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their buildings, but with the passing
of volunteer fire companies, these |
meeting places will be lost. The Re-
lance Fire Co. helped the Pine Neigh
borhood with room, after the Christ
mas celebration outdoors with the
Christmas tree on the roof OF the
building.
The people of the South Side have
Eden Park, but as the majority or
people live some distance from 1t they
are afraid TO allow their children to
GO there without trained supervision.
Again a fire company helped in the
emergency. Liberty Fire Co. gave
room and a piece of land in the rear
of the building. formerly used for ex-
ercising the horses. This land has
been equipped as a playground for
small children and has been operated
successfully since May.
Madison Neighborhood organized
first to give the children real COM
munity Christmas celebration. With
| some assistance from the Park Board
and Community Service. and much
work on the part of the people, 1t
was possible to have an all-the-year
playground with Mrs. Christy Pryor
as secretary.
The Clayton Neighborhood Asso-
citation organized late. in January. The
first effort was neighborhood cele-
bration of Washington's Birthday, the
success of which through the Coop
Grafton of the Union Fire Co. encour-
aged the association to effect a per-
manent organization. Weekly meet
ings and monthly neighborhood So
cials were held all through the winter
4 and many activities carried on in the
spring. A band concert and lawn fete
| were given. in June, when a flag and
hagpole were presented to the play
ground. The Park Board cooper
ated and added two, new slides to the
equipment,
Woodlawn Association organized IL
March with John p. Griffith as presi.
dent. This neighborhood is noteC
particularly for the big community
! sings and for the splendid Fourth o
! July celebration. The Woodlawn AS
|, sociation is more fortunate thar
! many others in having splendiC
j centre TO carry on winter activities.
More In Prospect.
i. Delamore, Happy Valley, Coo
Spring and Rodney Reservoir each
have an enthusiastic group OF workers
who plan formally to arganize this
fall. Each has had several play days
and has participated in city cele-
brations.
Stapler Playground Association in
its early stages of development hao
in mind the organization of a kinder
garten for the smaller children. This
idea developed into that OF having o
playground for all the people. Now
Stapler Park at Seventeenth and
Union is one OF the finest Fairgrounds
In the city, but the neighborhood Ii
eager to do even more for the chill
dren.
In addition to the individual ac-
tivities OF the various associations
, Community Service has promoted {
series of neighborhood occasions
when people were brought together
from every part of the city. In thes,
celebrations were Community Christ
, mas, Washington's Birthday, Arbo
!, Day, May Day. Flag Day. Fourth o
/ July, Labor Day, excursion to Au
gustine Beach.
, Each neighborhood has workec
hard for the accomplishment OF it
ends. but it is pertinent to note tina
before the advent of Community Ser
vice in this city there were no suci
neighborhood associations. Moreove
when the neighborhoods are preparin,
, any celebration they go to Communit.
: Service for suggestions. advice an,
n encoura ragement, and feel that the af
: fa.a is incomplete without a represen
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