Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-26
OPENING
OF CLUB FOR BOYS
Dedicated and Donated by Sam.
ueI NeWhouse to
Youngsters.
MAY BUILD FINE NEW HOME.
Ii VIII be Known rs "The Boys Bet
terment Club'---A Splendid
Christmas Gift.

A most fitting incident was the form
al opening OF the new club rooms dedi-
Gated and donated to the boys clubs
OF Salt Lake City yesterday by Samuel
Newhouse. The new club will DO
known as the Boys Betterment Club,
and should 1t prove success It Is
very probable that Mr.. Newhouse will
at the end OF another year build fine
home for II. The present club 10 To-
Gated at 1877 north East Tempe street,
and Is as yet only partially furnished.
Later on "a gymnasium, swimming pool
and pool room will be added ana also
several bedrooms furnished fIt the
benefit OF working boys who have no
home. AS Christmas gift to the
boys OF Salt Lake. nothing could have
been better, and FULLY 200 boys assem-
bled there yesterday and ate dinner
and showed their appreciation OF the
club by deciding to present Mr.. New
house with a goid-headed cane, and
Mrs. Newhouse with a large box OF
candy.
The presentations win be made upon
the return OF Mr.. Newhouse from New
York.
The club building has II rooms. and
Is three stories high, 1t Is Well To-
Gated near the business part OF the
city According to the plans given
out by Judge Willis Brown, who
brought the matter to the attention OF
Mr.. Newhouse and interested him in
It, the club will deal with members Of
the various boys clubs in the city
and In order to be eligible to mem
bership a boy must be a member of
some club. The rules OF the club will
be formulated from time to time by q
council composed of two boys from each
club In the city. The council will
meet once a week and attend to the
business Of the club, but all measures
introduced In that body Will first be
approved by an adult advisory board
or cabinet composed OF Charles B.
Hahn, Rev. p. A. simpkin, Mrs, d.
a. Melgs c. A. Parsons, Judge Willis
Brown and l.. P. Christensen.
An election was held yesterday for
the purpose OF choosing members of
the council and the officers OF the
club. Glen Miller was elected as
mayor; Frank Meyers, recorder; Jay
Hyde, treasurer The six councilmen
representing three boys clubs In the
city are Taylor Carmichael, Roy Nc
iuielcf <1oPtlf iStWlt kiuit JUG
Simpkin, james Mcdonald. The off,
GERS are elected for a term of three
months. One OF the first rules adopted
by the council was one fixing the age
limit Of active members at IS years.
Adults may be honorary members. A
percapita tax of 10 cents per month
VIII be collected from the members of
the various boys clubs and turned In
to the treasurer OF the Betterment
club so as TO make II as nearly self
supporting as possible. II Is expected
that the club will soon have a mem
bership Of a thousand boys.
A building will be constructed In the
rear OF the club for n swimming pool
and gymnasium. This will cost about
$500. W. c. Mscer OF New York
will have charge Of the gymnasium
pool
Those who assisted In entertaining at
the club yesterday were Judge and
Mrs. Wills Brown. Mrs George q.
Moore and daughter, Mrs Hugh Park,
Mrs. Helen Monroe Mrs. Peter Simp-
kin Mr.. Hahn and Mr.. Parsons.