The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03
BOYS CLUB SITS
 DOWN ID DINNER Excellent Repast Served the
 Paper Sellers MAYOR EXUM SPEAKS "Chnunceyv Wins Prize for Good Be- haylOr-Charlie Meshad Saved
 $62 in Year and Gets
DY BURR BLACKBURN

"The young gentlemen of the press will come to order,' said Mayor Culpepper Exum, and with a great deal of shuf- fling the young men of the Boys club obeyed the command of the chief execu- tive. When the blessing had been de- lvered by Dr. George Eaves, 15O husky | newspaper sellers turned their atten- ton exclusively to that turkey dinner, with cranberries. dressing, potatoes, peas. spaghetti, pie, coffee, and innumerable other good things.
 For a full half hour it required all the | activity of some 25 ladies, headed by Mrs. J. B. Reid, to satisfy the appetites of the bright-faced, hungry bunch" Little did they know that President J. H. Hoadley, of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company, was turning over in his mind the plans for a great swimming pool for them at their Gate City summer camping grounds, or that men like Judge N. B. Feagin, Mayor Exum, George Ward, Dr. Eaves and the representatives of the three daily papers, who were en- tertaining them. were watching their ac- tions and were intent upon their pleasure. Flne Diuuer SerVe0
 "They gimme two helpin's of potatoes.' said one. "Td heap rather have smore turkey What's thes two forks for?" asked another, and when told that the other was for his pie, declared that he didn't need it. The annual New Years dinner of the Boys club was a great success, not only in the dinner. but due to the fact that 1t marked the closing of the most successful year in the history of work with boys in Birmingham.
 "There are signs of thrift and manli- ness here," said Mrs. w. L. Murdoch, which have never before been so num- erous. The boys are cleaner, manlier and happier than in past years.
 When you consider that not newsboy was arrested in 191o you can realize the influence of the club. In my district have not reported truant for IS months something most unusual. The boys are saving money, too. Dozens of them have bank accounts, with a total running we'll up into the dollars"
 Mayor Exum Speaks
 The dinner all stored away, and some of the leavlngs hidden in newspaper sacks for later reference, the bright faces turned upward, and Mayor Exum had full attention. Every good boy will make a great, big man." he said We fellows who have grown up know what is in you. Why, our old ex-Mayor George Ward here, was once newspaper boy and I can remember when Joe Hoadley here sold papers.
 T expect to live long enough to see you boys editors of these papers, and, of course, then I'll get proper consideration from the papers.
 We men who have to do things now know that tomorrow you boys will have to take our places. So we feel that you are part of the present administration. ' He then congratulated them upon their marvellous record for the year in good behavior, and introduced Mr. Hoadley, who told them how glad he was to be with them and to be citizen of a city whose boys could make such a record
 Loud applause followed MT. Hoadley's announcement that he would have a fine swimming lake for them at Gate City next HuAiiHiSip ilitd uP WAti ftii lHo apparatus for acQuatic games, and that he would send down the prizes for the matches which will take place at the end of the Boys club camp
 "Chauncey" Gets Prize
 MT. Hoadley asked the boys to help him out in the awarding of the prizes for good behavior, which he had promised last nd 1aft fn ho1 af 1o boys. This resulted in a popularity vote. won by "Chauncey," one of the most fla nous characters of the Birmingham streets, who received 42 votes. his closest opponent getting only four votes. The first prize was s15, the second $1o, won by Rupert Glover. the third s. won by Nor ris Gross. The fourth. fifth, and sixth prizes weer awarded by Judge Feagin to Erwin McLewis, Lee Curtis and Tommy Watson, each boy getting division of $6.
 The award of $15 to the boy saving the largest amount of money in bank was made by George Ward to Charley Moshad this young fellow having deposited $62. A like prize was made up by the board of governors for Morris Gross. who had saved $lo The boys had their bank books to show for 1t, while a dozen or more other boys were close contestants. They ell promised to use their prize money as a basis for renewed saving. Judge Feagin secured rapt attention to his words when he exalted the boys importance in the world. .
 To little Rupert tClower went Dr. Felix Tarrant's prize of a suit of clothes. Ru- pert was the choice of the ladies for this special recognition. The youngsters then posed for their pictures and rushed away fo, t1,oE- parr