Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-09-29
BAKES, PARTIES
FORPLAYFIELDS
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financial budget which is being urged
upon the citizens. According TO
Charles #. Ernst. director OF the
Community Service the children we're
not asked this year TO give 10 the
fund. although they are the chief
ones benefited. Because OF all the
other campaigns. the director decid-
ed not to ask the children to do So
"a not daunted by the failure 10 ask
them. are going ahead and giving
their money.
II all started yesterday when
little fellow nine years old asked
Miss samworth, who Is the prin-
cipal OF both schools. II he couldn't
give a niokle he had 10 spend. 10
the playground fund. Miss Sam
worth assured him that he could
and then impressed by the actions
OF other children asked them II
they wanted 10 give OF their pennies.
Receiving unanimous chorus OF
1coNAAf cAAN that kOuhJ
the money would be received.
Il will help you boys and girls.
and will bring my money tomorrow,
just as you do and then we shall see
II we cannot make respectable
contribution 10 the fund"
In the playground voting contest
Tatnall and the Italian Settlement
teams leaped into renewed activity
yesterday and as a result are run
ming second and third IN the CON-
test. other Fairgrounds have appar-
emily been awakened TO the need for
becoming active in the contest and
are getting down 10 business. There
will be many bakes, street parties,
carnivals and block functions to-
night and all day tomorrow 10 raise
funds for some particular play
ground.
Residents OF Union Park Gardens
met in Silverbrook community
house last night TO discuss a play
ground. After much talk Il was
decided TO have a committee OF five
make plans for the formation OF an
organization that should generally
look after the needs OF the COM
munity. no matter whether It was
schools or what not.
The sentiment OF the majority who
attended the meeting was not OPP
posed TO a playground. the only
difficulty being that they did not
want the playground in front OF
their homes. They were assured by /
Samuel II. Baynard. president OF
the Park Commission. who address I
ed the meeting. that the board /
would not consider anything but
what appeared, TO be for the best I
interests OF the community and only .
such projects as received their in
dorsement. II was decided TO have J
another meeting when the commit
tee TO be named by President West
colt, who was made chairman OF /
the meeting. should report back .
their conclusions. This committee I
was TO plan for a new community .
group and TO have no other author-
Ity.
Mr.. Baynard told OF the struggles
of boys in his boyhood TO obtain a
place TO play. First, they were
iriven from the pavements and then
when they went on the streets, they
we're driven off the streets. He said
he playground movement was here
o stay and that Il was being de-
handed all over the country.
Charles f. Ernst. director OF Com
nunity Service, told Of mistakes that
,ther municipalities had made by not =
the parents, and that the
,est way for a playground TO sue
eed tas to interest the parents in
he project. Edward r. Mack. park
discussed the cost
4 equipping and fitting out a play
round.