Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-12
THE BOYS HOME.
A WORTHY INSTITUTION. WHICH
DESERVES SUPPORT.
Some information About It's Features.
What Has Been Accomplished During
the Satisfactory Results.

The News Boys home is one of the
charitable institutions of Los Angeles
that is doing great deal OF good. The
home is located in an unpretentious
frame building at No. 319 East First
street. Part of the lower story is used
as a reading room. The second story
contains the school room, reception
room, dining room and kitchen. The
sleeping apartments are in the third
story and will comfortably accommodate
about twenty boys.
The advisory board is composed of the
following gentlemen: Mayor H. I.
Hazard, g. W. Mcclellan, F. w. Mills,
H. Chandler and Mr.. Armour.
The board OF trustees are: Mrs. Du-
commun, Mrs. G. FL. Bosbyshell, Mrs.
A. S. Grovesner, Mrs. Anna Hobbs, Mrs.
DR.. Sinsabaugh, Mrs. General Melon
aid, Mrs. Cockins. Mrs. Carter, Mrs.
Shinkwin, Mrs. Blythe and Mrs. Wood
ward
The managers are: President, Mrs.
N. A. Stillman Drane; vice-presidents,
Mrs. Colonel Otis, Mrs. Finney and Mrs.
Wiggin; financial secretary, Mrs. G. II.
Bosbyshell; recording secretary, Mrs. f.
E. Bennett; treasurer, Mrs. E. A. For
rester; chairman of health committee,
Mrs. DR.. Hewling; chairman OF house
hold committee, Mrs. A. S. Grovesner;
chairman of reading room committee,
Miss Blythe; committee on entertain
ment, Mrs. A. J. Brown and Mrs.
Brainard Smith.
These ladies all serve without COM
pensation, giving their time and inf1u-
ence willingly to help along the good
cause; only the matron and housekeeper
receive pay.
The home has only been organized for
about year, and OF course matters are
even yet i'll somewhat crude state, but
taking into consideration the difficulties
to be overcome at the outset and the
comparatively small amount of money
expended, the board of managers feel
that much has already been accom-.
plished.
The reading room is especially de-
voted to the newsboys, and is becoming
very popular evening resort for them.
1t is large, well ventilated room, pro-
vided with maps, charts, pictures, mag
azines, newspapers, books and games.
Every night from thirty to forty boys
congregate there. The ladies of the city
interested in the organization provide
musical and literary entertainments
from time to time. These are generally
held on Saturday evenings. Practical
lectures, on various subjects, illustrated
by experiments, are also given in which
the boys seem greatly interested.
A Sabbath school is held from to 7,
in the evening, conducted by commit
tee OF ladies from the different churches.
1t is entirely unsectarian in its instruc-
ton.
During the past month night school
has been established, the city board of
education having kindly provided a
teacher-Prof. Lahman-at the expense
of the public school department. This
school is open to all who desire to avail
themselves of its privileges. 1t is al
ready proving a success, and bids fair to
accomplish much good.
The matron of the home, Mrs. Hilbish
("auntie," as the boys call herr, is de-
voted to her work. She is Christian
woman, with warm heart and motherly
feelings. Under her kind, firm, judicious
management, there has been wonder
full improvement in discipline.
The domestic department, under the
charge of Mrs. Neely, is we'll managed.
The rooms and bedding are scrupulously
clean. The food is plain, but wholesome
and we'll cooked. Excellent homemade
bread is always found upon the table.
The recent addition of bath room to
the building has proved very beneficial.
Since January, 1891, forty boys have
been registered as inmates of the home.
Many of them came poorly clad, ragged
and dirty. AS soon as possible they
NJ h n1n
ment secured for them, thus cultivating
habits of cleanliness, industry and self
reliance.
it should be understood that the home
is not solely for the benefit of newsboys,
but that any homeless boy who wishes
home comforts for nominal price is
welcomed there and properly cared for.
Several such boys who are learning
trades and receiving but few dollars
per week have recently come to the
home. One of the aims of the home is
to find suitable employment for boys
who are willing to work, but are unable
of themselves to find any.
OF course some of the boys do not ap-
preciate the efforts made in their behalf
and return to their old habits of life,
but a majority of them are very CRATE
full, working during the day, studying at
night, and willingly pay the nominal
price charged for their board and room.
Six boys have been sent to their
homes since January, thus gladdening
the sad hearts of parents who had per-
haps given them up as lost.
There is no doubt but that if those
persons who have so kindly assisted the
home by monthly contributions in
money, or by donations of food, fuel and
clothing, could watch the progress made
and realize the good accomplished in
various directions, they would not re-
gret the assistance they have given the
ladies in their good work, but would
rather increase their contributions.
The board of managers wish to extend
through the columns of the HERALD an
invitation to any or all of the citizens of
Los Angeles to visit the home and in
spect its workings. Especially would
they be pleased to see those who are SO
kindly contributing to its support.
The term-one year-for which quite
a number of the original contributors to
the fund by which the home is support
ed will soon expire, and the managers
hope that they will renew their sub
scriptions, or that other liberal citizens
will take their places, SO that the good
work may be continued and the benefits
to the class of homeless boys may be
increased.