The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-07
CLUBS ADDED
TO THE BOYS
DEPARTMENT
BOYS GET TOGETHER ENOUGH
MONEY TO FIT OUT THEIR DE-
PARTMENT WITH VARIOUS
GAMES, ADDING MUCH TO THE
INTEREST.

It has been the purpose of the boys
composing the membership of the
Boys Department. of the Y M. C. A.
to make of their organization a club
rather than a department. This idea
has been carried out with reasonable
success. One fault has been found
with the execution of this plan. This
waS made by the father of one of
the boy members. The complaint was
that the boy was beginning to like it
too much. It is of course not the de-
sire Of the fellows to make their rooms
a substitute for the home. 1t is the
intention of those who have the well
fare Of the younger generation Of
Pensacola at heart to supplement the
home. They believe this can be done
by fostering an institution that is at
tractive and home-1ike, a place that is
free from those evils that ruin men
and boys, a place of which every boy,
no matter from what station in life
he is, is proud.
To accomplish this end the boys got
to work and raised themselves enough
money to buy the following games: A
shuttle board, ping pong table, a
miniature bowling alley and two table
baseball games. All Of these with the
exception of one has been installed,
and the enthusiasm over these addt-
rscns are no longer deserted in the
dsy or dark at night, but the noise
of the shuttle discs, the click Of the
ping pong ball. and the shout Of the
lucky boy who manages to get a home
run: with Baker at the bat keeps con-
tinnal1y up-nofse to some but music
to those who realize what properly
conducted play means to boyhood.
The clubs that have been contem-
plated for quite while have developed
into realities. The Camera club with
the members has put up dark room
where the work necessary for the
finishing Of pictures has been COM
pfeted and under the leadership of Mr..
Cottren. our we'll known photographer.
the club is ready for some practical
work The Glee club has organized
with nine members. Mr.. Cecil Bagley
Is leader and after a little grinding
they will be able to entertain the
music lovers in first class style.
The Employed Boys Hike club has
been successful. Every Sunday at two
O'Clock the departure is taken from the
Y NJ. G. A. for some spot way off,.
Twelve employed boys are active mem
bers so far. AS soon as the others
realize what it means to get out away
from people and things for a little
while, they too will join and each
Sunday be members Of the merry
party.
The social life of the boy should not
be forgotten. Little HGet-toGethers
are very necessary. An attempt was
made to give the fellows jolly time
in this respect by The Boys Work
director assisted by Miss Chase, play
ground directress. The following is
an account Of the event.
Halloween was justly celebrated in
a truly fashioned way at the Z.
M. C. A. last Tuesday night. About So
| boys and girls were the guests OF the
association in the person Of Scout
Master Mcdowell.
| The chamber of horrors, IN every day
pariance, the scout room was full OF
| ghostly experiences, then which each
| guest was forced by a white draped
| figure. The climax of the experience
being an electric shock from the door
handle.
| After this, all assembled in the Boys
| department and enjoyed such sober
pastimes as bobbing for apples and
| biting apples attached to strings.
| Mr.. Cunningham and Mr.. Hopper
| then held the crowd spell bound with a
moving picture ghost story which re-
lated the happenings in Pensacola on
another Halloween one hundred years
| past
Refreshments were served on the
gallery decked with jack O. lanterns:
! The guests all confessed to jolly good
time, and expressed an earnest desire
to have another party right soon.
I Young men from the Mems depart
ment lent able assistance in managing
and entertaining the guests and SEEM
ed to enjoy themselves equally as well
as their protegies.