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Public recreation madlesutaii gains during 1930 ini spite of. the de- pression. accordinfr to the year bcoi of the National Recreation associa- tion, ju>t issued. An exjiéiditture of $3l58,194 for recreationi by 986 i- munities of the. United States and Canada during the year vas the largý est ever. reported and showed a, gain of nearly fivenmillion dollars over thre 1929 report. "*To ,provide work *ýfor the unei- plàvecl, mara%, cities have pushed part and playground developmen t, %vhichi accotînts for -unustial progress 'n, capital expcuditures," the association1 states. "Nearly one-third of. the total was spent for land, buildinigs and - provements. Bond issues for, recrea- tion totalling $6,573,420 in forty-'one c ities,.are another indication of this municipal policy. On th,; other hand. these improvements were not accom- panied by. a reduction1 in -the' amount provided for recreation leadership, wbich shows a growth of -'more than $1,000,000 over the previous year. An increased need for nmaintaining health and morale through wholesonie iec- reation at a time when family budgets for amusement are curtailed bas been seen also by city recreation depart- ments."1 Hugo Atteuidmeo Throngs of both adults and children used' city play facilities, attendance figures indicate. At outdoor play- grounds alone, the. total yearly or seasonal attendance reported by 573 cities was 206,818,987. About three and three-quarters mil- lion. people were served daily at these playgrounds, it is estiniated. At indoor recreation centers and. recreation buildings, the nunîber of participants reached 34,114,757 lu the cities subnit- nine and a haîf miliiord visits were paid te municipal bathing beaches in eightyý-one cities during the year, and 7,52Ô,551 rounds ai golf were played on 163 municipal courses. Tcn organ- ized league sports under city auspiceq enlisted 1,603,427 players, three times the numbher reported for 1925. Play- grôund basebaîl, soccer, tennis, and bowling show the most markedl growth lu popularity. This Afteraom, JuIy 30 2 :30 p.m. Sixthi animal watea' carni- val. Wilinette bcach. 7:15 p.m. H-orseshoes for men. Vil- lage Green. Friday, JiiIy 31. Sl' a.in. Story houir. Miss Mary W. f-1 ghies. Vattinan park. I .1 u Central and Village Green -Ila!groiind(s' beach day.. Meet at p laygrounds. 7:15 pAu. Playgrouiîd bal for mieni. Ha*ks vs. .Ioff nian Florist Il. Vil- lage Green. 7:15 pm. Playground ball for men. ýVillage Cleaners vs. Hoffman Flor-- isi L. Village Green. 715 ji.nm. Playground baIl for, nmen. Elites vs. Steiners Plumbers, Vil- lage Green. moeday, Auguàt 3 2 p.uî. Beginuiers' swimming class. Children. Wilmette beach,. 3 p.m. Swimming class for advanced pupils. Children.,WiImette beach.~ 4 p.rn. Swiuniiig tests. Wilmette beach. 7:15 pamn. Playgrounid bail for mien. Terminal A. C. vs. Steiners Plumba- ers., Village Green. 7:15 pani. Playground bail for men.. Hawks vs. Hoffmau Floris.t I. Vil- lage Green. 7:15 p.m. Playground baIll for.nien. Elites vs. Village Cleianers., Vil- lage Green. Tuesay, Auguet 4 Il *a.rn. Story. Hour. Miss Mary W. Hughies. Central playground. 1 p.m. beach day for Vattman park ,playgrounid.' Wilmette beach. 7:15 p.m. Plaiground ball for men. -St. j0u ns-vs. Ridgt-Ave.-Phiarmacy- Village Green. 7:15 p.m,. Playground balL for men. Jo4rs Tigers 'vs.. Sophomores. Vils' lage Green. 7:15 p.m. Playgrouud bMIl for-men.- Schreiber Shoe Store vs. Junior A., C. Village Green. 7:30 p.m. Playground baIl for girls.ý Vattman park. weiIuescla. Aultum* S jpark dividà. thie 'honors in the an- nual horseshoe pitching contest con-, ducted for intermiediate and -senior bo * s at the Village Green last Wedý- nesýdav. Ceiitral,,,-eiiior b9ys ended the con- test ini first place with. Výattmnan park in second. place. Howvever, in the. in- ternie(iate division the positions were reversed with Vattman winning first ,horrors and Central in, second place., Teanis from 'Village Gréeeil plavgrouii< placed tlurd in both divi- s ion s Members, of the wining senior, team . were Frank Swirles and XVil- lia.i M'.Ielichoir and ménibers of Vatt,- nîan'S. intermediate wîiinîungteani wereý Eric Samuelson and James Ai!