Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1937, Page 19

Washington News REVISED AVIATION REGULATIONSTOGO IN EFFECT TODAY Code Will Touch Every Per- son Engaged in Flying. NEW RATING METHODS WILL BE PUT IN FORCE Foreigners No Longer May Own an American Registered Air- craft, Under Rules. Hundreds of new or completely re- wised Federal aviation regulations, which will affect every person engaged in aviation, from the lowest field worker to the head of the largest airline, from student pilot to the greatest of pilots, and even the oper- ators of model airplanes, now are being prepared for publication at the Government Printing Office, but prob- ably will not be distributed for at least two weeks. The new code be- comes effective today. ‘The new volume, representing more than a year and a half of work by Director of Air Commerce Fred D. Page, jr., and assoclates in and out of the Bureau of Air Commerce, will in- eclude a complete codification and re- drafting of the entire mass of unco- ordinated rules and regulations pro- mulgated by the Federal Government during the past 25 years. Scores of New Regulations. Bcores of new regulations will ap- pear in the new volume for the first time. They are the result of months of recent advancement in airplane and aircraft equipment design and flying progress. ‘With the promulgation of the new regulations, there will come into effect entirely new methods of rating stu- dents and pilots, testing and certi- fying the airworthiness of airplanes, engines, propellers and equipment, eontrolling the operation of airlines, airways and airports and of governing student training, operation of repair &hops and bases. Under the new regulations, foreign- ers no longer may own an American registered aircraft, even for non- commercial purposes. Student pilots may begin flying training without medical examination. Major de- partures are made in pilot ratings—the rating of transport pilot disappearing. Ground instructors, mechanics and airline dispatchers, however, become subject to examination and Federal rating. Pilots formerly issues licenses no longer will be licensed, but must obtain Federal certificates of com- petency. Mnst Show Financial Strength. ‘Would-be operators of air transport lines under the new rules will have to show financial strength sufficient to assure ability to operate an airline with reasonable safety standards for a period of at least a year. Each airport used as a scheduled terminal or intermediate stop must be possessed of a valid airport com- petency rating, with relation to the specific aircraft to be used. New regulations goverming bad- weather operations along airways affect every airplane operator and pilot, including Army, Navy and Marine Corps pilots, who have been pledged to co-operate and obedience to the civil rules. Airways are divided into ‘“green, amber and red” types, with special operating regulations for each. New methods for approaching airports are prescribed. As a result of a preliminary exami- nation of the new code, officials of Aviation, national aeronautical publi- cation, said: “The impression one gets from the civil air regulations itself is of a colossal, conscientious effort to increase the safety of all flying to as great a degree as human nature and the state of the art permits.” BAND CONCERT By the Marine Band in the audi- forium at 3 p.m. tomorrow. Capt. Taylor Branson, leader; William F. Bantelmann, assistant. Program. “Marines’ Hymn.” March, “There’s Still a Few of Us Left” -Burns Cornet solo, ‘Winfred Kemp. “Siegfried’s Rhine Journey, “Dusk of the Gods”. Duet for cornet and trombone, “Panis Angelicus” Franck Chester Shields and Bayes. Intermeszo, “Marionettes at Mid- Noack “The Seasons” (autumn) Glazounow Overture, “Russan and Ludmilla,” Glinka March, “Wisconsin's Pride”. S8election, “The King Steps Out,” b + Kreisler Novelty, “Harbor Lights” (by re- quest) - “The Star Spangled Banner.” Police Chasing One Burglar, Seize Another Ninth precinct police went after a thief today, lost him, but found another. A colored man six policemen had trapped on the roof of a Sanitary grocery at Eleventh and H streets N.E. escaped by jumping 16 feet in his stocking feet to a concrete areaway and scaling a 7-foot fence. A Dpistol shot fired at him only served to increase the distance be- tween himself and the policemen. Searching the neighborhood, the officers came upon a second colored man with 13 pounds of bacon and several cartons of cigarettes in a sack. He confessed stealing them from a atore at Tenth and B streets N.E,, the policemen said. Returning