The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-14
FTER BRATTLEBORO TO COME,
knent Organization Effected at Sunday Meeting
Greed Adopted.

that the youth OF the town were enthusias.
tlcaily IN favor OF such an institution as was
proposed. Z. l.. Stickney emphasized the
point that the club must be non. sect arian.
tol. j. e. Estey said the Institution must
be nodded upon broad lines ii IL was to sue.
coed lie urged all concerned TO remember
that the raising OF $4,000 was task that
would require hard work. Martin Austin
favored the project, and j. G.. Stafford
added few words in support OF the propo.
sition. DIR. A. |. Miller as a member OF
the prudential committee, was asked for an
expression of his opinion and answered:
Mr., Umpire, call the game"
There were no negative votes when the
question OF adopting the report was put.
MIR. Dyer then announced that he would
not make his regular address as it was get.
ting late. lie drove home the point that ii
SoU,OOO Is TO be raised TO build a clubhouse
for boys there must be cooperation and the
kind OF cooperation that knows no such
word as fail lie said that the undertaking
contained the elements for civic betterment.
\ boy IS four.sided and four-square. He
has a religious, an intellectual, physical
and a social nature Mr. Dyer said that the
churches and schools of Brattleboro are
ample TO care for the religious and intel.
lectual sides OF the boys of the community
The physical and social sides, he thought,
were being neglected. lie urged the carry.
ing out of the playground idea.
The mesting Sunday evening was attend
ed by probaly $50 men and boys and il
was a thoroughly interested audience that
listened closely TO the most forceful ad-
dress of the week by Mr. Dyer, who took
for his subject The Imperial Man. He told
in simple language, yet in an intensely dra.
matte manner the story of the central
figure in the history of humanity for the
last 1000 years-the Saviour. 1t was the
first actual sermon that Mr.. Dyer gave
his audiences during the week of campaign
ing and when he finished he was applauded.
Brattleboro's new citizen, Henry Bond,
spoke for 10 minutes upon the subject,
What Christ Is TO Me. He is forceful
speaker and did not indulge in generalities
Chairman Smith then called for reports
from the subcommittee of the general com.
mittee, and Rev. r. NJ. Houghton, for the
moral conditions committee, submitted the
following which was accepted and adopted
The Moral Conditions committee report
as follows: We have held several meetings
and discussed conditions generally. Owing
to the extent of the subject and our lack
Of authentic information, we are unable to
definite course of action. We
do, however, most heartily recommend that
a permanent committee be appointed to
thoroughly investigate the matter and to
report from time to time actual conditions
and TO suggest ways and means OF improve
ment.
One matter which has been referred to US
is that of closing the carriers window in
the postofiice all day Sunday, and we rec
ommend that the Better Brattleboro cam
paign go on record as favoring the project.
Respectfully submitted,
Carl s. Hopkins, chairman
John r. Howard jr., chairman of the
committee named last week to present a
plan for a permanent organization OF the
Better Brattleboro campaign, submitted the
resolutions and asked for their
adoption
Whereas, The Better Brattleboro cam
paign has revealed the needs and the spirit
Of better Brattleboro, and
Whereas, To give the needs constant at
tention and the spirit permanent embodl-
ment is beyond the compass OF weeks
Therefore, BE it resolved:
|. That league be formed OF all organ
izations and individuals pledged to the bet
in this town, with the purpose of furnishing
a medium for cooperation in the aims set
forth in the Better Brattleboro platform,
and of initiating and conducting such work,
not proper to existing organizations, as may
now or hereafter appear necessary Tor the
OF the community.
2. That the name of the league be Inc
Better Brattleboro Campaign.
g That the organization and govern
ment Of the league be committed to the
following named executive board Presi-
dent. George L. Dunham vice-president,
NJ ]. Moran; secretary, Il. B. Smith; treas
urer, C. G. Staples; L. w. Hawley, 5. A.
Richmond, f. ID. Z. Stowe.
4. That until the boys club campaign
is over the league make the success OF that
its sole object.
Mr.. Houghton offered the following reso'
luton, which was unanimously adopted, ;,
We. the citizens of Brattleboro assembled
in the final session of the eight-day Better
campaign under the leadership
Of Mr.. Frank Dyer of Chicago, desire to put
on record our conviction that In It's con
ception and conduct this campaign constl-
tutes new approach to the manhood oil
community.
The highest ideals of individual and com
,nunitv life have been exalted before us. In
fhe most natural and manly fashion relg-
ion has been revealed as something which
is related to all life. 80,
We have heated and fused our lndivlduai
ideals and moulded our CIVIC conscious
nesses. .,,l
Furthermore, we desire to place on record
orr deep appreciation of Mr.. Dyers able
leadership of this. campaign. With full rec,
ignition of all the elements, with rugged
manliness and fearlessness, he has LED US
and we have risen to a new sense OF broth-
erhood and obligation.
Tn the building of our new community
centre for young men and boys, IN the
nermanence of the Better Brattleboro or
ganization, and the steady, rise OF the com
munitv life we do gratefully recognize ,ne
efficiency of Mr. Dyer's inspiring ieaoer'
ship. .1,.;o,s
he sent to the local papers and to the ON,
oers Of the Congregational Brotherhood OF
America who have so generously loaned
Mr.. Over to Brattleboro for this campaign
Believing that the campaign should nave
a platform or creed the executive commit
fee. through its secretary, Mr.. Houghtoni
offered one and suggested that the board
of trade might secure widespread publicity
for Rrattleboro by sending copies OF the
platform to every city and large town IN
his country, and also to publish it IN many
Of the newspapers of the country IL is as
follows:
Better Brattleboro Platform.
We believe that community, as wei as
an individual, should have an ideal, ana tnae
;ts citizens, by continued and united actlon'
should resolutely work for the reaiizaticil
FRY Il 1
which nothing shall hurt or destroy, but IN
Witch Witch everything shall bless and build up.
" l'' Norals.-A community of high ,prl-
vate and public morals, where all Instltu,,