Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-02
PARAPHERNAL!A FOR
PLAYSGROUNDS IS
BEING APPORT|ONED
COMMITTEE ALLoTs EQUIPMENT
TO RECREATION CENTERs IN
ALL PARTS OF CITY-SITES
, HAVE ALL BEEN sEcUREp-lN.
STALL DEVICES JuLY5.

STALL DEVICES JULY
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AT a meeting of the executive com
mittee Of the playground committee
last night II was decided 20 allot the
various apparatus for the Fairgrounds
as follows For the Federal plate
there will be slide. n gaint stride, a
three swing outfit For the South side
gaint stride For jefferson school a
slide and a gaint stride For the East
sido gaint stride. For Shabbona
square three swing outfit. For King
Weld combination outfit Besides
this there Is d net and ball Tor volley
ball, balls and bats, and basket bali
FOR games for, children II was decd.
ed that o. j Christman, chairman was
to have full charge and direct the in.
stallation With the cooperation of Mr..
Hermann, the supervisor
he apparatus was shipped Thurs
day, and as Mr. Hermann cannot be
here before the 9Th, il was decided to
get busy on that day upon his arrival,
when things viii begin to stir for OF
tawa In the playground line
Unions Donate Services.
Members Of the carpenters and
laborers unions have expressed their
Willingness TO donate the necessary
labor for the egection of the apparatus
and generally getting this great work
agoing. The committee was greatly
pleased with this display of coopera-
ton on the part of the union men in
showing their appreciation of the
childrens welfare a little more dis.
play of this generosity should prevail
among certain other elements of the
community
Like all Innovations that the major
ity of the people do not realize the
benefits Of this one is finding some Op-
position because the experiences of
some residents around Fairgrounds
that were not under proper super
vision ROwdysm and improper con
duct will prevail at these places, but
with proper supervision this will not
be SO In Chicago, where the greatest
exposition was displayed at the in
stallation of Fairgrounds in certain
neighborhoods. but you can tell these
same people now that the Fairgrounds
would be removed. there would be the
biggest kind of a. protest They now
realize the real benefits their children
derive from properly conducted
playground and would not he without
it, The most ideal place for the model
playground had to be passed up on &C.
count Of some opposition from the
residents living adjacent to it, and
that is ShsbhoDa square
nSIn East OttHwa some Of the pro.
sressiver residents living at the east
end have placed two lots at the dis
position of the committee The lots
are owned by Henry Kelly and
Charles Geiger and some of the resi-
dents, adjaipipg foremost of them.
JS%ha r fehafason and Dr, E j Wen
delSifdve frvhied the ground and put it
in shape for playground
At the Jefferson school, Commission
er Dougherty has had filled IN part of
the old Feeder, the addition making
quite a showing in space This will
make II possible for the committee to
make quite a showing A little co
operation here and a little there will
go great ways in establishing a
system of Fairgrounds for Ottaw that
we will all he proud Of
only Nm Experiment.
OF course. this years attempt is on
lv an experiment, but the Fairgrounds
committee has started right. has
good man for supervisor as could be
gotten and besides the committee was
given Assurances that any assistance
necessaTyBjn making this success
full vsnhTa would be given by Mr.
Gross, sChicagos foremost authority
on Fairgrounds and a personal friend
of O. j Christmann Mr. Hermann
was selected by him for his great or
ganization powers and success as a
supervisor under all conditions, es-
pecially in starting out new play.
grounds
1t is. hoped that Mr. Hermann. who
is fine athlete and gentleman will
receive the hearty support of all par,
ertsl especially. and residents in gen
eral. for his avowed purpose is to lead
the growing mind and body in the
right channel He is heart and soul
fn-the work And best of all. he will
not, tolerate. 4, rowdyism or improper
conduct on any of the Fairgrounds
while he is present He is strict in
his ideal of discipline, but not harsh.
National. Plates Liberal Offer.
The National Plate has agreed to
stand the expense of any apparatus
the committee sees fit to install This
generous offer on the part of the glass
men is greatly appreciated by the
committee, and any other public
spirited organization offer would re-
ceive the same acceptance and appre-
citation.
Before King Field can he put in
commission there are many things to
be considered There is absolutely
no proteftiep against the elements.
and no water for drinking purposes or.
sanitary purposes, except the two
rivers. Water might be led from the
high school and a large tent top to
protect those attending
The committee has hewn pretty
close to the line with its finances but
there is an~eadi to- any drain and it
will not he long when some means will
have to be devised to take care of
things that crop up as the playground
venture proceeds