The Detroit times., 1910-10-12
NO MEETING PLACE
FOR NEWsb0YS
Action of Y. N. c. A. In Withdraw.
ing Use of Auditorium Comes as
Big Surprise.

The withdrawal OF the use or the
Y. d. c. A. auditorium from the News
boys association has made the con-
tinuing of the Sunday evening meet
ings Of the ''nswsies" almost an i'm
possibility.
The executive committee OF the
Newsboys' association, planning TO be-
gin the Sunday meetings Immediately.
wrote General Secretary A. q. Studer
| Of the Y. NJ. c. A. thanking him for
past courtesies. and asking IL they
might consider themselves welcome TO
use the hall again this year. Instead
Of the Affirmative reply expected, let.
ter came from Mr.. Studer, in the name
OF the administration committee, stat
ing that, AS we believe we will need
the hall ourselves this season, 1t viii
be impossible for your association 10
have it."
"Of course, 1t Is their building, and
they gave the Newsboys' organization
the use of Ii free last winter, but IL
seems to me that II the main auditor
ium could not be allowed us. some
other room In the large building might
have been proffered. At least said
John L Dexter. president OF the
Newsboys' association.
II have searched this town for 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
a theater or the armory. Before We
secured the Y. NJ. 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 q night to pay for light, heat and
ianitor'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.
sTt seems a calamity 10 cease these
meetings now. after 20 years record.
I have been with the association Tor
ten wears. and In that time have seen
newsboys rise from peddling papers u
be splendid young citizens. The as
ISOLATION was the pioneer In boy
work I'm Detroit, and has accomplished
tremendous amount OF good IN
holding the little news merchants OF
| the city together, keeping them from
stiIlins the principles of good citizen
ship. These Sunday night meetnss
with n program OF music and recita-
tons and q plain. heart-to-n heart TAX
| 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. NJ. c. A. authorities in withdraw
ing the use Of the hall.
In a meeting OF the executive CON-
mittee OF the Newsboys' association.
Tuesday evening, Horatio g. Earle was
elected TO fill a vacancy on the board
OF directors. The officers are: Presi.
dent. John l.. Dexter; yice-president
f. r. Roehm: treasurer. X. w. Stan.
dart: secretary, Miss Jean Hutch
ings: assist n tsecretary, NJ. w.
Samuels.
"We 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 a 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 he
charitable and philanthropically in
ciined citizens for money to aid this
charity. or bcild that home. or help
4 this hospital that we have fel, II i'm
| possible to come forward win another
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