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President Roosevelt congratulates Charles Frederick Weller and the Associated Charities of the District of Columbia on the successful establishment of several playgrounds in Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-06
William Davison Johnston provides a detailed report on the building of an elaborate playground in Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay, New York. Johnston gives a history of the park, describes the work of designer Robert Leathers, and lists the many groups, organizations, and individuals who volunteered to build the new playground. Johnston discusses the complex logistics of building the playground entirely with volunteers in four days.
Six photographs of the playground under construction and one of the dedication ceremony accompany the article.