The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-13
NO MEET|NG PLACE
For AEWsB0ys
Action Of Y. N. @. A. In Withdrew
ing Use Of Auditorium Comes ~
Big Surprise.

The withdrawal OF the use OF the
Y. NJ. G. A. auditorium from the News
boys association has made the con
tinuing Of the Sunday evening meet
ings Of the ''newsies' almost an i'm
possibility.
The executive committee of the
Newsboys' association, planning to be-
gin the Sunday meetings Immediately
wrote General Secretary A. @. Studei
OF the Y. M. c. A.. thanking him for
past courtesies, and asking II they
might consider themselves welcome &c
use the hall again this year. Instead
Of the Affirmative reply expected, q let
ter came from Mr.. Studer, In the name
Of the administration committee. stat
Ing that, las we believe we will need
the hall ourselves this season. II Will
be impossible for your association 70
lave It,"
''Of course, II IL their building, and
they gave the Newsboys' organization
the use Of 1t free last winter. but II
seems to me that II the main auditor
ium could not be allowed us, some
other room In the large building might
have been preferred. at least" said
John l.. Dexter, president OF the
Newsboys' association.
II have searched this town Tor q
place TO take the boys, but so far have
been unsuccessful. Having no source
OF income but voluntary contributions
from citizens, we cannot afford to hire
theater or the armory. Before we
secured the Y. M. G. A. hall. last win
ter, we used Gaines dancing academy
In the Clawson building, on Broadway,
which has since been turned into
business uses, and we gave Mr.. Gaines
$40 night to pay for light. heat and
janitor's work Previous to that we
used the old Philharmonic hall, now
the Gayety theater. and before that
through the courtesy Of the late ex.
Governor Pingree, the old Michigan
Exchange building, rent free.
1T seems calamity to cease these
meetings now, after 20 years record.
| have been with the association Tor
ten years, and In that time have seen
newsboys rise from peddling papers tU
be splendid young citizens. The as
ISOLATION was the pioneer In boy
work In Detroit, and has accomplished
a tremendous amount OF good In
holding the little news merchants OF
the city together, keeping them from
many temptations and dangers and In
shilling the principles Of good citizen
ship. These Sunday night meetings.
with q program of music and recita-
tions and q plain, heart-to-heart talk
from some citizen, keeps the boys on
the streets and out OF the cheap the
aters and picture shows. There Is no
fee asked from the boys to become
members of the association. even the
old weekly five-cent tax for the sick
fund having been abolished. although
the benefits OF the fund are still main
tanned and an association boy Is cared
for, when he Is sick. by an association
physician"
Several well-known citizens inter.
ested in philanthropic work have .ex.
pressed surprise at the action OF the
Y. M. C. A. authorities In withdraw
ing the use Of the hall
In a meeting OF the executive com.
mittee of the Newsboys' association.
Tuesday evening. Horatio 8. Earle was
elected to all q vacancy on the board
OF directors. The officers are: Presi-
dent. John l.. Dexter; vice-president,
K. r. Roehm: ttreasr-er. r. W. Stan
dart: secretary. Miss Jean Hutch
ings: assista t-secretary. M. w.
Samuels.
I'VE have never made any appeals
to the public for money to assist In
our work, although several times we
have been on the point Of launching
a public effort to build permanent
home for the Newsboys' association,
said Mr.. Dexter. Invariably we have
been deferred by the fact that so
many calls have been made to The
charitable and philanthropically In
clined citizens for money to aid this
charity, or bcild that homo. or help
this hospital that we have felt 1t i'm
possible to come forward win another
project