The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-20
ROOMS FOR BOYS
Whittier House Takes An
Annex for the News
boys Club.
HOW THEY WILL BE USED
Reading and Play Rooms-Manual
Training Taught = The
Need Of Workers.

Whittier House is steadily and surely
growing n proof OF it is given from
time to time in the constant broadening
of the scope of the work and the enlarge
ment of the classes. Next week the
whole city will be delighted at the sue
cess of Whittier House work, when it
sees the Whittier House annex. For a
long time the Newsboys' Club has been
~outgrowing its quarters. The club is a
very large one and the boys have long
been clamoring for more than one night
a week. There are so many classes in
Whittier House and all the nights are so
full that it has been Impossible to sat
isfy the demand of the boys. Miss Brad
ford and Mr.. Bennett, president of the
Newsboys' Club, have been on the look
out for a house for some time, and now
they nave found just what they want.
The small frame house, No. 1T6 Grand
street, next to Whittier House, has been
vacant and that the Whittier House As
sociation has aken. The house sits far
back from the street and the front OF
it is a little behind the rear of Whittier
House. In this space in the fence a door
has been cut, which will make the build
ings seem almost like one. The house
is now being put in order and arranged
for the Boys who will take possession
next Monday night. They will occupy
it three nights a week, Monday, Tues
day and a third night not yet decided.
If enough workers can be found theb boys
Will have all six nights, but at present
there are only workers enough for three
nights.
In the basement are two rooms and a
bath room. The front, or dining, room
will be fitted up as q reading room for
the boys. IN it they will keep their
books and there they may read undisturb-
ed, If they prefer books to games. The
kitchen will be used as a work room,
where the club members will make
themselves p~resentable before entering
into the evenings enjoyment. This bath
room will be used as a bath room and
Mr.. Arthur Bissell will preside at the
tub. On the narlor heor there are three
rooms. These Will De used for games
and entertainments of various kinds.
There are several large closets where
the games will be kept, The boys expect
in one of the rooms. On the floor above
are two rooms, which are occupied by
the Whittier House housekeeper, Mrs.
Joyce, and a third ROOM, which Will be
fitted up for a resident as soon as 1t ne-
comes Necessary, which will probably be
soon.
All the floors used by the club will be
covered with dark brown linoleum. Fifty
new chairs have been given, as Wen as
many little things which will help to
make the new clubhouse attractive. Man
ual training viii be introduced. The boys
viii be taught to set type and to under
stand other useful trades. Twice a month
the club will meet in the large kinder
garten room in Whittier House for a
business meeting, as none OF the new
members at once. Al present the club
house will be used on the other three
nights by other classes; The kitchen viii
be used by a cooking class, which Is soon
to be organized. Montelair and Orange
people have said they win help meet the
additional expenses and Jersey City peo-
pie are wanted to do the same thing.
HELPERS are also wanted among Jersey
City people to give the club a good time.