Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-02
CIVIC LEADERS
TO HEAR PLANS
FOR PLAYGROUND
More Than 100 Invited
To Meeting Monday
Night

We don't want any one to get the
idea that this municipal playground,
winch is now being fitted out, belongs
TO any coterie, or any club, or any
organization, but we do want everv-
BODY to understand that it belongs
TO everyone, and is meant for the ac-
tuai use of -grownups as
well as children"
Ihls, in sentence, is the pur-
pose of meeting which will be held
at the playground club house at 8
O'Clock Monday evening, as announc-
ed Yesterday by j. Ralston Cargill,
who had been named by the board Of
control OF the playground to arrange
for such meeting.
Every public or semi-public organ
lzation in the city has been asked by
Mr. Cargill to send a committee of
five, headed by the chairman, or
other chief, to this meeting. More
than 100 representatives of these or
CARNATIONS are expected at the meet
ing. The following organizations
have been extended invitations: Ro-
tary club, kiwanis club, Chamber of
Commerce, American Legion, Mayor,
city attorney and all members of city
council, all members of the board of
education, all members of the play
ground board of control, Interna-
tional Association of Machinists, In
ternational Association of Carmen,
Order of Railway Conductors, Order
of Railway Trainmen, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, International
Typographical Union, Shrine club,
Knights Templar, Royal Arch Ma
sons, Americas Lodge, F. & A NJ,
M. B. Council Lodge, F. & A. NJ,
Elks, Odd Fellows and all of the
churches.
The pastors of the various
churches, the superintendent of each
Sunday school, and four laymen from
each church are expected.
Brief Talks Planned
Although no set program has been
arranged, it is said that there will be
brief talks made, among those speak
ing being Mrs. Frank Sheffield, chair
man of the board of control; Frank
Sheffield and Mr.. Sherman, the Com
munity Service playground expert
who is here now assisting in get
ting the playground movement under
way, teaching the people how to
make the best use of it, and develop
ing community cooperation through
the playground. Mr.. Sherman has
been lent to Americus without cost
by the playground organization for
three months.
eve want to get representatives of
every organization in the city to
L. nd
hear about what we have, what we
have done and what we are going to
do-and then go back to their or
ganizations and spread the word
among the people so that they may
want to come and use it for them
Selves" said Mr.. Cargill.
Last week the county lent us its
forces and the grounds were leveled
beautifully and put into condition to
Law out. This week two tennis courts
for the use of the public have been
completed, and everything is now
ready for the laying out of the base
hall diamond and the running track.
Pools To Be Built.
"a wading pool for the kiddies is to
he built under the big shade trees,
and a bathing pool for the grown
ups also is to be constructed. When
we get all these things and get to us
ing them the people of Americus will
begin to realize that they have some
thing here that is worth while and
something that few other cities of our
size have.
"And, forgetting all that, one look
at the magnificent trees and the
wonderful flowers around the club
house ward is enough to make any
one fail in love with the place. All
that is necessary to make people real
ize what they have is to get them to
see it"