The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-20
A NOBLE ENTERPRISES.


tho Use OF the Boys and Girls OF the
West End--Interesting Programme.
The dedication OF the West End read
ing room last night was an important
event in the history OF Wilmington.
The friends who were instrumental in
erecting the beautiful reading room
and gymnasium at Fourteenth and
DUPONT streets, when they looked
upon the big results of their labor last
evening they must have thought that
they accomplished more than they
ever expected.
No wonder they were all glad. No
wonder the boys and girls OF the West
End were overlooking with JOY. There
was u large building where they could
go and read, draw, play music, prac-
tice athletics, learn TO cook and sew,
and learn everything that would ele-
vate them. No wonder Miss Bissell
was never more happy, and Mr.. Nc
Evan and Mr.. McCorkls were
never better pleased. Many names OF
noble workers might be mentioned but
these unselflsh people would rather be
known Ia good deeds than in any other
way. All honor to the friends of the
enterprise. The REPUBLICAN regrets
that its columns are too few and too
cramped To give the full details of the
utulGatlQu INST might.
At an early hour boys and girls with
their parents were vending their way
to the place where they expected to
pass many happy hours. Everybody
went through tile building and praised
its arrangements. The gymnasium
with its dumb.bells, pulleys, weights,
trapeZes, horrizontal-bars and beds for
jumping and tumbllng delighted the
boys, while the handsomely finished
rooms where a kindergarten school
was to be kept where there is splendid
library, where drawing, music and
sewing are to be taught delighted the
girls. All were delighted and time
flew away so fast that it was $50
o'clock before order was called and the
exercises commenced.
Judge Leonard l.. Wales presided,
and seated on the platform with hi IN
were the Rev. W. l.. McEwan, presi-
dent of the board of directors of the
room; Thomas McCorkle, chairman OF
the building committee; Ohio Now
land, treasurer; VIM. c. Spruance,
Samuel Bancroft, Jr.. VIM. II. Swift
aud $. Redmond Smith.
In the audience sat Hon, Charles b.
Lore, DR.. j. z. Wales, A. j. Woodman
and "a number Of other prominent citl-
IONS.
The evenings exercises commenced
with Mrs. Horny Grant at the piano,
and the singing OF the doxology, in
which tho audience Joined 10 full cho-
rus.
Rev. w. l.. McEwan then offered a
fervent prayer ending with the recital
OF the Lords Prayer, in which the audi
ence Joined in CONCERT.
Judge Wales delivered most ex-
celleDt descriptive address upon the
various ups and downs the friends had
before they accomplished their pur-
pose. The Judges speech was so inter-
esting rs to appear brief, but 1t is too
long to appear for publication in the
| REPUBLICAN at this time, To the
boys and young men present the judge
said:
We know something of your inclina-
lions and of your temptations, OF
your ambitions and restless impa-
tience, and of the obstacles you have
| to overcome.
We also know that You naturally
| desire diversion for the mind and ex-
erclse for the body. The managers
OF the club have now provided you
with the means OF obtaining both.
Books, newspapers, magazines, the
gymnasium, music and games will
/ pli'ttti 1tu w PeS' 9ouh Op.icl Wow
idle hours in n manner that will be
useful and pleasant. This is your
club. II Is not charitable institu-
ton any more than free school is q
charity, or a FREQ library, or a free
church. It's privileges will not be re.
strlcted TO the use OF persons OF any
particular religious denomination.
It's only creed is that which is hold by
all Christian believers and which is
contained in tho injunction OF our
Saviour.
Chairman of the Building Commit.
tee, Thomas McCorkle. at this stage
arose and stated that the first shovel,
full of earth was removed last Thanks
giving Day, and that the building was
completed September 9Th hast. He
| then surrendered the keys to the presl-
dent of the board of directors, the Rev
Mr.. McEwan, who accepted them in q
complimentary half-minnte speech.
| Treasurer Otto Nowlaud read the fol
lowing financial statement;
| RECEIPTS.
| subscriptions .............,.......,SG u at
| Interest OH suhscriptions.,.... l6.lI
| borrowed. ."........... 2pOtD "
| S. 1870,
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