The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-01
ELM GROVE SOON To HAVE
BADLY NEEDED PLAYGROUND
PEOPLE HAVE RAISED CLOSE TO
$1,000 TO PURCHASE MOO
ERIN EQUIPMENT.
Will Include Tennis Courts and Base
ball Grounds-ln Fine
Location.

Announcement vas madN last even
Ing that the city OF Elm Grove would
o have the PLAYGROUND that has
been needed in that community tor
some time past.
This announcement rha; Elm Grove
will have Il playground IS really an
outcome OF the community center
which was introduced last winter. The
recreation committee Of the Wheeling
district established the community
center at Elm Grove early last tall,
and from tho good work OF that organ
iZatiou at that time the pc"plc took
up the proposition Of the open air lots
for tho summer. The playground
which will soon DC established is Il
concrete example OF tho good done
by the community center IN this To-
cality.
In order To have tn" now play
ground. which establishment means
the spending OF 4 considcrahtc sum OF
money, the people cot Together and
planned 10 rails" the money by SUBJ
scription and cOntrIoull"n>. They S"i
as their goal $500. with which they
hoped to equip Il play round for the
coming summer. aud then III future
years add to its equipment and appa
ratuS with as much regularity as pos
sible, but from all sources from Witch
money has been gained. which III
cludes subscription. contribution and
plays which were given BY The young
STEERS, il was announced last evening
that the sum would total close to
$1,000 when everything Is checked up.
This mea that instead Of the ground
being only fairly equipped. il will b."
the best equipped playground IN The
local vicinity.
500 Frcm Tennis Club.
II has been announced that the Elm
Grove Tennis Club will contribute $500
TO the erection OF three courts on the
grounds, and from indications the
courts will DC second to none in the
Ohio Valley when completed. as the
best work obtaiuablc will be put on
them. Plans are also being made for
their protection from the many ways
In which they may be injured. thus
running their quality. The courts will
be used by adults only.
The playground will be- erected on
the grounds owned by the school
board around the Junior High school,
which was recently purchased from
the county, which used il as the coun-
" Door farm. II will be away from
all traffic, as to get to II one must go
ACROSS the creek, which takes the chill.
dren away from the National Road.
II win be divided into two parts, II
TOR the adults and the other for The
children, with supervisors in charge
TO take are OF each and sec that the
property is taken care OF. Some few
people brought up tho question as 20
how the grounds will be kept clear at
night, but the police department will
take care Of this just as the officials
In Wheeling have taken care OF the
same situation here. In the winter
months, when the Fairgrounds arr" NOT
In use, the grounds Will be used By
Triadelphia High school for I football
ield. The board OF education OF TRIO
delphia district. al their meeting last
Saturday night, granted the Use OF tn"
grounds for the installation OF the
playground. but all athletics carried
on by the school that ar" played ont
doors will be held on III" PLAY grounds.
In Two Sections.
As said before. the ground will b"
Id out in two paris. or" for III"
Its and the other for "illldr"n. and
re will also b. a portion reserved
girls, while hols will have their
IN grounds. Tho equipment which
II be bought will be OF the best 90
Unable, and as soon as il arrives VIII
installed. For IL" BOYS section
ere will be a baseball field .ald out
IA worked into ON" ot tn" h"st III
valley. \. basketball C"Er' and
hleyball court will also br laid out.
well as the hiSh swings. parallel
rs and other regulation equipment
ed BY boys. Tho girls section VIII
made in,o basketball and NoIirH'
N courts while ylan~ are under way
reserve a space luy IN" indoor base
II which the girls play al tn" play
|ounds. They will al" hay" III" high
kings. etc. The Spuc" that Will be
ed by the smaller children Will con-
In the see-sawS. the smaller swings
nd the sandbox for jhr little tots. In
kct. nothing that can DO Installed Will
missing, as the people ar" deter
Lined to make their grounds a model
Ir others to look al.
No instructors have been picked for
q new addition TO tn" Fairgrounds
Greater Wheeling. but SOM" OH
mt man and woman %Hf b" put IN
krge BY the Commj't"" on tins work.
Work on the now grounds Vlit be-
b in the near future. so as 10 have
erything in READINGS for IN" in
allation OF the equipment and appa.
tus when t. arrives. 50 hat tho
rounds may BE- opened At tn" earliest
aofe poSoth1e