The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-20
BOYS O n MOVEMENT.
Another Meeting at the Y. NJ. G. A.. Last Night
Additional subscriptions.

There were forty or fifty persons, includ.
ing q few ladies. at the Y. M. C. A. Build
ing last night, to participate in the move.
ment to establish q home for homeless boys.
Mr.. NJ. V. McGilliard was made chairman.
and Mr.. Samuel Gilman secretary. Mr..
McGilliard reviewed the purposes of the
agitation. and said that the reason of
former failures, as he thought. lay In not
reaching out with q large enough faith,
and upon such plans as would attract
tho support Of business men. An
other reason was that the homo pro-
vided was restricted to newsboys, and did
not embrace an employment bureau. Mr..
McGilliard emphasized the value of o little
help and sympathy In the case of Young
boys who must support themselves. sperhaps
others, and to whom loss of q job has q
crushing influence. He related hos as
o boy of seventeen years. he had found 1t
in the year 1858. following the panic, ex-
ceedingly hard to get work. In that year
he had been employed by eighteen different
persons, u often experienced the
bitterness of disappointment In HINT
ing n situation. IL he had been given q bit
OF help. he said, il would have been q great
boon.
New subscriptions were called for and
the following responded. taking the life
membership of s25: Eli +. Ritter. Mrs.
EiZhDctu hyau Unu IL. Ia. w QlttleI. Inc
following subscribed IS. becoming annual
members: Miss Mollie Hay. A. w. Morris.
l.. III. Davis. Gen. John Coburn, Alexander
Heron. +. L. Helwig. +. C. Heath. S. C..
Gilman. The following took the 81 mem
Dale Gilbert. Florence East. This made q
total of SAG, which. with INSCRIPTIONS
previously obtained, make o total of 81. 0Sl,
as follows:
John G. Wright. $500; Charles E.. Dark.
formerfy a pewahov Ann. ltfa mamhara @Oy
each, as follows: John b. Elan, William e.
Hall, John b. Conner Thomas c. DAY.. Mrs.
Frank Helwlg. NJ. V. McGilliard. f. NJ.
Thompson, n. s. Byram; annual members
Edwin Dlssette, w. ii. Hay. Mrs. j. G.
Harding. j. III. Holiday, DIR. Theodore Pot
ter, John +. Waliick. T.. ID. Bishop. J. II.
Laird. Scion l.. Goode. j. r. Preston, II. +.
Zimmer. Lew Nicoli. Mr.. John G.. Blake
made his subscription SO.
Those present decided to hear the report
of the temporary committee on organiza-
ton. The report en- Draoed an outline of
the constitution as likely finally TO be
name of Boys Home and Empioy ment
Association" Its purpose was declared TO
be to provide q home for homeless boys and
to secure ment tor the boys, The
home 10 to be open TO all boys not over
ton of the directors. ought TO be admitted.
The officers are TO be o president. vice.
president. secretary and treasurer, a board
Of directors, fifteen in number. and an ex-
president is to be chairman. ex-oficio.
Ii was thought best TO postpone the
election of directors until the next
meeting, which will be called at
the discretion OF Chairman McGilliard. A
composed of Mr.. Il. NJ. Swain,
Mr.. j. +. WaIiick. Mr.. McGilliard and Mr..
j. y. Conner Was instructed to secure the
building on North Delaware street, upon
which an option had been occurred. The
committee on organization was instructed
70 report q formal constitution and by
laws for consideration aud adoption at the
next meeting. The chairman was directed
to apuoint Q soliciting committee for u
thorough canvass of the city. The build
the Christian Endeavor societies and
Epworth leagues OF the various churches.