, 1865-01-23
THE MEWSBOYS,
Bryan Hall Friday Even 'ns--Catherlns Of { .
:Claus--Addresses by Leading Clti-
zens and a KeHsboy--Re-
formatOry Mcasurcs.

The gathering Of The ucwsboys and citizens @
Chicago. ut Bryan Hall FnIay evening, pas mos
respectable in point Of numbers. The boya. IN
1shnaels OF the press, each displaying his badce
occupied seats on the Iilatform on the left Of III
speakers chair, and several Of our public eptr,te
| citizens on the right Among the latter ue-e 4,
| p. Bryan, EEq;. Hon. Geo. C. Bates Rev. Rnhrr
Con5sf, heF; ~ :; =. Butler, D, D., judge Gearing
esting. Aa'sa
hon Geo: 9; Bates called the meeting to order
ana Eas B. Bn as Th
he meeting I'D been ea1Ied af 9ss
boys n cee e. t,a s eeRSon I
@cnt would be hailed with delight b. ali ali pbisn.
thropists; Already numbering nearly Two hun.
o59S eca ana orssns insFeasng The o
With our citizens whether thcy should be ieft 10
themselves and permitted to drift down the stream
1 rsskeasness q be guided into paths of honoTa.
when haa attended similar movement in New
aors, and said there was no reason why like salts
ReF Raherf % GoTta not be secured = Chicago
Iees!Sea n7th uproatious applause. Mr. Coilyef
snld he felt little mid about addressing bis su-
ddience because he feared Il be said anything that
certainly Ealpte him with hisses instesd Of CD.
p!sase; os ae sympathized heartily with TIC movc-
re %enf eec3use 1t tended to relieve The boys from
- fcmnt8dOnH
Which beset them Is class. The poyers 81 Evil
he said, were banded together to Cct possess1on a.
tne news boye, and the Influences now thrown
being. We should take advapta:c Of the cxperi-
encc OF the New York institution and bcoiU hers
IN Chicago where It had LETT of. The movement
rromitGd to be as tmportint md far-reaching In
1te results 81 anJ movement cver fnaueurated in
Rev Dr.. Butler Was Introduced and SPOKE e1o.
Gncntty and effectively. Chicago, he said, II her
national prosperity. 7oi1lnsrate this be referred
to The establishment OF asylums and fnstitutions
q learning and beneyolence within her borders.
would would belae ;crow1lng effort or Chicago, IN lie
direction Of spiritual progress
t,o James Mcbride, the newsboy Vice President of
inc heeociAnon4 YVES then introduced as the fIrat
newsboy who cEer made speech before an aiidi-
e1ee such as had assembled at Bryan Ha'l.
s.a.i ne sa1d that nqt being accustomed TO public
n p1blic It would not be expected that be should
DC either Instructive or entertaining. He belonged
to Class that had done much towards dissemi1sat-
lng knowledge, Etaudlng In the light OF distinct
medium between the editor and dis readers. In
t1s respect neWsbogs share eqnal dignity with the
uEited Suites mail or the telegraph; and some
even ~ later and more startling news than either
the telegraph or the newspapers can boast.
= There were not far from I'D newsboys IN the city
selling newspape,s. Among this number were
t1ys who had sold papers in every large citysin
" tl United Statea Be had himself sold papefs IL
ts III eS s'ehfa 81 st Lus Memphis Nash
and Charlest9o, and IN none Of these cities wns
there 60 good a field for operations as in Chicago.
II. Ihefe ,h Was not nswnboy in Chicago who eolld
ehere "et many who earn double that sum. He
said his hearers had all seen the white pony ex.
P1sfs Or Il they had moi they might do upon
white pony, gallops away from he Journal oeice
ior lamp douglas and vicinity. That boy and
,sm1 oro1er, 9 as9 nswteoy were len orphans NOT
and md 1ot only SsT suppof e
comfortably, but arc edueatine sister
at one Of The best educational Institutions in he
he safd that he had netted and saved fa0 0o1 since
the commenccmcn1 Of the war. He made these
exMbln Tor the purpose OF showing that there is
money enough earned to make the calling Of the
news bog respectable, and to call the attention Of
h1s.heafcfs to the fact that very few Of the boys
saved cent When biz hearers learned this, and
one in five lconld read OF write; when they3 CON
sidered that very many OF them are orphans.
ir1enaEess and homeless, and that they are grow
ing up without education or guidance Of any sort,
be thought they wonld conc!nde rhat better led
i6r ntssionaryilabor docs not exist nor one where
Ch1tstisns and philanthropiss can more pIoftabIy
direct their efforts.
A reading room, OF school open ut ali hours TO
me newsboss, would supply great want. There
ere none 20 deprayed as not TO thankfully avail
The reeklceEnees and riotous conduct 50 often o6.
served among newshoys is the fruit Of necessity,
II people would keep pcreon out Of mischief
they should give his head and hands constant en-
ployment- lffrte1ligence came that zoo Hotter
tots come thousands OF miles away, were growing
up IN ignorance and wickt dness, appeals would be
made in every church In Chicago for theis relief
ould not the people Of Chicago do some-
thing !or the 200 ncwsboys at hume!
@r. MeBf'de wae loudly applauded. When he
t1c each made eloquent and atle addresses, after
Ehieh the following contributions were handed |
!n Dr. Ham1l Ea5; Rev. Robert Collyer {lQ0; Il,
3. Marth 80; John Wright ss5: F. Z. Pituey 81
James Harvey SIS; John L. Nnlsh $a5; IT, n
Lcas1tt $40: George c. Bates SIS; Rev. Dennis !
=. Bran 500; L. G. Duff IS; J. G. Adams flo |
After song by the newsboys the meeting ad-
OuTned.
Subscription hooks are open at the Offices Of the
k1BrE1, Journal, 1in.es and Fbss, md at the Of
ices of T. B. Bryan, John r. Walsh, F. L. Emory /
orner Of clork and Lake, and 7. w. Anderson,
70. "a Dearborn street.