· ·-' t". . . 1 V NSVSPAPER RELEASES · » · W18/34 1* REORGANIZATION OF PARK DEPARIMENT (Released by Mr. Moses) -.,* * * ^ " Major Crane- 3. PLAYGROUNDS - Policy for wider use of all recreational? facilitiesi «/8/34 4. Coney Island house-cleaning *^L0 5. MAGISTRATES COOPERATION ON PARK MAINTENANCE 2/10 6. GOLF LINKS ^ 2/l4 7. BRYANT PARK 2/l5 8. BOCCE COURTS 2/16 9. CENTRAL PARK CASINO 2/21 10. Dog Races 2/23 11. PLAYGROUND SITES - transfer of abandoned school sites f\-\ 2/24 12. Golf and Tennis Permits - NEW SCHEDULE OF PRICES 2/27 13. SHEEPFOLD BUILDING, Central Park -- < C^^o^x<^^~r^ 2/28 14. PLAYGROUND from CANAL TO HOUSTON STREETS and b e t w e W Chrystie and Forsythe Streets. 2/28 15. Grass plots and central safety islands on Broadway > north of 59th Street. 3/6 16. Training school for 200 C.W.S. workers assigned to the playgrounds opened at the gymnasium at 342 East 54th St. Manhattan 3/6 17 · NEW ZOO AT BARRETT PARK, STATEN ISLAND. f · 3/7 NEW CENTRAL PARK PICTURE-BOOK ZOO". . . ^ 3/8 19. NEW ZOO IN PROSPECT PARK., · ,, ; t «-- 3/10 20. - - - ·- Illustrated article to appear in "The Architeciural Forum". 3/13 Story on Barrett Park Zoo, N.Y. Times, ' · Educational Page, written by Mrs. Eunice Barnard.-- #, , ' ' · · » . : ' · · ' " ^ · H ' * ' · .»·« I Page 2 . NEWSPAPER RELEASES 1 3 / 1 3 / i f 22. MODEL NEWS STAND3, refreshment stands, bootblack f stands, police booths, stand- 1 ardized housing for concessions 1 i in the city parks and playgrounds. 3/15" 23. - - - - Copy of Model news stands, refreshment stands, etc.. sent to Mrs. Lewisf 470-4th Ave. together with a set of six prints. . 3/5 24. - - - - Article sent to Miss Loula D. Lasker, Associate Editor, The Survey, 112 East 19th St. "Acres of Opportunity for Health and Happi- ness - A people's Estate of some 16,000 acres. " · . 3/1 25. _ Article in Current Events "Reclaiming People's Parks" with special reference to Chrystie Forsythe Streets tract, by Lillian R.. " Hayt, N.Y. City .Editor revised and added to by Mrs. Dennen. · · ' · ' » 3/15 26. Prospect Park Conservatory - ANNUAL SASTER FLOWER DISPLAY. 3/14 27. - . Letter to Samuel Levy, Boro. Pres. in re: · Chrystie-Forsythe, Playground * · (V\ - development. (Released by Mr. Moses). 3/22 28. w - - _ Development of Kissena Park, Golf Course, etc., 3/23 29. - FLOWER SHOW in the Greenhouses, Borough of Queens. -- 4/4 30. TRANSFER OF RESERVOIR ALONG, HARLEM RIVER at the westerly end bf Highbridge in -' ,Manhattan, and the reservoir at * * Williamsbridge in the Bronx from o Dept. of Water Supply to the Park Department. 4/5 31. DEVELOPMENT OF OLD RESERVOIR SITE IN · . . CENTRAL PARK. 4/6 32. - ADDITIONAL PARK AREA AND PLAYGROUNDS (60) . ADDED SINCE THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE FIVE CITY PARK DEPARTMENTS. f)-\ 4/16 33. - - - - Construction of an extension of the WEST SIDE IMPROVEMENT over, park lands from fY\W. s 72nd Street to 79th Street between Riverside Drive and the Hudson River. Page 3 · NEWSPAPER RELEASES · 4/16/2 f 34. - - . - standard PARK UNIFORMS, pictures and information. · (Vivas i-v^.' · ' · > ' , 4/16 35. - - - - Notification by Commissioner Moses to the COLUMBIA YACHT CLUB at 86th St. & the ' Hudson River Yacht Club at 90th Street to vacate city property. · 4/26 36. - - - - Information as to permits, to play golf in . the various boroughs, also statement that the PUBLIC LINKS AT FOREST HILLS · . >: will open this Saturday. . 4/28 37. - - - - Fifty-two shacks comprising the veteran's i camp between 72nd and 79th Streets ' . between Riverside Drive and the Hudson * ·' ·* River will be torn down on May 1st. : _ i \ ) 4/9 38. PRUNING TREES IN THE VARIOUS BOROUGHS. 4/24 39. - - - - RELEASED BY MR. MOSES. - Explanati on of the arrest and fine of Mrs. Biro. 5/2 40. Plans for the rehabilitation of CROTONA PARK. 5/9 41. _ Park Department announced initial plans for the accomodation of officers and en- listed men of the various units of the U. S. Fleet. 5/10 42. - - · » . - Effective Saturday, May 12th, The Department of Parks will make a CHARGE OF 25£ FOR PARKING AN AUTOMOBILE AND 50£ FOR PARKING A BUS AT PARKING SPACES DESIGN- ATED BY THE DEPARTMENT in the various boroughs. *, * 5/11 43. - - - - Statue of CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS to be placed fA r;=: in Columbus Park. 5/14 44. Finals for MARBLE SHOOTING CONTEST to be played at CITY HALL PLAZA May 15th, at 4 P. M. 5/15 45. - - - - Construction resumed on the GOLF CUfB-HOUSE AT ' · DYKER BEACH PARK IN BROOKLYN. 5/15 46. - - - - Development of ORCHARD BEACH section of PELHAM BAY PARK. 5/16 47. - - - - COLUMBIA YACHT CLUB against City of New York. 5/17 48. - - - - CONSTRUCTION OF FIFTEEN BASEBALL DIAMONDS IN CENTRAL PARK. 5/19 49. - - - - CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS OF THE ANNUAL MARBLE SHOOT- ING CONTEST. 5/21 50. MARITIME DAY CELEBRATION IN CORLEARS HOOK PARK, May 22nd. .Page 4. NEWSPAPER RELEASES . . · ,/ ' 5/23/2^ 51. - - - - Letter from Corporation Counsel to Dieppe Corporation. V ^ \ 5/24 52. - - - - Opening of CLAREMONT INN on Tuesday^ May 29th. fYlVSSW'--? t ,' 5/24 53. SAKURA OR CLAREMONT PARK, OPP. GRANT'S TOMB on River- >t % " -,·' side Drive and 122nd St. to be taken over by the * . ·, Park Department and opened as a public park on - * '· May 25th. · ' ,' > v 6/6 54. -·- PUPPET SHOT to be held in the playgrounds'of the* differ- : ent boroughs by the Drama Dept. of Public "Welfare through the courtesy of the Department of Paries. , · ! 6/6 55. - - - - Park Dept. with the cooperation of the Municipal Art ·.