of fitting up and
equippinE the property had confer
ence with the Mayor and Administra-
tive Board and the project had been
favorable received by everybody. The
only "snAg" run up against was the
CITY y i1tt~Fi}t 4aNk Va IhLiAS w PIoNiuN
for the requisite appropriation, and
for that sole reason the protest has
not been actually endorsed by the
Administrative Board. but the matter
Is still up with them.
other speeches We're made by
Mcssrs Judkins. Love and Starke, of
the committee. and Judge j. Hoce
Kicks Judge Kicks said the president
Of the Mothers Club had expressed
willingness 10 cooperate in the mat
ter uppermost in the clubs mind and
purpose. Secretary Thomas said that
he had received letter from MRS.
Burroughs and also one from the
Equal Suffrage League commencing
the playground project. The w. G T,
L.. through Mrs, Bickers was the first
organization 10 give assurance OF
sympathy and cooperation, their
resolutions having been published In
The Virginian last week.
Mr.. H. Nj Starke very earnestly
stressed the great responsibility de-
volVing on all to conserve the public
veal We do not want the blood
of any little boy or girl to be upon
our hands because of neglect to make
use OF our opportunities for social
uplift"
The committee was continued pend
ing definite report from the Admin
strative Board which has charge of
the Seabrooke property. The play
ground seems to be an assured thing
the only doubt being as to the time
II will be reality.
The Tuesday Clubs fall schedule Is
very attractive. Some OF the city's
best talent in ministerial. educational
professional and business life has
been engaged for the Tuesday ad-
dresses and the Tuesday Club con-
tinues lis climb in popular esteem and
usefulness,