to the precinct, the of- Rcers broadcast a lookout for the r: % H One of the most unusual classes in the public school system 1is this after-hours dancing class conducted at the Abbott Vocational School for Boys at Seventh and O streets N.W. by Mrs, Mary Resh, a teachér. Mrs. Resh is showing James Johnson a step or two. “It is really part of their commercial training, as it will give them social poise as well as WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION he Foening Star WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1937. ; Broken, Girls Missing but Overtime Dance Class Thrives Although not nearly as much fun as danc- ing with attractive Mrs. Resh, the boys are so anzious to learn that they practice on each other, taking turns leading the step. They are priming for the big social event of the year, the annual get-together and dance with the girls from the Dennison Vocational School {or Girls, and are big apple fans. “We try to earn the jfundamental steps and rhythm, though,” said the instructress. “They also learn all about ballroom conduct, how to ask a When the class first started the boys had a phonograph of ancient vintage for music. The spring broke, defying efforts to repair, but the music went on. Boys would take turns cranking, playing the instrument like a hand organ. Robert Cordani here applies the elbow grease while his schoolmates dance. Now, how- ever, the aged instrument has been laid dancing ability,” she explained. OME 500 fish from the Mississippi River and tributary streams, ar- riving today at Union Station aboard a Bureau of Fisheries express car, en route to aguariums here and in New York, received the press, but a bit reluctantly. “Swish, swash,” said a 25-pound sturgeon, when removed from its tank ably, “I resent this.” It took three husky men, including Fred G. Orsinger, director of the Bu- reau of Fisheries aquarium, to hold Mr. Sturgeon. He may have thought he was destined to be the piece de re- sistance at some banquet, and might as well start the resistance now. “It's customary for distinguished visitors to be photographed,” said Mr. Orsinger soothingly. “Ker-splash,” retorted the long; lanky swimmer, diving out of the three sets of arms, its tail reappear- ing with a swish that probably was an approximatjon of the Bronx cheer. But the photographer had done his stuff. A 46-pound mud cat, tossed out of the Mississippi by the floods of last spring and rescued from some corn- field, blinked in a bored way, but ::xered no resistance to the proceed- s. PARKS OFFICIAL BACK F. T. Gartside Returns From Trip to' Mexico. Frank T. Gartside, assistant super- intendent of National Capital Parks, was back at his desk today in the New Interior Department Building, follow- ing & trip to Mexico, and his appear- ance before the convention of the American Institute of Park Executives, held at Forth Worth, Tex. Gartside was elected one of the six directors of the institute. 3 ‘The assistant park chief. with other delegates of the institute who went to Mexico, were entertained by the Presi- dent of the republic as well as by Ambassador and Mrs. Josephus Daniels. Dental Hygienists to Meet. The Bistrict Dental Hygieniats’ As- sociation will hold their second an- nual meeting tomorrow night" at the Harrington Hotel to discuss plans for the five-State dental convention to eseaped man, thinking the bullet might have hit him. be held at the Mayflower Hotel in March. to pose for a picture, meaning prob- | girl to dance, all about cutting in, etc.” Fred G. Orsinger, director of the Bureau of Fisheries Aquarium, is shown holding a spoonbilled catfish from the Lower Mississippi—a species rarely found in captivity.—Star Staff Photo. g e S i e e ‘There was one specimen extremely rare in captivity—a spoonbill cat, | known scientifically as “polydon | spatula.” ‘When Mr. Orsinger plunged his arm {into the tank after Mr. Spatula the curious shaped cat ducked neatly. The aquarium chief, who can talk a little fish and understand a lot, informed Polydon it was going to be photo- graphed. The fish stuck its head up, and probably said, “That’s what you think,” and then dove to the bottom. But next time Mr. Orsinger trapped him, and the rare cat resigned itself to pose without further objection. ‘The spoonbill cat, unlike most of the others in the shipment, hails from the lower Mississippi. Its kind seldom survives captivity, but this was one flourishing when it arrived. Most of the fish were rescued from backwashes of Midwest streams during the floods. The best specimens were preserved for the disposition of Frank T. Bell, commissioner of fish." ‘The express car left La Cross, Wis., Saturday noon. About half the ship- ment goes to the New York aquarium. Washington's aquarium received some fine mud cats, gars, dogs, wall- eyed pike, white crappy, sturgeon, buffalo and quillbacks. TEAM PLACES THIRD Montgomery 4-H Member Also Places in Poultry Judging. