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me1reVie nt UCanq dIiUaVdcUi iI1c1it afi'the association's rendering assis- tance to governxnental departments. The "United States Daily," a publi- * cation printed for "the, sole purpose to present a complete and compre- hensive irecord of, the dailyi activities of, the Governnxient of the United States iii ail its branches, Legisiative, Executivýe. and Judicial, and of ecli of the gvenet of the 48 States." published a supplement,. especially devoted to theI proceedings of this Recreation conference ini the Whitel House., Extracts from speeches made by Président Hoover and Joseph T. ee, presidentof the National Recreationi association are presenited herewith PRESIDENT'S AI)I>IES0F WELCOMFB 1 arn glad. to welcome the diIrectors of the National Recreation association at the White Ilouse on this. occasioni. The association was organlzed at the Whit'e House,25 years ago, and it is a most fitting place *for 'your, twetiiy-flfth annlversary méeeing. wr 1 have f o(Wed the wre'f the as4s ciation for rnany, years. It bas taken a most significant and a magnificent part ln the whole recreational develop- ment. of the country. ILs mwork today is of increaslng importance because of ihe growlng congestion of the ciLles on one hand, and the lncreasing lelsure ýof people on the other. The whole'recrea- tional -movement is one not only vital to public health, but it is vital tô pub-* lic wlfare. Tihe growlng congestion of, the eities presents constantiy new prob- lems of physical and moral anid mental Vraining of children, on one- hand, and the growing leisure by shortened hours of labor presents increasing problems in provision of opport.unity for proper use of increasifglg isu're for~ aduits. Mafly lesproblems in governmefiL arise which concern people while theyr are at work than wbile the.y are at leisure. They do not often go to jail for activi- ties when hey are on their jobs. M\osQt of our problems a'rlse when the. people are off the job. Every progresg in con-r structive recreation for leisûre ime notý only improveS health, but aiso. morals. The Federal GovÉrnment during. the period of the assoclatlon's activities:aîdý to a considerabl e degree due to the efforts.of the association,' bas developed in itself a great number of recréational. activIties. I assume that the growth o, social aspects of government Willl In- crease the interest of the Oovernme nt in recreaional questiens, and we 'need. the of.,,~,f the a Qsnc4itionntrdi- with But now the Incredible thlng has hap- iened. By great good fortune-by acci- dent so far as we are concerned and flot by our design-this gift is l*oughtç precedented~ since the fali of man. It is a. magie gift., The goddess hands it te, us, with a, smlle, knowing its porten- tous possibilities.for g«Od or fil accord- ing to- the use we make 0f It. Here ts. ',ur 'chance-ýthe rnost :extraordinary ever granted to. a nation-,bearing,,the heavjemt responsibility.' We may em- iîIoy it in revisitinig,. in the woods, and. l>y the streams, anid, t the playing fields, the, aneient .sources, of our .ýtrength and may1 seek, in the pursuit of beauty and of understanding,.,our great Inhéritance,; or. we may spend the. gift in the frenzied seeking of sensa- Lion and In baYrren. pleasures., Wema choose the pathof lfe or pass iLt by. Others who spoke were Caçbieët' meMbers .and 'outstanding re.cre.atior' leaders. Twenty-five years.. of expansion markecl the resumnés of reports' de- livered at 'the- Whiteue anniiver- sary meeting of the National Recrea- tion association., Iii his addi-ess delivered at thae first Wh'ite House conference on play- grounds and recreation ini 1906, Presr,- dent, Roosevelt. spoke on play leader- .ship for childte.n, turging that there br no. undue limiitation of the f reedomi of'children. The entire emphiasis of the Meeting was on supervîiig the play, of chil- dren. ThaU idea' remnains the chief inter- est of recreation leaders ail over the country but ini the 25 years that have passed since that timie, recreation lias gone further than providing places for children to play and furnishing play leadership. Adolescents,. the ..teen age," and adults are Vital prob- lemis ini any recreatianl prog,)rani. Cane -is the time when -the playground. pro-. ,grami consisted of gamies under prop- *e'r leadership Handîcraft activitÎes have beeni added. Draina, mnusic and every sphere of.activity that the.,chil mesin life have also been addedi Adults ha vesorsand, thletic's Thev also have drai% nausic, handi- craf t, and, art. TAT&eý money to appointed lnstinct-homesick for some- strictly prohiiiteonater~4L1. i~joug- thing for whieh 'nature. fashioîîed us. las S. Crooks~ of Kenilworth stated wbicb we have left behînd, for somTe- this week. No exceptions to the rule thing dtea Led of that we have flot at- emsil talned. . are perisil.' The postal business .There is nothing new in, this condi- is a cash business. only, and Post- tiOX. Threugh ail the centuries that master Crooks has requested patrons hlstory records, freedom to live- hs, been a p-lieeo tevr e.An of the Kenilworth office not to ask çienit civilization, wth 'its marvelous th otatrt cetcecks. ORRINGTON AT DAVIS EVANSTON, ILLINOIS .4 p. ENCLISH TRADITIONAL' ,,..DOMESTIC ARCHIT.ECTUR.E May Tenth tfo May T6irty-first You are cordaàlly invited to attend th ,s second, unusual showièng, Hours: levenA.,M. ta Ten. P. M. Daily lnstituted :by Baird& Warner-7 MOTOR> ROUTE. Sheridan Road ta Park Avenue. Glencoei West on Park to BlIuff Street, North on Bluff to Dundee Road, West on Dundee to Ikekie Rdge, OR Green Bay Road ta Skokie Ridge; OR Waukegan Road ta Dundee Road, fast on Dundea. t Skokie Ridg.