Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-11
CITY SYSTEM OF
PARKS PRAISED
Cho-Cho in Serious Mood De-
clares Harrisburg's Chill
dren Are Fortunate

Cho-Cho, the funny health clown,
became serious to-day for change,
and this is what he says:
Tell all the children in Harris
burg that they will never need wor-
ry about suffering from tuberculosis
II they eat the proper foods and get
out into their splendid parks and
Fairgrounds"
Cho-Cho made this statement to-
day after trip over the city's en-
tire park and playground system.
Il have never seen more beautiful
parks, and few cities have provided
the recreational facilities for their
children such as Harrisburg" Cho-
Cho declared after the tour, which
included an auto trip to Wildwood,
Twelfth street. Reservoir and Cam
eron parks, and n number of the
Fairgrounds. with V. Grant Forrer,
assistant superintendent of parks.
when any one asks me, after
leave Harrisburg, what they should
do to provide for recreation for the
children to aid in improving their
health, | will send them to Harris
burg to see your wonderful park and
playground system. Few cities have
so much ground which they own and
control and permit the public to
continued.
Cho-Cho also visited the Open Air
school, at Fifth and Seneca streets,
going there for luncheon at noon to-
day, when he gave n special health
talk to the 120 boys and girls now
undergoing treatment for tuberculo-
sis at the school. All these children
are cared for at the building by the
Harrisburg School District. and are
furnished nourishing meals while
at the school. Their carfare from
their homes to the building is paid
from the funds raised in the city
by the sale of Red Cross Christmas
Eeals. The seal campaign is on
now, and the open Air children
always make a record sale. This
year they were given more stamps
than during the last campaign and.
they have disposed of these and or
dered more seals.
Cho-Cho spent the noon hour with
the boys and girls, entertaining them
and telling them what TO eat and
how to take care of themselves so
that they will be able to overcome
their illness and grow to be healthy,
strong children.
Yesterday Cho-Cho appeared be-
fore more than 1000 children at the
Camp Curtin Junior High School
auditorium, giving talks to two
groups OF children from all uptown
school buildings. Between the meet
ings he wandered about in the build
ing and was captured by crowd of
girls in one of the domestic science
kitchens. They compelled him to
come into the room and talk to them
about foods. and for more than ten
minutes the clown was kept busy
answering questions. Then he went
to the gymnasium and joined in a
basketball game for few minutes.
This afternoon the clown went to
Middletown to entertain the boys
and girls of that borough To-mor-
row he will make his last appear
ance here in connection with the
seal campaign, and the public health
work of the nti-Tuberculosis So
ciety of Dauphin County. He will
be at the Chestnut Street auditor
ium at o'clock, and all children
of the central district will see him.
ID. ID. Hammelbaugh, chairman of
the seal committee, also announced
that any West Shore schools desir-
ing to be present should come to the
city in time to have the boys and
girls SEATED in the auditorium at
2.45 o'clock.