Evening journal., 1920-09-20
TOPLAY,
NO WHERE OGO
City's 20,2O7 School Chill
dren Handicapped forRecre-
alton, Survey Shows
COMMUNITY SERVICE
FUND WILL BE TIMELY

With a view OF showing accurately
the needs Of the city in line OF play
grounds and recrcatio centers, a sur
vey has been made by Edward r..
Mack, park superintendent, assisted by
Mrs Donald 5. AshbrOOk. chairman OF
the wOmen's committee OF the VIII
mingtOn Community Service: Mrs
Vivian G. BOggs, in charge OF the Com
munity Service playground fund cam
paign, and j. Oliver BrisOn, executive
officer OF the Service.
This survey which has been mads
public by John p. Nields, general
chairman OF the Community Service.
ind cate how the s3J 400 fund.
which Is 10 be raised may be best en-
pended There are 81 public, ani SO
parochial schools. with 2O2OI pupils
In Wilmington. I'm the summer mOnihs
there are a few poorly equipped play
grounds. but during ten months OF the
year there Will be no suitable pay
places unless the Community Service
can establish them.
The manner in which the play
ground at Third and Madison streets
has been equipped and maintained by
the city is cited as showing what can
be done In other sections This play
ground Is the only one which is well
equipped, IL Is declared
A summary Of the playground sur
vey follows:
Kirkwood Park, Sixteenth and Kirk
wood Now has only hathhOuse, bot
an attendance %, from POO To- 100 peo-
pie. Chance for many Improvements
Third and Madison streets Is equip
ped and maintained by the city. House
needs remOdeling. Three hundred "a
400 attendance.
From 200 90 400 attendance. but moth.
ing there except ball grounds. Needs
Delamore PARK. Outdoor theatre
J baihh0usc. Have now only nv
wooden swings, and seesaws Will
from 300 10 500 attendance
Pine street playground, Fourth
and Pine streets. Is near No.
School Has no equipment, but ha.
| a little community house which car
be rem0deled into community cen.
Clayton Park. Second and dupon
streets. Has an attendance OF from
1000 10 5000 This could and should
be used as an athletic field for ih'
High school. Has a natural amphi
! lutdIre.
Union Park Fairgrounds. II equip
ped would be maintained and super
yised by the residents OF that section
Sixth and Grant avenue. near No. 2
school. Has an attendance Of abou
/ 1000 people. Is also near the Banc"oi
/ Community House and st. Thomas
/ Church. Would form a. ideal recrea
tional center u properly equipped.
Italian Settlement 1900 people ID
need OF public bathh0use. Park LAM
/ adjacent could be used.
Nllih ward. Landlilh section. N
kindergarten, no settlement no play
ground Park land adjacent.
Twenty-fOurth and ratnall stree.l
Has only a few wooden swings.
Colored playground. Sixteenth an
Walnut streets. Bathhouse and swim
ming pool. two tennis courts an
wooden swings Equipment and add
tional space needed Street runnin
4 through should be closed and part 9
Water Department grounds mad
available for use.
Delaware avenue and Union s.rcc'
Has tennis court and drinking foun
tain. Needs equipment. Hercules Pow
der Company rents tennis courts
/ playground turned over TO the Com
munitv Service. Because OF lack %
funds the Service has been unable O
develop this playground.