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 1.—In the annual State-wide 4-H poultry judg- ing contest at College Park Saturday, which was participated in by teams from 14 counties, the Montgomery County team finished third. It was composed of Emanuel Walter of the Darnestown 4-H Club and George Lechlider and Russell Davis of the Rockville club. Walter tied for third place in individual score. The Mont~ gomery County boys were coached by Rufus B. King, assistant sgricultural sgent for the county. 4 Drill Team to Dance. COLLEGE PARK, Md, Nov. 1 (Special).—The girls* drill team of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Prince Georges County Volunteer Fire De- partment will give a dance in the University of Maryland gymnasium here Saturday night. Mrs. Mary Baker has charge of the program. » WINS FIRST PLACE Unidentified Reveler Carries Off Honors in Halloween Parade. An imitation of Mae West by an unidentified reveler won first prize in the individual costumed group in Sat- urday night's Halloween parade, it was announced today by Harry Som- erville, general chairman of the ocele- bration. “The Horn of Plenty.” entered by the Northeast section of the Play- ground Department, was adjudged the best of the civic floats, while the Gun- ther Brewing Co.’s entry took top hon- ors in the commercial float class. Charles Richardson's interpretation of “The Bat"” won first award in the decorated private vehicle class; the “Future Sonja Heinies,” depicted by the Georgetown section of the Play- ground Department. prize in the costumed group class, and the Chestnut Farms-Chevy Chase Dairy Band took the highest honors in the musical group. Awarding of the prizes will be made at a date to be announced later. The complete list of prize winners and those receiving honorable mention follows: Class 1, commercial floats—First prize, Gunther Brewing Co.; second prize, Rock Creek Ginger Ale Co.; hon- orable mention, Chestnut Farms-Chevy Chase Dairy; G. E. Naylor, The Eve- ning Star. Class 2, civic floats—First prize, Northern Section, District of Colum- bia Playground Department; second prize, Community Center Department (the Town Copper); honorable men- tion, Friendship House, Western Sec- tion, District of Columbia Playgrounds, Playground Department, queen's float. Class 3—Costumed Group Marchers. (Order of selection, all will not re- ceive prizes.) 1. Georgetown Section, District of Columbia Playground Department (future Sonja Heinies); 2, Oppor- tunity House; 3, Virginia Avenue playground; 4, McKinley - Langley Community Center; 5, Buchanan Community Center Boys' Club; 6, Job's Daughters, No. 3; 7, Job's Daughters, No. 2; 8, Eastern Section District of Columbia Playground De- partment; 9, Western Section, District of Columbia Playground Department; 10, Montrose Park playground; 12, Southeast Community Center. Class 4—Decorated Private Vehicle. First prize, Charles Richardson (The Bat) ; second prize, Quaker City Cycle Shop; honorable mention, Eastern Section District of Columbia Play- grounds, Woodward School. Class 5—Individual Costumed Marchers. (Order of selection; all will not re- ceive prizes): Pirst, “Mae West,” 1525 Fifteenth street N.W.; 2, Entry No. 204, Quaker City Cycle 8hop; 3, Entry No. 206, Quaker City Cycle S8hop; 4, Richard ook; 5, John Connegan; 6, Herman Riley; 7, Eddie Yazge; 8, Entry No. 152; 9, Dorothy Hatch; 10, Pvt. Wil- liam Snyder, U. 8. A.; 11, Harry Ed- ward Capato, jr.; 12, Woodrow Queen; 13, Robert Lesley; 14, Leonard Roth; 15, Melva Ozment; 16, Robert Gold- stein; 17, Arthur Eagle; 18, Joseph Mitchell; 19, Arthur Six; 20, Dorothy Kelso. Class 6—Bands. First prize, Chestnut Farms-Chevy Case Dairy; second prize, Elks Boys' Band; honorable mention, Police Boys Club, Holy Comforter Boys, Veterans of Foreign War. _— ‘Will Discuss Spanish War. Ludwig Renn, European novelist and chief of staff of the Spanish Loyalist International Brigade, will discuss the military and social issues of the war in Spain at & dinner to be given by the League of American Writ- ers next Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Y. W.C. A Democrats to Meet. EAST RIVERDALE, Md, Nov. 1 (Special).