New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-01

ORGANIZED WORK WITH BOYS.
A Central ASSOCIATION FoRMED-CLUBs. SET
ELEMENTS AND CHURCHES INTERESTED

ELEMENTS AND CHURCHES INTERESTED
meeting held in the assembly room of the
Boys Free Reading Rooms Nos. 112 and ia Uni
versty Place Thirteenth-st.. Monday
night, at which were present representatives from
nearly all of the settlements churches and
Citations having work with boys. The meeting
called to order by Richard II. Swartwout of
the Golden c." Church of the Good Shepherd.
George Hamilton Dean, president OF the Boys
Free Reading Rooms and chairman of the Or
ganization Committee, elected chairman OF the
meeting. Rudolph G. Leypoldt of the junior de-
partment. Brotherhood of st. Andrew elect
ed secretary.
Mr.. Dean then gave brief outline of the history
of the movement up to the present time. 1t is the
outcome OF five or six public conferences of Boys
Club workers held during the last five years
der the auspices of what was then known the
Conference Committee of Boys Club Workers.
They were successful and accomplished
much in raising the standard of work done in
many Of the clubs that meetings were held
at the home of Alexander NJ GHadden No. l6
West Fifty -frst-st. May % andeJune IS when
the advisa biiity OF forming centraf1organization
ofthe clubs and organizations working with boys
a committee was authorized to consider a plan OF
work and formulate a constitution.
Thirty-two men were present at these two gath
fRr dht among them were Exert Jansen Wendell.
Clarence Gordon. East Side Settlement; Charles
4. Appleton. of the Choristers' League: William
A1R9F S1 '6f
our animal Protective League; Arthur Goadby, of
the George Junior Republic; r. w. Frost, OF the
Newsboys' Street Workers; Arthur E. Coe. OF the
Enslewood Boys Club; John II. Gitterman, of the
CITY History Club; the Rev. Edward Niles, of the
Middle Collegiate Church Fraternity; Francis Colt,
Of the Calvary Boys Club; T s. Clay Of the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church Mission House;
{. l. Jones, OF Emmanuel House; DR. Elias G..
Brown; OF Barnard School z. B. Hamilton Armi--
tage House; j. J. Davey Elmer G. Alderman. OF
the Young Mems Christian Association: Alexander
OF the Brotherhood of st. Andrew; Fred s. Ben
nett, of Whittier House; Louis De F. Downer. of
ST. Georges Cadet Battalion; Dr. Theodore Gree
" White OF the Church OF the Holy Communion
Boys Club; ". o. Curtis, of Christ Presbyterian
Church; Talbot B. Hyde, Stephen W. Collins and
George Hamilton Dean, of the Boys Free Read
Ing Rooms, and several others.
The associa ton is to have standing committees
on every phase of club work. with the best in
formed worker that subject chairman. Re
quests for information aid will be referred TO
these committees The following phases of work
will be thus treated: Libraries and literature, gym
nasiums. music and glee clubs employment bu-
reaus. manual training play and games enter
tainmentS and lectures. fresh air work, literary
clubs, humane work temperance work, organiza-
ton of clubs. etc. Public conferences will be
held throughout the winter. at which papers
special themes will be read by experts and thor
oughly discussed.
The aim of the association stated in the con-
stitution Is "to act centre of Information and
to advance plans for the development OF work with
boys" The temporary office of the association will
be at the Boys Free Reading Rooms, in Univer-
sty Place, to which address inquiries may be d.
rected.