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Show City Swimming Pool Meeting the Needs of St. George By MABEL JARVIS Not for years has St. George had a recreation center that enjoyed greater popularity than does the Muncipial pool, judging by reports and receipts. On scarcely a day of the week from 2 p. m., 'till closing time is the pool minus swimmers, either in small groups, families, family groups or party size crowds. The weather is warm, the water is not too cold, the guard service adequate, and the people, both young and old. are enjoying this facility beyond any individual's capacity to measure. Young people, stranded for something vital to do, girls' sewing clubs, boys' Scout groups, social clubs, often with mixed crowds are out in volume every day and every evening, enjoying en-joying the swimming and the vitality vi-tality that results from this health-giving health-giving exercise. Tuesday of each week is set aside for parties and the caretakers caretak-ers report there are often more (Continued on page eight) City Swimming p00 (Continued from first n requests booked ahead th' be accommodated, h,, a limiting most of the pa. by to an hour, several able to have a good t Ps Tuesday. Many bring th eai or pot-luck supper mater a,Picni his makes a fitting coneS the swim party, others 7 " h' groups for the swim th e at some home for th mfet ments. the rsh. Opened for use whilP i( still cold weather the m Was pool has as yet register few days without swimmer! as the warm weather wear this form of recreation in5' providing good wholesome s' Uinment and at "If you haven't tried th you should," is the opiS LM pressed openly by those Irregularly. Ir-regularly. And thus the ciw & regular swimmers is inem 0f from week to week and prov!' a revenue that will help to the surrounding park desiraui well as providing for the r . upkeep of the pool gular |
