The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-14

Aipot butlbthGtoIys AHa kSAseHetsss WV are not obliged to make change the coming year. The aggregate attendance of boys during the winter was upwards of 1000 a month. In July the attendance was over 1000 against 54S the same month of the previous year.
 The gymnasium and bath room con- nected with the club are as popular ns ever. the latter supplying bath for at least twelve dirty applicants every night. The question arises, would It not be well to put In another bath tub in order that a still larger number of boys may be encouraged in that saving vir- | tue, cleanliness?
 In January, thanks to a kind friend, the club habitues were favored with holiday treat. Hoping to give them more lasting benefit than mere amusement and eating afforded, the entertainment took the form of lecture and lantern exhibition of worlds fair views by the Rev. Dr. Mutch of the Howard avenue church. The very large number of boys present, about 400. were quiet. orderly, attentive and appreciative beyond all | expectation. At the close of the lecture, when the lights were turned on the bags of goodies brought out to be dis trlbuted, the conduct of the boys be- came as disgraceful as 1t had previously | been commendable. We learned again. as we have learned before, that 1t does not do to admit large bodies to the privi- | leges of the club. A few big, burly | toughs are far more unmanagable than any number of bad, small boys, but on such occasions 1t Is difficult to keep them out.
 While we merely entertain the street waifs and keep them away from scenes
 of iniquity,we feel that we are doing a
 good work, but, when added to this we are able to give them practical instruc-
 tions in a useful trade, we feel that we
 far more than double the amount of good.
 | From the middle of February till the
 end of June a carpenter gave lessons
 three evenings of the week. Again we
 were surprised that so many of this ir-
 responsible class were not only will
 ing but eager to learn, and their zeal
 did not abate as the novelty wore off,
 as Is usually the case. As many as the
 room could accommodate were kept
 busy acquiring the art of handling tools,
 and as many more sat just outside in
 the main room and worked at mechani- cal drawing. All were most anxious to
 resume the lessons when the club open
 ed again this Season. Thanks to the lib-
 erality of the benefactor who provided
 these lessons, this is being done. Much as the society realizes the importance of
 this work, their financial condition Is not such as to permit them to undertake
 1t. What better direction can a persons
 benevolent spirit take than that of re- forming and remoulding the character
 the streets of our own city? More of this kind of work now means less of munich pal scandal and investigations in the 1 future. Our superintendent is always present at the sessions of the city court to give aid to youthful offenders. On one occasion an unusually large gang of
 thieves was brought in, who had been
 caught in the act of dividing the spells
 of their burglary-ten in all. Their ages ! lTdI6Cu HUH SlA CdLS u ClCNCA yC6A II
 would have been ludicrous sight had il
 not been a pitiful one A large boy o1 fourteen had been director and instiga- tor. Another time two hungry sons of respectable parents out of work were up for stealing food, aged nine and
 twelve years. A boy was arrested for trying to defend his drunken mother. Can we read of such things and not feel l that the boys club is an important, even a necessary charity? Again we appeal, l not for money alone, but for personal ef- forts. Here are boys of impressionable age gathered together night after night
 in suitable place, ready to be interest
 ed, to be taught, to be impressed, to be influenced for good, to be trained into law-respecting and law-abiding citizens. When we consider what their career is bound to be without our efforts does 1t l not seem worth while to sacrifice an oc- casional evening for this purpose? Is it too much to ask, too much for any man or woman to offer? Let those reply who
 have heart for the interests of human l ity and pride in the future welfare of | tneir country. Adelaide Morse. PRESIDENTS REPORT.
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 "'it : s' '' -". ; The general summary of the years work accomplished by the society of United Workers has usually been pre- sented in report from the recording | secretary. About two months since Miss Caroline Pease, who for several years has held that office in the society, was called away from the earthly to the heavenly service. Her delicate health had for some months prevented her regular attendance at the meetings of the executive committee, but her in terest was always with us, and her act i've service also, so far as her strength | permitted. We must always remember with special gratitude her cheerful readiness to work in every way for the ! success of all entertainments arranged by the society for the raising of funds. We shall miss her sweet and kindly presence from among us. as well as her willing service. v,
 cannot go on to speak the few words I have to say as to the work of the past year without reference to another loss which has come to us.
 Miss Frances Walker, who died last May, was for many years very actively engaged in the society of United Work era-aa ureafdant vice DreSidarf and