| Show HEALTHFUL AT prophets or of eil who iniquity for the pool are filc pio city plunge is real recreational center the richfield cian city natatorium is one of the most liberally patronized places hereabouts during this hot weather from early afternoon until late at night the plunge is the mecca of old and young and great is the joy that a dip in the tha cool waters brings to the heat weary citizens it will bo be remembered remember at the inception of the movement for a swim ing pool when a few enterprising citizens conceived the idea that with nith such a splendid supply of water at hand the kiddies should be permitted to paddle around in a place remote from the public gaze and a movement began for the excavation of a pool with natures sand and clay banks as retaining walls and floor of course this was not a desirable addition to city recreation grounds but it furnished a lot of tan fun for kiddies and grownups the place selected was near the city spring and the pool had both inlet and outlet private subscription de rayed frayed the expense then came the movement moT ement for a better constructed pool land jand the city administration was appealed to fir aid the pessimist and his bin little hammer was abroad in the land and an anvil chorus that had the il II tr thing left at the post swelled loud and long but the progressives progress s ives ot of I 1 the community persisted and out of their efforts arose the present monument to civic pride and civic needs the natatorium a cement constructed ted bathing pool that is the pride ana nal nfl joy of the citizenry and atthe marvel ot of the visitor the plunge is recognized now as a civic necessity as great as the private baab ol of any modern modem home among the things said by the knockers was that richfield was erect something that spelled opportunity port unity for the unmoral and the immoral and it would result in a sing sinkhole hole ot of sin and iniquity behold the result under careful ruana management gement and with the right man in charge not a breath of scandal not a charge ot of lewdness or immorality has emanated from this splendid recreation ground every child every son and daughter every tether and mother have contributed to the splendid moral atmosphere and sanitary conditions surrounding the natatorium careful supervision has eliminated the suggestiveness ti veness ot of the old swimming hole and the indecency ind inde ceacy of the river Q and canal buth lathing illg spots the city administration is entitled to much credit for jbf 0 splendid recreation grounds of uie tile city plunge and the caretaker george sen has aror en himself the right man for inducing a clean attitude in the frequenters ra of the city plunge elsinore Ela inore citi citizens zeng profiting by the successful venture ot of richfield are advocating the conversion of a certain portion of the canal flowing n near the town into a bathing pool tor for their young people with a little work and the expense of a wall edin ed in space a good substitute tor for a municipally owned plunge can be secured elsinore Els lnore citizens are to be congratulated on this progressive movement and the town administration will find no better project tor for spending public funds than in establishing tab lishing and maintaining a plunge sauna salina too has a splendid opportunity for a public plunge it needs but the as of its public spirited citizens turned in the direction of a sim swimming ming pool for its young people and the plunge will materialize one of the big advantages in the maintenance of the richfield Rich neld natatorium is the fact that it maintains itself the lights cost nothing and it is well lighted and the caretaker gets his from the concessions can aily any city in Rich fields class boast a better municipal recreation center we believe not |
