New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-24
THE LYNDHORST CLUB.
One of bliss Helen Millsr GoulRs
PhHGnthr0pies Near TarrytO7cu.

One OF Miss Helen Miller Gould's most interest,"
ing and useful phiianrhrOpies is the Lyndhu-st
Club. at TarrytoSn-on-she-H Hudson for boys and
young men The club was organized last year ard
occupied for some months rented quarters. bus
moved the other day into commOdious and well
appointed clubhouse. about midway between larry
town and Irvinston. in Sheldon-ave.. about three
fourths OF a mile from Mss GOulds summer home.
after which the club is named.
The building. which cost nearly S5.Os0 was de-
signed by York & Sawyer. II is two stories above
the basement. with a Ions and broad veranda over
looking the athletic Held It IS substantially buil-.
and is finished in dark stained ash and with painted
walls The basement contains the heating plant.
lockers. baths. carpentry room. club kitchen and
the Office Of the Industrial and athletic departments
on the first floor is the reception hall. with
carved mantsI and open fireplace and office nook IN
the rear. To the right is the social hall. with
piano. chess checkers and other games. To the
left is the library. containing over four hundred
volumes and a variety CT magazines and periodi-
Gals
Through the den is reached the gymnasium On
the second floor is the mechanical drawing room.
with twelve drawing desks. the manual training
room. with sixteen benches, and the living apart
uents for the superintendent and his family
There are at present 1S2 members. and while Only
young men in the immediate vicinity are admitted
to membership. the boys come from points as dis
tant as North TarrytoVn. IrvingtOn. East irving
ton and GIenviIe. which two or three niles
away. The Initiation fee is 80 cents and the dues
are 10 cents month The general superintendent
OF the club is the Rev. Herbert E House Mr.
House says:
The boys are registering lot OF lads; with tee
behaved and appreciative OF the privileges OF ths
club No one thing in the club interests me mors
than my Monday evening young mem Blols cIdss-
1t is composed of group OF nearly twenty yoGns
follow the Bible study with an aour Of music ana
sociability have three ether Bible study sGSsgs
1d tSarob k1ovsIee Of Bible history
hen House invites RELAYS OF half \ dozen
the whole evening at home apartments.
The Industrial school Is directly in charge OF
Louis DeForrest Downer- Mr. DOwner said:
We have three departments. manual training.
ton consists Of ser6n saw work ana the use 81 dr.
I<irds also zeornerricaI Cardboard
construction work From this department. the boys
graduate either into the carpentry o. mechanical
drawing departments. where each boy has two
week ii the mechanical drawing room
Just at this point little fellow came running
IN from the carpenter shop with blood trickling
down his hand What is it. Pste7'' asked Mr.
Downer- Did you Try TO kill yourself2' L1ttls
Pete put forth his finger and said a ShiseI had
done the horrible deed Mr. Downer seems 20 be
the house surgeon After he had tandaged little
Pete's finger and sent him of happy. he con-
tinued:
This summer We expect to open the second class
closed only six days since October l. sundays and
legal holidays are the only DAYS oSservsd- u Is
the average attendance being 50 per cent
Probably the carpenter shop IS the most Interest,"
ing place IN the building
There twelve benches. and az each bench Is
a boy. some OF them hardly large enough to handle
the tools Each boy has his own locker bench
and tools all stamped with his number. The boys
make taboursts. benches. easeIs. Morris chairs.
music racks. and one boy has started 10 make al
express wagon One OF the pleasant features OF
the winter. and IN which the boys took great
pride. was the making OF a Morris chair FOR Mss
Gould. which they sent 70 her Christmas pres
ent II finished IN Flemish oak Another feat
which the boys feel proud OF Is that they made
bob that held its with any rival the hills.
The boys made everything excepting the runners.
they also made about fifteen ssds. all constructed
out OF oak This summer 1t Is JIr. Downer's ints1-
ton TO make a whale5oat- All the tinoers VIII &c
steamed on the ground and the boys viii take part
in the work After its completion It VIII Re
launched. ard crews OF boys will be trained n "a
on the Hudson.
The physical department Is under the supervision
OF Fred McCollum- The gymnasium is equipped
with the following apparatus OF the latest designs
German horse. parallel bars. combination horizon
tai and vaultfnz bars trick flying rings, inter-
costaI chest machine. punching bag Indian Clubs,
durnbhers and mats OF all sizes Baskets ha~s
been put up and the floor prepared for basketball
The locker room. just below the gymnasium. con-
tafns ample accommodations for the members. The
shower baths ere OF the latest and best make Tbs
members Of the physical department. are divided
into three dvisions-ths senior group, fOr work
irgmen OF forty members; the intermediate group
for boys from fourteen TO eighteen. and the Juniors
from ten to fourteen The juniors have two after
Moons a week for instruction IN the gymnasium
and the seniors and intermediates each two even
iugs a week
Directly opposite ths club IS the athletic held
OF several acres. This IS 70 BE- laid out WITH a
quarter mile track baseball diamond tennis. hand
ball and basketball courts. During the spring
and fall class drill and gymnastics viii Do given
here Athletic contests will also be held at stated
intervals.
Miss Gould Is greatly interested IN this work
The club was Informally opened On Thursday after
noon. April It