The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-02
lnAhD NOW FOR
INDOOR RECREATION

N0VVu Nk0IAAsstsVs'
~ ME- general effect Of the WA
M n3nyxrennds liz stiil an oDen
~. there n no doubt that tsi,
has been as akcned. ry tbs
~ keener sense OF The tTaror
snk Recreation csnters. according
SA %E9fS year beck Of the Play
ana Recreation Association n
~ Just issned The demand for
1nttics 10 play after work hours
fidesrread as IL is encouraging
has been marked increase
INC year both Tn the rentsrs fer
s1x recreation and the attends oe
&Inksttonaeiv rAe fart that thirty
~ rent ~ the men in tire fr~t
H. - we're rejected xs physically UNFIT
nede Americans realize Row e.-
M&9Al 7. urhoild.nS exercise and
yM4&3cr under -ae guidance ~
aned leaders. Tho statistics collect
zN ekker correspondence with l.7on cities
%3N 41egte a i7ealfhv s-do steady progress
IT. feereation work. The report Of the
sxsxoriat}on nheEs that more than Tsn
we-e open the year round
|@4s38 evemsnr re@rest3o~ York was con
4 4acsed III ,71c~,, Than 7eh schools Of l11
kksxttteA Mote thau shof trained, r1rr
SsnA worsen ~~ro enga rei In directing
I3MEAy at eeaTest.ou esat IS thFcucheuf
@Sfb4 count
xsss Eor ooIored children sIone more than
#AN4 riaws-re aads< we're maintained.
three Asafeara4 swimming pools. tst
kAatIir tsshs aa& Sna ruAi.c bathing
MMsaehes sec. uted Rs thousards ~
me eree. ~ Ire wsv upon PLAY
sxkeun6s aNsi recreation was reported BY
NN91 csti~s tsa - ~7NtzE S3ee TIE r&~
SMuie ~ unfawera h3e ~-sle decrease ir
xttunt4srr-e - 80 fs+-4 tt.a3
sAsany ~ the nf5er chlsssr we're ~woYs-
esMe m factories Moreover. II was hard
I'M ret trained correfert LEADERS, be-
srAQee OF this number II rren who vert
into THE service Of their co+Intrv and II
syNmer v-sc enrs red IN vrsT 3erk n
Isssany csaez appropriations ware eus
Town. rIa.rs Y~s1ad fnads wery devoted
~ var garden activities ers IRE PLAY
AHe0an6e the--Aeives were used es war
nSamcies
N! INT 5tr sfttss ~s~sr-eet that ere war
~ eAr ffes.s+ s>t=-A~issfsS ra-.~As*tnt3 work
kAd atsrauisfea T. The attendance IF
~Aais rhtIdY~n increased az LID tina. ~
4AAfr efd~rs ~ the evening aees ms
were sniarge4 and III orc
lxAn4ers sy+ NftrnAA TNe nHr.Ne~ IT
tItsee sasfi3t'nr such 7~k Sssa vt-'a Ter
x.han II 1897 h-tn~ sadpcna - trant~.
sMnk these e7sfrs which continues ths
Wofk called for a greater eauh.- IT
ssaders tr renta-t their greater sctfvf-
ssss&
III @ The whoie. me pear IT 1919 sfsc~-s
many srair~ rve-z-mhc-s COMMUNITY
s-sAaAe-s ard eitlsers participated in
slomnnnity sfaatnE. n8Eearta ana sra
ssaAi <ss. soa er,frsaex S..sf4e.
.sfMas~ w<.~~ rsAv hraAgye.. - ~eatfre
wtAt recreation, directed ny trained
3Aadsr>, r,oanf 20 the rueu IN mn form
rhis realization hss given momentum
- the rccreetfonaf movement all over
thA r-ited ssfafar
aEE.r- = : n Pr --sszt -cellfT-
D4ete y~turns f-otr 5as cttims show rha.
sAey mein.ssoes ASH Fairgrounds ard
nDfghhcrhoed eeutcrs under nsid Lad
AFgh!r, IN 81 - these cities she Svor.
NAn adrafrtefnYeA wholly " m pa-+ ~
Antne department Of n rGntripafty;
lat IT,, 70 fser cent OF thu total ors
m incresee ~ - rs~ cent ovsr 1877
N Afditior - rnurtrspai acttwfties.
ssenters we're maintained bw Playground
And r eat4on Associations ard
ENaRuas, CIVIC Clubs and Asseetati onn.
tnprove eEt ~.rhs. Parent Yea ~
AMrctAtfo,a and Home School Leagues
ne =. NJ 9, 4 and 7 w e. A, play
gfoune eor,rtttses soc'al service
aaea4uss. wstfare and Relief nssocsa-
N@91uk. Epht1 e49sf tiif@NA 8Et@ESf8~
s3onE. Art clubs. Athletic icnwusz
NAfEhhorh~@d sssoriatjrrB ard coun-
cffa Of defence ~ conclusion, the
Fear Book usv=
-The past sesr. in artte At the eur-
S1tfntrrt and cctrenchHept which has
marked the werk in Certain cenmuni-
t3es. has heeu signal+ted ~ gplris
.M rrcE-eee
Ever ywfere cors~4s4rity leaders and
AdttxenHs ss thee pSe watched and
tnker part ~ corrrnDnitv sinri Ing,
sDAgeants and IN spocisi celebrations
Ia cor1rgri'v gatherings and havs
SS6Gn wNFr So rtrv3#ioe OF wholesome
s4ctaAa ant re@gcation2I IFS ha9. Yg2e nj
~ the men IN unlferfa, havs renlised
- nr~er treft----tft a-F4.sf f--.- >t.,-
sUnd score ~ The recreation movement
The ronser~ation ~ thts newly
sM1Daisensd appreciation ~ recreation, ar
IN has hecn aroused d1r'ug the war. and
- application 10 the period ~ recon
sNaEuctinn and to normal resca times,
W1l, N no small measure davoive uron
ne recreation officials a0a workers 10
SNhose unec8sfrE Efforts 81 doe The
s1xogress u h1ch hiss thus far hePu at
tanned"