Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
PUPILS ARE URGED
TOUSE PLAY SITES
Children Advised to Gather at
Safety Centers to Avoid
Danger.

With thousands of school children
about TO lay aside books and turn their
thoughts to outdoor life, Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes, supervisor of municipal
reCrea ton facilities, is hoping they will
rally on the Fairgrounds. where they
can romp and frolic during the Sum
mer months, safe from the dangers of
the streets.
The 30 regular municipal play
grounds are open now, and after July
| the number will be more than dou-
bled by the opening of 40 schoolyards.
equipped with apparatus, as Summer
Fairgrounds. This will give a total of
SO places for supervised recreation
scattered throughout the District.
Although Washington still lacks ade-
quate public bathing facilities both for
. its adult population and children, the
Fairgrounds department has six SWIM
ming pools and five wading pools to
offer the youngsters. in addition to the
apparatus for gymnastic exercise and
space for athletic games.
Plan Chain of Pools.
The Office of Public Buildings and
Public Parks. headed by Col. U. S.
Grant, Sd. has a comprehensive pro-
gram for the building of chain of
pools in various parts of the city,
larger than the few now available to
the children, and where provisions
would he made both for youngsters
and grown-upS
Congress has appropriated $3.50, 900
TO build the first two of this chain of
new bathing pools, and they are ex-
pected to be completed before the close
of this Summer 1t probably will be
several years, however. before funds
are made available to complete the en-
tire bathing pool program.
Estimates for the next District ap-
preparation bill. now being considered
by the commissioners, include a rec.
concentration for q second installment
of Sl50.000 to build additional links in
the chain of proposed bathing pools.
of the six municipal pools already
In existence, five are for white and
one for colored, located as follows:
For white-Three pools on the Monu-
ment grounds, Seventeenth and B
streets southwest: one on Georgetown
playground, Thirty-third and Volta
place. and one on Rosedale, Seven
teenth and Kramer streets northeast
For colored-On the Howard play
ground, Fifth and w streets. With
certain times allotted to girls and
women and other periods for boys
and men.
Adults Can Use Pools.
Grown-ups also are permitted to use |
the three pools on the Monument |
grounds, according to a fixed schedule. |
which will be as follows after the |
schools close: Mixed bathing from 6 |
10 am. daily: after am. on |
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, girls |
and women; after am on Tuesday. |
Thursday and Saturday, boys and |
men.
Although the six municipal pools |
now in use afford meager facilities |
for the size of Washington. the play
grounds department endeavors to &C.
commodate as many youngsters as
possible in the course of the day. BE.
ca use of the care exercised to keen
these pools clean and the protection
AFFORDED by the presence of guards.
Mrs. Rhodes hopes boys and girls will
use them when they want TO 20 swim
ming during the vacation period.
The three pools on the Monument
accommodate total of ap-
pro2imateiys 50 900 during the sum
IT1er months And more than IS .0o0
youngsters visit each Of the pools at
Georgetown and RoSedale AT the
Howard pool for colored the total for
Inc summer approaches $4,000
The five wading pools already estab-
llshed on Fairgrounds are at the fol-
lowing locations: For white children
Gariield Park, Second and r streets
southeast: Georgetown. Thirty-third
street and Volta place; Rosedale, Sew
enteenth and, Kramer streets north.
eaEt; Virginia avenue, on Virginia
avenue between Ninth and Eleventh
streets southeast
For colored children-WiiIow Tree
Third, Foureand- "a half,
y and 9 streets southwest.
Pools for Wadfng.
The wading pools are only q inches
deep and are intended for small chill
dren TO splash In during the hot
weather and they may not be in oper.
alton as soon az the swimming pools.
which will he IN full swing as soon
az schools close
Not only do the playground pools
provide boys and girls with safe places
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