New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
WORK BY AND FOR NEW-fORh BOYS.
A CONFERENCE OF THE LEAGUE FOR POLITICAL
EDUCATION.

A CONFERENCE OF THE LEAGUE FOR POLITICAL
EDUCATION.
There wss n large attendance at the conference
hold bv the League for Political Education at the
Berkeley Lyceum Theatre yesterday afternoon, TO
consider the work done by boys and for boys In
New-York City. The Rev H. N. Sanders occupied
the chair.
Miss Emily Huntington read the first paper. Oh
"1'he Founda ton OF the First Boys Club. twenty
vears ago She told OF her first invitation to the
street boys OF Avenue A, through one OF their
number 10 pass evening at her house; now
games were prepared for them and conee and
doughuuis served: how tho boys swarmed ABOUT
tn. door IN such numbers that a policeman asked
her TO invite them In half-hour earlier than IN
tended because they obstructing the street;
how they hailed the sight OF the coffee and dough
ruts with vhoops Of delight and quickly pocketed
such portable appurtenances OF the games as met
thor approval: and how, owing to the clamor ana
disorder the party was q failure. AS she sat de-
ectedly bordering on the subject aiter"aro
hand touched her sleeve and the boy whom she hao
first asked who had stolen back atter the others
had gone said encouragingly: Don't you DC iee'-
ing bad. nam. the kids didn't get onto your
game"
Miss Huntington demonstrated that her Iater
Efforts were successful. and spoke in favor OF
wholesome amusement as potent factor IN oea'ihs
with uncouh Ignorant charen' of the work being
,isu done TO-DAY by that FIRST Boys Club. No
I ST. Marks Place contrasted the aS DE- INC ie
the recent loss OF overcoat by yisohg o 4yd ar
the assdulty OF the members In trying 10 ma M d
When It was traced TO pawnshop uiey rasrn
money among themselves TO reIeem ~ AM ~ NED
f. to the owner apparently feeling mucn asnam ra
that such an incident should have occurred among
The Edward Eggleston Literary Society an East s
Side boys association. was the subject OF an ao-
.s,ba Rows for Clean Streets the topic treated
nv Alexander Dreecher who spoke OF the work the
regard In the Eleventh. Thirteenth ana oesen ~
teenth wards. the speaker decarea tne d tnnence
boys leagued 'oso-e' Ava ~
The Miniature Republic Of Freeye New f IoRs.
x cruikshank that when he stopped speaking al
the end OF the allotted ten minutes me auulener
asked for more. He said that It was IN me sun nd
thar work was most needed among TIE poys, anu
tod OF the admirable arrangements LOT tne' .sp
,bfnS no go-eatng lodging. even three cents daiIy
for taxes and the boys actually soSeghsS thsv
selves making their landscape
and farming taught to them ana .ne 1SsoIi ns
in charge had row SoS mora and place for. Self
lance was the main thing inculcateo al f'ee'
vile. o.r,n,z.d nv the Boy Himself. /"
- ne h,-ibed Nv John Iovejoy Elliott. In speaking
NJ the evolution of the New-fork BOSS, ar; S' S
said he was certain 70 nas sshIetc club social or
club or one OF the kind held in back yara
for heart and soul to their clubs. and would
make personal sacrifices to get pictures
for them He Se poorer s%re districts should
hecome active members OF these CLUBS IL '"e' "''"e
10 touch the boys hearts. v, r.,,,,,. aid h.
h"@h, mai civic clubs were more beneficial 10
hovs Than literary clubs. as IN the iormer '"e'
e1 Tn" Rev William wimerding Mor advoSa'e oi
a,rno,aI love and contact as the surest way Vi
reaching the boy OF the poorer oS'f'''s