< v;/A-, Commission has made a complete SURVEY OF THE CONDI- " / TION OF ALL STATUARY, MONUMENTS AND OTHER WORKS OF T. ', ART LOCATED IN THE PARKS- OF GREATER NEW YORK. v 6/8 56. SERIES OF GOLF TOURNAMENTS for the season of 1934 to pfti^u'^1 ; be conducted under the auspices of the Park Dept. ""'' ! >< ; and those of the N.Y. Municipal Golf Association. *v j 6/13 57. Enlisted men of U.S. Navy invited by the Park Dept. to , ·· 'J engage in a ROW BOAT RACE TO BE HELD ON THE 72nd St. - ·' \ LAKE IN CENTRAL PARK, Friday afternoon, June 15th, < . at 3 p. m. »»'·', 6/15 · 58. SEASON AND MONTHLY RATE3 FOR PARKING IN THE AREAS SET *.o' . '! ASIDE FOR AUTOMOBILES IN CITY PARKS. . ^/, 6/14 59. - - - - PHOTOGRAPHS OF WHS % SIDE IMPROVEMENT (5 to a set) to- Vf\O-S5tt.f gether with their description by Madigan & Hyland. " *· ;. · \' 6/15 60. LIONESS & CUBS IN PROSPECT PARK to be moved to a new · . location in Prospect Park Zoo* · '· 6/21 61. - - - - DAY CAMPS to be opened July 9th in Pelham Bay, Van ' ' *' Cortle^ndt, Inwood Hill and Forest Parks. v ; 6/21 62. - JACOB RIIS PARK LIFE GUARDS will hold a swimming meet " * \ and give a series of life saving demonstrations in front of the Riis Park Pavilion, Sunday, June 24th . 6 / 2 # / ' 63. THE GYPSY MOTH. . 6/27 64. WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN* S PLAYGROUNDS opened by the Dep1 of Parks Sunday, July 15th, in; Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Richmond and Bronx, with their respective names and locations. I . · · · · I · r . ' ' ·. - . · · ' · ' . · Page 5. . ,· - NEWSPAPER RELEASES " . _.·*.*"_. , 7/5/2 » has been placed under the direction and supervision of the Recreation Division of the Dept% of Parks. 7/5 70. Stringent rules regarding undressing in cars were enforced at JACOB RIIS PARK and other Rockaway beaches^over the · week end. 7/6 71. Women's Swimming Association of N.Y. will inaugurate "LEARN ' T O SWIM WEEK" on Sunday, July 8thj at 2 p.m. in a series of competitive swimming exhibition events at JACOB RIIS PARK. ' 7/6 72. "LEARN TO SWIM WEEK" sponsored by the Dept. of Parks, will officially open on Monday, July 9th. 7/12 73. "More than 5,000 children have registered for SWIMMING." 7/12 74. Mayor LaGuardia will open the NINE PIAYGROUNDS constructed by the Dept. of Parks from the WAR MEMORIAL FUND <~0 !^ of the City Chamberlain on Sunday, July 15th, at 3 p.m. · , ^ 7/13 75. A Singles One Wall Invitation A.A.U. HANDBALL TOURNAMENT is scheduled for JACOB RIIS PARK, Rockaway Beach, L.I., Sunday, July 15th, at 10 a.m. 7/14 76. The "LEARN TO SWIM" WEEK campaign conducted by the Park Dept. with the Board of Education and many private pools cooperating, during the week July .9th to 14th, will be extended through the month of July. 7, . 1 1 n-.t.u - ' · ' . v Page 6 . · NEWSPAPER RELEASES , . 'y < v II 7/16 M 7 77. Mayor LaGuardia DEDICATED and opened today, JULY 15th, AT ' 3 P.M. 9 W ARME MO RI A LPLAYGROUNDS which were acquired and erected by the War Memorial Fund, turned over t o the Dept. of Parks f o r the development of t h i s p r o j e c t . "* ? ' · ^ 78. Bronze Statue of the "LIONESS & CUBS" designed by Victor / j P e t e r s and presented t o t h e Dept. of Parks by F r e d e r i c k ' ^ s 5 S u ^ t>/ J> , ¥ . MaeMonnies, i s t o be moved from i t s present l o c a t i o n \ in Prospect Park to the entrance from the park leading into the new Prospect Park Zoo, ' , , · · · ' · / 7/20 79. Maria Theresa Adopted Daughter of the l a t e Isadora Duncan will be seen i n a program of Interpretive Dancing on the ·... Mall, Central Park, July 21, at 8:30 P.M. 7/21 80. To f a c i l i t a t e the issuance of tickets for. Free Swimming In- - struction in the " LEARNT O SVIM CAMPAIGN", the Dept. of paifcs asks that application be anade to headquarters listed in the five boroughs. 1 4 7/21 81. PUBLIC SWIMLUKJ FACILITIES IK ESV YORK CITY. 7/20 82. Members of the JACOB^-RIIS1 SWIMMING TEAM w i l l l e a v e on Tuesday, · July 24th f o r Ocean City, N . J . t o compete i n t h e NATIONAL · . LIFEGUA.RD CBAMPIONSHIPS beginning Thursday, July 26th, i n Ocean City, N . J . 7/23 83. The park Dept. announced arrangements -covering the TRANSFER OF THE RIDGM00D SOUTH SIDE PUMPING STATION PROPERTY, l o - cated a t Sunrise Highway and A t l a n t i c Ave., Bklyn, by the · City of New York, Dept. of Water Supply, t o the. Park Dept, for development a s a plsyground, · 7/23 84. The Dept. of Pasks announced today i t s p l a n f o r the development. of OWLfS IEAD PARK, l o c a t e d i n Bay Ridge s e c t i o n of Brooklyn a t Shore Road, Colonial Road and 68th St» 7/23 85. S t a r t i n g a s "LEARN 10 SWIM WEEK" end ending a s a city-wide "LEARN T O SWIM MONTH" the campaign conducted by the. Dept, of Parks w i l l c l o s e on Tuesday, J u l y 3 1 s t , 7/25 86. FINAL PLANS ADOPTED FOR BRONX A N D M ANHATTAN APPROACHES, TRI* BOHOUGH BRIDGE AUTHORITY, l l l - 8 t h £ve. (RELEASED' BY MR. . MOSES). . ' · · Page 7 , NEWSPAPER RELEASES 87/ NAUMBURG MEMORIAL CONCERT t o b e given on the MAIL, CENTRAL PARK,'Tuesday, J u l y 3 1 s t , a t 8:30 P.M. " · . 7/26 88. THE PARK DSPT. TCtLL OPEN 14 PLAYGROUNDS ON SATURDAY, AUG. 1 1 t h , a t 4 P.M. 7/16 89. Children v i s i t i n g JACOB HII'S PLAYGROUND w i l l b e i n v i t e d t o '.'··· see the show e n t i t l e d "MACK SAMBO" stanged by t h e Dept. of P a r k s . 7/27 90. Under arrangements made by t h e R e c r e a t i o n D i v i s i o n of the Department of P a r k s , , t h e EASTERN L AWN TENNIS ASS'N. c o - . . operating, Mr. Montgomery Ogden recognized authority on . t e n n i s , w i l l continue his FREE INSTRUCTION for boys and : juniors hold, park p e r m i t s . . 7/27 91. Graduation t e s t s for 5000 children who have taken advantage . of t i e "IEARN TO SHIM CAMPAIGN" sponsored by the Dept. of Parks w i l l be held Tuesday, July 3 1 , a t four of the l a r g e outdoor pools i n the c i t y . 7/27 92. Rendering of GATEWAYT O GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY AT TRI BOROUGHS ^ . BRIDGE PIAZA near S£« Michael's Cemetery a t Astoria, Queens. 0 7/28 93. Statement to t h e P r e s s a s to PROGRESS OF WORK AT MARINE AND WOLFE'S POND PARKS. · " . ) . 7/31 94» ^EST SIDE IMPHDVEtvlMT. Bids were taken today on the f i r s t section of City Structure No. 4 for the Express Highway north of 72nd St. i n Riverside Park i n accordance with the revised plans of the Park Dept. 8/1 95. The f i n a l s of the f i r s t Inter-borough C HECKE RTOURN AMENT con- ducted by the'Recreation Division of the Dept. of Parks will be held at the H SCKSC HSR PLAYGROUND , Central Park, on Thursday, August 2nd, at 2 p.m. 7/31 96. The Park Dept. announced today plans f o r the development of LEIY EIRIKSSON SQUARE, located in the Bay Ridge section · of Brooklyn, extending south seven-eights of a mile from Fourth Age. to Fort Hamilton Parkway, and,west two hendred and two f e e t from 66th to 67th St. *Vv^^L«*-<"v 7/31 97. CONTROLLING IBS DUTCH ELM DISEASE. , A ..I ,.