Evening star., 1923-03-12
CHEVY CHASE PLAY
CENTER |SASSURED
Ground Obtained for Athletic
FieId-Community Build
ing Is Planned.
SNAPSHOTS.

Efforts of the Chevy Chase Recrea-
tional Club to establish a playground
and community center for the eleven
hundred children of that section and
the adults as well have met with
marked success. Ground for an ath-
letic field has been obtained by the
permanent community building is to
be purchased.
The playground and athletic field is
bounded by Livingston street on the
south. 41st street on the east, AID
street on the west and Western ave-
nue. on the northWest-all in the Dis
trict of Columbia-while the site for
the community house, 200 feet by 100
feet. faces Western avenue and is To-
Gated in Maryland. The athletic field
Edward j. Stellwagen and Harold
Doyle, president and vice president,
respectively, Of the Chevy Chase Lana
Company, for period of three years
and without rental. At the end OF
that time 1t may be purchased by ar
ground for the clubhouse, however. is
to be purchased outright at a sum of
$4,000, which is one-half of the ap-
praised value of the property. The
first payment of $1,000 will be made
by the club in june.
Opening April II.
The athletic field is staked out in
preparation for the laying of base
bali diamond. soccer field. foot ball
field. tennis and basket ball courts
and a cinder track. There is sufficient
ground available on the lot to be oc-
cupied by the permanent community
house to establish permanent tennis
courts for the adults of the COM
munity to use. Work on these will
begin In the summer.
April IA has been set as the formal
opening date of the athletic field. The
parade Of the children of Chevy Chase,
a band entertainment, fiag-raising,
stunts, bonfire, etc The Recreational
Club will give a card party at the
Chevy Chase Theater April 10 to raise
funds to further the program of the
toulouse campaign will be made in
behalf of the center.
The Recreational Club since last
October has been working for the es-
tablishment of the community center.
Many difficulties were encountered.
including a friendly dispute with the
members of the Kirkside Golf Club,
who one day saw their fairway staked
out presumably for the purpose OF
building a base ball diamond or foot
ball field. That matter was ironed
out, however, and Mrs. F. p. Wilcox.
president Of the Recreational Club,
emphasized today that the now chosen
location for the playground will in
no way interfere with the kfrkSide
Golf Club, as all ground lies south of
the cinder path leading into Kirk
side"
Chevy Chase folks" continued Mrs.
Wilcox, ARE most grateful for the
generosity of Mr.. Stellwagen."
The club already has interested the
District in the project and has been
supervisor of municipal playgrounds.
that a director and caretaker for the
recreational center will be appointed.
The club also will endeavor to per-
suade the District to take the play
ground into it's system or may decide
tain the activities in the event or
complications, although it Is unoere
stood the former step would De more
acceptable.
The Recreational Club was formed
last June and Immediately began the
task of providing recreational facili-
ties for the 1.10o children OF that sec.
tion. Although there are three
schools there the Elizabetn y.
Brown, the Maryland "a state ins.-
tution) and the Chevy Chase Ia, Lay
school (private)-the necessary pay
space and equipment are lacking.
Eighty-fve families now are yitaily
interested in the project ano Ine
membership of the club has increaseo
greatly since its inception
Omcials of Club.
The officers are Mrs. wilcox. pres!-
dent: Mrs Rae =. Wright, vice presi-
dent: Mrs. William Boss, recording
secretary; Mrs. Warren Brush, CORE
sponding secretary; Mrs. Elmont b.
Hazard, treasurer; executive board:
Mrs. A. B. Crane. Mrs. James ADKINS
Mrs. j. Castle Ridgeway, Mrs. A. ).
white, Mrs. William Pollard, Mrs.
Daniel Chace, chairman of publicity:
Mrs. William Stein, chairman OF
grounds; Mrs. Guy NJ MacDowell,
Chairman of finance; Mrs. Curtiss
Seeser. chairman of entertainment;
Mrs. Herbert Hanger, chairman OF
membership, and Mrs. Sidney Forst'
chairman Of building committee.
The following comprise the advIs-
ory board: Guy NJ MacDowen, FL.
mont B. Hazzard. Frank Shipe, Fred
S. Lincoln, f. Dana Caulkins, stan
wood Cobb, Ralph Given, Dr.. M. p.
Eslin, DIR. F. J. Mauckley, Frank Dan
iels, William S. Corby, Mrs. Thomas
Robertson, Miss Ella Given, Mrs.
George Stone. Raphael Semmes, Col.
P. M. Anderson, Joseph A: Burkart.
John s. Writ. Michael Heister, who
has prepared a plan of the rerma-
nent community building; Fred Mac
kenzie, Charles L. Tasterlin and
Francis Moore. The clergymen of
Chevy Chase are the honorary mem-
bers.