The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-04
NEWsBOYs, BRIGADE.
Under the Auspices of EvangeI
Lister.


Lister.
Last Sunday The Herald made men
ton Of the plan on foot by Evangelist
Lister. of the Peoples Gospel mission,
to form the newsboys of Salt
Lake into an organization for the
purpose of advancing their temporal
and moral welfare. The work has been
already accomplished, and the boys
were treated to delightful entertain
ment at the mission rooms, 1913 South
Main street. on Friday night, which
they enjoyed immensely. 1t consisted
of song service and stereoptican views
of Ten Nights in a Bar Room"
Already some thirty-five or more boys
have inscribed their names on the
brigade's roster. and it is expected that
many others will be added within few
days. The following communication
from Evangelist Lister fully explains
the object of the benevolent project:
The ''Newsboy's Brigade" has adj
vanced wonderfully this week and now
is an assured fact. That the public
organization, the same will be briefly
stated. First, to unite the boys in
social and honest business life, and to
counsel and advise with them. The
organization will be on line with the
National Boys brigade" as nearly as
possible SO that no boy may be excluded
because of the religious belief of par
ents. 1t is our endeavor to choose first
the waifs-those who have no home.
Thus far we have only one Of these.
Then the boys who are constantly en-
gagged in selling papers to help to MAIN
tain the family. OF this class there are
many. Next come the boys who do
not attend public school and who only
occasionally sells papers. Our purpose
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habits of smoking, chewing and swear
ing; to protect them in their business
ventures by compelling boys who have
plenty, and have good homes to go to
and who have no other purpose in
selling papers than to get money with
which to buy cigarettes, to quit paper
selling. Also to keep them off the
streets after 8 o'clock p. m, and see
that they go to their homes. 1t is pro-
posed also to inaugurate banking
system whereby they can lay by a
pittance each day or week for clothing,
each boy to have his pass book, and to
adopt a uniform to be known as the
''newsboy's brigade uniform" to be
worn at all times. Each boys name
and his address is registered and the
parents will be visited occasionally for
the purpose of enquiring into the en-
ployment Of the boy at home-his home
duties, and when needed to do special
work personally with the boy. 1t is
also our plan, if the public will help in
the matter, to open hall especially
for the boys, to put therein a plain
kitchen and during the cold weather
to give all the boys a good warm meal
at p. m. each day. In addition to
have on three or four nights in the
week a school with teachers for such
as cannot attend the day school and
to enlist the cooperation Of men and
women to furnish at least one evening
entertainment during each week for
the boys.
Now what we want is your sympathy,
and all the help you can give,
first to secure and furnish a room
for them, then donations of
cast-off clothing, boots, shoes, ETC..
and your presence with the boys
occasionally. Whatever contribution
you may have please address j. B.
Lister, and your suggestions will
be promptly attended to.
In conclusion, permit me, on behalf
of the boys, to return thanks to the
Ladies' Needle Guild, of Salt Lake, for
a nice donation of clothing "new," and
to Mrs Ritter, of East Second South
for also a. nice supply of clothing
which enabled us this week to clothe
nine of the boys in good shape. Oul
Thanks are also rendered the ladies OF
the First Congregational church for ar
invitation for the enrolled members tc
dinner at p. m. on election day. Next
FRIDAY night there will be a grand
benefit given for the brigade, at which
% cents will be charged as admission
The boys will have tickets for sale an6
the public will have a chance to helI
us to accomplish the work in hand.