· THE C'l*SfOF KKW P y DEPARTMENT OF PARKS ARSEHAL CENTRAL PAKE July 27, 1934 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: STATEMENT TO THE PRESS AS TO PROGRESS OF WORK AT MMBINE AMD WOLF'S POND PARKS ' I have received from the Borough President of Richmond a petition, signed by a number of residents of Richmond, referring to alleged lack of progress in construction work at Marine and Wolf's Pond Parks. It is stated in this petition that because the bulkhead at Marine Park, is not completed the dredging work will be retarded. I do not know who is back of this petition or who solicited the signatures. I do not know whether the background of the petition is political, malicious or honest. No effort was made to communicate with the Park Department directly on this subject, and the facts are perfectly well known and have been repeatedly stated. Nevertheless, these facts are repeated below. When the new park administration took charge on January 19, 1934, Marine Park was in a complete Bess. The plan which the CWA workers were supposed to be following needed drastic revision. The materials and equipment were inadequate and a number of men were either standing around or attempting to do work which had no value. I am fully conversant with the Marine Park problem, I helped to i z obtain the cooperation of the State in the transfer of land under water without which the park would have been impossible. I was chairman of the State Land Board when the principal action was taken and I drew the bill which made the transfer possible. The new park administration reorganized the work at Marine Park. We cut out waste effort. We revised the plan and made it practical. We succeeded in obtaining through CWA and relief funds, $50,000 for sheet piling without which no bulk- heading or filling was possible. The actual work of setting the sheet piling in place and dredging has been going on as fast as relief funds will permit. No other funds are available for this purpose. Arrangements have been made for the United States Govern- ment to begin dredging the channel in September. There is nothing the matter with the progress of work at Marine Park excepting that all progress with relief funds is bound to be slower than progress through contract work. As to Wolf's Pond, when the new park administration took office the first thing we had to do was to get rid of a colony of shacks which had been allowed to accumulate. The better part of the park was rented to individuals and families at a nominal con- sideration. No intelligent development in the public interest had been attempted or was possible under such conditions. The first thing we did was to get rid of the shacks. We then prepared a plan for future development. These plans cannot be prepared in five minutes and especially not when we are dependent on relief funds to employ architects, engineers and field parties. We immediately proceededto clear the park of dead timber, rubbish, etc., and began minor construction work. We built a simple bath house for temporary use this Summer and it is now open. The major improve- ments in a park of this kind cannot be constructed over night with relief funds, but they are going ahead as fast as possible. People who have a real interest in these and other park and playground improvements have nothing to worry about under this administration. They are getting a lot more service than they ever got before, and the city is now working on a logical, com- prehensive recrearional program which will meet its needs. ROBERT MOSES DEPARTMENT OF PARKS lfor! R e l e a s e , Monday ARSENAL, CENTRAL PARK J u l y 3 0 , 1934 ^ Regent 4-1000 | G r a d u a t i o n t e s t s f o r 5000 c h i l d r e n who have t a k e n advantage of t h e "Learn t o Swim" campaign sponsored by t h e Department of P a r k s w i l l be h e l d Tuesday, J u l y 3 1 , a t four of t h e l a r g o outdoor p o o l s i n t h e city, viz.: » Manhattan - Riverside Cascade - 134th Stc. & Broadway -2-4 p^nio Bronx - Jerome Cascade - 167tii St c & Jerono AVG. ~2«4. p n n, Brooklyn · Betsy Head Pool - Hcpirinson Avec&Dairior,t Gto TM9-'0.1*30 am Richmond - Haber Park Pool - Faber St^&diobnond Terrace-9-J.l,-30 am, The t e s t s have been arranged for three classes, "boys and g i r l s : Midgets - Height U n i t 4 ft» ' to shou a b i l i t y to swim. 15 yds. Junior - " " 4 f t . 8 in. " n '·' » " SO » Intermediates » » 5 f t . 4 in. " " " " " 30 » free style and 40 yards breast stroke. Exhibitions in diving and swinming are to be given by sone of our foremost Olympic champions,, Swinraing records w i l l be attempted a t several of the pools by the Spence brothers, Walter and Leono^ds of the New York Athletic Club. Exhibitions als.o w i l l be given ""by-; g i r l s from the Women's Swimming Association,, ' - * The success of the "Learn to Swin" campaign i s due to the enthusias- t i c response of those desiring to learn to swim and of the c-oopera- tion of the public spirited citizens who opened the following swimming pools for free instructions to children and adults: BRONX:- Jerome Cascades P o o l S t a r l i g h t Park " Metropolitan " Castle Hill " Bronx Union Y.M.C.A. MAmiTTAN:- Riverside Cascades Pool Miranar Y.M.C.A. West Side Branch · Y.M.C.A, £3rd Stc. . « . Y.IS.C.A. 135th St. » · Y.W.C.A. West Side " Y.W.C.A. Harlen '» London Terrace Pool Park Central '" Lido " BROOKLYN:- Betsy Head Pool Farragut. " QUEENS:- JOEnioa P o o l RICHMOND:- Faber Park Pool W o l f e ' s Pond --end-- DEPARTMENT OF PARKS ARSENAL, CENTRAL PARK · lor i t a l e a a c , S a t u r d a y J u l y 28, 1934, Begent 4-1000 Under arrangements made by the Recreation Division of the Department of Parks, the Eastern Lawn Tennis Associa- tion cooperating, Mr. Montgomery Ogden, recognized authority on tennis, will continue his free instruction for boys and juniors holding park permits. Those wishing to avail themselves of