Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-14

Better Brattleboro campaign made his
closing address Sunday night and re-
turned home Tuesday morning. The
Brattleboro leaders Of the movement are
now perfecting arrangements for carry
ing out a plan outlined at the Friday
night meeting, designed to make the re-
suits of the campaign show in a perma-
nent and tangible form, which is to raise
$4,000 for a building for boys and men,
The progress of that plan thus far is
told in an article elsewhere in this paper
That the campaign has given the town
an impetus In many ways is apparent
1t has aroused a deeper interest in the
welfare of the young men. has inn
pressed many men with a deeper realiza-
ton of their responsibility to the
churches and has brought about the
adoption of a civic platform which is
said to be unique in the history of the
country. To the Congregational Brother
hood of America, of which Mr.. Dyer is
secretary, is due the thanks Of the COM
munity for the generous loan of its sec
rotary for more than an entire week.
The Friday night meeting opened with
a musical program, including two selec-
tions by a male quartet consisting of w.
A. Gilbert, A. L. Maynard, F. c. Adams
and A. L. Clapp, and solo by F. c.
Adams. The first address was made by
o. B. Hughes, who coached the victorious
high school football team last fall and
in introducing him Chairman Smith gave
Mr.. Hughes the credit for the teams
work Mr.. Hughes talked on working
with our boys" and said he was inter-
ested in them because they soon would
be the business men of the town. He
regarded a building for the boys as of
vital interest to the welfare of the COM
munity and he urged that Fairgrounds be
provided in several parts of the town.
lie thought the village might be induced
to appropriate something toward play
ground movement and suggested that an
article to that effect be inserted in the
warrant for the annual village meeting
AS stated last week, Clarke G. Fits
who launched movement for boys
club and building for boys and men in
the meeting the previous Monday even
ing, named four others by direction of the
meeting to act with him as a committee
to report as early possible. That
committee consisted of Mr.. Fits, ]. Gray
Estey, Kittredge Haskins, Edwin L. Hill
dreth and Clarence l.. Stickney The
Vermont Wheel club appointed Charles
r. Crosby, Martin Austin, jr., and How
ard C. Rice to act in conjunction with
those above named. After Mr.. Hughes's
address Mr.. Fits submitted the follow
ing report:
Pursuant to resolution passed by the
meeting held at the Auditorium Monday
evening, April 8, and in conjunction with
a committee of the Vermont Wheel club
appointed for the purpose, the following
named gentlemen have acted a COM
mittee to prepare this report and rec
concentration: j. Gray Estey, Kittredge
Haskins, C. L. Stickney f. L. Hildreth,
Clarke c. Fits, Charles r. Crosby, Mar
tin Austin, II. c. Rice.
"a thorough discussion of the problem
leads to the following conclusions:
to, hnt h N q
be done and at once to provide boys
club
tcy ~e eraT qnt 9e man
agement and must include in its scope
all the boys in the community
IF the project is to be carried out with
any hope of success it must be on plan
large enough and broad enough to be
permanent in it's character and to do well
the work of which there is crying need
There must be a building provided
and equipped, ample in size and accom-
modations to meet the requirements of
such an institution, and, if feasible, pro-
vide at the same time for other chart
table or public organizations whose OBJ
ject is the betterment of the conditions
of the town.
THE funds should be raised from the
whole public of Brattleboro. The solicit
ing should include all the people who are
able to give anything, and the institution
when established should be a monument
to the generous philanthropy of the peo-
pie of the town.
1T is impossible and probably in any
event would be undesirable, to give de-
tailed plans of either the building and
equipment or of the proposed organiza-
ton. There should be selected a manag-
ing committee who will receive and have
charge Of all funds subscribed and who
will be fully responsible for the expendi-
ture of the funds and for bringing about
an organization Of such character and
scope as will effectuate the purposes.
1--WE earnestly believe that Bratteboro
can do this If she will. We are con-
WINGED that there will be no better time
to try it than now. To the end that
some move be made we recommend:
a. That the people of Brattleboro I'M
dertake to provide and equip a boys club
for Brattleboro to be managed on nonsec-
tartan, liberal lines and of a scope to in
clude all the boys in the community.
80. That beginning with Easter Mon
day there be conducted campaign all to
raise funds by subscription for the pur-
pose. That the amount sought to be
raised shall be $4,000, but no subscrip-
tion shall be binding until s35, 900 has
been subscribed. The form of subscrip-
ton paper and the time of payment OF
subscriptions to be determined by the
managing committee
"3. That a managing committee be
chosen consisting of the following gen.
tlemen: j. Gray Estey, Martin Austin
Charles r. Crosby, George L. Durham
C. w. Richardson, f. W. Gibson, Charles
A. Boyden. C. l.. Stickney, c. G. Wheeler
and II. d. Holton.
a. That the following organizations
be requested to name a committee OF
three to cooperate with the managing
committee: The Vermont Wheel club
the board of trade, the Woman's club.
cnIf
ing every factor of the town life be or
ganzed by the managing committee aht