The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-18
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CITY NECESSITY
81. Louis Park Expert
Tells City Club of
Their Importance
MAKING LOCAL SURVEY
Visitor Says That Tulsa Is
Most American City She
Has Seen

r,.omoIvp. then why try To sup
,r,ss the pCnt-up energy In red
bioodtd American boys instead Of
.rovdlrg n place for this steam to
..e,pc raturally?" asked Miss Sarah
Wolfe. supervisor Of parks. and roc
,e,tou iu 81. Louis, who spoke be-
s,ro tho city club at its weekly
luncheon at Hotel Tulsa Saturday
noon.
The luncheon was attended By
,I,es OF city club members and by
number Of business. and profess
.iocll women Interested in civic wei
farc
n boys and girls are provided with
,pp,r fairgrounds and allowed 70
phy under careful supervision. the
uycnlle courts Of this country viii
hr nut ont q business, Miss Wolfe
declared street gangs would not bo
f5-mcd to tcrrorizc police depart
uen,s and ucighborhoods II these
,4ngs could be formed on a play
ground aud not on street corner.
There is no physical development
without exercise. the speaker OK
rlsln,d. and places where boys and
.,gng men may find recreation and
muscles and IN turn healthy minds.
RrCCrCation Cheats Vice.
Girl gangs and women gangs need
recreation, and unless II is provided
,5cy naturally drift toward vice and
become froquenters of public dance
halls or low cafes. II men gangs go
uuheeded community must suf-
er the consequences.
- I..# L.
t5d the working hours will take care
of themselves" Miss Wolfe stated,
and explained that the great per-
centage of crimes are committed be-
tween the hours of o'clock and II
o'clock y. m.
The present recreatiOnal change
.a 81. Louis was started through "A
desire TO provide Fairgrounds for
children. she said, and one of the
women's clubs Played an important
par1 in the undertaking. ST. Louis
now has a commissioner Of parks
and recreation. and under his
supervision are provided play
grounds for baseball. tennis, con-
gerts and other attractions.
81 Louis was formerly in the
hands Of "a big cinch," according TO
Miss Wolfe. It was under control
Of few moncyied men. The
awakening came in 1915, when city
affairs passed into the hands of
Younger men. There are now 27
fairgrounds and five more will be
added this summer. They are To-
Gated In various parts of the city.
All races participate in athletic
events and in the enjoyment OF
parks and Fairgrounds.
Nothing IL more conductive to
Americanization than gatherings in
these parks, attended by Italians
Greeks and others who either paru-
cIpate in or are interested specta-
tors TO American games, and who
converse with playground super
ysOrs who are interested in their
welfare and who advise them II
advice Is necessary. There is
municipal athletic association for
boys and girls OF II to l6 years of
age--an association that covers the
entire city. Teams and aggrega-
lions from one Section may compete
Tor honors with teams from other
sections and thus the spirit OF
friendly rivalry Is kept at high
pitch and Interest on the part of the
Youngsters never wanes.
St Louis Industries Help.
Industries and big stores In st.
Louis help in amateur athletics by
.oaning or donating athletic suits.
The municipal theater has put st.
LOUIS "On the map" nationally, Miss
Wolfe stated. During the summer
lsht opera is provided and the large
smphltheater Is used each year by
y. Louis wholesalers TO stage their
style show for the benefit OF buyers
rom various sections Of the coun-
n.y. a small admission Is charged
10 all attractions. but from 400 TO
500 seats are set aside each night
or day for those who are unable 20
pay to attend. The seating capacity
Is 10000
The more Fairgrounds and recre-
euonal ccnters you have, the more
better boys and girls you'll have"
Miss Wolfe declared, There are
heniy of laws and ordinances 10
punish those who fall into the tolls
'I the law but there are not many
plans 10 prevent conditions 10 which
.hega regulations apply" she said.
Miss Wolfe declared at the be-
snning of her talk that Tulsa Is the
Uot American city she has seen,
v sna mat every man and every
aoHan that lives here is TO be on
we'd
she spent Sunday making a
,-Ney Of local parks and play
Hounas, and will later make n
City club.
AZ o'clock Monday night in the
.'sn Seaool auditorium she will pre-
T, an illustrated talk on the St.
,'uA systems Of roCreational super
soh using both moving pictures
'1,.i, 1ng slides. The general public is
invited On attend.
ne' address before the City club
Tas Vas Characterized by President
srIiNs es \. Neasey as one of the most
syat 4'ea'ng ana comprehensive talks
ever heard in Tulsa.
q" j. Patterson Of Taylor, Okla,
r,I OF bunch OF five intoxicated
rgWorkers was cut on tho head
"Hth fight took rtaco saturday