this instruc- tion must be on the tennis courts at 9 a.m. sharp, on the dates indicated: Mondays, July 30, August 6, 13 and 20, Mr. Ogden will be in Central Park, Manhattan. Tuesdays, July 31 and August 14, he will be in McKinley Park and on the alternate Tuesdays, August 7 and 21, at Gravesend Park, Brooklyn. Wednesdays, August 1, 8, 15 and 22, he will be at the Crotona Park Courts, Bronx. Thursdays, August 2, 9, 16 and 23, he will be at Forest Park, Queens. Fridays, August 3, 10, 17 and 24, he will be at the Livingston Park Courts, Richmond. --end-- * s C o P y Department of Parks The Arsenal, Central Park New York City (Jacob Riis Park, Rockaway, N. Y.) FOR RELEASE TO NHfSPAEBBS BOTH WEDNESMY AND THURSDAY (July 16-19) All children who visit Jacob Riis Park Playground on Thursday afternoon (July 19th) at 3:30 P.M. will be in- vited to see the Mafcionette Show - entitled "Black Sambo," staged by the Department of Parks. So successful was the "Puppet Show*1 staged last week at Jacob Riis Park - when 3,000 people attended from the Rockaways, that Jacob Riis Park has managed to grant the many requests from mothers and children who would like to see the "Marionette Show." Olive Hatch Miss Olive Hatch Park Department Jacob Riis Park, Rockaway, N.Y. BlDra DEPARTMENT OF PARKS ^ * V & WjB. RELEA&i] Arsenal, Central Park FRIDAY, JULY 2 7 , 1954, T e l . Regent 4-1000 The P a r k Department w i l l open f o u r t e e n playgrounds on S a t u r d a y , August 1 1 t h , a t 1 1 o ' c l o c k i n t h e n o r n i n g . Mayor F i o r e l l o H. LaGuardia w i l l be p r e s e n t a t t h e Model Playground l o c a t e d on West 1 7 t h S t r e e t between E i g h t h and N i n t h Avenues, and d e l i v e r t h e opening a d d r e s s , which w i l l be r e l a y e d by public address systems to a l l of the other thirteen playgrounds and broadcast over the Municipal Broadcasting System. This is the second group of new playgrounds to be opened by the Park Department this year. Nine playgrounds which were acquired and developed with the War Memorial Fund, which was turned over to the Department of Parks for this pur- pose, were dedicated and opened by Mayor LaGuardia on July 15th. The fourteen playgrounds to be opened August 11th are as follows: MANHATTAN: MODEL PLAYGROUND, -JEST 1 7 t h STREET between EIGHTH and NINTH AVENUES. 125 f t . x 107 f t . F a c i l i t i e s : R e c r e a t i o n b u i l d i n g , a wading p o o l which can be used out of s e a s o n f o r two b a s k e t b a l l c o u r t s , and one handball court. PLAYGROUND a t 85 ROOSEVELT -STREET. 116 f t . x 127 f t . S i t e of t h e o l d P u b l i c School No. 122 and one of t h e abandoned school sites turned over to the Department of Parks by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund for development as a playground. F a c i l i t i e s : Recreation building. An existing wall on tho south side has been utilized as a handball court for younger children, an innovation. PLAYGROUND a t 99 THOMPSON STREET. 75 f t . x 95 f t . Located within the block. F a c i l i t i e s : Recreation building, a wading pool in the center of the play area, andtho usual apparatus for small children in- cluding sand tables, see-saws and slidos. This is distinctly a playground for small children. or* INT700D HILL PLAYGROUND, PAYSON :.P.a DYCKMAN STREETS. 375 ft. x 175 f t . Facilitios: Field house, comfort station, play aroa, basketball courts and the usual playground equipment for children. (Continued) :4r Pago 2. ST. NICHOLAS PLAYGROUND, at ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE f.nd WEST 141st STREET. 200 ft. x 60 ft. Facilitios: Open pavilion, a comfort station and a wading pool which can bo converted into a basketball court, and slides, jungle gyms, otc. CENTRAL PARK, LOWER RESERVOIR SITS, northwest corner. Approximately 3£ acres. A large recreation building having the usual facilities is to be erected. A chlorinated foot bath is being added to the existing large oval-shaped wading pool. The center of the playground area consists of a large turfed section, surrounded by three distinct play fields, viz.: one for very small children with ample seating oapacity for mothers. This area will contain such small type apparatus as play houses, sand tables, garden swings, seo-saws and jungle gyms. An open shelter has been provided in this area to give further immediate shade. The second area contains apparatus for children between the ages of 8 and 14 years, and areas set aside for games such as punchball and paddle tonnis. The third area contains gymnasium apparatus, including horizontal ladders, horizontal bars and a giant stride. CORLEARS HOOK PLAYGROUND, CORLEARS and WATER STREETS. 340 ft. x 100 ft. Facilities: An open shelter is to be erected. There aro four handball, four horse- shoo pitching, one volley ball, two basketball and shuffle board oourts. This area, which adjoins a lodging house with accommodation for 1800 men, has been planned to provide recreation for the unusually large number of men residing in this particular dis- trict. PLAYGROUND at RIVINGTON and LEWIS STREETS. 125 ft. x 150 ft. Site of tho old Public School No. 88 and one of the abandoned school sites turned over to tho Department of Parks by tho Commissioners of the Sinking Fund for development as a playground. Facilities: Recreation building, and an octagonal wading pool, which also can bo used for round games. An area has boon sot aside for tho exclusive use of small children, frith tho usual apparatus and seats for mothers. BROOKLYN: M O D ELPLA YGR OUND a t 3d and 4th STREETS a t F O URTH A V E N UE ( G OW ANUS HOUSE). 