- dler .son. The, senior group, included boys from - thirteen to, Afteen .years of age and, thc inte.rmediate grOUP boys from ten to thirteen years.. Thé two members of the Vattnian park senior teami which placed sec- ond in the meet were Billy Wade and Thrnie Edwards and representa- tives of the Village Green playground who placed thiird were Burton Web- er and Carl Michaeison. Charles Milhanser ',and', Robert Lifschutz- coniposed thé Central .in- termediate team pflacing second. in that division and John Mitichell and' Tom Kivland composed the Village Green team, third place winners. IPlayground Bal Resuits of games played recently in the Wilmette .Playground bail leagues are announced as follows:, E. Phlps. S. Hawkinson Termofinas (."Haks (8 A. Pohili . Ciero1 B. Mooney. V. WyIe- Results of the.. annual playground poster cQntest are announced this veek bY Director of Recreation Dan- iel. M. Davis. Thie posters 'were baud- ediu, fifteen fromn each playground, (Iuriiig the first weeks. of the season but.were iot.judged until last week., Posters NYere miade ,by the three age groups of the playgroufids, Jun-ý ior, hItermiediate, and Senior, eacli class, 1)eiing allowe(l five posters. Thle'. Junior Posters vere made h% childre. under 10 years of' age. the Iîîtermied- iate posters by children froin 10 to 13 v-ears, and the Senior' posters liv cliildieen froni 13 to 15 years. Winners of each group %vere: jun- iors: Btud Pifer, Vattman park, first' place,* Martha Leach,, Vattmanl park, second place; Bobby Burlingamie, Celitral playground, third place, :Mary Lou Geisse, .V'attman park, fourth'.place; Billy ]Fancékbonier, V'att- mail Park, fifth place. Intermiediates: Donald Hoffman, Vattmian park, first place: Euiily. Kohl, Vattmnan park, second place; Hfildegarde Voeller, Vattian park, third place; ýGeraldine Pifer,.,Central playground,. fourth. place: Shirley Garniss. Vattmnan park, ifth Place. Seniors: Josephine Baîhatchet,ý Central playground, first place; Eleaý- nor Ricks , Vattmaný park, second, place;, Lucille ,Hoffman, :Vattman pari*k third place; Jeaný Finlayson, Centrai playground,. fourth place;- [Katherine BrandVtmn it place. ud, atm ,ffh Terminal A., C. R. Steffens S. Kraft B. Dlgges B. Ferreni D. Chesters H.- Sieren W. WMlnber5 V.Meter A. Paul B.Mooney Village Cleaners« (4) Hi. Nacheis R. Wolff J. Schaefgen B. Thammnann R. Nord B. Doestch D, Boyington: R. Braun E. Ilerbon R. Bleser Elites (*9) Hoffmai W. Hawkinson Hoffman FIorj.,ts 1 (15) Dick Huck Bob Evans E. Udell E. Hartmnan C.lluer J. n!off man E. Hue): W. Schîniler Hawks (9) e. Berol V. Wylo J. Lawton J..Moore J. Langdon R. Huffman C. Nordberg' W. Rogers 1P. Ston<c *K. Garretson in Fiorist il <12) E. Bleser Ofthte balance iess than eleven per-. 715itu U . rehe o e.Vl cent came from fees .and charges, and 7-1g5 prec.. osfo en.Vl slightly more than four percent',was laeGei secured from private sources. County v4~Aga recreation systeuis are a recent de- rca Ags7 velopffient. No use of countv funds Il p.m. Story Hour. Miss M-Iary 'W. for recreation ýwas reported for 1920: Hughes. Vattunan Park. for 1925, four couanties. reported rec- 1 p.m. Beachi day .for Central and reatuon systems, and for 19W, forty- Village Green pagon hlru hime couthiles. Meet,,at fflaygrouinds. Hawks (10) E. Berol V. WyIe J. Lawton J. Moore J. Langdon, R. Huffman J. Harrison W.Rogers, P. 'Stone Steiner Plumbers (9) G. Prochnoiw P. Schopena J. Rifenburg R. Castie B. Ma K. Steffene -L.*Steinér R, Grahlim J. Steiner- floffilian Florist 1 .. 5 1 Hawks.........8 2 Elites.........3 4 Villasge .Cleaners....4 15 Steiner Pluimbers 2 6l Teufminal A. ç. ........o0 8 League il Wol ILOet St. Johns............. 7 Rldge Pharmacy. ..7 Junior A. C......._ Schreiber Shoe Store .i 5- Jôes Tigers............0 7 Sophomores...........O 444 .125 .090o pet î1.oeo .875. .625. -.160 .000 .000 . : , .1