Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-23
Playground to be
Opened This Week

Preparations are being completed
Tor the informal opening of the chill
dren's public playground at Central
park within the next few days. The
Tplay plot Is to ;be known as the Alice
Woodworth Cooley playground in
Cooley, first. president Of the Civic
league, who first agitated the play
ground movement, and whose aim It
was to establish. healthful place Of
play for the children Of this city.
Miss Esther Thorgrimsen, who has
been engaged as supervisor and in
structor- Of the playground will be
on t as soon as the ground is open
ed, n though not all of the appar-
be sand boxes, pals, shovels, and
skipping ropes Miss Thorgrimsen
will teach folk songs and games, and
playground Is to be open between
nine and twelve, mornings, and two
and t1ve-thirty.. afternoons.
A good deal Of up-to-date, andfcom-
plete equipment for this having been
donated by business men Of the city,
soliciting for this ;Naving been done
by members Of the playground com
mittee Of the league. This commit
tee. headed by DR.. Mae Sanders, has
exerted its very best efforts to bring
about the establishment of the play
ground, with the result that their
long-worked-for plans are about to
be realized. Serving on this commit
tee with DR.. Sanders are Mrs. Leslie
stinson, Mrs. VIM. Bulge, Mrs.
Charles Allen, Mrs. George Jackson,
Mrs: w. p. Davies and Mrs. "A. J.
Becker.
The Philathea class will meet to-
morrow afternoon at B o'clock at the
home of Mrs George Buckingham,
North Fifth street. The regular
study and business meeting at Mrs.
Ruckingham's home will be followed
by q picnic in Riverside park, for
which all members attending are ex-
pected to be prepared;
Miss Clara Hale, who is taking a
course in the nurses training depart
ment OF a st. Paul hospital came to
Grand Forks yesterday and will spend
q TWO weeks vacation visiting her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hale
Of South Seventh street.
Miss Maude Woods will arrive to-
day to De q guest at the home of MI.
and Mrs. J. R. Poupore, Reeves ave-
nue., until after the wedding Of their
daughter Miss Eva Poupore and
Joseph Edward Halloran, Of Now
bray, on Wednesday morning.
Misses Estella Uhler, Agnes Kinney
and Sylvester Uhler Of Lakota were
here for the latter part of fair week.
returning to their homes late Satur-
day.
Miss Agnes Blomgren Of Crookston
Is here for a vacation visiting with
her sister Mrs. B. Helgaas OF I'll
North Fifth street.
Mrs. A. McMahon Of I'LL Univer-
neice. Miss Caroline Rustad Of Bis
marck, who is here to spend q few
weeks.
MI. and Mrs. Harry Waldo, Of 7o8
University avenue r e~ntertaininE
their daughter Mrs: n. Wyberg Of,
Sioux Falls. S. D. Mrs. Wyberg was
formerly Miss Thyra Waldo, and is
well known here. 49,.
Henry Bridgeman Of Duluth Is In
the city for q business visit for a day
or two. and while here is q guest al
the home Of Mr.. and Mr.. r. F.
The Maple Leaf Rebekah lodge
will hold q regular meeting tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock in the Odd Eel
lows hall.
Chester Kelsey who has been In st.
Paul on military duty for some time
arrived in the city this morning for q
three days visit with his parents, MI.
and Mrs. w. H. Kelsey. se
I@-Nfs X Il
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Alexander are
entertaining Mrs. w. J. George of
Ashley, N. D. i.
Waste wood products from South
ern sawmills are to be used in the