695 f t . x 230 f t . Facili- t i o s : Tho rocroation building i s an adaptation of the old Cortelyou house which formerly stood on this s i t e . I t i s boing b u i l t - i n part from the stone s a l - vaged from tho old house at Gowanus, tho founda- tions of which were uncovorod by Park Department Emergency Relief workers l a s t summer. Tho play room is designed in a manner to represent typical Early Dutch Colonial Interior Architecture. Tho playground has a bank of sevon handball courts along the Fifth Avonuc boundary; two bo-ujio courts, a largo area for small children with nho regulation apparatus, and a wading pool. (Continued) Pago 3, MODEL PLAYGROUND a t 3d and 4 t h STREETS ( c o n t i n u e d ) . The F o u r t h Avenue ame. h a s b e o i ro-servod f o r a b a s e b a l l diamond and s p o r t s f o r o l d e r b o y s . S i d e - walks along 3d end 4 t h S t r e e t s have been l a i d o u t i n a p a r k - l i k e m m i e r . Ample shade i s being p r o - vided. RIDGEWOOD SGU-rE SIDE PUMPING STATION SITS, SUNRISE HIGHWAY and ATLANT70 AV7SiTUE. 695 f t , x 190 f t . T h i s a r e a h a s boon developed i n t o a b a s e b a l l diamond and field, PLAYGRO UND at 95th STREET between AVENUES K and L. 140 f t . x 100 ft. Facilities: Comfort station and shelter, and playground apparatus* BRONX: PLAYGROUND a t 1 4 1 s t STREET' between BROOK a n d ST. AMPS AV2NUE3, 587 f t . x 175 f t . Facilities: Recreation building, wading pool, handball and basketball courts and playground and gymnasium apparatus. QUEENS: M OD E LP L A Y G ROUND a t 25th and 50th AVENUES and 84th and 85th STREETS, JACKSON HEIGHTS. 600 f t . x 200 f t . F a c i l i t i e s : Recreation building containing a large play room, lavatories, mothers · room, directors' room and storage space, Tho roar wall of the recrea- tion building will be used for 4 handball courts. The play area.contains a wading pool which also can be used for two basketball courts; and a large game field, so graded that i t can bo flooded in tho winter for ice skating, .Around tira gajse field is a double track; a cinder trade on the inside i s separated by a atrip of pianT.iri^ from an' cuter concrete track 18 f t , wide for r ..0 io ::· ^£3 t ing,wixh the banked curves. There i s tho usual apparatus for small children and a-large seating ar^a. RICHMOND: MODEL PLAYGROUND a t . JSvTCTT a n d CASTLETON AVENUES. 122 f t . x 194 f t . F a c i l i t i e s : Recreation building and the usual playground apparatus. There i s an octagon?.! wading pool. Tho smaller children will be'separated from the larger children by a planting of troeG and shrubs. Ifeny of these playgrounds will bo equipped with flood lights to extend the closing hours during the summer months. All playgrounds will be undo:? the supervision of a director assigned by the Recreation 2'ivl.rion of the .Deportment of Parks. (C OT< t inue d) 3 ± age With the exception of the aroas r/hich arc devoted exclusively to one s p o r t , such as tho b a s e b a l l diamond on the s i t e of tho Ridgewood South Side Pumping S t a t i o n , each playground has a r e c r e a t i o n building having a playroom, l a v a t o r i e s , and a modern heating system, a 40 foot f l a g p o l e , adequate p l a n t i n g s of shade t r e e s and shrubbory, a chlorinated foot bath through which children must pass before entering the wading pool; equipment for younger c h i l d r e n , c o n s i s t i n g of swings, s l i d e s , soo-saws and jungle gyms; and handball and b a s k e t b a l l courts for older c h i l d r e n . The playgrounds r ; i l l be equipped with adequate drinking fountains of the typo required by the Federal Government for army camps. A number of the s i t e s on which those a d d i t i o n a l playground f a c i l i t i e s have been constructed were acquired by the Park Department several years ago, but have not been de- veloped or u t i l i z e d by i t h e r e t o f o r e . Tho Jackson Heights Playground property was acquired May 11, 1931; 141st Street and Brook Avenue has been hold by the Department of Parks since March 5, 1930; of the three p a r c e l s comprising the 99 Thompson S t r e e t Playground, ono was acquired in December 7, 1929 and the other two were obtained April 23, 1930, while the s i t e of tho old house a t Gowanus was acquired July 26, 1926, and the property a t 95th Street between ^venues K and L passed i n t o the hands of the Department April 3, 1924. The labor and m a t e r i a l s for the construction of these a d d i t i o n a l playground aroas arc being supplied t h r u w°rk Helief funds. After the opening e x e r c i s e s , which w i l l include an address by Mayor LaGuardia and the r a i s i n g of the colors a t each of the new playgrounds, tho f a c i l i t i e s w i l l be turned over t o the children of this c i t y . Special entertainment and games are being arranged for each playground for the opening day. -End- » c o p TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AUTHORITY o / 111 EIGHTH AVENUE A ' " ' NEW YORK, N. Y. FOR RELEASE, THURSDAY, JULY 26th. \ "\ 3 cf~ FINAL PLANS ADOPTED FOR BRONX AND MANHATTAN APPROACHES The plans for the Bronx and Manhattan Triborough Bridge approaches and connections to be constructed by the Triborough Bridge Authority have been definitely decided on. The Bronx route to the Triborough Bridge will include Southern Boulevard, Whitlock Avenue and Eastern Boulevard from the bridge head to Pelham. Bay Park. No substantial changes will be made in Southern Boulevard. Whitlock Avenue, between Liggett and Hunts Point Avenues, which has been widened to 170 ft. will be developed as a parkway with two 20 ft. sidewalks and two 40 ft. roadways separated by a 50 ft. grass plot panel which will be designed by the Triborough Bridge Authority in cooperation with the City Park Department. Eastern Boulevard, which is 100 ft. wide, will be paved 60 ft. with two 20 ft. sidewalks. Two bridges will be reconstructed. The bridge over Bronx River will be reconstructed.so as to:provide a 60 ft. roadway and two sidewalks each 20 ft. wide. The bridge over Westchester Creek will be entirely rebuilt so as to provide a central roadway of 60 ft. and sidewalks 20 ft. wide. The existing bridge over the N. Y. N. H. & H. R.R. will not require reconstruction. In Manhattan no change will be made in the original plans affecting the Harlem arm of the bridge, excepting that a new approach route will be provided along the East River from York Avenue at 92nd Street to the bridge at 125th Street and First Avenue. Additional ramps will be constructed from the bridge to the East River at 123rd Street. The route