The Nome nugget., 1926-06-19
PLAYGROUND APPARATUS
 FOR KIDDIES

To he mothers and women of Nome, the kiddies= of his and sue ceedins generations, are indebted ipf the playground apparatus which i'll Il short tune will be installed on Barrack Square, and the story of this achievement will be as mem orial to the molherly love, of the ladies of the kegoayah kozga Club. the mind back to the time when Nome was the busiest mining camp in the world At that time women, prominent in the social life of our town, organized Il women's social club. and in conformity with the style of nomenclature of that per ind. called their club the Kesoayah kozea an Eskimo word sienifying Club room or meeting place.
 The cluhroom lourish'd for many gears. and many are the fond re collections of old timers who en- joVed the festivities and gay parties given by the club With the de cline of membership which dwindl ed down inc years Following the last famous boom of the third beach line. il was decided hv ihe few mem bers left to settle up the affairs of the social organization and adjourn sine die And thereby hangs the ing. after all demands were satis- fled the members had surplus of S260.0o and the question arose to what purpose should it he given. and with true motherly instinct they de- cided to donate the money 10 the purchase of playground apparatus, to supplant the old and decrepit tive fixtures at present on the Bar rack Square.
 The matter was taken up with Geo. s. Maynard then Mayor of Nome. who enthusiastically approv- ed of he project, and promised his whole hearted assistance. R. w. J.. Reed, whose kindness to the child ren is so well known. was asked by tho ladies if he would purchase an apparatus on the outside and bring it to Nome, to which he cheerfnlly consented
 MT. Reed with his characteris- tic promptness took the matter up with three different firms as soon as he reached Seattle. A St. Louis, firm which was the lowest bidder securing the contract, at total cost of s354 co delivered at Seattle.
 Wishing to avoid additional ex- penses, Mr. Reed called upon MT Stanuard Vice President of the Ala ska steamship Company and asked if l.r would help, he instantly re piled "Rced anything for the wei fare of Nome's children won't cost
 
 il cent. your consignment will be de livered at Nome free" The local liehtcraec unhesilatinely agreed 10 deliver the goods on tine dock free, and so far the story goes.
 Now il is up to the City Couhcii to finish the job so well and earnest Iy begun. The work of the present Council is expedited by the action of the previous Council under May or Maynard which agreed to take up whatever balance would be un- provided for Ny the first beqnest The City. Clerk was then ordered to take I'D the invoice, and We may eypect to see Nome's children gloriousIy celebrating this Fourth of July enjoying the exhilarating benefits of the play ground.
 MT. Reed says in calling for bids he gave detailed statement Of climatic conditions, and the ap- paratus is built accordingly and should last for ten years. and IS as up-to-date as any you can find in the States. Mir. Reed also suggests that in keeping with this new equipment. little gravelling should he done on the square, and the water fountain which is an ab- solute necessity for the town,