The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23
THE WORKING BOYS HOME

/ A short news item in the newspapers
several days ago told that some members
Of the Lambs Club. in New York City
/ had made voluntary subscriptions 10 the
/ Working Boys Home and Children's Aid
Association. OF Washington. This was
an encouraging glimpse Of the splendid
part this philanthropy is taking in Wash
ington in helping working boys to help
! themselves. giving them a chance TO make
something OF their lives. poruaying man
hood In the making at the Working Boys
/ Home
| The parents Of sheltered children think
| little Of the few safeguards ordinarily
thrown around the boy who must strike
out in the world for himself In the dawn
/ Of youth the blow falls. sometimes
| through death. sometimes through the
weakness OF parents. sometimes through
the ambition Of the boy who feels bound
ing in his veins the will to put on the
sword and shield OF labor and 90 out
/ into the world to win his way.
/ What Chance Has a BOys
Out in the world tossed hither and
thither by the fierce cohorts Of Industrial
competition what chance is there for a
boy Of say fifteen or sixteen without a
home 10 save himself from the world2
/ Meager wages. the selfshness OF humanity.
/ press him against the wall OF Indifference
and he lives a pitiful existence in some
cheap lodging house, III fed. under
nourished. and drifting the way OF the
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glazing vices OF the great city attract
/ his budding mind and passions and soon
the heritage Of hts boyhood is gone-he
/ is a mere unit in the world OF labor and
his Unborn right of better things has been
bunted and stunted. Half-edUcated,
weak. yet pleasure-loving. good-natUred.
/ fond Of tawdry finery. it is from this class
/ that our first offenders come, from the
| boy who lost his chance in the vital
| years OF youth.
! But in the city OF Washington thought
/ ful men and women have provided a way
station for the working boy. what IS
more a home for him. a shelter where
after the hours OF labor are over. the boy
| has his chance Of a decent home. decent
companions. study, reading, good meals,
| clean, sweet sleep. a room Of his own, re-
| ligious training without cant. a debating
and literary society where HIS growing
mind is allowed 10 exercise itself on the
problems Of the day, social entertain
ments, care when he is i'll, and the in
| fluence Of the good motherly superin-
tendent. Mrs. J. D. Tyson, who knows
boys from the ground up, and loves them
all
Not Charity Organization.
The Working Boys Home IS not a
charity organization. It Is a home where
every member able 70 work pays his
stipend toward the general fund, where
each boy feels Independent and has a
| right 10 feel so, because he is paying his
way through the world.
| It is situated at Third and c streets
northwest. 10 be exact, at go c street
and the home is a beautiful roomy old
mansion, up-to-date in all its environ
ments. without the slightest faint of in
stitution atmosphere. While strict order
/ is maintained for the good Of all. the boys
are not trained 10 the touch Of the bell
| individuality IS encouraged and developed
and the aim Of the board Of directors and
the superintendent is TO keep the home
| idea uppermost in It's fullest and best
| sense.
The society that cares for the lads is
the successor Of the Newsboys Aid As
ISOLATION that did such great work for