along the East River will follow the lines of a marginal boulevard reserved by the City many years ago. This boulevard will be widened to a minin$» of 100 ft. York Avenue now dead-ends at 92nd Street. The new approach will carry it to 125th Street. END Enclosures. t DEPARTMENT OF PARKS F 0 R The Arsenal, Central lark Central Park* Regent 4-1000, Ext; 31 Starting as "Learn to Swim Week" and ending as a city-wide "Learn to Swim Month" the campaign being conducted by the Dept. of Parks will close on Tuesday, July 31st. More than 5000 children in New York City have registered for the free swimming lessons. At the end of the "Learn to Swim" campaign a swimming meet under the auspices of the Division of Recreation will be held in one swimming pool from each of the five boroughs. Boys and girls who have received free tickets from any of the Department of ]?ajpk:e playgrounds are eligible to take the tests. All children who pass the tests will receive an award of merit. Applications for entries may be made with the directors of all Department of Park playgrounds where swimming tickets have been available during the campaign. The final tests are open to those children who did not know how to swim before July 1st, 1934. The following events will be held at these swimming pools July 31st, 1934* Manhattan,..,,Riverside Cascades,,134th St,& Broadway,2:00 to 4, Bronx Jerome Cascades.- 168th St,& Jerome Av»«3:00 to 5. Richmond.,.Faber Park Pool,.;;Richmond Terrace S.I...,9:00 to 11:35 Brooklyn & Queens,,Betsy Head P o o l , , Hopkins on Ave.& Dumont St, 9:00 to 11:30* The following are the events to be held: Events for Boys: Midgets, ·..Height Limit., , 4 ' . . · , , 1 5 yard free s t y l e Juniors.·,.Height Limit,,,4*8".-. . . . 2 0 yard free style Intermediates.Height Limit 5 t 4 t ?.,..3O yard free s t y l e ; 40 yard breaststroke Events for Girls j Midgetsi »i Height L i m i t * . . 4 * , , . . , i l 5 yard free style Juniors.. " " »».4^8".i*»20 yard free style Intermediates ·' " * , , 514",. · .30 yard free s t y l e : 40 yard breastroke, -end- r i DEPARTMENT OF PARKS FOR RELEASE Arsenal, C e n t r a l Park JULY 24, 1934, T e l . Regent 4-1000 P \^l\ The Department of Parks announced today i t s plan for the improvement of Owl's Head Park, located in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn at Shore Road, 'Colonial Road and 68th Street. This twenty-seven acre tract is a part of the old Bliss estate and is noted for i t s natural rugged beauty, fine native trees and shrubs. The park is bounded on two slides by Brooklyn Shore Drive and on the other two by Colonial Road and 68th Street, The main entrance is at Colonial Road and 67th Street* The park is a network of winding paths so arranged ds to take full advantage of the natural baauty and fine' old shade trees. One of the finest specimens of the American Beech tree in thr' gttj^iity is situated within the park. All paths lead to the Overlook, the only formal area witbin the park, paved with bluestone, and having a semi-circular background of Pin Oaks. The path leading through this background opens into a picturesque concession building of fieldstone through which there is an entrance into the Overlook, This walk is especially engaging for i t emerges almost instantly from a path through the woods to a commanding view of the Bay, Staten Island, the Statue of Liberty and the Harbor of New York. The building at the entrance to the Overlook as well as the retaining wall along i t s harbor side is constructed with the stone salvaged from the Old Bliss homestead. The labor and materials are being supplies, by the Department of Public Welfare, ·ther interesting features of the park include sodded areas to be set aside for informal play, and lounging « space. The Old Bliss stables will be used by the Department of Parks for storage. Adequate drinking fountains, benches and comfort stations wi. 11 be provided. -end- · · · ·/ / t ·DEPARTMENT OF PARES t FOR RELEASE f?-;"cr I s ~->;^riia deciosiied s~.c. opened 3Lr.ulbs;.eousIy . Depsrt:rient of Parks for the -ievsiopmsni; cf -^his r r - j e a t . This "furd w?s increased through inva-st-.an't by the City Chsjr.berlain frca ?prrexicr-r,aly $250,000 in 1S21 to -^5CSCGO. Reie^sed by a court decree* these funds h?7s been used in purchasing'ths ere party for the r.ew children's pleyerci^nds is tha five boroughs, vso cf nhich are loceta'l-'in Vsnhattsn, one in Brooklyn* two in "Queens> two in Richr.ond end two in the Bronx. Fach pis;/tro^r;d has or.e oonrletely equipped olsy sree, yrith a chlorinated wading pool, a brick field ho-uss vrith comfortable plsy roccis for boys and girls# and a hasting plent. Ar.oie scaoe has been set sside for mothers and saall children, A flag pole surrounded by a stone seat, topped with.a brans© collar, stands in t r i b u t e , while a bronze tablet on each recreation building records the nsme of-the soldier to "whom the playground i s dedicated. · The playgrounds vary in sise fron one-third of an pcre to three acres. Further improvements of the playgrounds outside of the play . area in landscaping end t r e e planting have OBQH mede possible by the Torks Division of the Department cf Public Tfalfara.- These are the f i r s t completely equipped units to be added, to the park systen cf the ^ity by the present administration and are the only modem pleygrcunds in the City. IJFffiss of those to whom the nerceriai playgrounds ere dedicated · were chosen by World TMf?r Veterans Organizetions end the various Bivisiorsl Associations, These men who gsve up their lives for their country* were a l l enlisted men killed in action, who had either lived near the playgrounds bearing their nsses or within the boroughs. Tr-ch man ^es well thought cf in his oosaaunity. (Continued) Page 2. In sedition to tt-2 acrre considerations, tha n:sn were selected in ti>3 main frcn the three distinctive lies Tcrk City DiTisioas, namely; t i a 42nd or Eainbew DiTisici, the 27t>i-:-Ie-* York National Guard and the ?7tn-:iaticnal Amy Division* Location of the various playgrounds and the L^an in ?rhose nenory eacri ia dedicated follow: 3SAISATTAK Playground a t 588 2ast 12th S t r e e t - i n memory of - JOSEPH C. SAE3R P r i v a t e , Company ? . 