—The Young Men’s Demo- cratic Club of Prince Georges County wil meet in monthly session in Stephen’s Citizens Association Hall here Thursday at 8 p.m. - to rest in the storeroom. 500 Fish Here on Special Car |'MAEWEST' GET-UP For Pre-Aquarium Interview captured first | CLINIGIS OPENED BY GROUP HEALTH Few Patients Treated, but Most of Time Is Taken Making Appointments. With no crowd or confusion, Group Health Association, Inc., opened its clinic at 1328 I street today, taking care of & number of patients, but us- ing most of the time to make future appointments for members of the as- sociation—employes of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board—and its agencies here. Dr. Henry R. Brown, medical di- | rector, explained that such s system had been worked out, with official no- | tice to members of the new associ- ation, so crowds would be avoided the first few days. Many appointments were made for ihe last of the week when the clinic is expecting the first real rush. At 10:30 a.m. today, official opening hour, only & few persons were in the spacious lobby and waiting room over- looking Franklin Square. Most of these were attaches of the clinic. The waiting room has large windows and is equipped with comfortable, deep- cushioned chairs and divans. Publi- cations of the American Medical Asso- ciation are avallable on tables for patients. Patients who are members of the new association may make appoint- ments for calling at the clinic up to 10:30 a.m. daily, it was explained. The office officially is open from 10:30 to 1 and from 3 to 6 p.m. daily. On Tues- day and Friday evenings, however, it will be open until 7:30 o’clock. VIRGINIA GIRLS HURT IN BALTIMORE CRASH One From Arlington Suffers Pos- sible Fracture of Hip and Shoulder. BALTIMORE, Nov. 1 (#).—An au- tomobile collision on the Washington- Baltimore boulevard near the city lim- its injured two Virginia girls yester- day. Thev were Miss Betty Phiessen, 17, Buckingham, Va., possible frac- ture of the foot, and Miss Eline Grif- fin, Arlington, Va., possible fractures of hip and shoulder. Both were taken to 8t. Agnes’ Hospital. They were riding in a car driven by Theodore Rogers, 26, of East Falls Church, Va. Henry W. Ross of St. Denis, Md., was driver of another car involved in the crash. DISCUSS HORSE SHOW Officials of Park Event Meet in Finnan's Quarters. Details of the program for the in- formal horse shoW, to be held Sunday, November 14, at 11 am. in Rock Creek Park, were to be the subject of a conference at 2 p.m. today in the office of C. Marshall Finnan, super- intendent of National Capital Parks. ‘Those scheduled to participate in the meeting were Maj. Frank L. Whit- taker, U. 8. A.; Norman Clarke, L. W. Catlett; J. B. MacMurray, John O. Gheen, Leslie Mason, Edward Kelly, administrative assistant to Mr. Fin- nan, and Albert Clyde-Burton, in charge of recreation in the Wash- ington park system. The show is to be held in Equitation Field on Ridge road near Ross drive in the park. COLLEGE OFFICIAL QUITS Pastor Resigns Pulpit and Trus- teeship of Presbyterian School. SPARTANBURG, 8. C,, Nov. 1 (A).— The Rev. Henry Wade Du Bose said today he would resign the chairman- ship of the Board of Trustees of Presbyterian College, Clinton, 8. C. His resignation as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church here was submitted to his congregation yester- day. He said he would take over the pastorate of the Highland Park Pres- byterian Church at Dallas, Tex. Presbyterian College derived its support from the Presbyterian synods of South Carolina and Georgia, A 1 The boys have formed themselves a 10-pfece orchestra everything from violins to a mouth organ. They come to school early and stay late to get their practice, and make their own arrangements. Running from 15 to 17 years of age, half of them play by ear and the others can read a little music. As they have only been organized for a very short time, their repertoire is a trifie limited, the piece de resistance of the whole group being “Harbor Lights.” “But we have a drum-trumpet-piano trio that knows a lot of pieces by ear,” grinned Pianist Paul Bubyea— and they swing it! He Crippled Is By PHILIP H. LOVE. | HE man who shot Policeman | Herman L. Lay has served his prison sentence and dropped from public view, but the offi- cer—forced to abandon his law-en- | forcement career at 29—can't forget him as he hobbles about on his| crooked leg, trying to eke out his | small pension by working as a night | watchman. | As a matter of fact, the man whose | .38-caliber revolver bullet shattered | Mr. Lay's thigh, was released from the | Lorton Reformatory—his two to three | year sentence reduced