The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-01
THE BOYS CLUB ANNUAL
rIAN a AN ENDowMENT FUND TO
APPROXIMATE s35,o00.
One Thousand Circular Letters VIII
lie sent 0ut-Committee Reports
and observation-disclosures Home.

Tn annual meeting OF the Boys Clue
Association was held yesterday afternoon
at the clubhouse. on South Meridian street
and Madison avenue. The officers OF the
club were reelected. with the exception
OF Mr.. $. q. Pickens. He resigned as presi-
dent and Mr.. Edgar H.. Evans was elected
To hl the vacancy. The other officers are
as follows: Vice President. Mrs. l.. ]. Fos-
ter; secretary. Mrs. Evert NJ. Thompson;
treasurer, Miss Annie Elizabeth Fraser.
designations from the board OF directors
were: Mrs. Thomas Taggart. Mrs. n. w.
Furnas, Mrs. Clarence A. Kenyon. Mrs. w.
5. Fish. Mrs. II. II. Eldridge. Mrs. G..
A. Wallingford and MIR. A. NJ. Glossbrenncr.
The following were elected TO nl the vacan-
cles: Mr.. 4. b.. Laycock. Mrs. c. Il. Eagles
field, Mrs. Eugene Thompson. Mrs. Rogers.
Mrs. j. III. Taylor. Mrs. Samuel j. Brash.
Mrs. William NJ. Jillson. Mr.. l.. q. Hopkins.
The following, whose terms expired, were
reelected: Mrs. r.. NJ. Thompson. Mr..
Clarence Zener, Maj. w. j. Richards, Mrs.
J. A.. Sutcliffc. Mrs. j. III. Vajen, Mrs. A..
M. Ogle. Mrs. George Merritt. Mrs. Fred
l.orenz. The other members OF the board
include Mr.. s.. o. Pickens. Mr.. Edgar III.
Evans. Mr.. II. w. Coffin. Mrs. Il. J. Foster.
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Mrs. V. NJ. Backus. Miss Fraser. Mrs. r. o.
Hawkins. Mrs. M. V. McGiliard. Mrs r. C..
Day. Miss Sara Wilson, Mrs. Gustav Lilly,
Mrs. Finley Pugh, Mrs. James |. Disset<c.
Mrs. Franz Bellinger, Mrs. Il. 5. Elder. Mrs.
George Stilz, Mrs. w. :. Wynn, Mrs. Ar
thur Fletcher Hall. Mrs. j. $. Holiday,
Mrs. G.. A. Archibald. Mrs. X. X. Butler.
The board of trustees includes Mr.. T.. ..
Day, Mr.. ID. w. Coffin, Mr.. j. III. Holiday.
Mr.. G.. $. Denny and Mr.. Clarence Zener,
whose terms expired yesterday and who
were reelected. In the advisory board TO
succeed Rev. j.. A. Milburn Mr.. 5. o. Pick
ems was elected. The board includes Mr..
I. G.. Day, Mr.. III. IL. Hanna, Mr.. G. >.
Denny. MIR. NJ. V. lMcGilliard. Mr.. ID. y.
Erwin, Rev. j.. Cumming Smith, Mr.. 3. h..
Morss, Mr.. II. o. Hawkins. MIR. John l..
Griffith. The election of the superintendent
and gymnasium director Is In the hands
Of the directors.
Mrs. T.. NJ. Thompson read a full report
of the work of the association, especially
mentioning the sale and the good
work accomplished among the boys. Miss
Alice Graydon. superintendent, read an In
teresting summary OF the good work ac-
complished in the clubhouse, and especially
IN the Sunday school. She said the total
attendance at the club for three years was
26,379; the average daily attendance each
year, 49,. She spoke OF the different enter.
tainments given during the year and the
pleasant visits to the homes of the boys.
Mrs. Day gave a report from the advisory
board, OF which Mr.. Il. c. Day Is chairman.
There Is a necessity for a permanent fund
tor the support of the Boys Club, which
is now Kept up from CONTRIBUTORS ana from
the proceeds Of entertainments. etc. The
advisory board has had the matter under
consideration and has determined TO secure
an endowment fund Of $50. 900. There has
been already promised $500. and. added 10
the permanent fund OF the Boys Club Asso-
citation. which Is 81. $50. will make a total of
81, $50 to begin with. To do this the adj
visory board will send out about one thou
sand letters asking for contributions, the
letters TO be signed by the president. a
member of the advisory board, the board
o. directors and a committee of women.
including Mrs. T. c. Day, Mrs. V. NJ.
Backus and Mrs. r. j. Foster. The treas
urer's report shows the following: Balance
of general fund April "a. 1900. sl.022. "a; re-
ceipts of general fund. $2.S36.93: balance of
endowment fund April "a. 1900. 81, 104: re-
ceipts. 500; expenses for the year. $2,l5l. "a;
balance of the general fund, $6S5.69; total
on hand, 81, $685. 90.