303th I n f a n t r y ; 77th D i v i s i o n . Woxaded i n a c t i o n i n t h s Argonse* October 2 , 1913. Died from wound October 5 , 1918. Playground a t 47 West 138th S t r e e t - i n memory of - W32XIA21 TicCRAY Corporal, Company U» 369th I n f a n t r y , U.S.A., Unit of 161st French D i v i s i o n , k i l l e d i n a c t i o n i n t h e Champagne S e c t o r on September 12, 1918. BROOKLYN Playground at 80-100 Grand Street and South First Street, '^illiainsburg, - in memory of - TELLIAM E. SHERIDAN A maaber of the Police Department of the City of New York, Shield Number 6871, attached to the 8£nd Precinct Station, Brooklyn, New York; killed in action on October 1st, 1913, at Hontfaucon France; while serving as Corncra! of Company B; 313th Infantry, 7Sth Division. Playground at 138th.Place, 91st Street and Archer Avenue, jaaaica, - in memory of - H07IAHD A. YON DCHLSN Sergeant, Canpany B; 105th M.G. Btn., 27th Division; killed in action on the inorning of October 17th, 1913, while commanding a Machine Gun Section in the Battle of La Salle River, St. Supplet, France. (Continued) Fag* *·· Playground at lloti; aid 114th Avenues, between ISSth ac.4 137th Street*,, Hoilis Forest, St. Albans, - i s menory of - . Prirats, Coraps^y A, 165th Infantry, iZad ^3.Tiiion, killed in action et th« Siver Curcq, Franoa, en -Jjly 25, 1818, awarded the Croix de C-uerre. RICHMOND Playgrovaac a t Fora3t and Myrtle AvexiU93, "i/est B r i g h t o n - i n memory o f - AUSTIH j . MCDONALD Corporal, Company 5, 107th Infantry, 27th Division killed in actioa on the Eindenburg Line, St. Quentia Canal, France, September 29, Isle, Playground at Tompkina Avenue and Chestnut Street - in r.esvory of - ' JTICHOLAS DS ICAITI Private, 1st Cl. Company K, 310th Infantry, 78th Division, killed in action on the St. J^ihiel Sector, North Thiaucourt, France, September 5, 1S18. Playground at Barker Avenue, Qlinville Avenue and Britten Street - in aemory of - LOUIS ZIMMSBLUI Corporal, Headquarters Company, 305th Infrantry, 77th Division, killed in action on November 5, 1918 in the Argonne Meuse Offensive* Playground at 188th Street and Eughas Avenue - in memory of - VINCENT CICCASQUE Private, Company B, 305th Infantry, 77th Division, wounded in action on September 27, 1918 at Argonne Forest, died as a result of wounds, January 10, 1920, U.S.A. General Hospital #2, Fort McHenry, Maryland. The dedication ceremonies at the Willian 3. Sheridan Playground, 80 Grand Street, Brooklyn, were broadcast to each of the other playgrounds and amplified by separate public address systems. The ceremonies included the unveiling of tablets cozsmemorating the 'World War Veterans in memory of whom the playgrounds are named, the dedication, of the colors on the memorial flagpole at each playground, and appropriate siaple military services. -Sad- DSPiRIM^T OF P1SIS ^ COPT K K ^ M S D I A f l wert«ftf« Arsenal, Central Paris (J&Ly 15, 1954) fel. Regent 4-1000 Mayor La Guardia dedicated and opened Simultaneously today (July 15th) at 3 P.M., nine War Memorial Playgrounds whioh were aoquired and erected by the War Memorial Fund, turned over to the Department of Parks for the development of this project. This fund was increased through investment by the City Chamberlain from approximately }250,000 in 1921 to $350,000. Released by a court decree, these funds have been used in purchasing the property for the new children's playgrounds in the five boroughs, two of which are located-in Manhattan, one in Brooklyn, two in Queens, two in Richmond end two in the Bronx. Each playground has one completely equipped play area, with a chlorinated wading pool, a briok field house with comfortable play rooms for boys and girls, and a heating plant, /jnple spaoe has been set aside for mothers and small children. A flag pole surrounded by a stone seat, topped with a bronze collar, stands in tribute, while a bronze tablet on each reoreation building records the name of the soldier to whom the playground is dedicated. The playgrounds vary in size from one-third of an acre to three aores. Further improvements of the playgrounds outside of the play area in landscaping and tree planting have been made possible by the Works Division of the Department of Public Welfare. These are the first completely equipped units to be added to the park system of the ^ity by the present administration and are the only modern playgrounds in the City. Nemes of those to whom the memprial playgrounds are dedicated were chosen by World War Veterans Organizations and the various Divisional Associations. These men who gave up their lives for their country, were all enlisted men killed in action, who had either lived near the playgrounds bearing their names or within the boroughs. Each man was well thought of in his community. (Continued) # Page 2 . In addition t o the above considerations, the sen were selected in the main from the three distinctive Hew York City Divisions, namely; the 42nd or Rainbow Division, the 27th-New York National Guard and the 77th-National Arjny Division* Location of the various playgrounds and the man in whose memory each i s dedicated follow: MANHATTAN Playground at 528 Bast 12th Street - in memory of - JOSEPH C. SAUER Private, Company F. 308th Infantry; 77th Division* Wounded in action in the Argonne, October 2, 1918* Died from wound October 5, 1918* Playground at 47 West 138th Street - in memory of - WILLIAM MCCRAT Corporal, Company D, 369th Infantry, U.S.A., tfait of 161st Trench Division, killed in action in the Champagne Seetor on September 12, 1918. BROOKLYN Playground at 80-100 Grand Street and South First Street, Williamsburg, - in memory of - WILLIAM E. SHERIDAN A member of the Police Department of the City of New York, Shield Number 6871, attached to the 82nd Precinct Station, Brooklyn, New York; killed in action on October 1st, 1918, at Montfaueon France; while serving as Corporal of Company B; 313th Infantry, 79th Division. Q.TJEENS Playground at 133th Place, 91st Street and Archer Avenue, Jamaica, - in memory of - HOWARD A. TON DOHLEN