by good be- | havior—while the policeman was still undergoing a series of operations in Emergency Hospital. “But I don’t hold anything against the, chap who did the shooting,” Lay said today, crossing his “bum leg” over his good one in his room at 1901 Kal- orama road N.W. “He's not to blame— it’s the system. Any system of ad- minstering justice that will permit a man to make and pass counterfeit money, to shoot two policemen, crip- pling one of them for life, and then to get off with a two to three year sentence that is cut further for good behavior in prison—well, there's some- thing screwy about that.” Shot in February, 1933. Mr. Lay was shot on the night of February 6, 1933, when he arrested a man who had just attempted to pass a bogus $10 bill in a restaurant in the 1800 block of Adams Miil road N.W. “He was such a nice young fellow it didn't occur to me to search him for a gun,” Mr. Lay said. “I took him to the nearest call box and was about to order a patrol when he suddenly jammed both hands in his overcost pockets and shouted, “Turn me loose— or I'll shoot you!" “I spun him around so that his back was toward me and got a bear- hug grip to keep his hands in his pockets. Then I sort of wrapped my right leg around him, in an effort to throw him to the sidewalk. He started shooting through his coat pocket—five shots, one right after another—but I didn’t know I'd been hit until my leg gave way under me. The only thing I could do then was to stand on my good leg and pull him down on top of me.” Sprawled on the sidewalk, Mr. Lay retained his hold until Officer Arthur Gernhofer, who was on the other side of the street, reached him. The gun- man-sent his last bullet through Offi- cer Gernhofer'’s knee before the police- man succeeded in disarming him with the aid of an n claw.” Officer Gernhofer's wound was 4 with —Star Staff Photos. Convict Freed Before Officer Out of Hospital FORMER POLICEMAN HERMAN L. LAY. —Star Staff Photo. & slight and he was discharged from Emergency soon after the shooting. Mr. Lay, however, remained in the institution for two years, undergoing 50 many operations that he “lost count” of them. “I think it was about 15, he esti- mated, “but I'm not real sure.” Investigation by Detective Sergts. Joseph W. Shimon and W. V. Chris- | tianson disclosed that Mr. Lay's assail- ant had given himself an intensive six- month course in the most modern counterfeiting methods in an effort to recoup the loss of $22,000 in the stock market. The money, is was said at the time, represented the life insurance of the prisoner's dead father, and portions of it belonged to his mother and a brother. He signed a confession soon after his arrest, and on May 18, 1933, was sen- tenced by District Court Justice Al- fred A. Wheat to serve the prison term and pay a fine of $100 on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and counterfeiting. Now Able to Patrol “Beat.” Mr. Lay, whose right leg is 3!2 inches shorter than its mate, was barely able to get about on crutches when he left the hospital. By the time he was summoned before the Police Re- tirement Board in November, 1935, he had learned to get along with a cane. Now, although his leg is stiff and clumsy—and sometimes sore—he is able to patrol his “beat” as a watch- man in the National Broadcasting Co. studios in the Trans-Lux Building from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., working every night except Sundays. “If T had to do any walking, though, I'd be sunk,” he confessed. Reared on a farm about 20 miles from Chattanooga, Tenn., Mr. Lay, who is now 32, served four years with the marines in Parris Island, S. C., Lakehurt, N. J., and Washington. Here he was stationed at the Marine Corps Institute, Eighth and I streets S.E, working as an instructor in agricul- ture. He joined the police force in August, 1929, about two months after completion of his enlistment. Singer Wins Divorce. CHIOAGO, Nov. 1 (#).