South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-16
I TOMORROW to be Red Letter.
Day for City's Youngsters
Kids Anxiously Await Arrival
of play Wizard for Three
Day Festival.

Hey, kids only one more day
and the play man u be here"
To the youngsters OF south Bend
this IS the biggest piece OF news that
has broken in many day, and a
trip TO the Fairgrounds Of the city
will leave no doubl as to the interest
they are showing in the announce
ment and the enthusiasm with which
they patiently await the arrival Of
DR.. Emmett ID. ANGEL, better known
20 young America, as the Edison
q Play"
Various forms OF entertainment
have. In the past, been arranged for
the benefit Of local youngsters, but
none have excelled in popular favor
the approaching visit OF DIT. ANGEL
who comes TO the city as the guest
OF The News-Times and the Munich
pal Recreation committee. Dr.
Angel does not come here with the
usual lecture, or any cut and dry
methods Of instruction. He comes
here as a friend Of children, a man
who mingles with the kids as one of
them, a man who plays with them.
teaches them to play games and to
get the fullest benefit out OF the IA
cilities the city offers them.
Interested I'm "GrOwn-Ups"
But. the play mans" interest
does not stop with the children. He
IS equally as interested in the grown
folks. for he is well aware that it
Is through them the youngsters
learn. So, DR.. Angel, in a telegram
received at The News-Times offices
last night, says he wants the grown
folks OF the city 10 attend his play
festival" It is a fine opportunity
for teachers and parents to get new
play ideas and in so doing be better
able TO mingle with them, and bet
ter understand children and childish
ways. The evening visits of Dr.
Angel 10 the public parks will af-
ford the grown-ups an excellent op-
portunity 70 attend
Tomorrow is destined TO be a red
letter day in the lives of hundreds
Of local youngsters for on that day
DR.. Angel will open his three-day
play festival at Leeper park, with
a session chock full of new, snappy
games and real fun for the Riddles
The News-Times and the Munich
pal Recreation urge every boy and
girl in the city to attend these
plays" and in order that all may
be present, arrangements have ben
made whereby children from the
district Fairgrounds Will be trans
ported TO Leeper park Those child
rem who are not near any play cen
ter should go direct to Leeper park
Thursday afternoon and look for the
play director near the tennis courts
In order that he may be distinguish
ed easily. he will wear a diamond
shaped arm band bearing the initials
NJ. r. G. Tell this director who you
are, where YOU are from. and he will
give you full information concerning
the progrm OF events.
Expect Banner Crowds.
Intense interest has already been
shown in the coming cf the play
man" and leaders in playground
work here believe that nearly 5000
children will be in attendance at
the three days feetivaI. Although
no definite plans have been announc-
ed concerning the events for Friday
and Saturday. present arrangements
call for session at either Potawotami
or Studebaker parks Friday, and
Howard park Saturday.
Because of unusual an intense in
terest aroused by the visit of DR..
Angel. Col. c. Seymour Bullock, of
the municipal recreation board, has
announced that the playfelds of the
city will be maintained one week
later this year than usual. AS Col.
Bullock explains &c. the three days
OF play will arouse TIE children OF
the city 10 such high degree OF in
terest in play and the new methods
given by the play man" that it will
be necessary 10 continue the play
ground activities that much longer.