New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-01
A PUBLIC RECITATION SOCIETY

The London DaiIy .Ners gives the following 40
coupt Of Society which hss been formed under this
title in Birmingham:
at appears that somewhat lete than year ago,
tw. pty five young peitO engaged In daily to yoioed
their resources evening recreation lhe only psce
tw.r,, Eve. Of they would have been glad Of larger
lumber Five OF the men bers fOru~d ban J, snd
mt oIce week for practice; sncther wa Secretary,
ano her tto kreltr aUohc ehoruslesder 400 % 90.
Pe,ny topR hook. were printed tor the nee Of the
mem bers They provided swings, chess aud DR. 'uslt.
los,cs uuzzle.. &C., spd vsrie1 their sWussuente
very FRI qpentIy- closing, however, With God
seve tb, GU en-, in full OF band sno csS, VA
This vss tie state of things half year ego: New
III. re is Public Recreation Socsty a. which hftees
hundred people in an evening have attend d-osch
p.yirg bis D. my there is NO ssying bow msnv more
ere wouo be If the place was not overeIv aas
ard pref. ure, but b+Csuse the Rresttr namoe' arc
baked Of their amuse men at the gymnsssc sPpsrssas
ard the gsnts. The remedy N, VI cours., " oesn
more placer and nobody who knows tn. working men
Of BIZ mnpLsm can ooubt that they will presently DO
tnis. The ur..ent ,Oci+iy take E20 per week ana
tpt I'd ory t6 ~ that th. is no deficiency Of money
in the ceie The greet ,quetse !" on saturdays ana
Mondays the days when least work Is node. 10 osser
ry.pu q, TIE nuub-is ale from 500 upward. thus u
apuenrt that while the place eXir mey attractive
Oh holiday evenings does not tempt the people from
industry on the four bsr -aorkinc days OF Clans WHO
earn their living mainly nv pi. cework At home.
Firr, there 10 Q covered playground 10 more thsn
NV e. 81 ,ouare. Il cuptans foor swii y, God
electrical mscne disposed a. that the hand's are
within Rebers resch. TIL" aeIs;t'veneS OF tns sP
rsrsiut is ,1traoaeinsr,; and the e1c'sm.tioos "
slrctr fed victms srs heard all the evening through.
Another favorits smuSemeIt IL waking or uy'og 70
walk, on q revolving bsrtl, which msst Do goH
GYM nsstic exercise. A small ROOM sPgropr.,so 70
tbi1 barrel snd TO si a. stick FL rcise Next there
the gymnasium, where they are climbing pole ana
rope parallel and horizontal barr, and the hke-in
bish favor with men who have been working ono set
III ere are raj and u gs for coats aud hats; aud IN
abundant provision Of water, toaP sno 1~ss msd d
use Of. Tie upper rooms or. ranly rmsL y nesas
Of such multitude: O'e, at pIesent used 'or ,'nc'ng
and ,l gle.sck, il intended 10 be reading and snok-
irgr on. smoking opthere no y ard in the gallery
which ads 10 it. Tue largest room over The covered
pla, crcuhd. II is c,l+d the Entertainment Room,
aid Is fitted ny with b. nchSs is,p'sbso WIN eogeS ~
the back on which the cbers.bOsrd, con. cup, or
NEWSPAPER may be- plnc.d Tue meo OF birmingham
are accust. nto to live in oise, and the eject "
seen IN tbs In the ilst OF the h'uosst che
ruses, the cbts.-pay's pursue their games ana the
n.wspsp per !. aders their political studies
"No psrt Of the smu,em' is better than the ring
ipp which il provided by the members themselves.
Good the fun's are, there DO sfhcuhy provid-
j. gcal.s Of favoite songs and chcrases, wh en- are
ru.+s cr.ute an ip6nity Of rnino. The ri eshmen'
room is nj band a,d IRE large cup Of coffee may
b. kao for Lr.e hafpsLce, breed aDo butter ~ pun
fra l+npy, aid 70 on. Th~ place 10 open hom me-
TIL Ten on I'VE Gays OF WSeh, hVus W." ~ WV
sferocn iii TN 81 Saturday,
1.-The doorketper, pensioner from the army, - N
atepcaDce eli the ev. ing, add bis wife man sg~s 100
r, f,esbn q rum The keep the Place 10 exees-
|. mt order and ceapliI beir salary being Il
week thus Tar there has b., sOr II disturbance
or difficulty. The excellent manager decisr' thr no
fss not ID eIv.d any serious imSTopnrfy wh"f~ves'
nor al, .xub. rasce which va MT checked IN no
rept Iva word from him. Tee Trials Of Disappointment
from k,te oirproI or ionsd numbers hSve not b. en-
t,Ring: but the peope have kept their tempers very
well. No coubt II ere wi he plscss OF rocr,vAon
open. e. long in some proper 1oo TO their Rumo-n.
Meantime there is To be- 10 pznse ID the pfos'ssOu
- a ys,itty " smusemepiS. There Is to be, a. we
aid a re n,Ine rom; ard there are already short
lectures Oh popular subjeer, hlurtrstd by 81 'gIsmS
ana rnzzes ebigDss, and magic lantern.
The . f,uppoi'irg character Of such . place
Ieip, ~ lrov, d. even where the price OF admission
j. 80 low q. penny, ibe H.rkDgmrn eed NOT sgsin
Al, for a con mte 81 &. D,len,,n TO arrange ara De-
lin he sffnir for them. They can begin mostly on
hi, own ,.,onr,s If Decetssry, and sod To th.r AZ
uec,;o, m the pence sDd p"un0s come TO-. Every.
vL.r-. however tb, re sIe kim per-ons whs you'd
give ~, er spd po-s, and daily pe~-pa e., not
n b. ards snd electrical sacbn.s. We have gwen
tb, novel story 10 some detail be- Of the p rect
,ucc ~ of The experiment which at once ~'tsbHhss
il a. al example We hope ih-t there will sooa be no
larg. towb in th. kingdom which viii no, be tn IS hoo
erty stealing the trade of the low be.ssr +nn ne gu
psluce In The tamt way, we esIDot oot nope tnN IN
our yilsees and -n.sll rural t"wns, hed games WIZ
keep the lal ORR from the public ho-es ID unmef'
arc a 10 il. X. or. siop S.ci.,y in Bad westber."