The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-02-28
NORTH YAKIMA
Boys WORK
Unique Club Connected With the
First Baptist Church Re-
Gently Organized
u AND | FRATERNITY
NAME OF THE CLUB
Organized Under the Direction of
a Man Who Has Given His Life
to Boys and Whose Training
Makes Him Well Adapted for 1t

Makes Him Well Adapted for II
An organization having for its pur-
for the organization, which Is COM
posed of boys of the best families
pose the development of character
and the promotion of efficiency among
the boys of North Yakima, between
the ages of fourteen and eighteen
years, the most critical in the life of
the boy, has recently been effected
and now has a membership of thirty
five. The means of doing this is the
uniting of boys with high r. ideals
pledged to loyalty to Christian truth,
the church and home and good gov
eminent, by practicing right living,
business methods and promoting COM
munity interests. Boys to become
members must be between the ages
and those who will abstain
from the use of intoxicating liquors
and cigarettes, who will attend regu-
larry the sessions of some Sunday
school and cheerfully adhere to the
discipline
U and 1 Fraternity
This unique organization is known
as the u and I Fraternity, which had
it's birth in the First Baptist church,
but whose membership is made up of
boys from any church willing to sub
scribe to its principles. The members
purpose to get every boy who wants
to make the most of himself to Join,
in their efforts to do something for
themselves and the community, and
to be a friend to any boy who is
away from his home and to aid those
in trouble or in need. This much
in North Yakima, who are attracted
to the Fraternity because of it's aim
and the help it will be to them. Its
growth since organization and active
and it's interesting life bespeaks the
interest which it has instilled into
its members for right living and
helpfulness
Own It's Building
The old building of the First Bap-
fist church back of the Masonic Tenn
pie, on Fourth street, has been pur-
chased by the promoters of the or
ganizatton for the use of the u and
Fraternity, and this is being remod-
eled to suit the needs of the boys.
The large room has been fitted up as
recreation room, while the side
rooms are for dressing and meeting
purposes.
The Leader
North Yakima and the boys of
North Yakima more especially, are to
be congratulated for having in their
midst a man who, by reason of his
education, training and an experience
of more than twenty years. has been
able to direct their thoughts and am
billions to things for their own bet
terment and the betterment of others
of their kind. That man is Edward
A. Beekman, out of whose fertile
brain grew the U and I Fraternity
This. however, is not the first organi-
cation of the kind of which he was
the originator.
Starting in gymnasium work as a
boy and working up through course
of first aid to the injured and study
i'm the preparation for the practice OF
medicine, which was not completed
but which added to his efficiency as
an instructor in physical training
this man has had fine schooling for
the work. Then a course of lectures
covering several winter seasons, with
actual work among the boys in lower
New York and the newsboys of
Cleveland, three years course in the
Bible Institute at Cleveland and over
a year spent with Dwight L. Moody
the evangelist. as special assistant in
dealing with boys, all this has given
the boy situation.
His Training
Even during an active business life
Mr.. Beekman's activities in this work
were continued and while on special
duty for the government in Washing
ton, ID. c.. he was always interest ed
in gymnasium work and boys or
CARNATIONS. He was also active in
obtaining the passage of laws bene-
fetal to juvenile delinquents in sew
eral cities where he had lived, and
of laws for the establishment of jul
veniIe courts. His close association
first with President Mckinley, with
whom he served, and later with other
government officials. with his prom
inence in politics, his influence in leg
islative matters was always great
He always used it that boys might be
given a better chance in life.
Development OF Boys
While reticent as to his connection
with the work, Mr.. Beekman had this
much to say of it:
Boys like discipline and hard
work and these coupled with respon-
sibility are the things that develop
men. Feeds help a lot. but grown
people should get over the idea that
boys are not attracted by serious
things and difficult propositions
When a boy reaches that age when
manhood begins TO assert itself his
ambitions are better guided and he
develops more of the ideal under re-
sponsibility than can ever be expect
ed by appealing to his desire for
pleasure or amusement. Much can
be said on this subject, but my ex-
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