—Irene Wicker, the “Singing Lady” of radio, fwon an uncontested divorce on grounds of cruelty Saturday from Wal- ter C. Wicker, radio actor and script writer. She was awarded the custody of Walter C, jr., 15, and Nancy, 11, after testifying to four acts of during May, June and 19%6. / n PAGE B—1 CATHOLIC SERVICE HERE CELEBRATES FEAST OF CHRIST Several Thousand in Rites at Brookland—Bishop Mc- Namara Takes Part. DR. JOHNSON MAKES A PLEA FOR PEACE Procession Has City-Wide Repre- sentation of Parishes—Scouts, Other Units March. With several thousand members of the faith participating, the Feast of Christ the King was celebrated by Catholics of Washington yesterday afternoon with a colorful procession in Brookland, followed by services at the stadium of Catholic University. The demonstration was directed by the Holy Name' Societies and was one of four in the archdiocese, the others being in Baltimore, Emmitsburg and La Plata. The marchers assembled on Michi- gan avenue NE. and headed by the Right Rev. John M. McNamara, Aux- iliary Bishop of Baltimore, proceeded to the stadium. In the line were & city-wide representation of parishes, religious orders, Legionnaires, Boy Scouts, bands, drum and bugle eorps and other units. In the reviewing stand cadets from 8t. John's College formed a guard of honor for Bishop McNamara, the Most. Rev. Joseph M. Corrigan, presi- dent of the university; the Rev. Dr. George Johnson of the university faculty, who gave the principal ad- dress, and others of clergy and laity, Plea for Peace. Dr. Johnson's sermon was a plea for peace, but he admonished that “holiness is the principle according to which men must live if peace is to be their portion.” “The American people want peace,” he said. “The very essence of the democratic principles upon which our institutions are founded is that in | the settling of all controversies, the reconciling of all differences, the eas- ing of all strains, recourse shall be had not to force and compulsion, but to understanding and co-operation. “Democracy’s weapon is peace,” not violence; democracy’s way is the way of voluntary sacrifice of personal advantage for the common good. We want nothing of war; we refuse to admit the inevitability of the struggle of class against class. We are convinced that justice and se- curity and equal opportunity can be achieved for all of us by peaceful means. “However, the while we talk of peace, we are uncomfortably aware that there is no peace. The dark shadow of war falls athwart the land, and although its substance is none o» our making, we are a little more than fearful of its portent. Within our borders, forces that should be working together are being torn asunder, and hatreds are being engendered where a common interest should dictate under- standing and mutual sympathy.” Bishop Gives Benediction. Bishop McNamara was celebrant at the benediction that concluded the exercises, and in a brief sermon urged his hearers to take the significance of the day to heart. The Holy Name pledge—a vow against profanity—was repeated, led by the Rev. Joseph Buckley, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church. Joseph L. Gammell, president of the ‘Washington section of the Holy Name, was chairman of arrangements, as- sisted by H. W. Collins, president of the Archdiocesan Union, and William Joseph Neale, former president of the Washington section. ‘The apostolic delegate, the Most Rev. Amleto Cicognani, participated in the Emmitsburg ceremonies, which were held on the campus of Mount St. Mary's College. Voice, Diction Classes Set. Classes in voice and diction, spon- zored by the Central Community Cen- ter, are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. each Tuesday, starting tomorrow, at the center, Mrs. E. H. Hunter, community secretary, said today. Instruction will be given by Eileen Fowler of the Washington Civic The ater. | Club Executives to Meet. The executive meeting of the Park View Woman's Club will be held in the home of Mrs. Robert A. Jonscher, 427 Manor place N.W,, at 12:30 pm, tomorrow. School Pupils To Be Initiated In New Contest Students in the white junior high schools are to be initiated in the game of speedball—a combination of soccer, basket ball and football—Birch E. Bayh, director of physical education in divisions 1-9, revealed yesterday. At the same time he indicated efforts will be made to introduce “touch” football in the senior highs. “There's not nearly enough of it played in our schools,” he said. Speedball, he hopes, will supplant soccer, adding “and it should, for it's 8 much faster game.” At present it is being played only at the Taft and Eliot Junior Highs, where physical education teachers happen to be familiar with the game. Demonstrations of speedball for the benefit of others who don’t know the game are being planned, starting November 8 at Taft, while touch foot= ball will be shown at Eastern the next day. Absence of official rules complicates the touch footbail problem, Mr. Bayh declared, and he indicated he will seek a uniform set of regulations. Efforts will be made to get together with the Department of Playgrounds au- thorities so that students will play under the same set of rules at the schools and on Saturdays at the playe grounds,