New-York tribune., 1906-09-25
sFsIEGE BOYS HOTEL.
,..,,0 FelEosos rith Small Wages
Faqer 10 LiUe There.

,,,s between the price of board in n,
shs - .r New York is che OF the reasons
rll"s av4stslce OF tie new Boys Hotel at No
n -. g-,b street A young man OF twenty-five
s "es VIZ. --,,ori,tendent OF the hotei. Miss Mars
ra = 1o-oudfoot, the other Gay that he would
isl.. ,save his boarding place where he paid s.
-, because his father considered this a pre-
- prioe and refused 10 be a party any
"a such eNJrayasance- Yet this was q
s sliawanoe compared with what many ooun-
- brvs receive
,be country. parents think that II can be
- So New York FOR the same price" Miss Proud
I'D Yesterday 10 2 Tribune reporter, and
.,seouence is that many boys between four
~ seventeen are trying 10 live in New York
.rst sun. OF course they have 10 go 10 all
y. of dreadful places. They get a room in a
-.-,srt or cheap lodging house and they feed
l-yEhsre- - -
,,- that the home was opened. though any
= vs.bout home and an insufficient income IS
r,stl.. and that there are thousands OF such boys
--,v.s By tie experience OF every person or
-.,,.v familiar with work among boys. A con-
=, cream IS supplied by the institutions which
= them only III they are twelve or fourteen
=, oH snd heretofore little provision has been
=. cor theai. i Is much easier 10 ind a home
=, rI AID girls are not usURll- found adrift
1 -. world al such an early age.
~. announcement Of the openiLE Of the Boys
u-l which the promoters DO not call hotel, but
t,r,s brought 8 constant stream Of applicants
sr,sav. and r there were fifty rooms available
- ooul6 easily he filed. One boy came from
: ,,sr1rution which allowed him 10 remain after
|. rssssd the age limit and obtained work. BE
.,s sill remain fcr q while If he wished 10, but.
/. y eyulatned 10 one OF Miss Proudfoot's as
.s.-rrs "a fe.low couldn't 90 what he wanted 10
- because The other boys laughed at him"
- assistant gathered that he had g leaning
,rTsrd refined ways, but tie other boys thought
s5o-be- boy had drlfted hack from Texas.
,ssrs Re could moi get place as a cowboy be-
- he cid not know how 10 lasso cattle. Boys
- n New York always Do drift back here.
Fl ssiE 10 matter now good a place they may
- 2 the country, they always yearn for the
y. buldinr obtained sor the work is beautiful
"a house OF lie once artstocratic Chelsea sec
f1 5VergrcEn Win IVY ID 'front.' and having
~ gsr5en full Of rrees and other growing things
Al - hack + is furnished without any sugges-
~ q the inslruuon. and the boys love IL Miss
rrusfoot s-6 her friends have been rather re-
-r1rt n hzEe anything written about II fearing
"a he bovs might ne sensitive on The subject,
~ re hoys DO not seem 10 be any objections
re-. er' q tssr asked. They G not write about
Tas t5sttgacn IS being suppor q by a few IN
jiTitlss s1o 81 the work, eEceL nat OF one gen
ass teen Il operation for about three months. and
= ms tine several bows have graduated rom il
,,sr ilcomes having increased sufficiently 10 en-
ale them 70 60 elsewhere. one object Of the
fo-s IS 70 improve The material condition OF the
soys Nv helping them 10 md work and directing
t.gu e suitable evening schools.
Tie boys pay just what they can arord for
iosrd, retaining enough q their income TO pur-
caass clothing and cover incidental expenses As
f1er wages increase they are expected 10 pay more
sld when they have enough 10 live comfortably
sssvhers they are required TO leave to make room
f-T younger anC poorer boys.
As sooI as the present Institution has passed the
fEuermeatsl stage 4 Is expected that Vlsns for 4
larger building VII be made.