The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-26
NEWSBOYS GIVEN DINNER
BANQUET HALL OF r. If. O. fl.
 CROWDED YESTERDAY.

Feast Made Possible by Generosity of
 Mir. and Mrs. Rutherford TrOwbridge
 In Memory of Son Who Died Several
 Years AgO-Boys Encouraged by
 Judge L. W. CIeaveland, Alexander
 Troup and Colonel N. G. Osborn.
 The hearts and stomachs of 311 newsboys of this city were made glad yesterday afternoon by the bountiful dinner served to them at the banquet hall In the Y. M. c. A. building. The dinner was made possible through the generosity of MT. and Mrs. Rutherford Trowbridge, who bore all the expenses. The boys marched into the hall at 3 o'clock and stood by the tables while the Rev. Charles 0. Scoville of Trinity P D. church returned thanks. Then each lad devoted his best energy to de- vouring the big plates of turkey, mashed potatoes, turnips, pies and other good things under whose weight the tables groaned, but not long after the youngsters got started.
 Mr Ames, secretary of the Y. M. c. A., approached one colored boy as he was finishing 8 fourth helping and asked him how he was getting along Pretty well' said the boy, between gulps; T have had four helpings, but I've got room for more" The little colored boy was not the only one who had four hel3ings.
 When appetites had been appeased A. E. Rutledge, the boys secretary at the Y. M. c. A., called them to order and acting as toastmaster introduced Judge Livingston w. Cleaveland. Judge Cleaveland told the boys of H. lustrious men who had risen from their ranks and urged them all to do the best that was in them, and to be man. ly. He mentioned Rutherford Trow- bridge, the highly promising young son of MT. and Mrs. Trowbridge, who died several years ago. It was in his honor that the Trowbridge institute was founded and it was in his memory that MT. and Mrs, Trowbr1dge provided the dinner yesterday
 Mir. and Mrs Trowbridge were not present, they spending Christmas day as guests of Franklin w. Farrel of An sonia, but they will be glad to learn of the joy that their gift brought to the newsboxs,
 Alexander Troup, editor of the Union. spoke a few words. He ex- +LnL ael+ which had prompted this gift would prompt the giving of many others like 1t He wished that all the holidays might be celebrated thus. He re counted some of the difficulties they had ta meet and told them that while theirs was not the happiest lot, he was glad to see them enjoy such a bounti- might be celebrated thus. He re- full repast.
 Colonel N. c. osborn, editor of the Register, gave the boys some good advice. He told them that life was not worth while unless one was of service to his fellows. He urged them to be manly and told them that they were not worthy to be helped unless they helped themselves
 The banquet was then at an end. JAS the boys filed out each was pre- scented with a box of candy by the Register. On invitation of F. Edward Hoyt, superintendent of the Edward Bancroft Foote Boys club, the boys then went to the gymnasium and spent an hour.
 The affair was nerfect success in every respect, and the boys preserved good order.
 Mrs. J. o, Ames entertained during the dinner with number of selections on the aiano.
 The Columbia Graphophone Co. pro- vided a graphophone which tended to enliven the occasion.