The Washington times., 1923-10-05
FIELD DAY PLAN
FOR CHILDREN |
PRAISED
National Playground Meet
Here for 1929 Is Given
Wide Approval.
BY GEORGE FRANKLIN.

BY GfUNGE EHANNLkNe
Playground heads throughout
the country are endorsing the
Playground National Field Day
meet to be held here early in
September, 1924.
Plans to hold State playground
meets next summer 70 select State
teams Of from ten to fifteen
members to participate in the ma
tional competitions are under way
IN several States.
Program Comprehensive.
IA tentative program covering the
meet has been prepared and copies
Of it win be placed In the hands
Of playground heads throughout the
country. It Is comprehensive In
: scope, embracing practically all
playground sports requiring skin,
while It win be featured BY . ten
mis- tournament and possibly by golf.
eluded. The decision IN these two
cases WIN be left 70 q vote Of the
playground supervisors.
Among the latest playground
heads TO endorse the Playground
National Field Day Meet here Is
w. =. Jacoby, director OF play
grounds and parks, Dallas, Texas.
and Miss Halle SnoWden, director.
0k Fairgrounds, Charleston, 8. @. S.
Dallas Man Lauds Idea.
..The greatest thing suggested in
the Interest oe playground develop
Knent. Is the way Director Jacoby
ret the seal Of approval on the plan
fng his visit TO Washingon on an
inspection tour Of Fairgrounds. Parks
and sociological gardens. All Of these
interests come under his supervi-
sion at Dallas.
ssI believe the plan OF holding
State competitions next summer In
selecting State teams to participate
tn the national contest II logically
sound It win mean that the boys
and the girls selected TO represent
the State viii come from all sections
Of the Commonwealth. while It win
bring together here q distinctly
representative class, representative
81 playground athletics, and Of the
country in the broadcast possible
sense.
Texas win certainly do its part in
making the event success. It win
send the best IL has on its play
grounds and recreation centers. and
we have developed some cracker
Jacks. OF course. It must b undsr-
stood, we have not many play
grounds In the State, but new ones
are being opened all the time Count
Texas in
Girl Athletes Clever.
Declaring some Of Anericass
cleverest playground girl athletes
are among the children OF G Charleston,
8. G., Miss Corrfne Jones, super
visor of Fairgrounds OF that city, In
Endorsing the national playground
field meet said today:
It Is just what has been needed
10 centralize playground activities
"a national sense. 1 am delighted
TO know the meet can be arranged
20 provide competitions for girls. We
have some OF the best girl athletes
In the country on the Charleston
Fairgrounds. Certainly South Caro-
Mna win arrange to have q team
representing the State in the ma
ttonal competitions. What an in
terest It viii create among children
Of all ages, IN all cities. IN all Sec
! lions Of the country! The possibility
Of being selected to represent their
State In an event OF that kind held
In the National Capital viii appeal
70 them from every angle. It Is q
great characterization move viewed
from any angle"
Pledges s. G. Cooperation.
Cooperation OF playground inter-
est IN South Carolina was declared 20
be certain BY Miss Halle Snowden.
director Of Fairgrounds, Of Charles
ton.
Really It is strange no such
movement has been set on foot be-