The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-06
TUESDAY CLUB SCORES
SIGNIFICANT VICTORY
Success Crowns It's Efforts in Move
10 Transform Warehouse Prop
erty Into City Playground.
INTERESTING ADDRESSES
T. S. Settle, of National Playground
and Recreation Association; DIR.
Douglas Freeman, DIR. j. III. Troy
and Others Are Heard.

The children OF tho Old Market
environments will have d playground
and recreation ground The long
discussed matter has been definitely
crowned with great success The as
surance of the projects success came
yesterday in rather a dramatic man
Club at the Railway Y. NJ. c. A.. at
tended by a large number of Rich
mond's progressive business and pro-
fesstona1 men. and which was ad-
dressed by Rev. John Henry Troy. OF
the National =Bibis |IustttHte+
Douglas Freeman, Mr.. T. g. Settle,
ffeM secretary Of the National Play
ground and Recreation Association
Secretary s. L Thomas. H NJ Starke
and others. It was a rousing meet
Ing. ana every one entered into the
spirit Of the occasion with great zest.
Rev. John Henry Troy was introduced
and recfted pretty story. which
started the exercfses.
DR.. Douglas Freemau's Address.
DR.. Douglas Freeman was the first
speaker presented. He made a short
and stirring address on the duty the
municipality owes to the boys of the
street. While he II not Of those pes
sinaists who regard tho street as who'll
ly damnable to the boys, for II fur
nfshes opportunity for good character
development along with It's bad IN
ffuence. vet, he urged. II Is our duty
to provide, az far as may be. for the
welfare and future OF these bows. and
this should be done by the ample pro-
vision OF up-to-datc public schools.
by encouraging attendance upon the
night schools OF educational classes
and through the medium OF the Sum
day Schools. which provide spiritual
and moral training and the provision
Of adequate play and recreation
grounds The temptation OF the
streets are more numerous and Sc
ducttve today than a generation ago.
and we should DO all we can for the
proper development of the boys and
girls Of today. who will be the men
and women of tomorrow. The speak
er declared that II was a subject near
to his heart. and his earnest talk
Eawe evidence that he Is a student Of
the subject.
Professor Settie Arousee E.nthuHasm
While DR.. Freeman was speaking,
with special reference to the play
ground and recreation grounds. Pro
fessor T. g. Settle. field secretary OF
the Playground and Recreation Asso-
citation OF America. entered the hall,
and DR.. Freeman cut short his speech
to present the distinguished visitor.
Professor Settle is a native OF Virginia
and was for some years a member of
the State Board OF Education. and he
was received with vooiferous ap
plsuse.
He made a strong address, in which
he related the rapid growth and de-
velopment of the playground and
recreation movement and the great
good It ia accomplishing Richmond,
he said. is the city to nrst provide for
an-theyear Fairgrounds. Not only
are these institutions helpful to the
children. but also TO young and even
middls-aged men, the speaker add
ing. amidst applause: "If every man
In your city took the time from his
desk or stopped TO unbend an hour
for recreation every day. II would not
only make for longer life, but greatly
increased efficiency"
Notwithstanding Eng}and's great
war expense, not one cent has been
taken from the playground and rec
reetion ground item In Iondon's an
nual budget. They do not regard
these things as n luxury. but as n
necessity, and so they are"
Committees Report.
Mr.. 8. L. Thomas, secretary OF the
Railway Y NJ. c. A. read the report
of the special committee appointed
by the Tuesday Club to confer with
the Administrative Board. which re-
vealed that the board was in hearty
sym pathy with the idea to make use
Of the old Seabrooke warehouse prop
erty for the purpose sought. and was
willing to appropriate the limited.
though inadequate. amount In hand
for playground purposes to this OBJ
ject- The committee gave an ex-
hibit OF necessary work to be done
to prepare the ground and the ex-
pense It would entail
On motion II was unanimously re-
solved to raise by voluntary subscrip-
lions the difference between the ade-
quate amount In the citys playground
treasury fund and the sum needed TO
erty. Mr. E. W. Grice. chairman OF
Railway Y. NJ. c. A.. pledged $50 for
the association. and then there were
quite a number of ten-dollar dona-
tons Mr.. W. A. Cheatwood was ap
pointed chairman OF a committee to
raise the remaining amount and as
three-fourths OF the entire amount
was subscribed on the spot. the sue
coss OF the enterprise was assured.
and there was great enthusiasm
And 30 the boys and girls Of the
Old Market environments will soon
have their playground. and should