THE RECREATION SERVICE DIVISION 



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Promoted through Central Office 



Required of All Parks 

 Grammar school track and field meet. 

 City- wide ball players' contest. 



Inter-park track and field meet for inter- 

 mediate boys. 



Inter-park track and field meet for junior 

 boys and senior men. 



Inter-park playground baseball tournament 

 boys. 



Inter-park playground baseball tournament, 

 senior girls. 



Inter-park long ball tournament, junior girls. 



Athletic efficiency tests. 



Outdoor lectures and movies, in cooperation 

 with Y. M. C. A. 



Inter-park model boat race tournament. 



Inter-park hopscotch tournament. 



Inter-park bean bags and diabolo tourna- 

 ments. 



Instruction in fancy roping, in cooperation 

 with Chicago Association Commerce. 



City-wide playground baseball tournament. 



Inter-park swimming meet. 



Inter-park tennis meet. 



Inter-park horseshoe pitching meet. 



Inter-park track and field meet, girls. 



Inter-park O'Leary tournament. 



Inter-park peg tournament. 



Inter-park field day and picnic. 



Inter-park jackstones tournament. 



Competition in fancy roping at rodeo. 



Athletic efficiency tests. 



Outdoor lectures and movies, in cooperation 



with Y. M. C. A. 

 City-wide track and field meets for boys 



and men. 

 City-wide swimming meets. 



Promoted by Local Staff 



Required of All Parks 

 Construction of sail and motor boats. 

 Community play festival. 

 Junior police drill. 

 Girl cadet drill. 



JULY 



Inter-park track and field meets (boys and 



men). 



Inter-park swimming meet. 

 Inter-park ball tournaments. 

 Inter-park hopscotch tournament. 

 Inter-park bean bag tournament. 

 Inter-park diabolo tournament. 

 Independence Day programs. 

 Twilight athletic leagues. 

 Junior police drill. 

 Girl cadet drill. 

 Sand and clay modeling, hand construction 



work, plays and games, tote. 

 Hikes. 

 Weekly story hour, in cooperation with 



Chicago Public Library. 

 Inter-park athletic efficiency tests. 

 Knot-Hple Club, attendance at National and 

 American League baseball games. 



AUGUST 



Inter-park water carnivals. 

 Inter-park ball tournaments. 

 Inter-park twilight leagues. 

 Inter-park tennis tournament. 

 Inter-park horseshoes tournament. 

 Inter-park O'Leary tournament. 

 Inter-park peg tournament. 

 Inter-park field day preliminaries. 

 Inter-park jackstones tournament. 

 Inter-park track and field meet, girls. 

 Junior police and girl cadet drill. 

 Sand and clay modeling, hand construction 



work, plays and games for tots. 

 Hikes. 

 Weekly story hour in cooperation with 



Chicago Public Library. 

 Inter-park athletic efficiency tests. 

 Knot-Hple Club, attendance at National and 



American League baseball games. 



Promoted by Local Staff 



Optional with Parks 

 Model aeroplane races. 

 Flag Day celebration. 

 Hoop races. 

 Instruction in campcraft. 



Lantern parade. 

 Quoits tournament. 

 Pantomime plays. 

 Mumble-the-peg tournaments. 

 Doll show. 



Sand and clay modeling. 

 Whittling contest. 

 Fancy roping contest. 

 Wading pool carnival. 

 Outdoor community programs. 

 Juvenile band concerts. 

 Life saving instruction. 



Doll buggy parade. 

 Mumble-the-peg tournament. 

 Sand and clay modeling. 

 Mardi gras. 

 Whittling contest. 

 Fancy roping contest. 

 Palines tournament. 

 Croquet tournament. 

 Wild West show. _ 

 Outdoor community programs. 

 Juvenile band concerts. 

 Instruction in life saving. 

 Junior Olympic meet. 



Annual vacations of staff members. 

 City-wide track and field meets for girls. 

 Registration for gymnasium classes. 



Inter-park soccer tournament for interme- 

 diate boys and senior men. 



Registration for and organization of gym- 

 nasium classes. 



Preparation of groups for Hallowe'en 

 celebrations. 



Preparation of groups for Thanksgiving and 



Christmas celebrations. 



Gymnasium and recreation class instruction. 

 Social dancing, informals and instruction in. 

 Organization of classes for music instruction. 



SEPTEMBER 



Twilight athletic leagues. 

 Junior police and girl cadet drills. 

 Inter-park ball tournaments. 

 Inter-park soccer tournament. 

 Gymnasium class registration. 

 Hikes. 



OCTOBER 



Inter-park soccer tournament. 

 Gymnasium class instruction. 

 Hallowe'en parties for gymnasium classes. 



NOVEMBER 

 Thanksgiving Day parties for gymnasium 



classes. 



Armistice Day programs. 

 Concerts and operettas. 

 Weekly social dance. 

 Miscellaneous assembly programs. 

 Inter-park athletic tournaments. 



Gymnasium and recreation class instruction. 

 Organization of athletic teams. 

 Preparation of groups for Christmas 



celebrations. 



Social dancing, informals and instruction in. 

 Music class instruction. 



DECEMBER 



Inter-park basketball tournament. 

 Inter-park athletic tournaments. 

 Weekly social dance. 



Holiday celebrations and entertainments. 

 Miscellaneous assembly programs. 

 Ice skating preliminaries. 



Doll dress exhibit. 



Outdoor community programs. 



Community hikes. 



Whistling contest. 



Home garden products exposition. 



Community pageants and festivals. 



Costume parade and dance. 



Story telling contests. 



Wagon or coaster races. 



Stilt walking races. 



Grammar school athletic tournaments. 



Organize Health Club . 



Columbus Day program. 



Touch football. 



Amateur nights. 

 Collections exhibit. 

 Ukulele and banjo recitals. 

 Tumbling and pyramids show. 

 Sewing circle socials. 

 Organize reading club. 

 Poster and photography exhibit. 

 Armistice Day programs. 



Debates. 



Toy Town exhibit. 



Novejty boxing and wrestling show. 



Quilting parties. 



Music memory contests. 



Handball tournament. 



This program from the West Chicago Park Commissioners shows how 

 broad the recreation program may be. Into it are woven the varied inter- 

 ests of children and adults in their leisure time. There are the physical 



