Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-17
Waterville WOman's Club
Holds Interesting Meeting

The regular meeting OF the w alter
Vile Woman's Club was held Tuesday
evening at the city council rooms, Mrs.
Horace True Muzzy, vice president,
presiding in the absence of the presi-
dent. The program OF the evening was
in charge Of the civic Improvement de
partmcnt of the cub.
During the business meeting the sum
ct So was voted 10 be given to the Wa
tervlle public library as IS the usual
custom. Mrs MuzZy reported that she
had forwarded the sum of 500 to the
War Victory Commission through Mrs.
Grace A Wing of Auburn.
Following the business meeting a
short recess was declared and order
was again called by Mrs Muzzy. who
introduced Col r. T. Boothby as chair
man of the evening. Col. Boothby call
ed upon Mrs. A. f. Drummond 10 give
a report on the work already accom-
plished in the line Of playground work
in this city during the previous sum
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| Mrs George Bruce Franklin was the
| first speaker of the evening Mrs
Franklin said there is no question about
public Fairgrounds today. She told OF
the great decrease Of juvenile delnouen-
cy in lie communities where play
grounds have been established. Then
she spoke of the great physical benefit
coming from this movement and said
mat the government is recommending
Fairgrounds both in cities and rural
communities. She characterized the
playground as miniature social democ-
racy' She told of the playground move
meht III other states and finally spoke
OF the movement in this city.
she said the objections to playgrounds
here would come under three heads
The first is the cost, but. said she. if
YOU see the necessity the cost is sec
/ "huafH- The second objection she said
was mat there is plenty of places 10
play. But" said Mrs. Franklin. that
IS what place IS not. place to play.
y IS an organized, systematized. social
i@ed and supervised place to play.
The third objection is that there
are 50 many ways for money to go.
But they are necessary for morale
ana physical efficiency Of our chill
dren. Our immediate vision is TO
PICK up the playground on Libby
Field and put it down on the Plains
where it belongs, and a future vision
IS community house for a social
center
Mrs. Franklin stated that the citv
mas been asked for a small sum of
money but we need more. But the
call is up to the city of Waterville.
1t is the call of the American child
or today. and the answer is the
American soldier Of tomorrow"
PROFESSOR Granville r. Lee of
Portland. supervisor Of the public
Fairgrounds of that city. was the
next speaker. He said no matter
what the origin of the playground is.
1t is now needed III every city. the
vacant lot is thing of the past. The
! important asset of our national life
is the boys and girls.
He told Of the Fairgrounds in Port
land and their growth. He sal that
every city should lay aside land for
Fairgrounds i'll anticipation of its
growth. Portland has now 10 play-
grounds and an able corps of teach
ers. Mr.. Lee said. They open the
first of July and are open from A.
NJ. to p. NJ. He explained the ne
cessities for the fitting up pIay-
gound and advised the best methods
or doing so. He said that he didn't
know OF worse place than an I'm
supervised playground.