Sergeant, Company B; 105th M.G. Btn., 27th Division; killed in action on the morning of October 17th, 1918, while commanding a Machine Gun Section in the Battle of La Salle River, St. Supplet, France. (Continued) Page 3 . Playground a t 113th and 114th Avenues, between 196th and 197th S t r e e t s , H o l l i s F o r e s t , S t . Albans, - i n memory of - DANIEL M. O'CONNELL Private* Company A, 165th I n f a n t r y , 42nd Division, k i l l e d in a e t i o n a t t h e River Quroq, France, on July 29, 1918, awarded t h e Croix de Guerre, BICHMOHD Playground at Forest and Myrtle Avenues, West Brighton - in memory of - AUSTIN J. MCDONALD Corporal*.Company E, 107th Infantry, 27th Division, killed in aotio» on the Hindenburg Line, St. Quentin Canal, Franoe, September 29, 1918. Playground at Tompkins Avenue and Chestnut Street - in memory of - NICHOLAS DE MATTI Private, 1st Cl. Company K, 310th Infantry, 78th Division, killed in action on the St. Mihiel Sector, North fhiauoourt, France, September 5, 1918. BBOHX Playground at Barker Avenue, Olinville Avenue and Britton Street - in memory of - LOUIS ZIMMEBMAN Corporal, Headquarters Company, 305th Infrantry, 77th Division, killed in action on November 5, 1916 in the Argonne Meuse Offensive* Playground at 188th Street and Hughes Avenue - in memory of - VINCENT CICCABONE Private, Company B, 306th Infantry, 77th Division, wounded in action on September 27, 1918 at Argonne Forest, died as a result of wounds, January 10, 1920, U.S.A. General Hospital #2, Fort McHenry, Maryland. The dedication ceremonies at the William E. Sheridan Playground, 80 Grand Street, Brooklyn, were broadcast to each of the other playgrounds and amplified by separate public address systems* The ceremonies included the unveiling of tablets commemorating the World War Veterans in memory of whom the playgrounds are named, the dedication of the colors on the memorial flagpole at each playground, and appropriate simple military services* -End- DEPARTMENT OF PARKS immediate R e l e a s e A r s e n a l , C e n t r a l Pi J u l y 1 4 , 1934 f T e l . Eegant 4-1000 NEAREST RELATIVES MANHATTAN JOSEPH C. SAUER PLAYGROUND - 528 East 12th Street (Mother) : V Mrs. Antoinette Lindner, 136 E. 7th Street, New York City " /WILLIAM McCBAY PLAYGROUND - 47 Wost 138th Stieet Matthew McCray (father) 460 West 147th Street Julia McCray (mother) BROOKLYN WILLIAM E. SHERIDAN PLAYGROUND - 80-100 Grand Street Mrs. Vellas 3robst ( s i s t e r ) 102 -- 74th S t r e e t , Brooklyn HOWARD A. YON ^DOHLEN PLAYGROUND - 138th Place, 91st Avenue and Archer Avenue, Jamaica Martin J . Von Dohlen (father) 89-07 --- 87th S t r e e t , Woodhaven, L . I . DAFIEL M. O'CQEHELL PLAYGROUCTD - 113-114th Avenues, Hollis F o r e s t , S t . Albans Mrs. Mary 0'Connell (mother) 87-28 Bruce Place, Rocka\uay Beach, N.Y. RICHMOm) / AUSTIH J . McDOKALD PLAYGROUND - F o r e s t and M y r t l e Avenues, West Brighton Austin McDonald (father) 215 Hart Boulevard - West Now Brighton, S. I. NICHOLAS DaBfe^TI- TLAYSKOXKD - Tornpkins .Avenue cyid Chsstilut Street Mrs. Lucy Marino ( s i s t e r ) 34 Ormond P l a c e , Rosebank, S. I . BRONX \J VINCENT CICCARONE PLAYGROUND - 1 8 8 t h S t r e e t a n d Hughes Avenue 4 Adam Ciccarone (brother) 2659 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx LOUIS ZBfflEEMAN PLAYGROUND - Barker Avenue, O l i n v i l l * Avenue and Britton Street J Mrs. Joseph Zim&erman (mother) 1136 Clay Avenue, Bronx. SAU1R FLA1 528 East J P h S t r e e t , New York, N. HISTORY OF JOSEPH C. SAUER Joseph C. Sauer was born in P i t t s b u r g h , Pa. , May 8, 1896. He was the only c h i l d . His family moved to New York in the neighborhood of the park v;hen he was one year old. He was graduated from the Redeinptorist Parochial School on East Fourth S t r e e t , between Avenues A and B, a t the age of 14. He was a member of the Boys Club for ten years, and one of the most prominent a t h l e t e s ever produced by t h a t organization. Ke was a member of the Boys Club Easket Ball Team and Soccer Toaiu, He was a l s o prominent i n Track e v e n t s , being a c o n s i s t e n t point winner in I n t e r - Club Meets. After graduating from school, Sauer s t a r t e d t o work for the Western E l e c t r i c Company. From there he obtained a p o s i t i o n with a S i l k House as a S i l x Examiner. At the death of h i s grandfather, Sauer and h i s mother took over h i s g r a n d f a t h e r ' s business, namely; basket manufacturing. This business he continued in u n t i l he entered the army on September 28, 1917, a t which tine he was the only sup- port of a widowed mother. Ke was sent to Camp Upton. He was appointed a Bugler and assigned to Company F, 308th I n f a n t r y , 77th Division. On April 6, 1918, his u n i t s a i l e d for France and f i r s t saw a c t i o n in the Baccarat Sector in May, 1918. P r i v a t e Sauer went through the f i g h t i n g on tho Vesle, the St. Ivlihiel offensive and s t a r t e d the Meuse Argonne. On October 7, 1918, a detachment of h i s company was cut off in the Forest of t h e Argonne and i t became nece- ssary t o get word t o them through tho t e r r i f i c enemy barrage. One man a f t e r the other was sent with a message and f a i l e d t o r e t u r n . F i n a l l y , Sauer volunteered t o carry the msseage through. On hi a way he was shot in one leg but managed to get to the company and get back to h i s coimnariding o f f i c e r . Just before he got back he was shot in the other leg and f e l l . Although severely wound- ed he managed to crawl forward and was able to deliver h i s message before he f e l l unconscious. He died a few days l a t e r in the h o s p i t a l from wounds. For t h i s a c t of bravery, P r i v a t e Joseph C. Sauer was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by General Pershing for e x t r a o r d i n a r y heroism in a c t i o n . After the war h i s body was brought back from France. * McCRAY rLAYGROUND - 47 West 158th Street, New York, N. Y.' HISTORY OF WILLIAM McCRAY William McCray, son of Matthew and Julia McCray, was born in New York City, February 7, 1898. He was graduated f